tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20506073060537274362024-02-08T00:06:26.563-06:00SciFi Fan Update - Television PagesJon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-39554190420880442642009-09-19T12:52:00.005-05:002009-09-19T13:46:57.781-05:00Dollhouse Returns To Fox Fridays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-6Ykk4ClJ3W6g2p31cxaiA15pjOdGbDp-DQbxI8r-R2gjDjQOZt1CPT_X-8OVq2rixesEZu46SUWn78QKsT8IQnbWqYoRdZUiMBKPLnoMYW3TbLDxYkZAAX_DJopDuIbOvVTspECx3_V/s1600-h/Dollhouse-wallpaper_1024_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-6Ykk4ClJ3W6g2p31cxaiA15pjOdGbDp-DQbxI8r-R2gjDjQOZt1CPT_X-8OVq2rixesEZu46SUWn78QKsT8IQnbWqYoRdZUiMBKPLnoMYW3TbLDxYkZAAX_DJopDuIbOvVTspECx3_V/s320/Dollhouse-wallpaper_1024_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383251298342489794" border="0" /></a><br />Joss Whedon's sci-fi series returns to Fox at 9/8C on Friday, September 25. No clip to embed, but go to the <a href="http://www.fox.com/dollhouse/" target="_blank">official website</a> to view full episodes from last season and download pics, wallpapers, screensavers, and icons.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-57657852020044111792009-09-19T12:43:00.004-05:002009-09-19T12:51:08.831-05:00Sneak Peek At Season Four Of "Heroes"Watch the two-hour season premiere on NBC Monday, September 21, at 9/8C. Here's a preview clip from the <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/" target="_blank">Heroes Official Website</a>. Warning! Contains spoilers!<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4ab51747191d9c63/4741e3c5156499a7/293b80a0/-cpid/fa6e4281cc331df" id="W4727a250e66f97234ab51747191d9c63" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4ab51747191d9c63/4741e3c5156499a7/293b80a0/-cpid/fa6e4281cc331df"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-19992622323647840672009-09-11T15:50:00.002-05:002009-09-11T15:53:46.736-05:00FlashForward TrailerComing Thursday, September 24 at 8/7C on ABC.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OTZqAMBhjRs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OTZqAMBhjRs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-63860752541088396402009-09-08T14:54:00.004-05:002009-09-08T15:01:50.691-05:00Smallville Returns Friday, September 25Smallville returns to the CW for its ninth season on Friday, September 25th at 8-7C. A lot of things - changes and new characters - happen. It's even rumored that Clark will wear 'the super suit' and finally fly. Here is a preview trailer:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MIXwmbXuhMI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MIXwmbXuhMI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-14466792446624031352009-06-19T15:04:00.005-05:002009-06-19T15:12:06.060-05:00VirtualityHere is the first twelve minutes of "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Virtuality</span>" from Ron Moore (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Battlestar Galactica</span></span>), premiering on Friday June 26 on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fox</span>:<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" width="486" height="412"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/6555681001?isVid=1&publisherID=769341148"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=26532412001&playerID=6555681001&domain=embed&"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/6555681001?isVid=1&publisherID=769341148" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=26532412001&playerID=6555681001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="486" height="412"></embed></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-79630154313879022782009-02-06T20:09:00.003-06:002009-02-06T20:22:39.358-06:00Reaper returns to the CW on March 3rd.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-JWW8e1vsGWt_Lo-et93gb7RWLC8rZ1rKa65qXTzVQoXlOYHIsh3boLB9zlaGCgv9Y9HkzjoUXUQ7cQ9kCFBCLLzmT9K56y4UVIWZEQbpk3HxJEbdCz472IG2Og0By3WpE0qUR60p_DL/s1600-h/reaper-420X315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299872008880508930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-JWW8e1vsGWt_Lo-et93gb7RWLC8rZ1rKa65qXTzVQoXlOYHIsh3boLB9zlaGCgv9Y9HkzjoUXUQ7cQ9kCFBCLLzmT9K56y4UVIWZEQbpk3HxJEbdCz472IG2Og0By3WpE0qUR60p_DL/s320/reaper-420X315.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>One of our favorite shows that we thought was cancelled is returning early next month. It was originally scheduled to start again on March 17 but will now begin two weeks, and one hour, earlier. Catch it at the <a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/reaper">CW on Tuesdays at 8/7C</a>.</div>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-78630221328409868062007-12-03T17:14:00.000-06:002007-12-03T17:40:22.294-06:00I didn't watch Tin Man on Sci Fi Sunday night."But Jon," you're saying, "you're a huge science fiction fan who's been telling us on his blog to watch the show! What gives?"<br /><br />Okay, it's like this. I can only watch one satellite channel at a time. Sunday night I had to watch <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do?source=shocom_nav"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dexter</span> on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Showtime</span></a> to see what he was going to do about Sgt. Doakes now that the guys knows his (Dexter's) secret. So I taped the 10:00 (CST) repeat of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tin Man</span>. Now tonight (Monday) I'm going to watch the season premier of <a href="http://www.tnt.tv/series/closer/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Closer</span> on <span style="font-weight: bold;">TNT</span></a>. (It's the #1 cable show, after all, and pretty good.) So I'll tape the repeat of part 2 of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tin Man</span> on the end of part 1 from last night.