Gail on August 1st, 2009

Sci Fi Chicks is going on indefinite hiatus.  You can still follow some of the authors.

Sci Fi Chicks will still be around, just scattered throughout the web

Sci Fi Chicks will still be around, just scattered throughout the web

Sandy on July 26th, 2009

Torchwood has always billed itself as the adult alternative to Doctor Who, which has traditionally been viewed as a children’s program despite its vast adult following. With “Children of Earth,” the show finally earned that billing. Casting aside the cheesiness and sloppy writing that plagued much of the first two seasons, Torchwood proved a show doesn’t need scantily-clad women, gratuitous sex, or morally bankrupt characters (yes, I’m looking at you, Battlestar Galactica) to be perceived as an adult show. All it really needs are average people being confronted with terrible choices and facing the consequences that follow.

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Sandy on July 24th, 2009

Politics once again took center stage as Earth tried to negotiate its way out of handing over millions of children to the 456. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandy on July 23rd, 2009

After thinking he was being given a career-making (and history-making) opportunity, John Frobisher finally discovered just how thoroughly he was being screwed. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandy on July 22nd, 2009

Ever have one of those days? Torchwood sure did.

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Sandy on July 21st, 2009

The Torchwood mini-series event got underway on BBC America last night. Whacking great huge spoilers follow.

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Sandy on July 20th, 2009

Eureka is a summer series, right? It broadcasts a new season with a new story arc each summer, so one could be forgiven for thinking this was season four of Eureka. Fourth summer = season four, right? Except that last year, Sci Fi Syfy ordered twice as many episodes as usual for season three, then didn’t air them all. So even though this is a new summer with a new story arc taking over from the one that ended last summer, this new series of episodes is still considered season three. Or the second half of season three to be specific. Confused yet?

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Suzanne on July 17th, 2009
Tom Hanniger is shocked at how much fake blood a decent serial killer needs these days.

Tom Hanniger is shocked at how much fake blood a decent serial killer needs these days.

A little over a year ago, My Bloody Valentine 3D was in the process of shooting in Pittsburgh.  Today, we have a report from a resident of that fair city, who had the opportunity to participate in filming for a few days, as an extra.  She gives us a glimpse into the “glamorous life” thusly:

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Sandy on July 15th, 2009

When the show first started three months ago, I complained bitterly about how the cast was so huge that it was impossible to connect to any of the characters. Now that it’s over, I perversely feel like I’ve lost friends.

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Gail on July 8th, 2009

[Note:  Good grief!  I thought I'd posted this already.  Well, it's a week and a half  late, but just pretend it's, oh, say, July 1st, as you read.]

When I read Television Without Pity’s “recaplet” of this week’s episode, I wondered if it was written by the fabulous Raelle Tucker.  It was!

Sadly, though, we do not see Bill’s beat-down at the Hamby household.  Perhaps because it wasn’t a beat-down.  Instead, he glamoured everyone.  Lame!

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