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The Paley Center for Media is partnering with Bidding for Good, giving fans of the annual PaleyFest the chance to own some unique and one-of-a-kind memorabilia from past PaleyFest and Public Programs.

The PaleyFest Auction items include autographed programs and posters from Dexter, True Blood, Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks and Recreation, Supernatural and much more. Bids will be taken on items like a track suit worn and signed by Glee’s Jane Lynch, a VIP set visit with the ladies of Hot in Cleveland – Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Wendi Malick, and Jane Leeves, and a once-in-a-lifetime script table read with the cast of Modern Family.

Bidding starts at 8 AM on Friday, March 2 and ends on Thursday, March 15 at 11:59 PM.

Please visit Bidding for Good for more information on the auction and watch as more items are added during the upcoming PaleyFest 2012.

All proceeds benefit The Paley Center for Media.

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TV Guide Magazine invites readers to vote in the “Second Annual Fan Favorites Awards“, which celebrate the best shows and stars in television. Readers can cast their vote on the TV Guide Magazine Facebook page, where they can also enter to win a trip to the TV Guide Magazine 2012 Hot List Party.

Voting is open now through March 16, 2012 on Facebook, and fans can vote as many times as they would like to support their favorite show. One new category will be posted per day, and fans can vote on the previous days’ nominees as well. The Fan Favorites winners will be revealed in the April 16 issue of TV Guide Magazine, available on newsstands April 12, 2012.

Selected by TV Guide Magazine editors, the 2012 Fan Favorites nominees are:

Favorite Drama: The Good Wife, Downton Abbey, Homeland, Game of Thrones, NCIS, Mad Men, Justified, Breaking Bad, Fringe, The Killing

Favorite Comedy: Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, Community, The Middle, Two and a Half Men, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, The Simpsons, New Girl

Favorite Actor: Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Mark Harmon (NCIS), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Damian Lewis (Homeland)

Favorite Actress: Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Claire Danes (Homeland), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Pretty Little Liars, Revenge, Ringer, The Bachelor, Storage Wars

Favorite Comeback: Debra Messing (Smash), Tim Allen (Last Man Standing), Kiefer Sutherland (Touch), Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men), Simon Cowell (The X Factor)

Favorite TV Chef/Foodie: Anthony Bourdain (No Reservations, The Layover), Gordon Ramsay (Kitchen Nightmares), Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef), Tom Colicchio (Top Chef), Rachael Ray (Rachael)

Favorite New Show: New Girl, Person of Interest, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Two Broke Girls, Smash, Suburgatory, Touch, Alcatraz, Homeland

Favorite Singing Contest: American Idol, The Voice, The X Factor, The Sing Off, Nashville Star

Favorite Horror Show: American Horror Story, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Supernatural, The Walking Dead

Favorite Couple: Cam and Mitchell (Modern Family), Bones and Booth (Bones), Castle and Beckett (Castle), Daniel and Emily (Revenge), Rachel and Finn (Glee)

Favorite Villain: Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time), Victoria Grayson (Revenge), Klaus (The Vampire Diaries), Nicholas Brody (Homeland), Constance (American Horror Story)

Favorite Train Wreck: The Real Housewives franchise, Jersey Shore, Toddlers & Tiaras, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Celebrity Rehab

Favorite Ensemble: Modern Family, Community, Downton Abbey, The Good Wife, Happy Endings

After casting a vote at the Facebook page (make sure to “Like” the page so you can vote), fans can submit their email address to enter a sweepstakes to win a trip to the TV Guide Magazine 2012 Hot List party in Los Angeles.

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Lost Girl

Lost Girl fans are in for a treat when the Canadian channel Showcase premieres the “Lost Girl Pre-Show“, a brand new one-hour special that will air right before the much anticipated season two finale that is set to air on Sunday, April 1.

