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Aug. 20 was the birthday of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the 20th century’s most influential horror writer. If he were still among us (and given the nature of his work, I’d feel dull and churlish to assert with certainty that he’s not), he’d be 122. How, then, to celebrate the season? For t ...

"Doctor Who" is no stranger to pulling in some big names to write, but how about a big name to direct? Like one Peter Jackson? Fans are starting to organize a bit to try and convince Jackson, who is busy at work on his Lord of the Rings followup trilogy "The Hobbit" to stop by Wales and film a li ...

We begin this week on "Alcatraz" with former guard Guy Hastings (Jim Parrack) in his former quarters on Alcatraz. He has opened a spot in the baseboard that contains a gun and old photographs. A park ranger, whom he beats to death, surprises Hastings. Hastings replaces the baseboard and leaves the i ...

This week's criminal for "Alcatraz" is Cal Sweeney (Eric Johnson), a bank robber of the 1950s. He would seduce tellers to gain access to a bank's safety deposit boxes and rob them. If nothing goes wrong, no one gets hurt. But unfortunately something goes wrong. Madsen (Sarah Jones) and Diego (Jor ...

The new Fox series "Touch" impressed both critics and audiences, and its preview episode is now at the top of the genre ratings heap. In a single episode, the Kiefer Sutherland series earned a 7.0 rating/11 share, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. That average may ...

It's the third episode of "Alcatraz" and the pattern is already set. But I guess there's not much they can do with a series that revolves around catching bad guys from the past. But then again, they really don't seem like they are from the past. I have to say that I wasn't terribly interested ...

With "Alcatraz" putting in a solid second week, prospects for another season of "Terra Nova" are not looking good. But star Jason O'Mara is an optimist, and already has some ideas on how the show could improve in a Season 2. "We need to find out who the baddest dude is and bring him into our s ...

“On March 21, 1963 Alcatraz was officially closed due to rising costs and decrepit facilities. All the prisoners were transferred off the island. Only that's not what happened.” Fox brings us a new series from producer J. J. Abrams, which is trying to be the new “Lost.” It uses flashbacks ...

Fox already has "Terra Nova" premiering in the fall and cult favorite "Fringe" coming back for a fourth season. And now the network is completing its genre trifecta by picking up "Alcatraz" for its upcoming 2011-12 season. Created by the team of "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams, Elizabeth Sarnoff ...