Monday, March 5, 2012

Roll Call: SciFi TV Series Cancelled - 2012

ROLL CALL: SCIFI TV SERIES CANCELLED -2012

[NOTE: Updated May 21, 2012]


Alcatraz

ALCATRAZ

FOX cancelled Alcatraz on May 9, 2012. News item from IGN.


Awake

AWAKE

NBC cancelled Jason Isaac's series. News item from TV Guide.

Chuck

CHUCK

NBC cancelled Zachary Levi's series. Last first run episode aired on January 27, 2012.

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THE CLOSER

Folloiwng Kyra Sedgwick's departure, the series morphed in to Major Crimes.


The Finder

THE FINDER

Fox cancelled The Finder on May 9, 2012. News item from Give Me My Remote TV.

Fringe Friday

FRINGE

FOX gave Fringe a fifth season to say goodbye with 13 episodes. The last episodes will air in January 2013.

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Merlin

Cancelled in the UK by the BBC, Merlins's 5th season will air in the US on Syfy beginning January 4, 2013 at 10/9C.


Ringer

THE RINGER

The CW cancelled The Ringer and Secret Circle. News item from TV Line.


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SANCTUARY

Syfy cancelled Sanctuary. Article at Multichannel News.

Amanda Tapping tweeted: "To all the fans of @SanctuarySeries we love and adore you. Thank you for the love and support. Now to the long dark tea time of my soul. :("

Robin Dunne tweeted: "Thanks to our wonderful @SanctuarySeries fans for 4 years of love & support. You gave us a great life. See you on the next one. XO Will Z"

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SAVING HOPE

Cancelled by NBC in the US. (Picked up for a second season in its originating country, Canada, on CTV).

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SECRET CIRCLE

The CW cancelled Secret Circle and The Ringer. News item from TV Line.


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TERRA NOVA

FOX cancelled Terra Nova on March 5, 2012, but several online sites are reporting that 20th Century TV is shopping the series to other networks. Sources: TV Guide, Huff Post TV, Den of Geek

Justified - FX Video Featurette: 'Rail Gun'

Source: Justified FX You Tube channel

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JUSTIFIED - FX VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'RAIL GUN'

Go Behind The Scenes of Justified and see how Quarles' 'Rail Gun' was made. Watch Justified on FX. All New, Tuesdays at 10PM ET/PT only on FX.

Justified's prop assistant Leonardo Coleman and actor Neal McDonough (Robert Quarles) participate in the video.

Justified - FX Video Featurette: 'Slaughterhouse Set Tour'

Source: Justified FX You Tube channel

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JUSTIFIED - FX VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'SLAUGHTERHOUSE SET TOUR'

Go Behind The Scenes of Justified and visit the Limehouse Slaughterhouse. Watch Justified on FX. All New, Tuesdays at 10PM ET/PT only on FX.

Justified's Production Designer David Blass and actor Mykelti Williamson are included in the video.

Supernatural Movie Marathon - Syfy: Schedule Sun Mar 18 '12

Source: Syfy schedulebot

SUPERNATURAL MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2012



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09:30 AM The Invisible

Not-so-super supernatural thriller about a teen (Justin Chatwin) hovering between the realms of the living and the dead.

Cast includes Hawaii Five-0's Alex O'Loughlin, Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Harrison, Kevin McNulty, Laara Sadiq, Glee's Cory Monteith, Leanne Adachi, Sanctuary's Christopher Heyerdahl and Ryan Kennedy.

Children of Men

11:30 AM Children Of Men

Captivating thriller set in 2027 London, where no children are being born and a reluctant activist (Clive Owen) tries to protect a woman who becomes pregnant. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script based on the P.D. James novel “The Children of Men.”

Cast includes Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Danny Huston, Charlie Hunnam, Paul Sharma, Tehmina Sunny and Pam Ferris.

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01:30 PM The Number 23

Psycho-illogical thriller about a man (Jim Carrey) whose obsession with the titular number might lead to doom for him and his loved ones.

Cast includes Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Arthur, Mark Pellegrino, Ed Lauter and Bones' Patricia Belcher.

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03:30 PM Highlander: The Source

Adrian Paul and Peter Wingfield star in this sequel that puts Duncan MacLeod and a group of immortals on a quest to locate the source of their immortality.

Cast includes Adrian Paul, Thekla Reuten, Cristian Solimeno, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes, Stephen Rahman Hughes, Stephen Wight and Thom Fell.