The Lost Girl Pre-Show will air at 8 PM on Showcase and will be a live-to-tape special that will be filmed in front of a live audience on the Toronto set on March 25 with host Steve Cochrane, who is a writer for the series. The special will include live, in-person interviews with series star Anna Silk (Bo) and other cast members, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and questions from the audience, all leading up to the season two finale that will air immediately following the pre-show.

According to Christine Shipton, Vice President of Content at Shaw Media – the folks behind Lost Girl – “The pre-show is shaping up to be a fantastic tribute to this powerhouse series. We see the pre-show as a perfect opportunity to, first and foremost, give back to the Lost Girl fan community, who have been unwavering in their support for the series, and to try something new for our channel”.

Executive Producer Jay Firestone shared that, “over the past two seasons, Lost Girl has built a dedicated fan base, and we look forward to giving some of our most passionate viewers the rare opportunity to interact with our cast…and Showcase has shown phenomenal support for Lost Girl and the pre-show is yet another example of their commitment to the series”.

Showcase will be launching a contest for fans clamoring to be a part of the live studio audience. To enter, viewers must visit the website and describe in 200 words or less why they are the biggest Lost Girl fan and/or submit a photo showing their Lost Girl spirit. The contest opens February 25 and runs until March 11.

Fans are also encouraged to submit questions for the cast via Facebook and Twitter (@lostgirlseries and @showcasedotca).

Fans can get up-to-the-minute information and contest details at Showcase.

And, don’t miss the Lost Girl Pre-Show at 8 PM followed by the season finale of Lost Girl at 9 PM on Sunday, April 1 on Showcase.

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The fans of the syndicated series Legend of the Seeker are still going strong with their campaign in support of a season three for the (sadly) now-defunct series.

For the last few weeks, and continuing until March 2, fans can participate in the “February Journey Book Campaign” – a fan contest “sponsored” by Terry Goodkind – the author of the book series for which the series was based.

If you would like to get in on the book campaign, you can visit here for all the details.

The grand prize – a sterling silver pendant of the Sword of Truth – donated by and co-developed by Mr. Goodkind is up for grabs as well as two (2) t-shirts.

To learn more about the Save Our Seeker Campaign, you can visit here.

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Hyperion, the adult trade book publishing unit of the Disney/ABC-Television Group, which publishes general-interest fiction and nonfiction hardcover, trade and mass-market paperback books for adults, announced today they plan to publish three original eBook novellas by mystery writer Richard Castle (as portrayed by Nathan Fillion on the ABC drama Castle), marking a return to his internationally best-selling and award-winning Derrick Storm series.

The first eBook, titled A Brewing Storm, will be published in May 2012 and will bring the former CIA operative out of retirement. The as-yet-untitled second and third Derrick Storm eBooks are scheduled for release in July and August respectively.

Fans can follow Richard Castle via Twitter here at or follow Hyperion here. Fans can also get more information about the eBooks here.

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Are you attending any of the 2012 Paley Fest events from March 2 to 14 at the Saban Theatre? If so, the list of panelist has been announced by The Paley Center for Media.

Here is that list:

Opening Night: American Horror Story (March 2nd)

Ryan Murphy: Creator & Executive Producer
Brad Falchuk: Creator & Executive Producer
Dante Di Loreto: Executive Producer
Connie Britton: “Vivien Harmon”
Dylan McDermott: “Ben Harmon”
Jessica Lange: “Constance Langdon”
Alexandra Breckenridge: “Young Moira”
Plus additional guests to be announced

Community (March 3rd)
Dan Harmon: Creator & Executive Producer
Russ Krasnoff: Executive Producer
Neil Goldman: Executive Producer
Garrett Donovan: Executive Producer
Joel McHale: “Jeff Winger”
Gillian Jacobs: “Britta Perry”
Yvette Nicole Brown: “Shirley Bennett”
Danny Pudi: “Abed Nadir”
Ken Jeong: “Senor Chang”
Jim Rash: “Dean Pelton”
Alison Brie: “Annie Edison”
Plus additional guest to be announced

