Star Trek: The Next Generation - BBC America: Season 3 Minithon Schedule Dec 29 '12

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - BBC AMERICA: SEASON THREE MINITON SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012


Star Trek: The Next Generation season seven cast includes Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton and Gates McFadden.


5:00PM Booby Trap

While the Away Team investigates an ancient warship, the Enterprise is bombarded by deadly waves of radiation and is crippled by a sudden power loss.

Guest stars include Susan Gibney, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Albert Hall and Julie Warner.

6:00PM The Enemy

Geordi (LeVar Burton) is stranded on a planet where a Romulan ship has crashed, while Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) tries to save an injured officer from the downed craft.

Guest stars include John Snyder, Andreas Katsulas, Colm Meaney and Steve Rankin.

The Walking Dead - TV Guide: The Best TV Shows of 2012

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TV GUIDE: THE BEST TV SHOWS OF 2012


... 5. The Walking Dead

The third season of The Walking Dead kept the adrenaline pumping not just by killing zombies (though they've done plenty of that), but by highlighting the bleak truth that their living adversaries are even scarier. The sword-wielding Michonne (Danai Guera) and the smooth-talking Governor (David Morrisey) are formidable human foes. The continuing threat of zombie attacks (RIP, T-Dog and Lori!) have driven Rick (a never-better Andrew Lincoln) toward the darkest edges of his humanity. On The Walking Dead, though, it's hard to really know just where that edge is, if it exists at all.

The Walking Dead season 3.5 premieres Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 9/8C on AMC TV.

Game of Thrones - TV Guide: The Best TV Shows of 2012

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TV GUIDE: BEST TV SHOWS OF 2012


... 9. Game of Thrones

This year, Game of Thrones turned Westeros on its head. With Ned Stark dead, the battle for the Iron Throne became fiercer than ever. Alliances were made (and betrayed), while the promise for power exposed people's true motives. While we lost many beloved characters, we made many new friends and enemies as well. Though the series sometimes verges on the convoluted, Game of Thrones proved once again that viewers don't have to sacrifice thought-provoking character study to enjoy some visceral blood and gore. Plus: The battle of Blackwater? 'Nuff said...


Game of Thrones season three premieres Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 9/8C on HBO.

Once Upon A Time - TV Guide: 2012's Best Episodes

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TV GUIDE: 2012's Best Episodes: Fringe Goes Back to the Future and Once Gets Magical

Dec 24, 2012
by TV Guide News


Deaths! Interrogations! Plane crashes! Breakups! Weddings! Catfights! Sex dreams! TV had it all this year. From Desperate Housewives' fitting farewell to Fringe's powerful flash-forward, 2012 served up some remarkable hours of television, and we've assembled the top 25 episodes. Which ones made the cut? Tune in all week to see the full list.

Here are Episodes 20-16. (Catch up with Episodes 25-21.)


... 16. "A Land Without Magic," Once Upon a Time


Once shocks viewers in the Season 1 finale by actually breaking the curse (the very curse we all thought wouldn't be broken for many seasons)! Plus: Emma becomes the savior of Storybrooke by fighting a dragon (!) before her parents, Snow White and Prince Charming, reunite in a heartfelt scene that is as iconic as the fairy tales on which the show is based. By the end of the hour, the ominous arrival of magic in Storybrooke is just icing on the season-long cake.

Check back all week to see the rest of the list!


Once Upon A Time returns with NEW episodes on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 8/7C on ABC. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO PREVIEW OF 'THE CRICKET GAME.'

Fringe - TV Guide: 2012's Best Episodes

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TV GUIDE: 2012's Best Episodes: Fringe Goes Back to the Future and Once Gets Magical

Dec 24, 2012
by TV Guide News


Deaths! Interrogations! Plane crashes! Breakups! Weddings! Catfights! Sex dreams! TV had it all this year. From Desperate Housewives' fitting farewell to Fringe's powerful flash-forward, 2012 served up some remarkable hours of television, and we've assembled the top 25 episodes. Which ones made the cut? Tune in all week to see the full list.