Rocketeer

05:30 PM The Rocketeer

In 1938 Los Angeles, a pilot (Bill Campbell) finds a rocket-pack that enables him to fly.

Cast includes Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Jon Polito, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, William Sanderson, Margo Martindale, Melora Hardin, Terry O'Quinn, Ed Lauter and James Handy.

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08:00 PM Angels & Demons

Tom Hanks returns to the role of Robert Langdon in this sequel to "The Da Vinci Code." Langdon uncovers the existence of the Illuminati, a secret sect thought to be defunct that plans to destroy the Catholic Church. Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist (Ayelet Zurer) on a globe-trotting quest to stop the plan before it can come to fruition. Directed by Ron Howard.

Cast includes Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl.

11:00 PM The Number 23

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01:00 AM Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes

Doug Bradley and Lance Henriksen star in this sequel about a demon summoned to mete out justice for the operators of an unscrupulous mortuary.

Cast includes Doug Bradley, Lance Henriksen, Lisa McAllister, Tess Panzer, Emanuel Parvu, Ioana Ginghina and Douglas Roberts.

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03:00 AM Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

Amy Manson and Bradley Taylor star in this sequel in the “revenge demon” franchise, in which the titular monster is summoned to end a long-running feud between two hill families. Lance Henriksen reprises his role as Ed Harley.

Cast includes Bob Gunter, Amy Manson, Bradley Taylor, Claire Lams, Rob Freeman, Ovidiu Niculescu, Peter Barnes and Lance Henriksen.

Horror Movie Marathon - Syfy: Schedule Mar 15 '12

Source: Syfy schedulebot

HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012



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06:30 PM Saw

Australian director and cowriter James Wan's debut feature is a twisted, squirm-inducingly nasty bit of work, which isn't a criticism because that's exactly what he and cowriter Leigh Whannell had in mind. Two strangers, middle-aged Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and seething slacker Adam (Whannell), awake at opposite ends of a large, dirty, industrial bathroom. Neither remembers how he got there. Each is chained by his ankle to a pipe. A man's corpse lies on the floor leaking blood, just out of reach, clutching a microcassette recorder and a gun...

Cast include Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Michael Emerson, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter and Tobin Bell.

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09:00 PM Dawn Of The Dead

A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Cast includes Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers and Stargate Universe's Louis Ferreira.

See No Evil

11:30 PM See No Evil

A group of juvenile delinquents are assigned the task to clean up an abandoned hotel, but a recluse psychopath, who was once shot in the head and left for dead by a local police officer, lurks in the darkness of its hallways plotting his revenge.

Cast includes Glenn Jacobs, Christina Vidal, Michael J. Pagan, Samantha Noble, Steven Vidler and Cecily Polson.

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01:30 AM Android Apocalypse

Scott Bairstow and Joseph Lawrence star in this sci-fi drama about a working-class human who must overcome his prejudice against androids to survive in a harsh environment. Directed by Paul Ziller.

Cast includes Wendy Anderson, Scott Bairstow, Joseph Lawrence, Ian Black, Brian Dueck, Mike Fleischhaker, Brian Hlushko, Shannon Jardine and Chris Jericho.

Eyeborgs

03:30 AM Eyeborgs

FBI Agent Gunner Reynolds (Adrian Paul) battles an army of weaponized security cameras that have been hacked by terrorists. The determined agent must convince the president to shut down his surveillance program before the machines take over.

Cast includes Highlander's Adrian Paul, Megan Blake, Luke Eberl and Tim Bell.

Being Human - BBC America - Video: 'The Graveyard Shift' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 10 '12

Source: You Tube

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BEING HUMAN - BBC AMERICA - VIDEO: 'THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012 AT 9/8C

Hal (Damien Molony) is unaccustomed to modern life, having sheltered himself from society to avoid the risk of killing. So when Annie (Lenora Crichlow) and Tom (Michael Socha) tell him he needs to get a job, he's filled with dread.

Guest stars include Anthony Flanagan, James Lance, Caryl Morgan, Laura Patch and Mark Williams.



Grimm - NBC Video: 'Plumed Serpent' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 9 '12

Source: NBC

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GRIMM - NBC VIDEO: 'PLUMED SERPENT' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 AT 9/8C

Nick finds himself in the heated world of Portland fire dancing where he meets a woman who might just be too hot to handle.

