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Dexter Kills (In The Ratings)

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This past weekend was a good one for Showtime, which premiered two of its powerhouse shows Dexter and Californication.  Both shows scored series highs and THR reported that Dexter brought in 1.5 million viewers, up 25% from last year, and Californication brought in 800,000, which is up 57% from last season’s premiere. The Dexter premiere brought… [Continue Reading]

Dollhouse, Smallville Post Disappointing Numbers

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Last week proved to be a poor one for genre TV, as Joss Whedon’s high-concept Dollhouse and the CW’s “what-Superman-mythos-can-we-destroy-this-year” Smallville each snagged just over 2.5 million viewers. For Smallville, the numbers matter little at this point.  The series is beginning Season 9, already planned to be its last, so even the most show-destroying of… [Continue Reading]

Truth, Justice and the American Way

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Smallville, the CW’s show that explores Superman’s life before he became the Man of Steel, is having its 9th and final season premiere tonight at 9/8c. Now I know a lot of people, myself included, have their pet peeves regarding Smallville… like how he still doesn’t fly, this is his life leading up to being… [Continue Reading]

True Blood Review: "Frenzy"

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In what is probably a wise decision, HBO is holding off on the Season 2 finale of True Blood, instead re-airing episodes 9, 10, and 11 next week. It’s a great thing for anyone who isn’t all caught up yet, but two weeks does seem like an awful long time to wait after the setup… [Continue Reading]

Stargate Coming to DVD

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Although it was jump started after the original 1994 Stargate film, the television career of the franchise began with the SG-1 pilot “Children of the Gods,” which picked up where the movie left off. This introduced an audience to a new galaxy – a world of friends and enemies that became television’s longest running science… [Continue Reading]

Will Smith and SciFi to Team Up

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SciFi is lucky enough to get their paws on superstar Will Smith! I’m pretty sure I’m jealous of SciFi. The team of Smith/SciFi will be working on a two hour movie called Unfinished Business, which will join The Phantom and Riverworld as potential series pilots for the network. The Hollywood Reporter gives us the plot:… [Continue Reading]

Vampire Diaries on CW

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Speaking of that rash of vampirism which is spreading across the land, the CW is currently working on a new series entitled Vampire Diaries, based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith. It’s no surprise that Vampire Diaries comes to the CW through Alloy Entertainment, who also gave the network GossipGirl and Privileged. Viewers… [Continue Reading]

True Blood Returns

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The telepathic barmaid (Anna Paquin) and Vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer) are bloodthirsty and ready to bring a hot new season of sex, lies, and southern hospitality back to HBO.  The second season of True Blood returns Sun. June 14 at 9 pm.  According to Variety, there’s a plethora of new, compelling subplots including a twisted… [Continue Reading]

Estate of Panic: Sci-Fi Channel’s New Reality Thriller

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According to IESB.net, Production commenced this week in Argentina on Sci-Fi Channel’s new reality thriller series Estate of Panic.  Actor Steve Valentine (Crossing Jordan) will host the show, raged has television’s most physically and psychologically challenging competition show yet. From Endemol USA, best known as the force behind the hit series reality Fear Factor, Estate… [Continue Reading]

Whither Fear Itself?

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NBC ordered thirteen episodes of the horror anthology series Fear Itself, but has aired only eight of the episodes. With the Olympics at an end and the new fall season beginning in two weeks, there seems little opportunity for the final five to air. Ben Silverman, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment told iF Magazine in late July,… [Continue Reading]

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