Here are Episodes 20-16. (Catch up with Episodes 25-21.)


... 19. "Letters of Transit," Fringe


Fringe has a tradition of going all-out strange for the 19th episode of every season, but Season 4's trip to the future is particularly enlightening, since the current fifth season takes place in 2036. In the Observer-occupied future, Olivia, Peter, Walter and Astrid amber themselves to avoid arrest, since they know how to take down the bald-headed bastards who are killing the Earth. Peter and Olivia's long-missing daughter Etta is the Fringe Division agent who frees them from the amber. Her moving reunion with her father in the episode's closing minutes has us reaching for the Kleenex...

Check back all week to see the rest of the list!

Fringe returns with NEW episodes on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9/8C on FOX. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO PREVIEW OF 'THE BOY MUST LIVE.'

Mark Harmon - NCIS - USA Network: Marathon Schedule Dec 31 '12

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NCIS - USA NETWORK: NEW YEAR'S EVE MARATHON SCHEDULE - MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012


NCIS cast includes Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander, Cote de Pablo, David McCallum, Brian Dietzen, Lauren Holly, Alan Dale and Rocky Carroll.


06:00 AM VANISHED

A Marine helicopter is found abandoned in a crop circle on a farm, and the two pilots, who were out on a proficiency flight, can't be located.

Guest stars include Timothy Bottoms, Tom Bower, Robert Rusler, Jeremy Garrett, Jennifer Hall, Rob Boltin, Don Swayze and Todd Kimsey.

07:00 AM LT. JANE DOE

Two seamen (Chris Heuisler, Donnie Jeffcoat) stumble upon the body of a female Navy lieutenant, and, in the absence of an ID, Gibbs' team races to find her identity.

Guest stars include Amy Sloan, Ben Reed, Jack Kehler, David Marciano, Kent Faulcon, Donnie Jeffcoat, Chris Heuisler and Mariela Santos.

Doctor Who - BBC: Matt Smith & Jenna-Louise Coleman Video Interview

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DOCTOR WHO - BBC VIDEO: MATT SMITH AND JENNA-LOUISE COLEMAN ON 'THE SNOWMEN' CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - BBC ONE [AND BBC AMERICA] - AIRS DECEMBER 25, 2012

Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman discuss the 2012 Christmas Special.

This year’s ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special ‘The Snowmen’ will be on 25 December at 5.15pm on BBC1 in the UK, and in the US, on BBC America at 9/8C.

Mark Harmon - NCIS - USA Network: Marathon Schedule Dec 29 '12

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NCIS - USA NETWORK: HOLIDAY RECOVERY MARATHON SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012


NCIS cast includes Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander, Cote de Pablo, David McCallum, Brian Dietzen, Lauren Holly, Alan Dale and Rocky Carroll.


09:00 AM TWILIGHT

The investigation into the murders of two Navy officers leads to the discovery that the killings are part of a bigger plan---which includes the assassination of Gibbs (Mark Harmon). And Gibbs' nemesis the terrorist Ari (Rudolf Martin) could be the mastermind.

Guest stars include Rudolf Martin, Benjamin John Parrillo, Shane Conrad, Dennis Cockrum, Alan Dale, Joe Spano and Ryan Culver.

Merlin - Merlin Official: Rupert Young & Bradley James Video Interview

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MERLIN OFFICIAL VIDEO: Rupert Young tells us why Sir Leon is the real star of Merlin

Little known fact: Forget Colin Morgan and Bradley James, Rupert Young aka Sir Leon is the real star of the Merlin show. In this short clip Bradley interviews Rupert and we see some never before seen clips from behind the scenes of Merlin... sorry, 'Sir Leon' as it should be called.

Merlin season five premieres in the US on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 10/9C on Syfy.

Fringe - FOX Video Featurette: Noble Intentions: 'Anomaly XB-6783746'

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FRINGE - FOX VIDEO FEATURETTE: NOBLE INTENTIONS: 'ANOMALY XB-6783746'

The Boy Observer answers the question that's been on everyone's minds: "Who is Donald?"