Once Upon A Time (March 4th)
Edward Kitsis: Creator & Executive Producer
Adam Horowitz: Creator & Executive Producer
Steve Pearlman: Executive Producer
Ginnifer Goodwin: “Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White”
Jennifer Morrison: “Emma Swan”
Robert Carlyle: “Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin”
Lana Parrilla: “Regina Mills / Evil Queen”
Josh Dallas: “David Nolan / Prince Charming”
Raphael Sbarge: “Archie Hopper / Jiminy Cricket”

New Girl (March 5th)
Elizabeth Meriwether: Creator & Executive Producer
Brett Baer: Executive Producer
Dave Finkel: Executive Producer
Jake Kasdan: Executive Producer
Katherine Pope: Executive Producer
Zooey Deschanel: “Jess”
Max Greenfield: “Schmidt”
Jake Johnson: “Nick”
Lamorne Morris: “Winston”
Hannah Simone: “Cece”

The Office (March 6th)
Greg Daniels: Executive Producer
Rainn Wilson: “Dwight Schrute”
John Krasinski: “Jim Halpert”
Jenna Fischer: “Pam Halpert”
Ed Helms: “Andy Bernard”
B.J. Novak: “Ryan Howard” & Executive Producer
Leslie David Baker: “Stanley Hudson”
Brian Baumgartner: “Kevin Malone”
Kate Flannery: “Meredith Palmer”
Angela Kinsey: “Angela Martin”
Oscar Nunez: “Oscar Martinez”
Phyllis Smith: “Phyllis Vance”
Paul Lieberstein: “Toby Flenderson” & Executive Producer
Mindy Kaling: “Kelly Kapoor“ & Executive Producer
Creed Bratton: “Creed Bratton”
Craig Robinson: “Daryl Philbin”
Ellie Kemper: “Erin Hannon”
Zach Woods: “Gabe Lewis”

Sons of Anarchy (March 7th)
Kurt Sutter: Creator & Executive Producer
Katey Sagal: “Gemma”
Theo Rossi: “Juice”
Plus additional guests to be announced

Bones (March 8th)
Hart Hanson: Creator & Executive Producer
Stephen Nathan: Executive Producer
Emily Deschanel: “Dr. Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan”
David Boreanaz: “Special Agent Seeley Booth”
T.J. Thyne: “Dr. Jack Hodgins”
Michaela Conlin: “Angela Montenegro”
John Francis Daley: “Dr. Lance Sweets”

Castle (March 9th)
Andrew W. Marlowe: Creator & Executive Producer
Rob Bowman: Executive Producer
Nathan Fillion: “Richard Castle”
Stana Katic: “Kate Beckett”
Molly Quinn: “Alexis Castle”
Susan Sullivan: “Martha Rodgers”
Seamus Dever: “Kevin Ryan”
Jon Huertas: “Javier Esposito”
Penny Johnson Jerald: “Victoria Gates”
Tamala Jones: “Lanie Parish”

The Vampire Diaries (March 10th)
Julie Plec: Executive Producer
Nina Dobrev: “Elena Gilbert”
Paul Wesley: “Stefan Salvatore”
Ian Somerhalder: “Damon Salvatore”
Candice Accola: “Caroline Forbes”
Matthew Davis: “Alaric Saltzman”

Revenge (March 11th)
Mike Kelley: Creator & Executive Producer
Marty Bowen; Executive Producer
Emily VanCamp: “Emily Thorne”
Madeleine Stowe: “Victoria Grayson”
Henry Czerny: “Conrad Grayson”
Josh Bowman: “Daniel Grayson”
Nick Wechsler: “Jack Porter”
Gabriel Mann: “Nolan Ross”
Ashley Madekwe: “Ashley Davenport
Christa B. Allen: “Charlotte Grayson”
Connor Paolo: “Declan Porter”

