Author: Kier Duros
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More Horror
Hot on the heels of Forrest J. Ackerman’s death, I’ve come across a couple of much more positive horror goodies. First, the flick that my friend Kelley was in, Women’s Studies, has been picked up for distribution. That means that all y’all will be able to see it. That’s good news for everyone. Then, another…
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SciFi’s New Reality
Over the last two nights, The SciFi Channel has debuted two new reality shows. Why The Science Fiction Channel feels the need to fill its schedule with the same reality show tripe (and professional wrestling) that other networks do, I don’t know. (Well, other than greed.) But they continue to insist on producing these shows.…
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This past week’s remakes
This past week saw the premiere of a handful of U.S. remakes of shows originally done for other channels in other countries. Life on Mars, Eleventh Hour and Kath & Kim seem to be the three big ones currently being pushed. I caught all three. I also haven’t seen the original versions of any of…
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Smallville: Let me get this straight…
As of this season of Smallville we have: Most of the stories taking place in Metropolis Clark working at The Daily Planet With Lois and an obvious romantic interest in him on her part Is it just me, or does that make it Lois and Clark more than Smallville? Also, no Lex or Lionel Luther…
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October Season Starters: Previews and Predictions
Continuing on with the look at the fall season, we slip quietly into October. (If you’re playing along with the home game, all this is coming from this TV Guide.com calendar which is exceptionally useful.) Pushing Daisies (ABC, 8 p.m., Wednesdays) This show really hit the spot last season. It was whimsical, quirky, uplifting and,…
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Gemini Division
Genetically engineered terrorists, superscience and heavy doses of corporate sponsorship from Microsoft, Cisco and Intel. That’s what you get from Gemini Division, an online/On Demand series from NBC and Electric Farm Entertainment. Well that and a pretty good story starring Rosario Dawson as a NYC cop who gets drawn into an international conspiracy of secret…
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Difficult Night
Tonight’s one of those nights my digital recorders will be doing overtime. NBC is doing a three hour Heroes extravaganza starting with a catchup lead-in at 8 p.m. and then two hours of new episode. After faltering a bit last season, I still have high hopes for Heroes to wow me in those two new…
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TrueBlood – Vampires that don’t suck
The season premier of the new HBO series True Blood quite pleasantly surprised me. After last season’s less than spectacular experience with Moonlight, I was really wary of another vampire series. Even if it was from the same guy who gave us Six Feet Under and starred Anna Paquin. Was it going to be a…
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90210 Redux
Along with what I would suspect was millions of people much younger than I am, I tuned in to catch the series premier of 90210 on The CW. I have to say, it was a lot better than I expected. Granted, I’ve got this huge nostalgia bank saved up from the first few years of…
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Still More Fall Schedule Previews and Predictions
There are a lot of new and old shows on their way back. A lot of them, I’ve watched or am looking forward to watching. There’s also a bunch I’m dreading or that I’ve given up on. You can make your own plans using this handy dandy calendar of premieres over at TV Guide.com. NCIS…
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More Fall Schedule Previews and Predictions
There are a lot of new and old shows on their way back. A lot of them, I’ve watched or am looking forward to watching. There’s also a bunch I’m dreading or that I’ve given up on. You can make your own plans using this handy dandy calendar of premieres over at TV Guide.com. House…
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Fall Schedule Preview and Predictions
It’s that time again! A handful of returners and a smattering of new shows begin showing up this week. TV Guide has a very useful little calendar, so you can plan your viewing (or time shifting) accordingly. As usual, I’ll be watching a whole lot of what shows up. But before that, I think there’s…