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Spring TV Reminder: What’s on TV This Week

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on March 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Here is the list of the new programming options to expect on TV this coming week:

On March 26, the season finale of The Alienist will air on TNT at 9 PM and that same night the new ABC drama The Good Doctor will air its season finale at 10 PM.

The new AMC period piece drama The Terror will debut on March 26 at 9 PM. The series centers on the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage into uncharted territory as the crew attempts to discover the Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to the brink of extinction.

On March 28, the season finale of the Hulu streaming series The Path will air online today and the the spring premieres of Empire and Star will both air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively. Also that night, the 7th season spring premiere of Suits will air at 10 PM on the USA Network while The Americans will air its 6th season premiere on FX at 10 PM. And, also on March 28, the second season of the Audience Network series Ice will premiere at 10 PM.

The two-hour series premiere of the new Freeform drama Siren will air on March 29 at 8 PM. When a mysterious girl arrives in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, she proves that the local legend about the ancient creature known as Mermaid is much more than legend and inadvertently causes a war for the ocean to begin.

Also on March 29, Scandal will move to its new timeslot of 10 PM on ABC.

The second season of the Netflix streaming series A Series of Unfortunate Events will debut online on March 30.

On March 31, the Hallmark Channel movie Home by Spring will debut at 9 PM, starring Poppy Drayton, Steven R. McQueen, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Kix Brooks.

The season finale of the Starz drama Counterpart will air on April 1 at 8 PM.

Also on April 1, the following two made-for-TV movies will debut:

The NBC telefilm Jesus Christ Superstar Live! at 8 PM, starring John Legend, Brandon Victor Dixon, Sara Bareilles and Alice Cooper.

The PBS movie The Child in Time will debut at 9 PM, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald.

Mark your calendars!

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TV Recommendations: Monday, March 26

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on March 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6:02 PM:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie on TNT

6:30 PM:
The Day After Tomorrow movie on AMC
Zootopia (animated) movie on Disney

7 PM:
The Martian movie on Nat Geo
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie on WGN America
Psych on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

8 PM:
A Bug’s Life (animated) movie on Disney
Beauty and the Beast (animated) movie on Freeform
Taken 3 movie on FX
Twister movie on Sundance
Psych on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

9 PM:
The Resident on FOX (NEW)
Mary Kills People on Lifetime (NEW)
The Alienist on TNT (NEW – Finale)
Darrow & Darrow movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Berlin Station on EPIX (Reair)

10 PM:
X Company on Ovation (NEW)
The Alienist on TNT (Encore – Finale)
What’s Love Got to Do with It movie on BET

10:01 PM:
The Good Doctor on ABC (NEW – Finale)
Good Girls on NBC (NEW)

10:05 PM:
Loving movie on Cinemax

Enjoy!

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WonderCon 2018 Day Three Mini-Report

Posted in Convention/Event, Geekdom, New Shows, Pictures, Television, WonderCon on March 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »

The final day of WonderCon 2018 came to close this afternoon, and the day’s event included a Lucifer episode screening this morning that was to include a special video message from of the show’s stars while this afternoon some of the creative minds behind The CW’s new DC series Black Lightning discussed the hit new show after screening this Tuesday’s upcoming episode.

You can find out what was shared during the Black Lightning panel courtesy of Albert Ching at CBR here.

If you want to see some cool cosplayers who were at WonderCon 2018, check out the pictures taken by Jose Vasquez and posted at Temple of Geek as well as those pictures taken by the folks at ComingSoon.Net:

Day One

Day Two

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Until next year!

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Wonder Con 2018 Day Two in Pictures

Posted in Convention/Event, Movies, New Shows, Pictures, Television, WonderCon on March 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Matt Ryan in Constantine

The second day of WonderCon 2018 is now behind us and our very own Dominick Dusseault was, once again, there to snap some great pictures of some of the panels that were featured throughout the day at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Eline Powell, Series Lead in Siren

The network and streaming TV shows he was able to cover included the following:

Matt Ryan who was the star of the one-season live-action TV series Constantine who has returned to voice the character of John Constantine in the new animated series Constantine: City of Demons, which is now streaming on the CW Seed website.

Siren:

Siren is set in the picturesque town of Bristol Cove where lives are changed when mermaids come ashore, starting a war between man and mermaid. The series debuts on Freeform on March 29.

Panelists (Left to Right): Eric Wald (Writer), Rena Owen (Cast Member), Ian Verdun (Cast Member), Eline Powell (Series Lead), Alex Roe (Cast Member), Sibongile Mlambo (Cast Member), and Emily Whitesell (Creator).