Two & A Half Men (March 12th)
Chuck Lorre: Creator & Executive Producer
Lee Aronsohn: Creator & Executive Producer
Jon Cryer: “Alan Harper“
Ashton Kutcher: “Walden Schmidt“
Angus T. Jones: “Jake Harper”
Conchata Ferrell: “Berta”
Holland Taylor: “Evelyn Harper”

Mad Men (March 13th)
Matthew Weiner: Creator & Executive Producer
Jon Hamm: “Don Draper”
John Slattery: “Roger Sterling”
January Jones: “Betty Francis”
Vincent Kartheiser: “Pete Campbell”
Jared Harris: “Lane Pryce”
Rich Sommer: “Harry Crane”
Aaron Staton: “Ken Cosgrove”
Robert Morse: “Bertram Cooper”
Kiernan Shipka, “Sally Draper”
Plus additional guests to be announced

Closing Night: Modern Family (March 14th)
Steven Levitan: Creator & Executive Producer
Christopher Lloyd: Creator & Executive Producer
Julie Bowen: “Claire Dunphy”
Ed O’Neill: “Jay Pritchett”
Ty Burrell: “Phil Dunphy”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson: “Mitchell Pritchett”
Eric Stonestreet: “Cameron Tucker”
Sofia Vergara: “Gloria Delgado-Pritchett”
Sarah Hyland: “Haley Dunphy”
Ariel Winter: “Alex Dunphy”
Nolan Gould: “Luke Dunphy”
Rico Rodriguez: “Manny Delgado”

Mark your calendars for these events and enjoy!

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Just a friendly reminder that the annual Paley Fest for 2012 will kick off in two weeks, running from March 2 to March 14 at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles.

If you haven’t already purchased your tickets, you MIGHT be able to find some seats in the balcony section by visiting Ticket Web here.

The line-up for Paley Fest 2012 includes:

American Horror Story on March 2, 2012
Community on March 3, 2012
Once Upon a Time on March 4, 2012
New Girl on March 5, 2012
The Office on March 6, 2012
Sons of Anarchy on March 7, 2012
Bones on March 8, 2012
Castle on March 9, 2012
The Vampire Diaries on March 10, 2012
Revenge on March 11, 2012
Two and a Half Men on March 12, 2012
Mad Men on March 13, 2012
Modern Family on March 14, 2012

You learn all abou Paley Fest 2012 here.

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Wonder Women!

Thanks to an article at Pop Candy, the weekly column at USA Today written by Whitney Matheson, I recently learned about a documentary film that is (hopefully) going to be featured at the annual South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas next month.

That documentary is called Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. A film that focuses on the history of the universe as told by Wonder Women – yes, plural! If you want a literal translation, the documentary film is all about female heroes (in the pop culture world and in real life).

Among the personalities included in the film, made by filmmakers Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Kelcey Edwards, are Gloria Steinem, Lindsey Wagner and Lynda Carter [among others]. And, it is the ladies’ goal to raise the necessary funds to have the world premiere of Wonder Women! at South By Southwest – and that is where we can help out.

A Kickstarter fund is undergoing – with only 19 days remaining – to reach the goal of $15,000. Visit the link to find out how you can help and receive some fun incentives for your donation such as signed DVDs, T-shirts, toys and posters. The film is already done, the filmmakers now need to professionally sound mix and color grade the film as well as prepare a festival print – that is the reason for the Kickstarter fund.

To highlight more the documentary film, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman from its birth in comic book form in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today. The film looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about women’s liberation.

You can learn more about the amazing team and those who were interviewed for the documentary film by visiting their website here.

You can also see the trailer for Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines here.

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Are you guys ready for another festival (ie. another convention dedicated to all things television)? If you are anything like me, you will be saying “hell yes” and then muttering under your breath “as long as I can afford it, of course.”

