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I don’t see too many buying it, but the announced name of Benedict Cumberbatch’s mysterious villain role on the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness is apparently John Harrison…quite an anticlimactic name, don’t you think? Benedict Cumberbatch even mentions the name in an interview with MTV (via BBC America…MTV’s site has become nearly unbearable with the ads), and discusses the character and how his motivation is personal.

Is this really the character’s name? We’ll see…but the description still makes me think that Gary Mitchell is out for revenge for being buried alive on a planet outside our galaxy…

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Syfy’s ’12 Disasters of Christmas became the channel’s most watched Saturday Original Movie since February, devastating 2.1 million total viewers during its premiere on Saturday, December 8.

The movie, which starred Ed Quinn (Eureka) and Magda Aponowicz (Caprica), also delivered 759,000 Adults 25-54 and 586,000 Adults 18-49 while averaging a 1.5 household rating during the 9-11PM (ET/PT) time period.

‘12 Disasters of Christmas was a production of Cinetel Films.

Since tonight is time to reminisce about Syfy/Sci-Fi Channel, I figure I should add some of my own memories of the channel.
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In 1992, one channel set out to push the limits of possibility and imagination on television. Now, 20 years later, we’re looking back at two decades of broadcasting the history of ideas with a special retrospective on Syfy’s past, a look at the present, and a vision of the future!

Tonight Syfy celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special airing tonight at 9/8c…here is a little preview, and don’t forget to watch!
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Despite a pretty certain announcement by director Bryan Singer a couple weeks ago that Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellan would reprise their roles as the older Professor Xavier and Magneto, respectively, in X-Men: Days of Future Past, he may have jumped the gun. Apparently neither have actually signed a contract yet. Stewart told Entertainment Weekly earlier this week that he “knows nothing” but that he’s also under a contractual gag order. Now McKellan tells MTV that he has “yet to sign on the dotted line.”

However, it sounds like both are more than willing – if Singer and the studios can get the contracts to them…

It airs in only a few hours, but here is a sneak peek for tonight’s episode of Haven! Audrey awakens to find Haven deserted and the town’s residents asleep – except for one man. “Last Goodbyes” airs tonight at 10/9c on Syfy!
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The final two episodes of Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome are now online, and you can watch them right here!

First, in the aftermath of the deadly Cylon ambush, Coker threatens Becca, forcing Adama to a heated standoff…then Becca discovers a startling new development that will affect the future of the human race. Meanwhile, Coker’s life hangs in the balance as the team holds out hope for a rescue, and Adama has a disheartening realization about the war effort and his place in it.
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A full 13-minute making of featurette for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now available online, and you can watch it right here! Enjoy!
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Check out the 1 minute “announcement” trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness! We now actually see something of the movie, and bad guy star Benedict Cumberbatch…time for more speculation! I still think Gary Mitchell is possible (he and Kirk appear to know each other at one point)…but another thing – they turn the Enterprise into a submarine?!? Star Trek: Into Darkness opens May 17th, 2013.
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