BEING HUMAN - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: 'MAKING HISTORY' EPISODE TRAILER - AIRS SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012 AT 9/8C
Cutler (Andrew Gower) takes Tom (Michael Socha) under his wing; Annie (Lenora Crichlow) travels into purgatory to see what the future holds; Hal's (Damien Molony) wicked past catches up with him.
Guest stars include Natalie Burt, Kate Bracken, Gina Bramhill and Mark Gatiss.
Source: Yahoo! TV [follow link for complete column]
YAHOO! TV - Weekend Picks - What to Watch This Weekend
A list of can't-miss hot shows, undiscovered gems and fan favorites airing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday
... Game of Thrones
SUNDAY 9 PM on HBO
TOP PICK
Season Premiere: The battle for the Iron Throne rages on as the sophomore season of HBO's acclaimed medieval epic debuts this week. And there are plenty of contenders vying to rule Westeros: the cruel child-king Joffrey and his conniving mother, Cersei; the late Ned Stark's son Robb and his rugged army to the north; and dragon-blooded princess Daenerys, who now wanders the desert with her exiled followers. Take notes; there will be a test later.
SPACE TWISTER - SYFY VIDEO: SNEAK PEEK # 2 - PREMIERES SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 AT 9/8C
Watch a sneak peek from the upcoming Syfy Original Movie "Space Twister." Premieres Saturday April 28 9/8C.
Erica Cerra, star of Syfy’s hit series Eureka, plays the mother of a teenage genius in Space Twister, premiering Saturday, April 28 at 9PM. Other-worldly storms -- similar to the ones comprising the eye of Jupiter – begin destroying the planet, disintegrating everything they touch. A high school student’s science project becomes the mysterious key to ending the catastrophic storms and saving civilization. A production of Cinetel, Space Twister co-stars Mitch Pileggi (Sons of Anarchy).
Cast includes Eureka's Erica Cerra, Sons of Anarchy Mitch Pileggi, David Sutcliffe, Leah Cairns, Brett Dier, Luisa D'Oliveira, Cindy Busby and Jon Mack.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - BBC AMERICA: MARATHON SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012
Cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Longmire's Katee Sackhoff, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Tahmoh Penikett, Michael Trucco and Alessandro Juliani.
The Cylons were created by man. They were created to make life easier on the Twelve Colonies. And then the day came when The Cylons decided to kill their masters...
In a far-flung star system, a 40-year armistice between the Twelve Colonies of Man and the rebelling Cylon robots is broken when the Cylons launch a surprise nuclear attack, virtually wiping out human existence. All that remains is a population of 50,000 humans spread among a ragtag fleet of spacecraft, led by the aging battlestar Galactica. Amidst the uncertainty of an apocalyptic aftermath, the precious few survivors cling to their hope of finding a new home: the legendary 13th Colony called Earth.
04:00 AM Original Mini-Series Part 1
In Part 1 of a two-part chilling revival of the original 1978-79 TV series, Adama (Edward James Olmos) and Galactica are called back to service after a genocidal Cylon attack destroys the 12 colonies. Meanwhile, the survivors regroup under Adam's estranged son (Jame Bamber) and the new president (Mary McDonnell).
06:00 AM Original Mini-Series Part 2
Conclusion. As Adama (Edward James Olmos) and President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) debate civilian and military priorities, amoral scientist Gaius Baltar (James Callis) is bedeviled by a seductive Cylon (Tricia Helfer) who makes her presence felt through a chip in his brain.
08:00 AM Razor, Part 1
A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.
Cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Michelle Forbes, Graham Beckel, Stephanie Jacobsen, Matthew Bennett, Steve Bacic, Brad Dryborough, Vincent Gale, Peter Flemming and Peter Bryant.
In a flashback to the days of Admiral Helena Cain's (Michelle Forbes) command of the Pegasus, officer Kendra Shaw (Stephanie Jacobsen) remembers a time the Admiral shot her Executive Officer point blank when he refused to comply with her orders.
09:00 AM Razor, Part 2
10:00 AM The Plan
Examining the events of the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" series from the point of view of the space-opera's villains, the human-like Cylons, from their devastating attack on the Colonies through the plotlines of the fourth season.
Cast includes Edward James Olmos, Dean Stockwell, Michael Trucco, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Rick Worthy, Lymari Nadal, Matthew Bennett, Rekha Sharma, Tricia Helfer, Alisen Down, Alonso Oyarzun and Colin Corrigan.
12:00 PM No Exit
Ellen Tigh (Kate Vernon) resurfaces among the Cylons; Anders (Michael Trucco) tells Kara (Katee Sackhoff) that he remembers everything.
Guest stars include Kate Vernon, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Dean Stockwell, John Hodgman, Kerry Norton and Darcy Laurie.
