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Bbca Confirms Scheduling Of Tennant's 'Doctor Who' Departure
20 hours ago
While the UK fans of "Doctor Who" have had to wait and experience a new episode every three months, its American fanbase will be able to leap through the final episodes and witness the regeneration in a matter of weeks. BBC America, the carrier for the BBC series "Doctor Who," has confirmed that the final three episodes featuring David Tennant as the legendary Time Lord will commence broadcast a week before Christmas and will conclude a day after the episodes are shown in the United KIngdom. Starting with "The Waters Of Mars," which airs on Dec. 19, The Doctor will experience a fixed moment in time; something he cannot change. After arriving on the Red Planet, he encounters the first Martian colonists who all were expected to die under mysterious circumstances, according to history. ... »
.Heroes. - The Fifth Stage
21 hours ago
'Heroes' managed to kill off a character this week, Too bad he was already dead This review may contain spoilers. Rebounding from an uneventful Thanksgiving themed episode, this week.s offering was much more significant and worthwhile. With a very compelling storyline focused on Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and the Petrelli brothers, .Heroes. managed to go into the holiday hiatus on a relatively positive note. Now that all of the Petrelli.s know that Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) is, indeed, dead, the story really didn.t have anywhere else to go. The writers finally cut loose an original cast member by having Nathan say his final goodbye in a pretty exciting and emotional scene that carried the episode. Of course Sylar has his own body back now, even though it would have been more meaningful and ... »
Falling Through The Rabbit Hole With The Queen Of Hearts
2 December 2009 4:35 PM, PST
Be careful where you travel in New York City over the next few days.White Rabbits, 50 of them to be exact, will be descending on the city, trying to find Alice. You know, the one from the storybook.They are part of a promotional campaign for the Syfy event "Alice" which premieres Sunday starring Caterina Scorsone, Kathy Bates, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton and a host of others.The two-part telemovie is from Nick Willing, the writer behind the popular past Syfy event "Tin Man," which gave a totally different perspective on the popular story about a young Kansas girl trying to find the Wizard of Oz. "Alice" is looking to be a little less dark with Scorsone taking on the title role. What's it like to fall through the Looking Glass? And what will Wonderland look like some 150 years after the ... »
Syfy Continues To Break Viewership Records
2 December 2009 4:27 PM, PST
Viewership may be on the decline for science-fiction shows on network television, but Syfy seems to be getting it right. A month after recording its best October in history, Syfy followed with its best viewership ever recorded in November including new records for overall viewers, and key advertising demographics. News like this is big for any cable channel as many outlets typically sit back and let networks have all the new programming for the fall. However, Syfy decided to take the networks head-on, scoring some big wins with its new show "Stargate: Universe" and the continuation of "Ghost Hunters." As network president Dave Howe already teased in a recent interview with Forbes magazine, a lot of the current success comes from the rebranding of what was once the SciFi Channel to ... »
Genre Fans Shouldn't Be Too Worried About Declining Ratings
2 December 2009 3:36 PM, PST
It probably wasn't the nicest thing to do with turkey comas still a recent memory, but an Airlock Alpha story last week warned that network viewing of science-fiction program was down 17 percent from the previous year. While that might mean some once-favorite shows like NBC's "Heroes" might not be around next year, Daniel Malen from The TV Addict doesn't feel it might be the end of an era. "I don't think that this point in television ratings matter nearly as much as people like to make it seem," Malen said for Thursday's broadcast return of Alpha Waves Radio. "They are not being measured correctly. People watch TV across many, many platforms and many different ways. Whether it's Nielsen or somebody else, these ratings are really meaningless." According to the Airlock Alpha analysis ... »
Harlan Ellison Edges Himself Into Next Star Trek Film
1 December 2009 4:29 PM, PST
If the writing team working on Star Trek Xii need any help, Harlan Ellison is ready to lend a hand. The author best known to television fans for his script that became the original "Star Trek" episode "City on the Edge of Forever," told readers on his personal Web site that he wouldn't mind becoming part of the creative team looking to create a sequel to the 2009 hit "Star Trek," despite the fact he has yet to even see the film. "I would jump at the chance to work with the inordinately-talented J.J. Abrams on a new Star Trek film," Ellison wrote. "Yes, I would likely try to steer him toward the original film idea I was asked to pitch by the late Gene Roddenberry and a production exec whose name I have blissfully flensed from memory." Even if Abrams didn't like the story idea, Ellison ... »
'Caprica' Could Bring Sci-Fi To Mainstream
1 December 2009 4:27 PM, PST
Since relaunching under its new name, Syfy has been blowing away audience records with freshman hits like "Warehouse 13" and "Stargate: Universe," and continuing to bring fans back through shows like "Eureka" and "Sanctuary." But unfortunately, even the most talked-about shows like "Battlestar Galactica" have not been translating into the kind of viewers the network was hoping for ... something that could change with the BSG prequel "Caprica" premieres in January, Syfy president Dave Howe said. "'Battlestar' was a spectacular flagship show for us," Howe told Forbes magazine. "The level of critical acclaim around that show was pretty unprecedented for any cable network. But ultimately, it didn't bring in as many viewers as it had the potential to do because it was on a network called ... »
When A Sweet Potato Ain't A Sweet Potato
1 December 2009 2:23 PM, PST
You have to eat, and sometimes you have to eat stuff you don't really like.That's what we get in this sneak peek from Friday's episode of "Stargate: Universe" airing Friday on Syfy. But that's not all that's going on. A member of the Destiny crew is found dead from a gunshot wound. At first glance, it looks like it's suicide, not surprising considering the predicament everyone is in. But the funny part is that there's no gun found anywhere near the body.The crew is confined to quarters and a search begins. To everyone's surprise, however, the gun ends up in Col. Young's (Louis Ferreira) quarters, making him the top suspect. Knowing that justice is necessary, Young puts himself on trial and transfers command of the Destiny to Camile Wray (Ming-Na). In the meantime, Dr. Rush (Robert Carlyle) ... »
John Barrowman Confirms That Jack Is Back!
