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Airdate: Warehouse 13
The SciFi Channel will premiere US scifi series co-created by Buffy writer Jane Espenson described as “part The X-Files, part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part Moonlighting.”
The series follows starring two Secret Service agents, who find themselves abruptly transferred to Warehouse 13 — a top-secret storage facility which houses supernatural objects in windswept South Dakota.
The series stars Joanne Kelly and Eddie McClintock as agents reassigned to retrieve missing objects and investigate reports of new ones.
McClintock plays Pete Lattimer, a handsome, athletic Secret Service Agent whose impulsive, intuitive nature …
True Horror
If you love a good horror yarn, then you should probably skip True Horror, a 3 part documentary series coming up on SBS.
At least, skip the first chapter, “Werewolves” which airs this Sunday night. If the first instalment is anything to go by, I won’t be back for the next two on “Frankenstein” and “Dracula.” Not to be confused with the True Horror series narrated by actor Richard Head (Little Britain, Merlin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), this is essentially a drama re-enactment purporting to be a documentary.
Produced by Hardy Pictures for …
Joss Whedon to direct Glee
Joss Whedon will direct an upcoming episode of Glee.
The creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse and Serenity will helm one of the newly-approved ‘back nine’ episodes recently ordered by FOX. Whedon also has musical form with his renowned Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
As co-creator Ryan Murphy confirmed: “Joss directed one of the great musical episodes in the history of television on Buffy so this is a great, if unexpected, fit. I’m thrilled he’ll be loaning us his fantastic, groundbreaking talent.”
Whedon is expected to tackle the episode after wrapping the 13-episode …
Supernatural creator eyes 2010 finale (kinda…)
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke plans to end his series in May 2010. Kinda…
“I did set out [to] tell a five-season storyline,” he told EW.com. “Quite frankly, I never expected [the show] to make it to five years. But now that we’re in our fifth year, I have every intention of ending the story with a bang and not drawing it out or watering it down.”
“That having been said,” Kripke continues, “I’m looking at this season as the last chapter in this particular story. That doesn’t mean there can’t be a new …
Torchwood Series 2 on ABC2
ABC2 will continue with the second series of Torchwood on Friday nights when the first season ends next month.
Although these episodes aired on the old TEN HD Channel (sob!) they were easily missed by many.
At least ABC2 has been airing them consistently each week.
The first ep of S2 “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” with Buffy’s James Marsters screens 8:30pm Friday September 18th.
Airdate: Dollhouse “The Future Project”
FOX8 will screen the “extra” episode of Dollhouse, filmed at a time during contractual differences between FOX and production company 20th Century Fox Television.
Unaired in the US it was released on DVDs as “Epitaph One.” But oddly, Foxtel has chosen to rebrand the episode as “The Future Project.”
The year is 2019, and the world is broken. A small band of survivors discover an abandoned Dollhouse and – as they explore its shell – begin to understand the shadowy organisation and start to suspect it may have been responsible for the current …
James Marsters joins Caprica
James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is joining the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, says EW.com.
He will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum of three episodes. Driven by desires both moralistic and carnal, Barnabus is as lethal as he is unpredictable.
Best known for his role as punk-goth vampire Spike on Buffy and Angel, Marsters recently appeared in roles for Without a Trace, Smallville and Torchwood.
Caprica is set to premiere in the US on January 22nd.
Source: EW.com
Airdate: Saving Grace
Saving Grace, Holly Hunter’s drama in which she appears as an Oklahoma City police detective who has spiralled along a path of self-destruction comes to the Showcase channel this month.
After witnessing a horrific tragedy, Grace Hanadarko turns to alcohol with a vengeance. Grace combines her drinking with driving and the results have her striking a man out for a walk. Distraught, she asks for help and it arrives in a form she least expected; and his name is Earl.
Earl offers to help Grace get back on track in her life. As …
Airdate: Dollhouse
Joss Whedon’s latest series, Dollhouse, will hit Aussie screens at 8:30pm Tuesday June 9th on FOX8.
The series features former Buffy actress Eliza Dushku as Echo, an “Active,” a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas.
Dollhouse revolves around Echo’s blossoming self-awareness and her desire to discover her true identity. But with each new engagement comes a new memory and increased danger inside and outside the Dollhouse.
Hired by the wealthy, powerful and …
World of Make Believe
In the last few years Britain has renewed its television love affair with the fantasy genre. The success of Doctor Who has led to newer shows in Torchwood, Primeval and now, Merlin.
Producer and Co-Creator Johnny Capps actually began work in the genre with Hex in 2004. Despite being an American-dominated form of television, he tells TV Tonight Britain has embraced fantasy once more.
“There’s been quite a few actually. I think that kind of appointment television in England on a Saturday night has become quite a big thing. If you look at …
Vale: Andy Hallett
Andy Hallett, who starred as Lorne (“the Host”) on Angel, died of heart failure this week aged 33.
He reportedly passed away in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with heart disease, with his father by his side.
Hallett appeared on more than 70 episodes of the Buffy spinoff, Angel, between 2000 and 2004. E! notes his character on Angel was Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan, or Lorne for short. Hallett’s Lorne was a friendly demon, who, when not assisting Angel and his team in the investigation of various and sundry underworld …
Vale: Steve Gilborn
Steven Gilborn, best known as the father of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on Ellen, died last week. He was 72.
He died of cancer.
Gilborn also played the maths teacher on The Wonder Years and appeared in Damages, The Bernie Mac Show, NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The West Wing, The Practice, L.A. Law, Columbo and Law & Order.
His film credits include Nurse Betty Doctor Doolittle, The Brady Bunch Movie and The Late Shift.
Gilborn is survived by his wife of 42 years, photographer Karen Halverson, two daughters and four grandchildren.
Source: Variety