Television
New cast join HBO’s Westworld as Otto exits
by Doc on Jul.14, 2015, under Television
Some post pilot cast changes are happening for HBO’s Westworld, based on the Michael Crichton 1973 movie about a theme park full of robots that goes horribly wrong.
Miranda Otto (Eowyn in Lord of the Rings), who was in the pilot, is exiting the show and taking a regular role on Homeland instead. She will be replaced with Sidse Babbett Knudsen (Borgen) as the head of operations.
ABC Family renews Stitchers
by Doc on Jul.14, 2015, under Television
Stitchers, the SF procedural drama that delves in to the memories of dead people, has gotten a second season renewal from ABC Family.
On it’s June 2nd debut, managed a 0.5 rating, getting 1.28 million viewers. Since then it has remained the #1 cable drama in it’s time slot among the younger demographics.
Stitchers follows a secret government team that “stitches” into the memories of the recently deceased in order to find out what they witnessed before their death. It stars Emma Ishta as Kirtsen, the recently recruited “stitcher” with no sense of time or when to stop talking; Kyle Harris as Cameron, the neuroscientist and lead researcher; Ritesh Rajan as Linus, the bioelectric engineer; Eureka alum Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Maggie, the leader of the team; and Warehouse 13 alum Allison Scagliotti as Camille, Kirsten’s roommate and computer expert.
Defiance preview: “The Beauty Of Our Weapon”
by Doc on Jul.14, 2015, under Television
On this Friday’s Defiance, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!‘s Ian Ziering guest stars as a visiting arms dealer who changes Defiance’s fortunes and divides Amanda, Nolan and Berlin, while Nolan recruits a militia to fight the oncoming enemy army.
Tune in for “The Beauty Of Our Weapon” Friday night at 8/7c on Syfy!
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SDCC The Walking Dead trailer
by Doc on Jul.12, 2015, under Television
The trailer for the upcoming 6th season of The Walking Dead on AMC.
Chills. It seems the problems just don’t end for Rick…
Premieres Sunday, October 11 at 9/8c on AMC!
Syfy’s 12 Monkeys starts Season 2 production Tuesday; Cast additions and promotions
by Doc on Jul.11, 2015, under Television
Syfy’s critically-acclaimed time-travel thriller 12 Monkeys will commence Season 2 production on July 14 in Toronto, Canada. The new 13-episode season will air in Winter 2016 on Syfy, with Aaron Stanford (as time-traveler Cole), Amanda Schull (Dr. Cassandra Railly) and Kirk Acevedo (Ramse) reprising their starring roles.
In addition, it was announced today that Barbara Sukowa (Dr. Jones), Todd Stashwick (Deacon) and Emily Hampshire (Jennifer Goines) will also return, now appearing as series regulars. Sukowa’s Dr. Jones is a renowned physicist who, in an unapologetic quest to stop the plague, creates the time machine and recruits Cole to send him back into the past. Stashwick’s Deacon is the cunning and brutal leader of a deadly band of scavengers in 2043 called the West 7. And Hampshire’s Jennifer Goines is a brilliant and unpredictable mental patient with potential ties to the 12 Monkeys’ conspiracy to destroy the world with a deadly virus.
Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica) will also join the series as a guest star for a four episode arc, playing Dr. Vance Eckland, a charismatic and intelligent scientist from the future. He’s a comrade of Dr. Jones’ working alongside her at the temporal facility — who reveals that they may have a closer relationship than first meets the eye.
12 Monkeys is produced by Universal Cable Productions in association with Atlas Entertainment, who produced the original Golden Globe winning theatrical film.
Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett (Nikita) have been upped this season to Executive Producers and Showrunners with Charles Roven (Suicide Squad, American Hustle, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Richard Suckle (Suicide Squad, American Hustle, The International) on board as Executive Producers.
Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion spoof themselves in Con Man
by Doc on Jul.10, 2015, under Television
After breaking the Indiegogo crowdfunding record, web series Con Man is getting closer to release…Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion introduced the new trailer last night, which shows how they are spoofing their original roles together for the fictitious show “Spectrum”, and the two very different paths each take after the series is canceled in 2004 “foolishly” by an unnamed TV network…Wray Nerely (Tudyk), a down-on-his-luck actor trying to make a living on the convention circuit, and his co-star Jack Moore (Fillion), whose career soared.
Just the trailer is chock full with cameo and larger appearances by many well known genre actors and more – just a spot check shows Felicia Day, Sean Astin, Milo Ventimiglia, Seth Green, Henry Rollins, Tricia Helfer, Wil Wheaton, Michael Dorn, Amy Acker, and even Joss Whedon!
Watch the trailer!
Doctor Who Series 9 to debut September 19th
by Doc on Jul.10, 2015, under Television
Showrunner Steven Moffat and stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman along with Michelle Gomez (The Mistress/Missy) were at SDCC in the massive Hall H yesterday to talk about the upcoming Series 9 in a panel moderated by The Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick. Series 9 will begin on September 19th.
It was the first time Capaldi was in front of that many people who cheered for him.
Check out the trailer below, and read more after the break…
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Dark Matter preview: Episode 5
by Doc on Jul.09, 2015, under Television
A straightforward reclaim op on an abandoned freighter turns into a fight for survival when the crew stumbles upon ZOMBIES…in Space! Tune in tomorrow night at 10/9c on Syfy!
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Dominion returns tonight!
by Doc on Jul.09, 2015, under Television
Syfy’s Dominion returns tonight at 10/9c, and it starts with a really big bang…
[Note – some of the following might be considered minor spoilers]
Michael, after his rampage against humans, travels far away to Alabama, where he encounters a small town that says the Father speaks to them there and they are protected from the 8-balls, while Alex and Uriel are held captive in Gabriel’s aerie, trying to force Alex into decoding the writings on his body. Claire Riesen, after the departure of her father for Delphi, has control of the armies of Vega and continues to be at odds with Senator Whele over the V-System when she gives more resources to the Level 1s, and decides on an opportunistic attack against Gabriel.
The season premiere packs in a lot of action…tune in tonight at 10/9c!
Killjoys preview: “Vessel”
by Doc on Jul.08, 2015, under Television
On Friday’s new episode, the Killjoys navigate the ugly side of intergalactic politics as they transport priceless cargo in a bullet-riddled ride from a badlands fortress.
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