Supermansion is the base for the League of Freedom, a superhero group, that is led by the aging superhero Titanium Rex and located in the fictional Storm City. Titanium Rex and his fellow superheroes Black Saturn, American Ranger, Jewbot/Robobot, Cooch, and Brad struggle to keep the team relevant even if it involves fighting an assortment of supervillains. The third season of Supermansion will premiere on Crackle on May 7.

Panelists (Left to Right): Heidi Gardner (Writer-Voice Actor), Breckin Meyer (Voice Actor), Yvette Nicole Brown (Voice Actor, Zeb Wells (Writer-Voice Actor) and Matthew Senreich (Writer-Voice Actor).

Panelists (Left to Right): Breckin Meyer and Yvette Nicole Brown

Timeless:

The NBC time-travel series Timeless was saved from an abrupt cancellation last year three days after the axe fell; and the seconds season got underway on March 11 with the next new episode set to air tonight, March 25.

Panelists (Left to Right): Jim Halterman (Moderator), Shawn Ryan (Creator), Paterson Joseph (Cast Member), Sakina Jaffrey (Cast Member), Goran Visnjic (Cast Member) and Malcolm Barrett (Series Lead).

Panelists (Left to Right): Sakina Jaffrey and Goran Visnjic.

Krypton:

The new Syfy series Krypton debuted on March 21. The series follows Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, whose family, the House of El, has been ostracized and shamed. The next new episode will air on March 28.

Panelists (Left to Right): Damian Holbrook (Moderator), Cameron Welsh (Executive Producer), Wallis Day (Cast Member), Cameron Cuffe (Series Lead), Georgina Campbell (Cast Member), Shaun Sipos (Cast Member) and Dan Evans (DC Entertainment).

Panelists (Left to Right): Wallis Day, Cameron Cuffe and Georgina Campbell.

Impulse:

The YouTube Red series will follow 16-year-old Henrietta, aka Henry, who discovers she has the ability to teleport. The first time she realizes this, she is in a truck with her high school’s Golden Boy, who tries to rape her. She has a seizure and teleports, in the course of which she inadvertently crushes him, leaving him a paraplegic. The series will debut this summer.

Panelists (Left to Right): Doug Liman (Executive Producer), Gene Klein (Executive Producer), Lauren LeFranc (Showrunner), Missi Pyle (Series Lead), Maddie Hasson (Series Lead) and Daniel Maslany (Cast Member).

And, he covered one upcoming box office movie:

Bad Samaritan:

The film Bad Samaritan focuses on a poor restaurant valet who uses the cars entrusted to him by the restaurant clientele to break into their homes. One night, he finds more than he bargained for when breaking into one house only to discover a woman imprisoned there. Frightened of going to jail, he abandons her and calls the police, only to find himself in a game of cat-and-mouse with the psychotic home owner. The film will be released on May 4, 2018.

Panelists (Left to Right): Scott Mantz (Moderator), Dean Devlin (Director), Brandon Boyce (Writer), Jacqueline Byers (Cast Member), Carlito Olivero (Cast Member) and Kerry Condon (Cast Member).

COMING NEXT: Day Three of WonderCon 2018 report.

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New Show Introduction: Siren

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »

On March 29, the two-hour series premiere of the new Freeform drama Siren will air at 8 PM.

When a mysterious girl (newcomer Eline Powell) arrives in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, she proves that the local legend about the ancient creature known as Mermaid is much more than legend and inadvertently causes a war for the ocean to begin.

The cast includes Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) and Sibongile Mlambo (Teen Wolf).

Here is a trailer for Siren:

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TV Recommendations: Sunday, March 25

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on March 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6 PM:
The Blind Side movie on E!

6:15 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Disney

6:30 PM:
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)

7 PM:
Royal Matchmaker movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Murder She Baked: The Peach Cobbler Mystery movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Atomic Blonde movie on HBO
NCIS: Los Angeles on ION

7:09 PM:
Counterpart on Starz (Encore)

8 PM:
Instinct on CBS (NEW)
Counterpart on Starz (NEW)
Call the Midwife on PBS (Season Premiere, Hour 1)
Terminator Genisys movie on FXX
London Has Fallen movie on TNT
NCIS: Los Angeles on ION

8:05 PM:
Counterpart on Starz (Encore – Finale, Part 1)

9 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
The Arrangement on E! (NEW)
When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Private Eyes on ION (NEW)
Call the Midwife on PBS (Season Premiere, Hour 2)
Murder She Baked: A Deadly Recipe movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10 PM:
Timeless on NBC (NEW)
London Has Fallen movie on TNT
NCIS: Los Angeles on ION

10:01 PM:
Deception on ABC (NEW)

10:30 PM:
Terminator Genisys movie on FXX

Enjoy!

