New LOST Teaser - No New Footage

The first teaser for LOST's final season aired last night during Flashforward.

The teaser is only 15 second and contains no new footage. Could this be ABC's stratagy to not spoil the big reveal?

LOST has been given 18 hours for its final season and the premiere date has not been set yet, although there are talks of a return in January 2010.

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NBC's Scheduling Frenzy: CHUCK UPDATE

We were all very excited when we heard that Chuck would be returning in 2009. This claim however, turned out to be false.

The news ain't all bad. NBC has picked up 6 more episodes of Chuck bringing the grand total for the third season up to 19!

Chuck is now rumoured to return in January 2010 before the winter Olympics.

Whether I get my Chuck in January or March I'm not going tosweat it. I'm psyched for the 19 episodes (and counting?)!

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That Show is Still On? - Scrubs

Yes, Scrubs is back for it's ninth season. My initial response was "really"?

Following last season's finale, which was very much a series finale with it's sentimenal montage saying goodbye closing it out hearing that Scrubs is returning is a bit of a surprise.

This won't be the Scrubs we know and love, think of it more as the college years of a series that graduated high school, or Joanie Loves Chachi to it's Happy Days.

Leaving Sacred Heart Hospital behind, Donald Faison (Turk) and John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox) will be the only returning series regulars who have now become teachers at a medical school. Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke making guest appearances.

I'll probably end up watching at least the first few episodes out of curiosity.

Will you be tuning into Scrubs the next generation? Or should they have just let this show end?

Scrubs will return on Dec 1st at 9/8c on ABC

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'Battlestar Galactica': 12 Things You Need to Know About Cylons

from EW:

"With Battlestar Galactica: The Plan" hitting DVD today, we're assembled this dossier detailing the Cylons' war on humanity to get everyone up to speed. Warning: Spoilers Aplenty!"

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Watch Four Clips from "The Plan" Here

Castle meets Captain Mal in Halloween episode

I already love Castle and Nathan Fillion, so obviously his reference to Firefly was a great start to a week of Halloween themed TV. In this opening scene Castle also references cult favourites Buffy (which he also played a character in) and Underworld (ties to which are unknown).
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Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle appears in this Halloween themed episode of Castle dressed as a space cowboy. This Halloween costume looks suspiciously like one Captain Malcolm Reynolds. Fantastic!

My favourite exchange regarding the Firefly reference was between Castle and his daughter Alexis.

*****

Quick cuts of belt being fastened, boots zipped and laced, suspenders pulled on, swinging pistol into a holster, tight-pants and a flare of a long brown coat.

We stop and ask ourselves, which Nathan Fillion show have we tuned into tonight?

Richard Castle bursts into the living room in full Captain Mal costume, pulls the pistol and strikes a pose. Alexis looks up, hardly surprised.

Alexis: Hey

Castle: Hey

I was...I was just trying on my Halloween costume...

Alexis: What exactly are you supposed to be?

Castle: Space cowboy. he says matter a factually

Hmm... that punction music sounds familiar

Alexis: Okay; a) there are no cows in space, and b) didn't you wear that like 5 years ago

Yes he did! On a little show called Firefly!!!

Castle: So?

Alexis: So, don't you think you should move on?

From Firefly? I sure haven't

Castle: I like it

And so do I!

*****

Loving it! Great sophomore season so far, keep up the great work Castle!

Wishful Casting - Glee

How has Neil Patrick Harris not signed up for Glee yet?

After Kristin Chenoweth's stunning one episode stint, another guest star particularly one played by the multi-talented NPH would bee perfect!

He's got the extensive Broadway background,fantastic comedic timing and all around this man is magnetic. I think he'd be an excellent (temporary) addition to the Glee cast!

I've thought of a few roles I could see him in

a) Substitute teacher with an interest in being part of the Glee Club staff - Maybe filling in for someone on mat leave or even better, filling in for Emma while she's off in Hawaii marrying Ken.

b) Substitute teacher with a romantic interest in Mr. Schuester - Maybe filling in for someone on mat leave or even better, filling in for Emma while she's off in Hawaii marrying Ken.

c) an combo of a) and b)

Would you like to see NPH on Glee? And what sort of character would you like him to play?

What other guest stars would you want to see on Glee?

"What's funny about Cylon toast?"

Spacecast.ca presents us with a preview of Nov 2nd's episode "The Corn Husker Vortex" featuring BSG's Katee Sackhoff as Wolowitz's dream girl. Space reports that there may be nudity involved, here's hoping it's Katee (instead of Wolowitz).

The preview includes Lenord trying to fit in with Penny's friends by going to watch a football game, Sheldon uses a Cylon toaster.