01:00 PM Deadlock
Ellen (Kate Vernon) reunites with the "Final Five" Cylons; the rebel Cylons consider abandoning the Colonial fleet.
Guest stars include Kate Vernon, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Roark Critchlow, Bodie Olmos, Keegan Connor Tracy, G. Patrick Currie, Brad Dryborough, Lara Gilchrist, Stargate Universe's Patrick Gilmore and Rebecca Davis.
02:00 PM Someone to Watch Over Me
Kara (Katee Sackhoff) tries to reconcile her identity with her grisly find on Earth while the Cylons on Galactica want to charge Boomer (Grace Park) with treason.
Guest stars include Kate Vernon, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Roark Critchlow, Bodie Olmos, Brad Dryborough, Iliana Gomez-Martinez, Sonja Bennett, Darcy Laurie, Stargate Universe's Patrick Gilmore, Cherilynn Fulbright, Curtis Caravaggio, Ivan Cermak and Torrance Coombs.
03:00 PM Islanded in a Stream of Stars
While Helo (Tahmoh Penikett) copes with the abduction of Hera (Iliana Gomez-Martinez), Galactica's damages overwhelm the crew's repair efforts.
Guest stars include Kate Vernon, Donnelly Rhodes, Rekha Sharma, Dean Stockwell, Bodie Olmos, David Patrick Green, Kerry Norton, Iliana Gomez-Martinez, Lara Gilchrist, Leela Savasta, Darcy Laurie, Susan Hogan and William Samples.
04:00 PM Daybreak, Part 1
Adama (Edward James Olmos) calls for volunteers for a final mission.
Guest stars include Kate Vernon, Rick Worthy, Donnelly Rhodes, Matthew Bennett, Rekha Sharma, Dean Stockwell, Bodie Olmos, Leah Cairns, Colin Lawrence, Brad Dryborough, Lara Gilchrist, Colin Corrigan, Leela Savasta, Darcy Laurie, Tobias Mehler, Simone Bailly and Kevin McNulty.
05:00 PM Daybreak: Part 2 (Two Hour Episode)
Adama (Edward James Olmos) and the volunteers take the Galactica to Cavil's (Dean Stockwell) base in a bid to recover Hera (Iliana Gomez-Martinez) in the finale of the fourth season and the series.
Guest stars include Callum Keith Rennie, Rekha Sharma, Kate Vernon, Matthew Bennett, Rick Worthy, Mark Sheppard, Donnelly Rhodes, Dean Stockwell, Leah Cairns, Bodie Olmos, Darcy Laurie, Tobias Mehler, Simone Bailly, Kevin McNulty and Dan Payne,
LOS ANGELES TIMES SHOW TRACKER: 'Fringe' Friday: Show runners J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner talk Season 4
March 30, 2012
by Andrew Hanson
I might not be the best person to interview the cast and crew of “Fringe.” I’m sure many fans would love for me to grill anyone I get access to for details about where the show is going or what to expect next, but I’m not a fan of spoilers myself. Even to the point where I try to keep myself away from the previews of next week’s episodes (though I almost always fail on that attempt).
When I have had the pleasure of speaking to a John Noble, Anna Torv or Josh Jackson, the conversation always seems to shift to a joint admiration for the depth of the characters and themes of the show. Much of that depth comes from the work of “Fringe” show runners Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. I was lucky enough to get a few minutes of their time to chat about Season 4, Wyman’s directorial debut, and what we have to look forward to in the upcoming episodes of “Fringe...”
... Show Tracker: I’ve had the opportunity to talk to John and Anna a few times in the past. I always comment on how “Fringe” must be a thrill ride for the actors.
Pinkner: "The truth is series television becomes inevitably a grind for the actors. One thing our show does is it constantly challenges them. We happen to have very brilliant actors who respond to the challenge and get to re-imagine the roles that they’ve been playing. Find the shades of how that same human being is different based on different life experiences. It’s a wonderfully challenging and invigorating opportunity for them, and the results we get to see on screen are fresh. No one ever gets bored of their job."
Wyman: "They do an incredible job, digesting and interpreting what we throw at them. We are very fortunate because they never kick anything back and say “What?” We can give them the craziest things and they come at them with the greatest attitude, and they always exceed our expectations."
Show Tracker: A big part of that must be how human the story you come up with for “Fringe” can be.
Wyman: "They’re all morality tales. Jeff and I both feel that the more far out science fiction gets, at least good science fiction, the more it depicts the human condition. That’s what it is all about, learning to be a better person or getting insight into yourself through this wonderful world. If you take any episode or any of our “bad guys” or guest stars, they’re a mirror to the theme of the episode, and it is always about the human condition."