But all kidding aside, I learned about The ATX Festival yesterday courtesy of the folks over at TV Guide and just had to include a piece here at Rueben’s Ramblings about the event, which will take place in Austin, Texas from June 1 to 3. And, one of the really cool aspects about this festival is that you can get involved in helping fund it; but first, let’s take a look at what The ATX Festival is all about.

The goal of The ATX Festival is to focus on the celebration of the television medium: looking back at its history, where it is now, and where it is headed. The weekend will consist of events where attendees can interact with actors, writers, directors, creators, showrunners, music supervisors, casting directors and studio executives involved in all stages of bringing their favorite series to the small screen.

The ATX Festival is the first festival devoted to television’s history and future and will function like a traditional film festival with premieres of new series, current hits & cult favorites and spotlights of unaired pilots, series that were cancelled before their time and classic shows.

The festival will also offer access to the industry’s leading professionals with cast and creator Q&As and panels focusing on innovations in both production and content delivery. The goal of the festival is to serve both the community and industry professionals by giving them the opportunity to celebrate and discuss all aspects of TV’s past, present and future.

The ATX Festival
is the brainchild of Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson who have over a decade of experience working in the film and television industry. Caitlin has experience on the production side, working for directors Betty Thomas, Nora Ephron, and Mira Nair as well as being involved on the festival and filmmaker sides of renowned festivals like Sundance, Tribeca, and Doha Tribeca. Whereas, Emily has spent her years in the industry working on the studio and network side for FOX, TLC, Discovery, and FOX TV Studios.

Now here is how you can get involved in funding this first ever TV festival. A Kickstarter campaign has been launched (as of yesterday, January 18 in fact) with the goal of raising $25,000. You can learn more about Kickstarter campaign by visiting here.

To find out more about The ATX Festival, including details on badges, the confirmed venues and programming, please visit the official website here.

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On January 16, the first season of the hit Canadian series Lost Girl will debut on Syfy at 10 PM, finally allowing American viewers to see the much-buzzed about sci-fi series that chronicles the life of Bo (Anna Silk), a bisexual succubus who grew up in an adopted human family, unaware of her non-human nature. Her powers only became apparent to her when she accidentally killed her first love by draining him of his life energy, forcing her to flee from her home. She exchanges her normal life for one without family or friends, moving from place to place.

The first season of Lost Girl consists of the following 13 episodes:

Kenzi and Bo

Episode One (Pilot)
Title: It’s a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World

Episode Synopsis: Bo saves a human girl named Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) and the two quickly become friends. Bo quickly learns about her real background within the world of the Fae, beings from the supernatural world. Kenzi convinces Bo that they should create a detective agency. Eventually Bo is confronted with having to choose a side within the Fae – either the Light or the Dark), but she declares herself neutral, deciding to side with humans. She soon develops a romantic relationship with both Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried), a wolf shape-shifting police detective and Dr. Lauren (Zoie Palmer), a human doctor, who works for the Light Fae.

Episode Two
Title: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Fae

Episode Synopsis: Bo agrees to help a ‘will-o’-the-wisp’ (otherwise known as a Jack-o-lantern, ghost or fairy) to find the person who stole his treasure in exchange for information on her birth parents.

Episode Three
Title: Oh Kappa, My Kappa

Episode Synopsis: Bo and Kenzi open their private investigation office with their first job being that of finding a missing student at a local college. Kenzi goes undercover within the college as a pledge at a sorority house while Bo goes undercover as part of campus security in order to learn what really happened. Meanwhile, Bo and Dyson’s relationship goes on the rocks.

Dyson, Bo and Lauren

Episode Four
Title: Faetal Attraction

Episode Synopsis: Bo tries to handle Dyson’s rejection with Kenzi’s help. Meanwhile, a fury – or a deity of vengeance – and her husband hire Bo to kill a human. But because Bo refuses and all hell breaks loose.

