TV-Reviewed

Just after announcing the end of Stargate Atlantis, Sci-Fi Channel and MGM have announced another spin-off to the Stargate franchise. Stargate Universe be headed up by Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, co-creators of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. In the press release, Wright and Cooper say, "In Universe, we plan to keep those elements that have made the franchise a success, such as adventure and humor, while breaking new ground in the relationships between mostly young and desperate explorers, thrust together and ... Read More

Sci-Fi Channel has announced that they will be cancelling the hit series Stargate Atlantis at the end of the fifth season. It's one example of how a show's budget has just gotten too out of control. Factor in the production costs (Canada is no longer a cheap place to film these days), actor salaries, etc and it's just too much. But there is some good news from all of this. There will be a two-hour movie to follow the conclusion ... Read More

CBS has officially announced that Laurence Fishburne will be joining the cast of CSI this season. He was one of only a handful of names being mentioned as the eventual successor to Gil Grissom (played by William Peterson). Fish is a pretty big name to join the case and I'm betting CBS is excited to see someone of his stature join the show... think of the ratings bump and ad revenue. Fishburne will play a former pathologist who is now working as an ... Read More

As you may have noticed, reviews here have slowed down quite a bit. It's because I'm on vacation. I needed a break, so you don't plan on anything new being published for a few days. See 'ya all later. Read More

You won't often find a whole lot of buzz surrounding this little Sci-Fi Channel hit. Eureka is often overshadowed by both Stargate Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica, yet it manages to hold its own in the ratings department. It's a very different show compared to those two, relying more on comedy than the heavy drama often depicted in say Battlestar Galactica. Anchored by Colin Ferguson, Eureka is a decidedly light-hearted science fiction series which we definitely recommend newcomers checking out. Ferguson ... Read More

You're not going to hear us report on movies very often, but with the X-Files franchise being a television show (and one of our favorites), it's hard to overlook the new movie's debut at the movie theater. Despite the fact that the new film was well advertised (high volume... trailers weren't so good) on television and the Internet (I couldn't visit a site in the past week without seeing an ad for it), the new X-Files film was a flop, bringing in a ... Read More

With the recent release of the fantastic Batman film in theaters, Amazon has a huge sale on Batman DVDs right now. The sale includes not just Batman DVDs, but also several other characters from the DC Comics and Marvel Universes, including Superman and Spider-Man. Each DVD is marked down significantly (sometimes over 55%), plus, if you buy the Batman DVDs, they will take off an additional 10%. It should be noted that this additional 10% doesn't show up until towards the ... Read More

Beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 9PM ET/PT, MythBusters premieres 11 all-new episodes that tackle myths both widely known and obscure, potentially life-saving and seemingly trivial, including one of the most widely-discussed controversies of the century: Was the NASA moon landing a hoax? The popular Discovery Channel series, currently in its sixth season, airs Wednesdays at 9PM ET/PT and uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, and build team members Tory Belleci, Kari ... Read More

One of Sci-Fi Channel's most popular series, Ghost Hunters, has been officially renewed for a fifth season. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone as the show's ratings have remained strong and as a result, a spin-off series was created not so long ago, titled Ghost Hunters International. In 2009, the show will return with twenty-five new episodes. In October 2004, SCI FI introduced Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson-plumbers by day, Ghost Hunters by night! Jason and Grant head up ... Read More

This didn't really surprise me, but USA Network announced that their new hit drama In Plain Sight will be renewed for a second season. The second season will be composed of sixteen new episodes and star Mary McCormack (The West Wing) will be returning. Fred Weller as Marshall Mann and Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon McCormack plays Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal working in the highly-secretive branch of the witness protection program (WITSEC) who relocates Federal Witnesses - many of whom are ... Read More