In a strategic move to compete with more muscle for Thursday night ratings, Fox has moved American Idol to Thursday to battle with CBS’ The Big Bang Theory in the midseason. Consequently, the network has bumped Fringe to a dreaded [...]
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TERRA NOVA’s Ongoing Drama: Ensemble Cast Finalized, Writers Laid-Off
Steven Spielberg’s Terra Nova has been experiencing a seemingly uneven pace in the show’s development thus far. The sci-fi, time-traveling series was originally to be featured at Comic-Con, but that presentation was canceled and the show launch date was delayed [...]
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FRINGE: Timing Is Everything On THE PLATEAU
Are you ready to go back “over there?” On tomorrow’s episode of Fox’s Fringe, we will be going back to the other universe to see how our Olivia (Anna Torv) is doing post-alt-Olivia-memory transplantation. Every episode this season will rotate [...]
Read moreHUMAN TARGET: Second Season Premiere Date Pushed To November
In a last minute scheduling change, Fox has rescheduled its live-action comic adaptation of Human Target to air its second season premiere on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 instead of tonight. The cancelation of Lone Star after its second episode was [...]
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FRINGE: Will Peter Fall For Bolivia?
The question of “Will Peter fall for Bolivia (aka Alt-Olivia)?” stands with a double meaning this season. The alternate version of Olivia (Anna Torv) is in our universe as a double agent, under cover as our Agent Olivia Dunham, as [...]
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FRINGE: Double Your Fun With Two Universes – Season Premiere Tonight
Double the intensity should be a more accurate description of the third season premiere of Fox’s Fringe. This season, we’ll be hopping between universes every other episode, beginning with an episode "over there" entitled “Olivia”. Check out this first look [...]
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SCIFI MAFIA TV DIGEST: Fall 2010 Edition
Strap yourselves in. This fall is going to be busy with new and returning sci-fi shows for your viewing enjoyment! Here’s a breakdown for you to set your DVR by with show descriptions, trailers, and U.S. premiere dates. (Organized in [...]
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FRINGE Sees More Than Double With Shawn And Aaron Ashmore
In this upcoming season of Fox’s Fringe where we will be seeing more of the alternate universe side-by-side with our own, we’ll also be seeing more than just double with the casting of Shawn Ashmore (Mariachi Gringo, X-men) and Aaron [...]
Read more2010 EMMY Shakedown: Many Sci-Fi Shows Nominated, Very Few Wins; LOST Heavily Snubbed
Ah, at least it was nice to be nominated, right? This year’s 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards that aired this past Sunday seemed promising with many more sci-fi shows being honored with nominations, but few actually came away with a win [...]
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HUMAN TARGET: Premiere Pushed To October, Adds Sexy Ladies To Cast
The second season of the comic-adapted-for-television, Human Target, has been pushed to premiere on October 1st on Fox. The series has also added a few beautiful ladies to the cast who sound like they can hold their own against this [...]
Read moreTERRA NOVA: Fox Delays Spielberg’s Dinosaurs Pushed To Fall 2011
Fox has pushed the prehistoric drama Terra Nova back to the fall of 2011 from its previous spot to air midseason between the 2010 and 2011 seasons. The Steven Spielberg-produced drama is about a group of humans transported from a [...]
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GAME OF THRONES And FRINGE Snag Actors From THE WIRE
The latest casting news for both HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and Fox’s “Fringe” draw from the same inspiration. “The Wire” actors Aidan Gillen and Andre Royo have been tapped for sci-fi/fantasy universes. Gillen (“Shanghai Knights”), pictured above left, will play [...]
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