Episode Five
Title: Dead Lucky

Episode Synopsis: Bo is hired by a Dark Fae to find out how a human managed to win a bet with him. The reward for finding out is having an Oracle reveal something of Bo’s past to her. Of course, she solves the mystery and learns that her birth mother is alive and coming for her.

Trick

Episode Six
Title: Food for Thought

Episode Synopsis: Bo and Kenzi follow Dr. Lauren as she tends to a sick Aswang, a Fae that is a carrion eater. Unfortunately, Kenzi eats some soup that made the Aswang sick, which in turn makes Kenzi gravely ill. Dyson and Trick (Rick Howland), the owner of a Fae bar, attempt to tend to Kenzi while Dr. Lauren and Bo work to find a cure for her. Meanwhile, Bo learns how to control her powers with the help of Dr. Lauren.

Episode Seven
Title: ArachnoFaebia

Episode Synopsis: A Djieine, a Fae creature that is similar to a giant spider, causes major havoc in the lives of Bo and those in her life, including Dyson’s partner Detective Hale (K.C. Collins) as well as a number of other unfortunate victims because once the Djieine bites its victims; they experience paranoia that drives them to kill each other. Dyson and Dr. Lauren race the clock to safe all the victims’ lives.

Hale

Episode Eight
Title: Vexed

Episode Synopsis: Bo gets a possible lead on her birth mother from a vampire, who leads her to an inmate on death row; but that ends up being a false lead. When that vampire turns up dead, Bo discovers the real murderer is a Dark Fae named Vex. Seeking retribution, Bo goes to battle with Vex, but due to his overwhelming power Bo almost loses her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Lauren is forced to betray Bo to the leader of the Light Fae, causing a major rift in their relationship.

Episode Nine
Title: Fae Day

Episode Synopsis: On the holiest day within the entire Fae world, which is called La Shoshain, a Banshee – a female fairy that wails if someone is about to die – calls out the death of one of the people in Trick’s bar. In her attempt to solve who will die, Bo gets involved in a long held fight among one of the Noble Fae families. Meanwhile, a truth about Trick is revealed.

Episode Ten
Title: The Mourning After

Episode Synopsis: Bo is hired to investigate the suicide of a woman by her sister, which leads her to a Dark Fae succubus named Saskia. More clues lead Bo to an Albaster, the natural enemy of the succubi, which leads her right into a battle for which she is not fully prepared. In the course of this investigation and battle, she makes a decision about Saskia’s involvement in her life, eventually asking her to leave.

Episode Eleven
Title: Faetal Justice

Episode Synopsis: Dyson wakes up outside a club with a recently deceased Dark Fae beside him and blood all over his body. He seeks sanctuary from Trick at the Fae bar because he has no memory of what happened. In order to save Dyson’s life, Bo races against time to find out what really happened that night.

Episode Twelve
Title: (Dis)Members Only

Episode Synopsis: A friend from Kenzi’s past asks her to help find a missing relative. In order to do so, Bo and Dyson pose as a married couple to investigate a country club – the last place the missing relative was seen. They learn that a Dark Fae called a Land Wight is responsible for many disappearances. In addition to this investigation, Dyson demands that Trick come clean with Bo about who she really is. Meanwhile, Dyson and Bo came to an understanding about their relationship. But, Saskia returns, nearly killing Dyson, but Bo saves him just in the nick of time.

Lost Girl Cast

Episode Thirteen (Season Finale)
Title: Blood Lines

Episode Synopsis: Bo learns that Saskia is really her birth mother. Saskia’s real name is Aife and she has a deadly plan to cause a war between the Light and Dark Fae. She attacks the Light Fae elders, killing many of them. In turn, Bo and Kenzi find a way to stop Aife, but it requires Bo to battle her mother. Meanwhile, Trick makes a sacrifice to help Bo while Dyson loses what is most important to him in order to give Bo a chance to overcome her mother.

To learn more about the show, you can visit the show’s website here; and make sure to check out the debut season of Lost Girl on Syfy tonight starting at 10 PM.

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