Pinkner: "Specifically vis a vis science. We said early on and maintain in the show that any kind of human discovery or scientific advancement is in itself objectively neutral..."
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Matt's TV Week in Review
Mar 30, 2012
by Matt Roush
... TWISTS AND TURNS: As our Watercooler rightly noted, excellent game-changer on The Vampire Diaries, as the season-long hunt to kill those dastardly Originals (most especially Klaus) took an unexpected turn. And not just because Klaus had Bonnie cast a spell (using a threat against Jeremy as leverage) to break the curse linking the Original family, meaning that killing one — in this case, Finn — won't kill all the others. Good thing, too, because after our heroes took down Finn, all those he turned, including the feisty Sage, expired. Which means (cue Elena exposition): "If the Originals die, so do all of you. The entire vampire species would just be dead." No more Salvatores? No more show. Time to round up the rest of those white-oak stakes — except Alaric's is missing. Damn his psycho alter ego! If/when he snaps, he could do some serious damage to eons of bloodsuckers...
GAME OF THRONES - HBO VIDEO FEATURETTE: 'NOWHERE TO HIDE' SEASON TWO PROMO
Catch the season 2 premiere on Sunday, April 1st.
Game of Thrones season two cast includes Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Iain Glen, Jack Gleeson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Gwendoline Christie and Roy Dotrice.
Game of Thrones season two premieres Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 9/8C on HBO.
SCIFI NOW MAGAZINE: Game Of Thrones Season 2 exclusive with DB Weiss and David Benioff
Game Of Thrones executive producers DB Weiss and David Benioff talk exclusively to SciFiNow about Season 2, battles, JRR Tolkien and book six of George RR Martin’sA Song Of Ice And Fire.
March 31, 2012
by James Hoare
This time last year and neither of Game Of Thrones‘ executive production duo of ‘Dan’ DB Weiss and David Benioff would have particularly impressive rosters on IMDb – Benioff’s screenwriting credits on Troy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Kite Runner being the very definition of mixed messages.
Now they’ve not only brought to life one of the world’s biggest fantasy sagas, but turned Game Of Thrones into a HBO hit that threatens to grow with each series. We got an exclusive interview with the duo to talk Game Of Thrones Season 2, book 6 of A Song Of Ice And Fire and how George RR Martin stands up to JRR Tolkien at the launch party for Game Of Thrones: The Complete First Season...
... Q: We’ve heard Game Of Thrones Season 2 described as the ‘season of battles’ – do you think it lives up to that?
DB Weiss: "There are battles in Season 2."
David Benioff: "I’d say ‘battle’."
DB Weiss: "I’d say it’s more about the lead up to war, the drum beat to war, what happens when there’s a vacuum that needs to be filled and more than one person is there to fill it..."
In the UK, Game Of Thrones Season 2 begins April 2 on Sky Atlantic HD. In the USA, Game of Thrones season two premieres Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 9/8C on HBO.
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Matt's TV Week in Review
Mar 30, 2012
by Matt Roush
... JUST BRILLIANT: FX's Justified hurtles toward this season's end game with Neal McDonough (the unhinged Quarles) and Jeremy Davies (deranged, disheveled Dickie) duking it out for top honors as the most pathetically desperate villain in all of Harlan County. Quarles is on a murderous rampage, slaughtering two of Boyd's drug mules, while hit men from Detroit seek to bring him down. Nice cameo by Adam Arkin as Quarles' vengeful boss, Theo Tonin, and I sure do hope we get to see him talk into the ear he carries around with him before it's over. Favorite line, as Raylan takes down the Detroit thugs, coming up empty on the Quarles hunt: "Ever get the feeling God's laughin' at ya?" To which Art, along for the ride, responds: "Why? Just 'cause we shot the guy that's looking to kill they guy that you're just dyin' to see dead?" Yeah, something like that.
We leave the twisty story with Quarles as Boyd's prisoner, tasered and chained to a bed in the whore-trailer. With a bounty on his head — $100,000 dead, double that if he's brought in alive — Duffy advises Boyd to snuff the psycho now. But do they ever listen?
The Kasterborous PodKast: PodKast with a Convention!
By Christian Cawley
March 31, 2012
This week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) focuses on the recent official Doctor Who Convention event, which took place on the weekend of March 24th/25th.
Comprising costume displays, presentations from Millenium FX and the Restoration Team, demonstrations from Danny Hargreaves and his special effects team and panels featuring key personnel from the show – not to mention autograph sessions – the event was a roaring success.
In the podKast, editor Christian Cawley shares his recollections and feelings about the event with James McLean and Brian Terranova, plus there is a special brief chat with ... Caro Skinner, Karen Gillan, Steven Moffat, Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith!