Don't miss an all-new episode of Fringe on FRIDAY, January 11, 2013 at 9/8c, on FOX!

Doctor Who - The Independent: Matt Smith Interview

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THE INDEPENDENT: Interview with ‘Doctor Who’ star Matt Smith: ‘The essence of the show is the same – old alien, hot chick travel through the universe’

By Neela Debnath
Monday, 24 December 2012


Neela Debnath caught up with Matt Smith on the set of ‘Doctor Who’ to talk about the upcoming Christmas special ‘The Snowmen’ and working with Jenna-Louise Coleman...




... Q: What is the difference between the dynamic of the relationship between you and Karen and you and Jenna?


Matt Smith: "Fundamentally, they are different people, so therefore they are different actors. Steven [Moffat] is absolutely writing a different companion and the Doctor is a different man to when I first started. He’s a bit more fully formed now but he’s lived a bit more. He’s got a bit older, he’s lost a lot more and all those things affect how a character is. Add into that, a different type of companion. She’s [Jenna’s character] a completely different type of companion because she’s a completely different person who belongs to completely different times.

The Doctor under Amy and Rory eventually became like their pet, he was just this sort of strange pet that could talk, that would sweep in every now and then. He’s meeting someone new because he presents himself in a hew light and she forces him to be a different version of himself slightly.

As always with Doctor Who, the essence and heartbeat of the show is the same – old alien, hot chick travel through the universe and get into capers. That will always be the heartbeat of the show and it’s whether it’s more flirtatious, whether there’s more attraction, whether there’s more zing, you’ll have to wait and find out. I’m sure we’ll cover all that territory..."


This year’s ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special ‘The Snowmen’ will be on 25 December at 5.15pm on BBC1 in the UK, and in the US, on BBC America at 9/8C.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO PREVIEW.

Doctor Who - BBC: Jenna-Louise Coleman Video Interview

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DOCTOR WHO - BBC VIDEO: Jenna-Louise Coleman: Becoming the Companion

Jenna-Louise Coleman talks about the audition process and teaming up with Matt Smith.

The Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special, 'The Snowmen,' airs Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 9/8C on BBC America in the US.

Cast includes Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Ian McKellen (as the voice of Snowmen), Dan Starkey, Catrin Stewart, Tom Ward and Liz White.

Firefly Marathon - TV Worth Watching: Best Bets Dec 24 '12 - Science Channel

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TV WORTH WATCHING: BEST BETS MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012


... FIREFLY MARATHON
Science Channel, 7:00 a.m. ET


Science Channel has gotten a lot of mileage out of this 2002 Joss Whedon sci-fi series, but – like all Whedon series – it holds up extremely well to repeated viewings. Since this show came and went (too quickly) on Fox, for example, Nathan Fillion, who plays the Rockford-like Captain Mal, has risen to stardom in the title role of ABC’s Castle, and Morena Baccarin, as the for-hire “companion” Inara, has spent the past two years playing Mrs. Brody on Showtime’s Homeland. But this time around, watch, in particular, for the “Our Mrs. Reynolds” episode at 1 p.m. ET. It features a tour de force chameleonic performance by guest star Christina Hendricks, who, at this point, still was five years away from playing office sexpot Joan on Mad Men.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE FIREFLY MARATHON SCHEDULE

Doctor Who - Yahoo! TV: Tuesday's Picks Dec 25 '12 - BBC America 9/8C

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Yahoo! TV: Tuesday's Picks: What to Watch Tuesday, December 25, 2012

A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites


... Doctor Who

Tuesday 9 PM on BBC America


“Doctor Who” Christmas specials are a holiday tradition for die-hard fans of the British sci-fi classic. But this year’s installment, “The Snowmen,” might look a little different: The “Who” opening theme and credits have been completely revamped, and the Doctor gets a new companion in Jenna-Louise Coleman’s Clara. But the story is classic “Who”: The good Doctor travels to Victorian times to battle an evil physician (Richard E. Grant) and an army of creepy snowmen who don’t look at all jolly.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO PREVIEW OF DOCTOR WHO'S 'THE SNOWMEN'