Sci-Fi Storm

Syfy has just announced that it will air the mini-series Treasure Island, which aired in the UK earlier this year, as a one-night-only special event.

Presenting a fresh, new spin on the classic tale, Treasure Island, featuring an all-star cast led by Eddie Izzard (Oceans 12, and just yesterday announced to star in The Munsters), Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit) and Donald Sutherland (Pride and Prejudice among many, many other roles_. Robert Louis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure story about fantastical treasure, youthful courage and murderous greed will premiere Saturday, May 5 from 7-11PM (ET/PT) on Syfy.
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After miles of speculation that actress Sophie Miles would be the next companion on Doctor Who after the departure of Amy and Rory, that thread was shot down with the announcement this morning on Twitter: Jenna-Louise Coleman, who appeared in the UK series Emmerdale and Waterloo Road and the upcoming Titanic, and had a bit part in Captain America: The First Avenger, will be the next companion. “I’m a huge fan of the show,” she said, “”I want to get started already.” Producer Steven Moffat said of her, “”We saw a lot of brilliant actresses. But Jenna was the only person going faster than Matt – he had to keep up!”

We also learned a bit about the upcoming schedule. We’ll get 6 episodes before the end of the year, including the Christmas special, then 8 more in the new year. Amy and Rory will depart in the 5th episode, after another encounter with the Weeping Angels – “Not everyone gets out alive and I mean it this time,” according to Moffat.

We haven’t heard much about this planned reboot of the classic monster comedy The Munsters, to be titled Mockingbird Lane (after the street on which the Munsters lived) being produced by Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer (with the former also writing and the latter directing) since hearing about it in November, other than it was still on the slate in January. Apparently the pilot has been pushed back to June due to casting difficulties, but now they’ve found one of their stars: British actor/comedian Eddie Izzard, who most recently was seen in the U.S. on The United States of Tara.

Eddie will play Grandpa, the family vampire patriarch, originally played by Al Lewis. Izzard’s version is described as “a powerful, ancient vampire with an irrepressible twinkle in his eye. He can shapeshift into rats, wolves, and other creatures at will, but he’s also dapper and charming in a fedora; he is a Don Juan-type womanized with penchant for flashy, sexy outfits.” Eddie’s not been known to shy away from being flamboyant – he often cross-dresses during his performances – so it appears that he could be a good fit, and in such a way that they aren’t just trying to clone Al Lewis.

Still, this show might have an uphill battle.

In this week’s episode of Merlin, Morgana’s Southron army closes a deadly net around Camelot. Morgana’s forces capture Camelot, while Arthur goes to see his uncle’s treachery. Catch the all new sneak peek and tune in to the episode this Friday at 10/9c.
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The bloody, gory season finale of The Walking Dead broke the series’ own records last night, with 9 million total viewers, and 5.3 million in the 25-54 demographic. This beats the mid-season premiere, as fans awaited the outcome of the carnage in the barn, where it had 8.1/4.4.

The third season of AMC’s The Walking Dead returns in October.

In next Monday’s Lost Girl, we find Bo and Kenzi taking part in a speed dating session, as a way to look for answers regarding a sex-related murder case. As they take turns rotating, Bo is confronted by another female Succubus and asks what she’s doing around her stomping grounds. Catch the all new episode next Monday at 10/9c to see if these two can actually get along.
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In next Monday’s Being Human, Sally lies, unable to wake from a dream and Josh and Aidan are found wondering where she might be. Apparently, Sally is actually dreaming about a life with the Reaper and might be locked inside forever. Tune in Monday at 9/8c to see if Sally will ever regain control and wake up from this dream.
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NBC sent down word today that the first series it is renewing is the fairy tale based crime drama Grimm, and it has been picked up for a full 22-episode second season, doing reasonably well on a Friday night slot.

Syfy made two casting announcements today.

Syfy has inked actor Shane McRae to star in the two-hour pilot for the action thriller Rewind from BermanBraun and Universal Cable Productions. Jack Bender (Lost, Alphas) is set to direct the pilot penned by Justin Marks, who will also executive produce with Tom Spezialy, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein. Rewind is set to begin production in April 2012.

McRae attended the NYU Graduate Acting program where he received his master’s degree. Soon after, he landed his first role in the Tony Award-winning play Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out on Broadway. He was recently seen in The Help, Bad Teacher, The Adjustment Bureau and Killer Pad among others. He was also a series regular on NBC’s Four Kings. His theater credits include Fifth of July directed for Bay Street and Williamstown by Terry Kinney, Killer’s and Other Family (Rattlestick) and Richard III (Public Theatre). He’s represented by Gersh and TMT Entertainment.
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In the next episode of Merlin, we find Gwen shoveling hay in a small village, when suddenly it is being raided by men in dark robes on horses. She races to try and get away and one raider is about to kill her but is stopped by another man stating, there is “pleasure” to be had. Tune in an all new episode this Friday at 10/9c to see if Gwen will ever return to Camelot safely.

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