CBS had their TCA appointment today, and they delivered a nice little gift to us: confirmation that Stephen King will be writing the Season 2 premiere of Under the Dome, and premiere dates for both that series and for its [...]
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HELIX is Infectious, Premiere Turns in Ratings of Epidemic Proportions
If you've recently found yourself roaming the pages of SciFi Mafia, we thank you. Secondarily, you may have noticed we've devoted a fair amount of space to Syfy's new series Helix. That's not just because Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore is [...]
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New Trailer for Syfy’s BITTEN, a Great Addition to a Crowded Monday Night
Remember the good (if frustrating) ol' days of Fridaymageddon, when we would get around 12 great shows broadcast over the span of a few hours,usually more than we could fit onto one DVR? Happily, newly-minted Manic Mondays, while very crowded [...]
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Star and Showrunner of HELIX Reveal What They Love About the New Series
It's finally here, after all these months of waiting and waiting. Helix, Syfy's new science-filled thriller executive produced by Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore, is hitting our screens tonight with not only a double episode, but limited commercial interruptions. Thank you, [...]
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Syfy Launches Evil Plan to Make Us Love Mondays With LOST GIRL, BEING HUMAN, and BITTEN
Just in case you haven't checked out the SciFi Mafia calendar (there's a tab for it above) lately, our Mondays are about to get a lot more crowded. This week marked the return of Almost Human, but next week is when [...]
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The 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 [...]
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BBC America to Premiere New Series ATLANTIS After Doctor Who Anniversary Special
As you know, because we've been reminding you incessantly, the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, airs November 23, simulcast around the world. Not surprisingly, BBC America will be playing an encore of the [...]
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Trailers and More Give a Taste of DRACULA Before Tomorrow’s Premiere
Vampires have been quite popular on television for a while now (don't even get us started on all the movies coming out), but NBC's Dracula takes it old school - with a twist. Yes they took parts of the basic [...]
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Why You Should Watch Tonight’s RAVENSWOOD Premiere
Tonight is the premiere of Ravenswood on ABC Family, and here to give you a head's up on what's to come are a nifty poster, a new extended trailer, and a featurette that gives you five reasons to watch. I've [...]
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Fox Delays Premiere of ALMOST HUMAN, We Grit Our Teeth and Modify the SciFi Mafia Calendar
This is not happy news. Having to wait even longer for a highly anticipated new show is never happy news. But we are valiant, and we will rise above. Here it is: Fox has postponed the premiere of the J.J. [...]
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TV Spot and More For Tonight’s Premiere of ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
You don't need to be a fan or even to have seen Once Upon a Time to be able to watch and enjoy Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, which premieres tonight on ABC, but if you are a fan of the [...]
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premiere Gets Boffo Ratings, Will Repeat Thursday Night
Congratulations to Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Clark Gregg, Marvel, ABC, and everyone involved in last night's premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was a great fun watch, and brought in terrific numbers. It did so well, in [...]
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