<br /><br />So what about tomorrow (Tuesday)? You can't watch part 3 of Tin Man without having seen the first two parts. Well, that's okay, because I want to watch <a href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck%5Fs5/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Nip/Tuck</span> on <span style="font-weight: bold;">FX</span></a> at 9:00 (CST). I'll tape part 3 of Tin Man on the end of the other two. Then I'll be able to watch them all when I have time and not have to wait a day after the end of one episode to see what happens next. And I can skip the commercials. ;-)<br /><br />(Or I could save it until all the networks run out of new shows because of the writers' strike, and I'll have something to watch!)Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-81808665696471178652007-11-20T14:46:00.000-06:002007-11-20T14:58:54.301-06:00Don't forget Razor and Tin Man coming up<a href="http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=127692"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Razor</span></a> is on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sci Fi </span>this Saturday. Finally. Good thing they got it done before the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/19/battlestar-galactica-final-season-in-jeopardy/">writers' strike</a>. Then next weekend on Sunday (December 2) don't miss <a href="http://www.scifi.com/tinman/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tin Man</span></a>, also on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sci Fi</span>.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-19547674447039755422007-11-01T11:33:00.000-05:002007-11-01T11:36:45.317-05:00Good news for Whedon fans.Joss Whedon is working on <a href="http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=45154">new series</a>.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-60439268208701410982007-10-20T13:03:00.001-05:002007-10-20T13:51:06.789-05:00Bionic Woman SpecialI've been watching <strong><em><a href="http://www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman/">Bionic Woman</a></em></strong> (NBC, Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. Central). One reason I wanted to see it was I recognize Michelle Ryan from a British soap opera I've been watching on public television since it started broadcasting here in 1987 or '88. It's called Eastenders, and here is a clip from it:<br /><br /><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=9208712433533871134&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed><br /><br /><br />(For those of you in the Houston broadcast area, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Eastenders</span> is on every Sunday between 10 and midnight (Central) on Channel 8. I don't know about the rest of the country. Check your local listings.)<br /><br />I also noticed her on <strong><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/jekyll/">Jekyll</a></em></strong>, a six-part miniseries shown on <a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/260/index.jsp"><strong>BBC America</strong></a> a few months ago. Here is how she looked on that. (It's also a pretty good intro to the miniseries.)<br /><br /><br /><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8734825569938180171&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-34119963643085658232007-10-17T16:46:00.000-05:002007-10-17T16:49:40.478-05:00Start date for Sarah Connor ChroniclesJanuary 14, 2008, before <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">24</span> each Monday (opposite <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chuck</span> on <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBC</span>). Read about it <a href="http://www.syfyportal.com/news424307.html">here</a>.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-49825353478197199622007-10-02T11:26:00.000-05:002007-10-02T11:29:25.727-05:00How are the new shows doing?If you are wondering how your favorite (or otherwise) new and returning sci-fi show are doing, take a look at this <strong><a href="http://sftvblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-season-ratings-report.html">blog post with a ratings report</a></strong>.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-75646220207067571372007-09-23T20:13:00.000-05:002007-09-23T20:14:06.010-05:00This is it! Big week for new shows! Starting with Chuck, Heroes, and Journeyman on NBC Monday.A big week for VCR/DVR programming. Over a dozen new or returning sci-fi shows start this week. First up are <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/">Heroes</a>, and <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Journeyman/">Journeyman</a>, all on NBC.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-23894492306201090132007-09-20T19:01:00.000-05:002007-09-20T19:10:53.005-05:00Missed Eureka on Sci Fi TuesdayDid you know you can watch full episodes of <em>Eureka</em> and other Sci Fi Channel shows online at scifi.com? I just got <em>Superman vs. Doomsday</em> in the mail that day and was watching it and forgot all about the new <em>Eureka</em> episode. So I went to <a href="http://www.scifi.com/">scifi.com</a> to look at the schedule and see when it was going to be repeated. I found this link instead : <a href="http://www.scifi.com/eureka/video/index.php"><em>Missed an episode?</em></a><em> </em>Didn't know you could do that.