While investigating an arson-related homicide with Hank (Russell Hornsby), Nick (David Giuntoli) finds himself in the heated world of Portland fire-dancing where he meets a woman (guest star Danielle Panabaker) who might just be too hot to handle. With Monroe’s (Silas Weir Mitchell) help, Nick will have to find out if he can investigate the case without getting himself or those close to him burned.

Guest stars include Daniel Baldwin, Danielle Panabaker and Daniel Knight.




Blue Bloods - Live With Kelly: Donnie Wahlberg Video Interview

Source: You Tube

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BLUE BLOODS - LIVE WITH KELLY: DONNIE WAHLBERG VIDEO INTERVIEW

March 2, 2012 Live With Kelly episode.

Blue Bloods airs Friday at 10/9C on CBS.

Simon Baker - The Mentalist - CBS Video: 'Cheap Burgundy' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 8 '12

Source: CBS You Tube channel

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THE MENTALIST - CBS VIDEO: 'CHEAP BURGUNDY' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 AT 10/9C

The Mentalist is packing a punch with two new mysteries in one episode...that's twice the drama, twice the surprises, twice the Jane! Tune in on Thursday, March 8th at 10/9c only CBS!

Jane (Simon Baker) suspects that Agent Susan Darcy (Catherine Dent) has ulterior motives when she asks for his help with a homicide investigation. Meanwhile, the CBI team handles the murder of a young woman who was killed after meeting someone in an online chat room.

Catherine Dent (“The Shield”) returns as FBI Agent Susan Darcy.

Additional guest stars include Michael Rady, Craig Sheffer, Brad Beyer, Roxanne Hart, Perry King, Jonathan Chase, Gino Anthony Pesi, Marcos De La Cruz, Melissa Marsala, Stephanie Ittleson and Kelly Frye.



Tom Selleck - Blue Bloods - CBS Video: 'Reagan Vs. Reagan' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 9 '12

Source: CBS You Tube channel

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BLUE BLOODS - CBS VIDEO: 'REAGAN V REAGAN' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 AT 10/9C

Erin (Bridget Moynahan) and Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) face off in court when Danny is put on the stand in Erin's murder trail, on "BLUE BLOODS,' Friday, March 9.

As Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband, the defendant’s attorney is murdered and Danny is assigned to the investigation. When Danny is put on the stand to be questioned, things get heated between the brother and sister.

Guest stars include Abigail Hawk, Christina Brucato, Peter Rini, Aunjanue Ellis, Stephen McKinney Henderson, Ellen Parker, John Rothman, Jayne Atkinson, Tom Riis Farrell, Graham Winton, Jay O. Sanders and Joe Jones.



Once Upon A Time - Give Me My Remote TV: Ginnifer Goodwin Video Interview - Paley Fest 2012

Source: Give Me My Remote TV You Tube channel

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ONCE UPON A TIME - GIVE ME MY REMOTE TV: GINNIFER GOODWIN VIDEO INTERVIEW - PALEY FEST 2012

Before the PaleyFest panel honoring ONCE UPON A TIME, series star Ginnifer Goodwin talks with reporters about her character's journey with Charming and Snow's feud with the Queen.

Once Upon A Time airs Sunday at 8/7C on ABC.

The Big Bang Theory - CBS Video: 'The Weekend Vortex ' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 8 '12

Source: CBS You Tube channel

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THE BIG BANG THEORY - CBS VIDEO: 'THE WEEKEND VORTEX' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 AT 8/7C

Get ready for the ultimate nerd-fest! But there's just one problem...the girlfriend! Tune in on Thursday, March 8th at 8/7c only CBS!

Sheldon chooses to play video games with the guys rather than go with Amy to her aunt’s birthday party.

Guest stars include Carol Ann Susi and Kevin Sussman.


Merlin - Syfy Video: 'A Herald Of The New Age' Episode Trailer Airs Mar 10 '12

Source: Syfy

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MERLIN - SYFY VIDEO: 'A HERALD OF THE NEW AGE' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2012 AT 10/9C

The discovery of a forest shrine unleashes a horror for Elyan, Merlin, and Camelot. Merlin Friday at 10/9c.

The knights come across a shrine built on a site where druids were massacred and a thirsty Elyan (Adetomiwa Edun) inadvertently desecrates it by drinking from its well.

Guest stars include Adetomiwa Edun, Eoin Macken, Rupert Young, Tom Hopper, Nicholas Croucher and Nathaniel Parker.