1 December 2009 11:15 AM, PST
When we last saw Capt. Jack Harkness he was in a bad way indeed. His grandson was dead (at his hands), his daughter no longer wanted to know him, his lover and teammate Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) had been killed and he had lost all faith in the world. So, not a good place to be in. But, that won't stop him from making a comeback. Confirming recent reports that the series could be back, "Torchwood" star John Barrowman has revealed that the BBC has definitely commissioned a fourth season of the "Doctor Who" spinoff ... and the order is considerably larger than the five-part pickup that made up the "Children Of Earth" miniseries. "I don't know about Capt. Jack's future in 'Doctor Who,' because nothing has been said or I haven't been asked. I'm kind of prepared that I won't be ... »
AlphaBits: Paramount Pushing 'Star Trek' For Oscar Nod
1 December 2009 4:54 AM, PST
No one ever thought when Paramount Pictures announced it was doing a new "Star Trek" movie that such a film could ever even begin to be considered for Oscar nomination.But then again, no one thought the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would expand its Best Picture nominees to 10.Paramount isn't letting this one slip away. The studio will send out screeners of three of its films to potential Oscar voters Dec. 8, according to The Los Angeles Times, including J.J. Abrams' recent film, "Up in the Air" and "The Lovely Bones."Unfortunately, there is a lot of competition for those 10 slots, and "Star Trek" has one disadvantage: It's a space-faring story, and those don't do too well among the Hollywood elite.However, at the same time, "Star Trek" was one of the best-reviewed movies of ... »
Russell T. Davies: I Would Love To Do A 'Who' Movie
30 November 2009 3:10 PM, PST
Rumors have been swirling at the possibility of a "Doctor Who" movie for a while now. But when no announcement was made at San Diego Comic-Con in August, many fans have accepted that the series may be limited to the small screen. Well, Russell T. Davies, the man who has already stepped down as showrunner for the series, has revealed that he would love to take The Doctor to the big screen. "I'd like to give it a whirl," he told the The Coventry Telegraph. "Television is always first and foremost in my mind because I genuinely love it. It's what I relax with. And not just relax with. I find it challenging. Fascinating." Back in August, rumors were everywhere that a big announcement would be made at Comic-Con, leading to the idea that a big screen adventure was in the cards. And, with ... »
Ge, Vivendi Come To Terms, Preparing Nbcu For Sale
30 November 2009 3:06 PM, PST
Now it's simply a matter of time. General Electric, the owner of NBC and Syfy parent NBC Universal, has come to terms with former SciFi Channel owner Vivendi to buy out its 20 percent stake in the conglomerate for $5.8 billion. The move now clears the way for Ge to sell controlling interest in Nbcu for $30 billion to Comcast in a deal that will let the cabler get better control of the content that runs through its system and to millions of households, while allowing Ge to move back into focusing more on its industrial roots. There are still potholes along the way that could derail the Ge/Comcast deal, but many analysts tell The New York Times that a final deal is almost certain to happen. A sale to Comcast likely won't mean any immediate changes to Syfy. The cable channel has ... »
Syfy Takes Stephen King Global
30 November 2009 2:57 AM, PST
With its new name firmly in place, Syfy is ready to try and see how well its branding will work on the world stage, and have partnered with famed horror author Stephen King to do it. Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of "Haven," a supernatural series based on King's novella "The Colorado Kid." It will not only be readied for distribution on Syfy's American operations for 2010, but on all the Syfy properties around the world. Mark Stern, who heads original programming at Syfy, said the network couldn't pick a better series to launch globally. "'Haven' is the quintessential Stephen King town, full of complex, yet identifiable, characters, and compelling supernatural situation," Stern said in a release. The series is being produced by E1 Entertainment, part of E1 Television Group, and ... »
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