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-66154714935777202007-09-04T11:24:00.000-05:002007-09-04T11:32:28.112-05:00Disturbing rumor about BattlestarIt's all over the web, so rather than add my own two cents, I'll just link to one of the <a href="http://www.buddytv.com/articles/battlestar-galactica/rumor-battlestar-galactica-fin-10303.aspx">reports I found</a>. Whether you believe the rumor or not, you should this item about <a href="http://sftvblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/quick-note-to-nbc-universal.html">Sci Fi Channel programming</a> to be interesting.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-24769437553504357562007-08-27T15:30:00.001-05:002007-10-22T18:05:04.301-05:00Last "Masters of Science Fiction" last SaturdayThe last of the four episodes (well, three, if you live in the greater Houston broadcast area and had the second episode preempted by a preseason football game) of the series was shown over the weekend. There are actually six episodes, but ABC decided to show only four.<br /><br />For those of you in the Houston area who missed the episode "The Awakening," here are some clips from You Tube:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CLIP 1:<br /></span><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/weUd238hhwE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/weUd238hhwE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CLIP 2:<br /></span><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hpo3YWBtS7E"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hpo3YWBtS7E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-65807085851942651442007-08-24T13:30:00.000-05:002007-08-24T13:41:30.231-05:00Torchwood on BBCA has American influenceRead the article on <strong><a href="http://www.scifistream.com/out.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifi.com%2Fscifiwire%2Findex.php%3Fcategory%3D1%26id%3D43570">Sci Fi Wire</a></strong>. Says some good things about <strong><em>Buffy</em></strong> and other U.S. shows. Also sounds a little more hard-edged and adult than <strong><em>Doctor Who</em></strong> made by the same group.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-39311080106543288692007-08-24T13:24:00.000-05:002007-08-24T13:29:22.767-05:00Preliminary schedule for Stargate AtlantisAt <strong><a href="http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/preliminary_schedule_for_iatlant.shtml">GateWorld</a></strong> Looks like they are going to run the season straight through rather that take breaks for three or four or six months at a time. Also has episodes descriptions that may or may not be spoilers.Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-69114567079063529082007-08-14T11:42:00.000-05:002007-08-14T12:25:59.690-05:00Babylon 5: The Lost Tales(Should this be on the Movie Pages?)<br /><br />Watched the DVD over the weekend. It's funny that Sheridan calls the Minbari <span style="font-style: italic;">minimalists </span>when he sees the spartan meeting room where he gave his interview. Both stories on the DVD were minimalist (or done in a minimalist style). They had a minimum number of main characters returning from the TV series (two). They had long scenes of dialog with little or no action. The sets were simple, green-screened, or totally bare (Sheridan's interview). I don't know if this was done on purpose for artistic effect or because of budget constraints. I don't have enough information to make a judgement either way. I haven't watched all the extras yet; maybe Straczynski explains it in one of them. I get the feeling that people expecting to see spaceship battles and special effects action might be disappointed.<br /><br />It harks back to the original <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span> series and even <span style="font-style: italic;">The Twilight Zone</span>. They both had limited budgets for sets, props, and special effects which, even back then, made them look simple and amateurish. You had to look past the production values and look at the stories, for they were about the conflict and interaction between the characters which is the basis for all good science fiction.<br /><br />It's the same with <span style="font-style: italic;">The Lost Tales</span>. If you ignore the CGI and the sets, you could drop these two "episodes" into appropriate places in the story arcs of the original series. They had the same feel and content of original episodes. The characters were true to their development in the series. They showed us the same internal and external conflicts they experienced as we watched them grow and evolve the first time through.<br /><br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">I just wish there had been more!</span>)Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2050607306053727436.post-84341402543737075092007-07-26T13:28:00.000-05:002007-07-26T13:50:50.118-05:00Preview of "Moonlight" on CBS this Fall.<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="644" height="362" id="FLVPlayer3"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/swf/flv_player.swf" /><br /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><br /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/swf/skin_full&streamName=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/flv/moonlight_cleared_sq_motionJPEGa_400K_16x9&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" /><br /><embed src="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/swf/flv_player.swf" flashvars="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/swf/skin_full&streamName=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/flv/moonlight_cleared_sq_motionJPEGa_400K_16x9&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="644" height="362" name="FLVPlayer3" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed><br /></object>Jon B Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05241513810700109130noreply@blogger.com0