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Primeval: New World preview: “Undone”
by Doc on Jul.05, 2013, under Television
Two dinosaurs travel through an anomaly and terrorize a college campus in tomorrow night’s new Primeval: New World – tune in at 10/9c Saturday night on Syfy!
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Continuum preview: “Second Opinion”
by Doc on Jul.03, 2013, under Television
In Friday’s Continuum, Kiera becomes the target of a mole hunt, while an emotional meltdown forces Kiera to face her loss — or lose her tech. Tune in for “Second Opinion”, Friday at 10/9c on Syfy
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TNT orders fourth season of Falling Skies
by Doc on Jul.02, 2013, under Television
Right from the press release:
TNT has ordered a fourth season of Falling Skies, the epic drama produced by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg and starring Noah Wyle. Currently airing Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), Falling Skies is averaging 5.8 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery and ranks as basic cable’s #1 scripted series with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the summer-to-date. TNT plans to launch the 10-episode fourth season in summer 2014.
Falling Skies tells the extraordinary tale of life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Wyle plays Tom Mason, a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader after a massive invasion by an alien force. The series also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Colin Cunninghamand Sarah Carter. Among the guest stars this season on Falling Skies are Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard, Stephen Collins and Doug Jones.Falling Skies premiered in summer 2011 and ranked as basic cable’s #1 new series of the year. The series returned with strong numbers last year, averaging 5.6 million viewers in Live + 7 and ranking as basic cable’s #1 summer drama with adults 25-54.
In addition to Spielberg, season 3 of Falling Skies is executive-produced by DreamWorks Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, along with Remi Aubuchon and Greg Beeman.
No Hobbit presentation at Comic-Con; Peter Jackson’s video diary #11
by Doc on Jul.01, 2013, under Movies
Peter Jackson has released his video production diary for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, which you can see below…but sadly, he says there will be no presentation at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con due to time constraints while they finish pick-up shooting.
Warehouse 13 preview: “All the Time in the World”, plus interviews
by Doc on Jul.01, 2013, under Television
In tonight’s Warehouse 13, The team tries to track down Paracelsus, who turned Claudia into a bronze statue. Guest stars Anthony Head, Polly Walker, Josh Blaylock and James Marsters all return as well…check out the preview below plus the bonus interviews with the cast about last week’s episode, and then tune in tonight at 10/9c on Syfy!
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First four minutes of Defiance plus “Shooting the Shtako”
by Doc on Jul.01, 2013, under Television
In tonight’s new Defiance, tensions reach a boiling point between mayoral candidates Amanda and Datak…catch the first four minutes below, then tune in for “Past Is Prologue” tonight at 9/8c on Syfy – and don’t forget the next “Shooting the Shtako” episode below, where Jaime Murray sits down with Defiance EP Kevin Murphy to talk about her role as a mother in last week’s episode, “The Bride Wore Black”.
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Primeval: New World preview: “Angry Birds”
by Doc on Jun.27, 2013, under Television
In tomorrow night’s Primeval: New World, the team must face a team of terror birds, while Lt. Leeds has his own shady plans. Tune in for “Angry Birds” at 10/9c on Syfy!
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Author Richard Matheson, 1926-2013
by Doc on Jun.25, 2013, under Books, Obituaries
Richard Matheson, well known science fiction and fantasy author, passed away on Sunday from natural causes.
Matheson is perhaps best known for having written numerous episodes of The Twilight Zone, including the famous Will Shatner episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, as well as the novel [asin=0765357151]I Am Legend[/asin], which has spawned three official feature film adaptations, the most recent starring Will Smith. He also wrote several other novels that were adapted into films, including [asin=0765308703]What Dreams May Come[/asin],[asin=0899683525]The Shrinking Man[/asin], [asin=0312868855]Hell House[/asin], [asin=0765361396]Somewhere in Time[/asin], and [asin=0765308711]A Stir of Echoes[/asin]. He also wrote the episode “The Enemy Within” for Star Trek.
Recovered Doctor Who episodes likely not real?
by Doc on Jun.25, 2013, under Television
Ugh…this is just getting crazy, so this will be the last I write on the subject unless I get some reliable information that changes things…but Bleeding Cool is now reporting that TV Archivist Philip Morris, who was believed to be at the center of the episode recovery rumor, issued a statement including “THEY ARE NOT MISSING BUT DESTROYED THE END.”, that only fragments and perhaps two 16mm episodes have been found, and will not comment further.
It also quotes a tweet from Ian Levine, who just a few days ago had said he’d seen “proof”, which says, “Deeply sick, distressed, disheartend, all hopes dashed, all joy gone from the world. That’s it. DO NOT ASK ME TO SAY ANOTHER WORD” However, that tweet has since been removed. His tweets since seem a little more hopeful, but it appears he likewise does not plan to comment further.
So the search goes on…
Warehouse 13 preview: “Lost And Found”
by Doc on Jun.23, 2013, under Television
On tomorrow night’s new Warehouse 13, the team must retrieve a horde of items that went missing during the move from Warehouse 12—but that means teaming up the villainous Charlotte Dupres. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s son manipulates Claudia. Polly Walker and Josh Blaylock return, along with guest star Anthony Head.
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