It was way back in June when I called Sharknado "Syfy's latest entry for best-named movie mashup title" but who knew it was going to become the ratings juggernaut and social media darling of the summer? If you've been resisting, [...]
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ABC Announces Premiere Dates for ONCE Twice, a MARVEL and Some NEIGHBORS
Although a lot of show titles are now just one word, like Helix and Defiance, ABC has a couple of the longest, headline-prohibitive titles around. We are nevertheless thrilled to be filling out the SciFiMafia.com calendar (click on the Calendar tab, above) [...]
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Featurette Introduces the Cast of Tonight’s Series Premiere UNDER THE DOME
FINALLY. ALMOST. HERE. Wow do I hate waiting, but finally, finally, it's almost here: the series premiere of Stephen King's Under the Dome. We started telling you about this production on August 30, 2011, which might as well have been a [...]
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New Trailer, Download, and Live Blog Celebrate Sunday’s MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE Preview
We've been waiting for this one for a while, and though it doesn't start its regular run until July 7, just as they promised us back in March Disney XD will be airing a one hour preview of its new [...]
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SciFi Mafia Talks With the Stars of DEFIANCE, Premiering Tonight
Excellent, it's finally premiere day for Syfy's enormously ambitious new series Defiance. We've been waiting for this for nearly two years. Make sure to check out our review published earlier here at SciFiMafia.com, but in short, it was worth the [...]
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ABC Sets Premiere Date for ZERO HOUR
Conspiracies! Nazis! Creepy eyes! Cool old clocks! Even more than 666 Park Avenue - and we hope this isn't a sign - we loved the pilot for ABC's Zero Hour when we previewed it over the summer. We are SO [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: SUPERNATURAL Changes Nights as The CW Announces Fall Schedule With ARROW and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
And we have clips! We tip our fedoras to The CW, the network with the highest our-kind-of-primetime-show count, second only to Syfy. Well done, The CW! And though they canceled one of our shows - sorry, The Secret Circle fans - they've [...]
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Syfy’s TREASURE ISLAND Features a Hobbit, a President and Grandpa Munster
With such a great cast, I must admit my expectations are exceptionally and excitedly high. Syfy will be premiering its four-hour Treasure Island on one night, May 5, so make sure you have your evening clear. Starring Elijah Wood (Lord of [...]
Read moreBREAKING NEWS: Syfy Announces Spring Schedule Including EUREKA’s Final Season
So happy and yet so sad at the same time. Syfy has just announced its spring schedule, and surprise! The final season of fan favorite Eureka will premiere not in the summer as it usually does, but on April 16. The [...]
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TV Review: Comic Book Men: Season 1, Episode 1
Genre: Reality | Sci-Fi Air Date/Time: February 12, 10/9c Network: AMC Synopsis: AMC’s new unscripted series, Comic Book Men, dives deep into fanboy culture by following the antics in and around master fanboy Kevin Smith’s New Jersey comic shop, where both staff and customers [...]
Read moreExtended Trailer Released, Premiere Date Finally Announced for AWAKE
We've been waiting for this one for months; but today we're happy to report that finally, finally, NBC has announced that Awake will be premiering in less than a month. YAY! In conjunction with the announcement they've released a great [...]
Read moreChiller Announces Air Dates for Two New Original Productions
We told you about this show and this movie recently, and now we have the air dates. We had a great time with their first original movie, Steve Niles' Remains, and are hoping for a similar bag o' fun with [...]
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