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WonderCon 2018: Day Two Report

Posted in Convention/Event, Pictures, Television, Video, WonderCon on March 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Day Two of WonderCon 2018 took place all day today at the Anaheim Convention Center with plenty of TV shows on tap. Among those show were the following:

Into the Badlands:

The first TV series on the schedule was the AMC action-adventure Into the Badlands. You can read up on what Dino-Ray Ramos at Deadline had to say about the panel here.

Here is a direct link for the official season 3 trailer that was shown for the AMC series, which will return on April 22:

Siren:

The brand new Freeform fantasy drama Siren will debut on March 29. Courtesy of Jenna Busch, reporting for ComingSoon.Net, you can learn about what was discussed during the panel as well as a new video for the series and some promo pictures.

Timeless:

You can check out a video of the Timeless panel that happened this afternoon, featuring several of the cast members – sans Matt and Abigail, though – courtesy of Kirsten Running:

Here is what our very own Roz had to share on Twitter during the Timeless panel:

“Watching #timeless next to @ShawnRyanTV at WonderCon 2018. What a great way to watch an episode about Hollywood.”

Roz also received a Twitter response from Shawn Ryan himself, joking “You didn’t say hi!” to which Roz remarked back on Twitter “But we talked in the press room. And it was dark.”

This is a perfect example of why Wonder Con is so much fun to attend!

Lost in Space:

The Netflix “remake” of Lost in Space, which will debut on April 13, took to the stage this afternoon, and you can learn what went down during the panel courtesy of David Griffin at IGN.

You can also check out the coverage provided by Dino-Ray Ramos at Deadline here.

Jenna Busch at ComingSoon.Net shared her insights into the panel as well as a new trailer for the streaming series and some cool promo pictures here.

Krypton:

The new Syfy series Krypton, which debuted on March 21, was one of the featured panels this afternoon.

Kaitlyn Booth at Bleeding Cool had this to say about what was said and shared during the panel, including some photos of the panelists.

James Comtois – from Syfy – had this to share about the Krypton panel.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.:

Albert Ching from CBR gives a run-down of what took place during the Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel from this afternoon. You can read his piece here.

And, Dino-Ray Ramos from Deadline had this to share about how the panel differed from those in the past.

A new episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on ABC this coming Friday, March 30.

Photo Credit: @GeekGirlPenPals

A Series of Unfortunate Events:

Thanks to the folks @GeekGirlPenPals, please check out the picture below of Nathan Fillion, as he introduces an episode from the second season of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which will air on Netflix on March 30. Nathan will play Jacques Snicket in season 2.

COMING NEXT: Photographs from Day Two of WonderCon 2018 from our very own Dominick Dusseault.

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WonderCon 2018 Captured in a Picture

Posted in Convention/Event, Geekdom, Pictures, Television, WonderCon on March 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Our monthly guest commentator Roz got to have the opportunity of a lifetime at this year’s WonderCon!!

Not only did she get the chance to interview the one and only Nichelle Nichols, the original Uhura from Star Trek, but she also got her picture taken with the legendary lady!!

Be on the look-out for Roz’s interview with Ms. Nichols very soon; but for now check out her great photo opp below:

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WonderCon 2018: Day One Report

Posted in Convention/Event, New Shows, Television, Video, WonderCon on March 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Wonder Con 2018 got underway yesterday, and among the TV dramas that were featured on the stage at the Anaheim Convention Center included:

The Expanse:

Season 3 of the Syfy drama will premiere its third season starting on April 11. Here is the exclusive first look video screened at WonderCon 2018:

Cloak & Dagger:

Thanks to Albert Ching over at CBR, we get a report on the Wonder Con 2018 panel for the new Freeform series based on the Marvel comic book which will debut on June 7.

You can check out that report here.

Meanwhile, Joshua Davison over at Bleeding Cool had this to share about Cloak & Dagger.

And, you can also read what Laura Prudom had to share about the new show via IGN.

The 100:

The much-anticipated 5th season return of The CW post-apocalyptic series will start on April 24.

You can see what Pamela Gocobachi had to share about the show at Hypable here.

Pamela also included video interviews with some of the cast on hand at WonderCon as well as a sneak peek at the new poster for season 5. You can check out those interviews and details here.

And, if you’d like to watch a full video of the WonderCon 2018 panel for The 100, check out this video by Fandomnessa:

COMING NEXT: Saturday’s Panels and Pictures

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Ratings: Spring TV (Friday, March 23)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Almost all of the Friday night dramas aired new episodes last night on the major networks, except for the CBS dramas.

Here is how those Friday dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:

8 PM Shows:
Blindspot (NBC) [NEW] – 3.4 million viewers
Once Upon A Time (ABC) [NEW] – 2.3 million viewers
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 671,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
Taken (NBC) [NEW] – 2.9 million viewers
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) [NEW] – 2 million viewers
Jane the Virgin (The CW) [NEW] – 650,000 viewers

What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.

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