 

Katee Sackhoff graces Big Bang Theory

Nerds rejoice!

News of another fantastic guest star appearing as herself as an object of desire for the boys. Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galatica) will appear on Big Bang Theory on November 23 (happy birthday to me!) as Wolowitz's dream girl.

Other notable celeb appearances on the show include Summer Glau (Sarah Connor Chronicles, Firefly) who the boys fawn over on a train to Comicon in San Fransisco.


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Edited: My lovely friend hjea reminded me of another fantastic BSG appearence on Big Bang Theory in "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" (season 2), where Michael Trucco appears as Dr. David Underhill whose "observation of high energy positrons has provided the first conclusive evidence to the existence of galactic dark matter". Oh, and he kind of has a thing with Penny.

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Castle is picked up for a full second season

Castle, a procedural crime show starring none other then the incredibly charming Nathan Fillion as an author hoping to find inspiration by going into the field and becoming part of a team of homicide detectives has been picked up for a full second season.

ABC has commissioned a full 22 episodes, the show has dropped in numbers but has managed to hold onto a decent amount of the Dancing with the Stars lean-in viewers.

More Nathan Fillion is always good news!

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Chuck could be back in 2009...and there's more

NBC is in trouble with a lethal combination of low ratings and canceled new and returning shows so early in the season, Southland was given the axe before produced episodes even hit the air.

While originally slated for a mid-season premiere in 2010, NBC may be calling on our favourite geeky superhero Chuck to save the day.

New episodes could be airing as early as late October (as in later this month *squee*) and will possibly lead to NBC ordering more than the original 13 episodes.


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Good News for Dollhouse - Fox will air all 13 Episodes

Due to the rise in overall ratings thanks to the DVR audience, FOX has promised to run all 13 produced episodes of Dollhouse's second season.

As for a third season, it doesn't seem likely considering the low ratings so far this season but FOX says they will reserve judgment until after this run.

Joss Whedon promises to provide Dollhouse fans with a degree of closure in the season finale.


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LOST 2010

Did the cast expand to make the last few episodes especially confusing?

Have the Lostaways all gained an evil (or eviler) twin?

What the what? Either way I'm looking forward to seeing how it all goes down.

Recap/Review: Defying Gravity "Solitary"

Thanks to the Space Channel those of us north of the boarder were treated to a new episode of Defying Gravity this week.

I'm finding a new appreciation of this show the more it delves into the lives of our secondary characters (and of course our leads). Defying Gravity has a strong ensemble cast, and each character is quite complex As the series has progressed we've learned more about each of the individuals involved in this mission both on the ground and on Antaris, the show seems to be primarily a character driven drama, the background is the mission.

This week, the candidates are undergoing sensory deprivation training which is a required pass to continue in the program. Apparently, so is sleeping with basically everyone in the ISO.

In flashbacks (FB) the candidates are going through sense-dep training which is apparently one of the most difficult hurdles of training, as it mimics the loneliness of space. Wassenfelder exposits that someone told him after the loneliness of the sense-dep chamber all the women want to "be with" someone. This appears to be true because after everyone is so distraught that they all hook up with someone. Or are driven away from the someone they were with. In the present: On Antaris the crew continues to fall apart as they prepare for the Venus landing. On the ground Rolly gets out of a hit and run charge scott-free thanks to the ISO's deep pockets.

This week we see the unraveling of Paula Morales after her psych evaluation with Evram where she begins to find faults in her steadfast faith. As she walks out of her interview with Evram still standing strong, she seeks out Wassenfelder proceeds to throw his vintage comics around the room then asks him to hold her. They often disagree, but have always seemed to have a sort of understanding and a deep care for one another despite these differences. Watching Paula melt into Wassenfelder's arms was possibly the most touching moment of the episode.

We are treated to a little peak into a romance between Claire Dereux and Evram. In FB Claire went to Evram after sense-dep training, he said he liked her and therefore declined. That night he ended up at a bottle of booze and she ended up in bed with a creepy old guy who noticed her uncharacteristic taste for whiskey. In the present Claire signs off an official communication with "J'taime", followed by Evram's "I love you".

Jen's story line is very much about abandonment. In FB, An old memory about being lost (or abandoned) in an airport or something leads her to jump out of the sense-dep chamber in about 43 seconds and into Ted's bed in approximately the same amount of time. Rolly fits Jen into a later group, and coaches her through the training by giving her a tongue twister to focus on. Ted, who promised he would be right outside the chamber never showed. In present day, Rolly is sitting in his jail cell repeating this tongue twister as Jen begins to flirt with Ted aboard Antaris assuming Rolly has abandoned her.

