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Haunted Collector and Hollywood Treasure sneak peeks
by Doc on Jun.06, 2011, under Television
I’m glad Hollywood Treasure is back on – Joe keeps finding things from my childhood! Last week he had Robbie the Robot and a full-size Terminator endoskeleton. This Wednesday night, we see the actual DeLorean from Back To The Future 3!!! Also on Wednesday, catch the new show Haunted Collector, which reminds me a bit of the old Friday the 13th: The Series, except with real people and no scary uncle who made a deal with the devil…this week, they investigate an interesting music box, that seems to have it’s own voice…Haunted Collector airs at 9/8c, followed by Hollywood Treasure at 10/9c.
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See David Tennant in latest Fright Night trailer
by Doc on Jun.06, 2011, under Movies
If you’ve been waiting to actually SEE former Doctor David Tennant in his role of late night horror TV host/vampire hunter Peter Vincent in the upcoming Fright Night remake, now you can. See the trailer that debuted during the MTV Movie Awards below…the new version stars Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) as Charlie Brewster, who suspects new neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell) isn’t as nice guy as he seems – and is a vampire. Only no one believes him…except the host of a late-night horror movie program (Tennant).
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Sneak preview of Syfy’s upcoming Alphas
by Doc on Jun.03, 2011, under General News
Alphas was created by comic book movie writer Zak Penn (X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers) and Michael Karnow, directed by Jack Bender (Lost), and executively produced by Ira Steven Behr (The 4400, Deep Space Nine, Dark Angel). The series is a procedural thriller about ordinary people with extraordinary mental and physical abilities that operate within a special branch of the Department of Defense and are tasked to investigate cases committed by others with Alpha abilities.
Emmy® winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (Temple Grandin/Good Night, and Good Luck) headlines a cast of both familiar and new faces including Warren Christie (October Road), Malik Yoba (New York Undercover), Laura Mennell (Watchmen), Ryan Cartwright (Bones) and Azita Ghanizada (Castle). Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica/24) guest stars in the pilot.
See the preview video below and find out who the Alphas are and the feel of the show, along with some stills from the show.
Alphas premieres on Monday, July 11th at 10PM ET/9PM CT on Syfy.
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New trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes
by Doc on Jun.03, 2011, under Movies
A new trailer has been released today for the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a remake of sorts of the classic Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, which chronicles how an ape named Caesar became intelligent – and leads a revolution. See it below…Rise of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Rupert Wyatt and stars James Franco, Brian Cox, Frieda Pinto, John Lithgow, Tom Felton, David Hewlett, and Andy Serkis as Caesar, and will be released in the U.S. on August 5th.
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Sanctuary preview: “Carentan”
by Doc on Jun.02, 2011, under Television
In the next sneak peek clip of an all-new episode of Sanctuary, Magnus is confronted and tries to negotiate to find out more intelligence on her mission. She thinks the hazmat warnings of radiation are just a hoax, otherwise the military would be properly suited for such a concern. The conversation quickly turns into her wanting to help but it’s claimed that the task at hand is even above her. Be sure to watch the clip and tune in on Monday at 10/9c only on Syfy to see if Magnus is able to move on through the highly secured military checkpoint and if she can get the answers she’s looking for regarding the whereabouts of her colleague Ravi.
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Syfy renews Ghost Hunters for 8th season
by Doc on Jun.01, 2011, under Television
Season 7 hasn’t finished airing yet, but Syfy has already announced an 8th season for Ghost Hunters, already it’s longest running original reality series, ordering up 20 new episodes for airing in 2012.
On Wednesday nights at 9pm for nearly seven years, Ghost Hunters has set the standard for paranormal series, offering viewers spine-tingling cases from the files of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) – led by Rhode Island plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.
To date, season seven (premiered February 2010) has attracted 1.1 million Adults 25-54 and 1 million Adults 18-49.
The next episode of Ghost Hunters airs at a special night and time: Wednesday, June 1 @ 8pm and features an hour-long case in Hawaii. Guest Josh Gates (Destination Truth) joins the team as they investigate paranormal claims at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The museum’s original plane hangars stand as they did on the fateful morning of December 7, 1941, and still bear the bullet holes and bomb craters from the attacks that precipitated U.S. involvement in World War II. Visitors and employees alike have reported several startling experiences at the museum, suggesting that the site’s history has made it a hub for paranormal activity.
Ghost Hunters is produced in association with Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Films and Television (Dirty Jobs, The Ultimate Fighter, My Fair Wedding). Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers.
Syfy in talks to pick up mini-series addition for The Event?
by Doc on Jun.01, 2011, under Television
It seems that there are rumblings that Syfy might be in talks with its NBC Universal sibling, Universal Media Studios, about a possible pick up of The Event for a mini-series – and if it does well, another season. Although not unheard of, it does happen – but typically cable networks can’t absorb the cost of the broadcast program, and it already wasn’t making the ratings numbers to draw enough advertising for the broadcast network.
Syfy’s chief Twit-umm, Twitterer – er, SVP of Syfy Digital, Craig Engler, just tweeted: “To answer some questions I’ve been getting, at this time we have no plans to pick up The Event.“
More footage from Torchwood: Miracle Day
by Doc on May.31, 2011, under Television
Need another Torchwood fix before the premiere on July 8th? Well, here’s more, courtesy of Starz:
How Lucas can make his not-yet-made live action show “not suck”
by Doc on May.31, 2011, under Movies, Television
So, I got a kick today, as a week ago I posted an article pointing out that Lucas never said he had 50 episodes “in the can” (i.e. completed and ready to air) like a lot of the news outlets seemed to think. Yet late yesterday the New York Post posted an article still saying the episodes were in the can, that was reiterated by The Hollywood Reporter today – both articles were later corrected. Deadline also followed the Post’s article, but I only saw it after the corrections to the other two so I don’t know if they had likewise made the same error. Anyways, I get to feel smug for a few minutes about my being correct a week before some of the major industry rags. 🙂
But in the meantime, E! Online has a fun article about “Five Ways to Keep New Star Wars TV Series From Sucking”. Although honestly, “No Jar Jar” should be higher up on the list. And we could easily expand it to 10 ways…or 20 I’m sure.
Daleks will “take a rest”, according to Moffat
by Doc on May.31, 2011, under General News
Hoping to see the Daleks soon? Don’t plan on it this series. Current man-in-charge Steven Moffat said in an interview for the Radio Times that he’s ordered them put to rest for a while. “There’s a problem with the Daleks,” Moffat said. “They are the most famous of the Doctor’s adversaries and the most frequent, which means they are the most reliably defeatable enemies in the universe.”