The CW has, on the whole, been very very good to us and Our Kind of Shows. They announced way back in February that Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Arrow would all be back for new seasons in [...]
Read moreThe CW Announces Premiere Dates for THE 100 and STAR-CROSSED
We love The CW here at SciFi Mafia. Other than Syfy, Chiller, and Fear, who have a directed advantage, The CW shows far more of Our Kind of Shows than any other network. Currently on the roster they have Supernatural, Arrow, The [...]
Read moreMostly Great News from The CW on Series Orders and Season Renewals
Yes, it's that time of year, kids. Before the official "Upfronts" get started next week, the networks are making the dreaded "sorry, but" phone calls to showrunners and pilot productions who didn't make the cut, followed by the "hey guess [...]
Read moreTonight We Learn Which BEAUTY AND THE BEAST We’ll Actually See
The CW's new series Beauty and the Beast premieres tonight, and we still don't know what to make of it. The 1980s series from which it was reworked was exceptionally romantic (except for the last season, and don't get us started [...]
Read moreThe CW Unleashes Posters for Upcoming Series ARROW and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
As the new TV season approaches oh... so... slowly... the networks take pity upon us and release information and promotional photos. Earlier this week we showed you the new TV spots for the two new series we're looking forward to [...]
Read moreNew TV Spot for The CW’s Beauty and the Beast
We've been telling you that The CW's upcoming new series Beauty and the Beast is a remake of the 1980s series of the same name. That 1980s series was lovely and romantic and had a great steampunky look to the [...]
Read moreThe CW Announces Fall Premiere Dates and We Update Our Fall Schedule
The CW is on our Shiny list because they will be airing four of OUR kind of shows - five if you include spy-fi Nikita - this fall. We're not overly excited about how long we'll have to wait for [...]
Read moreComic-Con 2012: Beauty and the Beast Panel Announced
As we've been telling you, if Comic-Con follows its usual practice, official schedules will be released on a daily basis beginning today for events on the Wednesday of Comic-Con two weeks later; tomorrow will see the release of the Thursday events, [...]
Read moreSmallville Co-Showrunners Relocate to The CW’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
It'll be like homecoming week for Smallville's Lana when Beauty and the Beast star Kristin Kreuk starts working again with Smallville's former co-showrunners Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders, who have now taken the same job with The CW's freshman show, an updated [...]
Read moreCheck Out the New Extended Trailer for The CW’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Yes, this IS the Beauty and the Beast that is meant to be a reboot of the 1980s series with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. There are clearly quite a few differences between that series and this one, however, including [...]
Read moreBREAKING 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 [...]
Read moreARROW and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Awarded Series Orders, NIKITA Renewed, SECRET CIRCLE Canceled
This time of year is so full of good news and bad news, often on the same day. The networks seem intent on getting all the cancellation and pickup news out before their big "upfront" schedule presentations to the advertisers, [...]
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