Remember how excited we were when Fox announced that our beloved Fringe would receive one more season? That excitement has now been tempered, with the Fox announcement last night that the J.J. Abrams series Alcatraz, starring Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, [...]
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Three Clips and More From Tonight’s Two Hour Season Finale of ALCATRAZ
Here's the most important thing - IT STARTS AN HOUR EARLY, at 8/7c, because it's a two-hour finale. As you'll see in the WonderCon interview below, and as they told us from the stage last weekend, Alcatraz answers are coming in [...]
Read moreWonderCon 2012: Alcatraz Panel Gives Us the Inside Scoop
WonderCon moved temporarily to Anaheim in 2012, while its usual home, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, is undergoing a remodel. It is part of the Comic-Con International organization, and although it's a much smaller-scale event, happily for us they [...]
Read moreWatch a Sneak Peek Featurette for ALCATRAZ Airing at a Special Time Tonight
Why is it that, for the second time now, rain delay causes a sporting event to get in the way of our favorite Fox shows? In October it was the World Series pre-empting Fringe because of some pesky rain delay. [...]
Read moreFOX is Changing its Spring Schedule But Don’t Panic
Remember that big long scheduling post we put up for you last month? Forget it. Fox is moving stuff around, most particularly Touch and Bones, which some of you care about but doesn't have anything to do with us except that [...]
Read moreTrailer for Tonight’s New Episode of ALCATRAZ “Clarence Montgomery”
UPDATE: The Daytona 500 was delayed by rain for the first time in its history yesterday, and was rescheduled to tonight at 7pm eastern, effectively preempting Alcatraz. Word is that Fox will announce "any" changes in the Monday night schedule [...]
Read morePrepare to Adjust Your Viewing Schedule for Alcatraz, Touch, and Fringe
Last Friday, February 10, Fox released a statement about their spring programming, most of which was about boring non-sci-fi shows. There were some entries about the good shows, though, so grab your calendar so that you can align your life [...]
Read moreNew TV Spot for Tonight’s Episode of ALCATRAZ, Plus Doc Soto’s Alcatraz Tour Part 2
Alcatraz has totally caught me. I like the cast, I like the location, I like the retro parts of it, I like the mystery, and I especially like the twists they (so far) always manage to offer up at the [...]
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New TV Spot, Featurette, and Pic from Tonight’s New ALCATRAZ
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays keep sci-fi fans particularly busy with our TVs and DVRs. One of the great Monday favorites is freshman Fox series Alcatraz. In support of tonight's new episode, we have two different kinds of videos for you: [...]
Read moreCharacter Profile Featurettes and a TV Spot for Tonight’s New Episode of ALCATRAZ
I'm in, how about you? I really like the look and feel of the show, and they've provided us with some great twists. Here are "Character Profile" featurettes for the three main characters - including some comments by Executive Producer [...]
Read moreNew Trailer and TV Spot for Tonight’s New Episode of ALCATRAZ
I hope you saw last week's premiere of the long-anticipated Alcatraz. Unfortunately we won't get two hours together again until March, if the posted schedule holds. We'll just have to content ourselves with the weekly single, gone-too-fast hour. To prepare [...]
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TV Review: Alcatraz: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot” and Episode 2 “Ernest Cobb”
Genre: Action | Mystery | Thriller Air Date/Time: January 16 at 8/7c Network: Fox Creators: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt Director: "Pilot" - Danny Cannon, "Ernest Cobb" - Jack Bender Writers: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt “Detective Rebecca Madsen” (Sarah Jones) and Alcatraz historian [...]
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