The major broadcast networks have announced their Fall TV ’13 primetime schedules, and it’s shaping up to be a very good time to be a TV viewer. Genre fans have plenty to look forward to, including superheroes, vampires, pirates, fairy tales, apocalypses, and cops. Lots of cops. Here are all the new Fall shows you should get excited for now.
Xenites, Unite for the Xena Movie Campaign!
Posted on September 10, 2012 Written by 6 Comments
Back in the day, when I was a freshman in college, I remember certain weeknights when the girls at the dorm would congregate around the what was then considered a humongous TV. Some would camp out in the den to ensure that they got dibs on the channel that showed Xena. If they were some [...]
Live Doctor Who Episode for 50th Anniversary?
Posted on August 31, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Those of you in the UK and the US probably can’t wait for tomorrow – when BBC will be giving all Whovians the only thing one can ask for on a Saturday: the return of Doctor Who. If the return of Doctor Who (and his companion, of course) is already getting you all worked up, [...]
Stressed? Get The Dalek Relaxation Tape!
Posted on April 2, 2012 Written by 2 Comments
Everyone has been raving about the return of Game of Thrones on television, and rightly so. I have to admit that with the amount of things I have on my plate, I have not been able to watch the premiere. How wrong can that be? In any case, I know that I will have time [...]
CBS Making ‘Modern Day Sherlock Holmes’ Show
Posted on February 16, 2012 Written by 4 Comments
CBS, the broadcast TV home of all things procedural (and boring), has green-lighted a pilot for a show called Elementary, which brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into a modern-day setting. Sound familiar?
Spice Up Your TV Show Life With Grimm
Posted on November 17, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Last night, I gave in and started watching one of the newest TV shows airing today: Grimm. With The Walking Dead being as dragging as it is – I haven’t seen the latest episode, and I don’t particularly feel the desire to do so – it is about time for TV show junkies to cast [...]
A ‘Walking Dead’ Fix to Tide You Over
Posted on September 29, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Man, it seems like we’ve been waiting forever for the second season of The Walking Dead. The series finally returns on Sunday, October 16th, but in the meantime, AMC has cooked up a little morsel to ease the pain of waiting.
Wow, the New ‘Clone Wars’ Trailer is EPIC
Posted on August 16, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Can you believe Star Wars: The Clone Wars is about to enter its fourth season? After a shaky start in its first season, I was ready to write the whole thing off as silly kiddy junk. But then a remarkable and wholly unexpected thing happened: it started taking chances, and got good.
Winter Is Coming, B*tches: “Stupid” Ned Stark
Posted on June 2, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Have you gotten into Game of Thrones yet? Call me boring, but one of my favorite characters – even when I read the books – is Ned Stark. His character is so solid that even though you can predict pretty much what he will do, you can’t help but admire how honest and straight he [...]
MacRecipes: How to Be Like MacGyver
Posted on May 20, 2011 Written by 2 Comments
Children of the 80s – how many times have you imagined yourself to be the MacGyver of your world, dashing into a volatile situation that seems hopelessly lost, only to save the day with your ingenuity? How many times have you sat there for seemingly endless hours thinking of ways to use duct tape and [...]