Zoe, Donner and Nadia are all pretty much in the background this episode. In FB Zoe hides from Donner's advances post-sense-dep training by pretending to be playing darts with Wassenfelder. Nadia shaken by the sense-dep training guns right to the bar and grabs Donner by the fly (yes, of his pants). He shakes it off to finish a game of darts with Zoe.

On Antaris, the lesson Donner gave to Zoe in darts allows Donner to successfully complete one of the most difficult landing simulations. Donner had managed to get into Zoe's head by asking her what her first line will be when she gets to Venus (a line she spends the entire episode agonizing over).Nadia ends up in Donner's bunk first putting on the guise that she wants to "be with him" the night before his big mission to Venus, really it is her that needs comfort. Nadia is a tough nut, but after tonight I'm confident we'll start to see her crack.

The more I learn about these B-plot character relationships; either romantic or friendly between Evram and Claire, Paula and Wassenfelder, the less interested I am in the relationships of the A-plot characters who other than Zoe seem to really get around.

And oh yeah... Beta basically doesn't exist the entire episode.

Stargate Universe - Premiere & Comparisons to Battlestar Galactica

I've always been a reluctant sci fi geek. When I try a show I embrace it and geek out all the way, however I'm generally reluctant to try new shows that have a very hard line sci fi look and feel without a specific recommendation.

Since Battlestar Galactica took its final bow I've been itching for a new sci-fi show to fill the empty spot on Friday nights. Many reviews claimed that this new Stargate resembles BSG in with heavy militaristic themes and darker content. This comparison was so prevalent that the creators of the show addressed this in an interview with INNERspace (Spacecast.ca).

I'm not familiar with the previous Stargate franchise and that put me at a serious disadvantage. There was no point at which I was able to grasp a comfortable understanding of the rules that governed the SGUverse. It was either not explained or so quickly skimmed over certain key points that I'm still scratching my head over.

- What exactly is a Stargate; is it the wormhole or the ship itself?

- Who are the "ancients" and what is their significance or relation to the contemporary society?

More importantly, who are these people, and why should I care? Maybe I'm being too harsh, but none of the characters really appealed to me as relatable. Even Eli Wallace (David Blue) seemed difficult to really grasp as the everyman.

For me there was a sincere lack of the sense of urgency despite the dire circumstances the people on the ship were facing. We saw little consequences of the events that catapulted the ship carrying military and civilians into the depths of space. I didn't believe in the desperation, and disconnectedness (communication stones anyone?). Everyone and everything was just a little too polished to seem real. Perhaps in the SGUverse everyone's hair stays neat and clothes clean regardless of the situation.

I prefer my sci fi dirtier and grittier, I wasn't surprised, but felt a bit cheated by the reviews that promised a semblance to BSG, which didn't deliver. I definitely think my feelings toward this show were partially mired by this expectation. But more importantly I felt there wasn't enough room for a new viewer such as myself to enter into this world in the premiere and probably wont be returning to the show in the near future.

Do you think that as a new viewer there should be more exposition defining the rules in a series premiere?

Will this series suffer or gain from the constant comparisons to Battlestar Galactica? Or as the series chugs along maybe the comparisons will taper off.

Defying Gravity - It's on Space !

Yes, my new favourite sci fi soap is set in space, in the midst of the recent confusion and rumoured cancellation of Defying Gravity, the tenth episode not airing last week added fuel to the fire (plus my heart skipped a beat when I didn't get my fix of Zoe and Donner).

Although ABC and CTV haven't figured out when they will air the remaining five episodes of season one, the good news is that Defying Gravity will continue to air on the Space channel Friday nights at 8.

You can find scheduling details, show info and even watch episodes online here:
http://www.spacecast.com/shows/defyinggravity.aspx#

DOSE Lists it's Favourite TV Nerds

Get ready to embrace your inner (or outer) nerd because we know we can relate to one or more of the TV characters on this list. Dose lists off it's favourite on screen nerds and why. Some highlights are Chuck, Sheldon (Big Bang Theory), Willow (Buffy) and Mac (Veronica Mars).
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Eliza Dushku interview on TWOP about Dollhouse

Gearing up for episode 2, of Dollhouse's new season TWOP's Zach Oat talks to star Eliza Dushku about this season of Dollhouse.

Dushku divulges some info about what's happening as Echo evolves and what's in store for the rest of the Dollhouse crew including the highly anticipated appearance of Summer Glau (Firefly, Sarah Connor Chronicles) as a programmer from another Dollhouse. Dushku talks about what it's like working with Glau after Dollhouse beat out Sarah Connor Chronicles for the last spot in the line up.

Is there a behind the scenes rivalry between the two Joss sweethearts?
Read the interview and find out!
http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2009/10/dollhouse-nobody-puts-eliza-du.php