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New Show Introduction: Smash

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Smash

The new NBC series Smash will debut at 10 PM on February 6.

A successful songwriting team, begin work on a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe with a tenacious producer and an acclaimed director jumping on board. A tough Broadway veteran, Ivy, seems like the obvious choice for the lead role, but enter Karen Cartwright, a young girl from Iowa with a dream of making it on Broadway who walks in and blows everyone away. The cast includes Debra Messing, Anjelica Houston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport and Megan Hilty.

Here is a trailer for Smash.

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New Show Introduction: Luck

Posted in New Shows, Television, Video on January 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Luck

On January 29 the new HBO series Luck will air its official series premiere at 9 PM.

The series is takes a provocative look at the world of horse racing, including the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse gaming industry players.

The cast stars Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Richard Kind, Ian Hart, Jason Gedrick, Jill Hennessy and Nick Nolte (among others).

Here is a trailer for Luck.

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New Show Introduction: Touch

Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Touch

On January 25 the new FOX series Touch will have a special preview at 9 PM.

Kiefer Sutherland plays a widower and single father who is haunted by an inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son. But everything changes when he discovers that his son possesses the gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

NOTE: Touch will have its series premiere on FOX on March 19.

Here is the trailer for Touch.

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New Show Introduction: Alcatraz

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Alcatraz

The two-hour debut of the new FOX drama Alcatraz will debut at on January 16 at 8 PM.

Sarah Jones (Sons of Anarchy), Jorge Garcia (Lost) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) star as a unique team investigating the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz’s most notorious prisoners, 50 years after they vanished.

Here is a trailer for Alcatraz.

NOTE: Alcatraz will move its regular 9 PM timeslot on Monday, January 23

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New Show Introduction: Lost Girl

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Lost Girl

On January 16 the season one US debut of the Canadian hit series Lost Girl (now in its second season in Canada) will debut on Syfy at 10 PM.

The series follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk) a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called “Chi”) of humans. Growing up with human parents, Bo has no reason to believe she’s anything other than the girl next door – until she drains her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Once she hits the road, Bo discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly, as they have for millennia. Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone, Bo is faced with choosing an allegiance between the Dark and Light Fae clans. Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. With the help of her human sidekick, Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), Bo takes on a challenge every week helping a Fae or human client who comes to her to solve a mystery, or to right a wrong. Already in a love triangle with Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried), a sexy Fae working as a human police detective, and the beautiful human scientist, Lauren (Zoie Palmer) who works for the Fae, Bo’s love life is about to get even more complicated.

Here is a trailer for Lost Girl.

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Winter TV Reminder: What’s Airing Next Week

Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, TV Calendar on January 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Here is a list of all the shows that will be back on TV along with several new series that will be debuting next week:

On January 15 the first two seasons of the BBC series Mistresses will air on BBC America from 9 AM to 8 PM in preparation for the debut of season 3 of the series on January 18.

Being Human (the US version) will be back for the start of its second season on Syfy at 9 PM on January 16 followed by the debut of season 1 of the hit Canadian series Lost Girl at 10 PM. Lost Girl follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk) a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called “Chi”) of humans. Growing up with human parents, she has no reason to believe she’s anything other than the girl next door – until she drains her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Once she hits the road, Bo discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly, as they have for millennia.

Also on January 16, Gossip Girl will be back with new episodes on The CW at 8 PM.

The two-hour debut of the new FOX drama Alcatraz will debut on January 16 at 8 PM. Sarah Jones (Sons of Anarchy), Jorge Garcia (Lost) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) star as a unique team investigating the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz’s most notorious prisoners, 50 years after they vanished.

The much-anticipated return of White Collar will be back for the remainder of its current season on the USA Network at 9 PM on January 17.

Also on January 17, Southland will be back on TNT at 10 PM.

90210 will be back on January 17 on The CW at 8 PM.

A new season of Justified will start on January 17 at 10 PM on FX.

On January 17, Glee will also be back with new episodes on FOX at 8 PM.

Season 3 of the BBC series Mistresses will debut on BBC America at 10 PM on January 18. The series stars Shelley Conn (Terra Nova), Orla Brady (Fringe), Sharon Small (About a Boy) and Sarah Parish (The Pillars of the Earth) as the girls get together having not seen each other for five months, before slipping back into the past to reveal what happened. When one of the girls reveals a secret, will they realize they’re better off with than without each other?

Royal Pains will be back with new episodes on the USA Network on January 18 at 10 PM.

Also on January 18, Criminal Minds and CSI will be back with new episodes on CBS at 9 and 10 PM.

Mark your calendars!

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New Show Introduction: The Fades

Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on January 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Fades

The US premiere of the BBC series The Fades will debut on January 14 on BBC America at 9 PM.

Seventeen-year old geek Paul (Iain De Caestecker) is haunted by apocalyptic dreams that his therapist can’t explain. Neither can best friend and fellow social outcast, Mac (Daniel Kaluuya) or unsympathetic and much cooler twin sister, Anna (Lily Loveless). To make matters worse, Paul has started seeing the spirits of the dead (known as Fades) all around him.

Here is a trailer for The Fades.

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New Show Introduction: The Finder

Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on January 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Finder

On January 12 the Bones spin-off series The Finder will debut on FOX at 9 PM.

Geoff Stults (October Road) stars as Walter Sherman an Iraq war veteran who gained a reputation while in the Army Military Police as someone who was very good at tracking down insurgents, deserters and IED’s until one found him. The resulting brain damage from that explosion transformed him from someone skilled at recovering people and things into something much more extraordinary. Michael Clarke Duncan co-stars.

Here is a trailer for The Finder.

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Fall TV Reminder: What’s Airing Next Week

Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, TV Calendar on January 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Here is a list of all the shows that will be back on TV along with several new series that will be debuting next week:

On January 8 Once Upon a Time, Desperate Housewives and Pan Am will all be back on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively; the new NBC series The Firm will air its two-hour premiere at 9 PM; the award-winning mini-series Downton Abbey is back for another season on PBS at 9 PM and The Good Wife and CSI: Miami will be back on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively.

Castle returns on ABC on January 9 at at 10 PM.

On January 11 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will be back on NBC at 10 PM; the People’s Choice Awards will be presented on CBS at 9 PM and One Tree Hill will air its final season premiere on The CW at 8 PM.

The mid-season finale of Bones will air on FOX at 8 PM as a lead-in to its temporary replacement and spin-off The Finder which will debut at 9 PM on January 12; The Firm will move to its regular timeslot tonight at 10 PM on NBC and Person of Interest and The Mentalist will be back on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively.

On January 13 Fringe returns with more new episodes on FOX at 9 PM.

And, The US premiere of the BBC series The Fades will debut on BBC America at 9 PM on January 14.

Mark your calendars!

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New Show Introduction: The Firm

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, TV Calendar, Video on January 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Firm

The new series The Firm will debut on NBC with a two-hour premiere on January 8 at 9 PM.

Picking up 10 years after the events of the 1993 feature film for which the show is based on the series finds lawyer Mitch McDeere, who worked with the FBI to bring down a Memphis law firm associated with the Chicago mob, coming out of near total isolation after his family spent a decade in the Federal Witness Protection Program.

The cast includes Josh Lucas, Callum Keith Rennie, Molly Parker and Juliette Lewis.

Here is a sneak peek for The Firm.

NOTE: Please keep in mind that The Firm will move to its regular timeslot on January 12 at 10 PM on NBC.

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