Sci-Fi Storm

The Thunder Child writes “Fans of the TV series True Blood might be interested in this press release which The Thunder Child Science Fiction and Fantasy webzine just received, and which we reproduced in its entirety at our blog, Daily Space. http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2009/10/eyecon-adds-todd-lowe-terry-bellefleur.html.

Other stars scheduled to appear at the November convention are:
Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte)
* Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds)
* Allan Hyde (Godric)
* Ashley Jones (Daphne)”

Next Monday’s episode of ABC’s Castle, which stars Firefly‘s Nathan Fillion, is a Halloween-themed episode which will feature Fillion donning a familiar outfit for a costume party and make several quips regarding a few well known vampire franchises…Read More to see the preview…

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If you want to get a quick view of what the upcoming V is like, ABC has put an 8-minute preview online.

Fox has apparently changed its mind (as it does often) and decided that Dollhouse won’t run during November sweeps. This is definitely not a good sign for the future, since it appears we will be hit with reruns of other shows that Fox believes will return better ratings.

Looks like Joss Whedon’s fascination with musicals will continue – no, not on Dollhouse, at least not yet – but with an episode of the Fox series Glee. Whedon previously showed his lyrical side with Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer called, “Once More, With Feeling”.

On tonight’s Big Bang Theory, Wil Wheaton guest stars as himself, and it looks like he encounters Sheldon (Jim Parsons) at a gaming tournament and they face off against each other, and Sheldon has a bone to pick – apparently Wheaton no-showed at a signing that Sheldon attended, and Sheldon never forgets a grudge. From the images on SCI FI Wire (will they ever change that name too?), it looks like they are playing a card game like Magic: The Gathering (although the backs of the cards look different), and he’s wearing a Penny Arcade T-shirt whose name is not safe for work…

21 years after its very first series, Red Dwarf returned to TV, in the form of a three-part mini-series called Back To Earth, which came out last week on Blu-ray and DVD. Does it return to its early zaniness, or fall flat like its last series?

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Showing that DVRs are becoming more relevant, Dollhouse actually gained viewers in its premiere – a whopping 50% – after the DVR viewers were taken into account, tying Smallville for the biggest percentage gain of any show. And apparently this will allow it to air all 13 episodes. Update 10/15: It appears that Fox will keep it on the schedule for November sweeps.

ABC has given a full season order for new series Flash Forward, having done well on Thursday night and even beating Survivor in its premiere.

Doctor Who will continue its tradition of changing its logo nearly as often as it changes actors. When the eleventh Doctor reaches the screen in 2010, so will a new logo, now available for download. It includes the initials “DW” stylized into the shape of the TARDIS.