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FeatureTV Watchlist: Fans Hope The Sky's The Limit

'Grimm' finale airs this week on NBC

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As reported on Airlock Alpha last week, Syfy announced its long-running flagship series “Warehouse 13” will end after a fifth and final season of six episodes in 2014. Last week’s episode was quickly a fan favorite despite medium ratings. John-Paul Nikel did a fantastic job capturing the e ...

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FeatureTV Watchlist: Say My Name, Say My Name

In a month of finales and cliffhangers, some will be sacrificed

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For Who-vians, this week is particularly special as Stephen Moffat promises fans will learn something about the Doctor never clearly known before -- his name. In addition, Moffat cleverly spins a web revealing the Doctor's feelings for River Song and resolving the mystery of "Impossible Girl" Cla ...

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FeatureSciFriday: The Trial Of 'Warehouse 13'

One Syfy show's life is far different from another one

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Before you read too far into this and start thinking, "Hey, does that Michael Hinman guy even like 'Defiance?'" let me answer the question for you. Yes, I like "Defiance." A lot. It's on my must-see television list (which is not a very big list because I lead a very busy life), with an amazing co ...

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FeatureThe Fannish Life: Why Can't We All Get Along

Ann Morris ponders about the British television vs. American television debate

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You probably know by now that I am avowed Anglophile. I have been since I was a young girl falling in love with the young men who made British music in the 1960s. Ah, Peter Noone, Jeremy Clyde, Ringo Starr, and yes, even Freddie (looked like the quintessential nerd) Garrity! If you know all of ...

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FeatureTV Watchlist: Weird Or What?

The Big Giant Head brings his popular reality show to Syfy

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We’re all fascinated by mysteries and strange phenomena. But is the unexplained really unexplainable? William Shatner returns to television and once again he's dealing with aliens. His new show "Weird or What?" first premiered on the History Channel in Canada. Other science fiction icons have host ...

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FeaturePhyleology: Iron Man Is More Than Skin Deep

Third installment in the franchise redefines the face of superheroes

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The following feature may contain spoilers for "Iron Man 3." By now you've heard the rumors, you may have even seen some footage, or maybe you've read the reviews coming out from the overseas market where "Iron Man 3" has already premiered. But don't be fooled into a false sense of calm; beca ...

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FeatureThe Fannish Life: Boston Comic-Con

Ann Morris writes about the con that didn't happen and some things that did

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My original intention was to write about the Boston Comic-Con. You expect that Mother Nature might throw a freak snowstorm or hurricane at you causing your con to be cancelled. You don't expect that some horribly misguided humans will bomb a major sport event and wreak destruction on an unsuspecting ...

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FeaturePhyleology: Animal Instincts

Weres, Shifters, Animagi, oh my!

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Weres. Shifters. Animagi. From horror to Harry Potter, fairy tales to "True Blood," and everything in between, the big and small screens have seen an influx of human/animal transformations in recent years. Even The CW's update of "Beauty and the Beast" features not a man trapped in a beastly ...

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FeatureAstrojive: The 'S' Stands For 'Suck' ...

... But it doesn't have to

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This year marks the 75th anniversary of Superman, who debuted in Action Comics No. 1 in June 1938. No comics character is more recognizable, and certainly, none better epitomizes the superhero genre. Yet I frequently talk to superhero fans who profess no interest in reading Superman comics or see ...

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FeatureRemembering Richard LeParmentier

'Star Wars' actor who played Adm. Motti dies at 66

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About 12 years ago I met Richard LeParmentier at a dive bar in my hometown of Ypsilanti, a medium-sized town outside of Detroit. It might seem a strange place to first meet the man who was famously choked by Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars,” but I was (well, still am) good friends with hi ...

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FeatureSciFriday: 'Warehouse 13' Is Definitely Worth Saving

But is Syfy even considering an abrupt end to series?

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It's hard to even have a conversation that includes both "Warehouse 13" and "cancellation" in the same sentence. But it makes it much easier when you add a third word to that mix: "Syfy." Just a few years ago, "Eureka" reigned supreme, and it was widely believed that series would either have a lo ...

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FeatureFailed 'Dune' Helped Birth 'Alien'

French effort to adapt Frank Herbert's novel impacted Ridley Scott's classic film

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“Alien” is perhaps the most famous sci-fi horror film ever made. It made instant stars of its cast and director -- Ridley Scott -- and became one the strongest tent pole franchises in 20th Century Fox's arsenal. It also made made H.R. Giger an international fine-art star as his hideous, yet ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Under 18? Over 49? You Still Matter

Yet another media move hurts television ratings

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It's one of those situations where you get blamed if something goes wrong, but forgotten if something goes right. When a show gets cancelled, the first target for many people is The Nielsen Co., the research firm that has provided television ratings as long as television has existed. Because they ...

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FeatureHappy 'Dune' Day!

Production of David Lynch's 1984 sci-fi epic kicked off 30 years ago today

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Exactly 30 years ago today, "Dune" began production in Mexico City. David Lynch's "Dune" might very well be the most controversial science fiction film ever made. It certainly is one of the most expensive for its time, costing something like $45 million. It also remains one of the greatest big-budge ...

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FeatureThe Fannish Life: Supernatural Saturdays With British Hits

Ann Morris talks 'Doctor Who,' 'Orphan Black' and more

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Unlike the spring surprise that you’d get from Monty Python’s candy shop, the spring surprises BBC America is delivering are entertaining ... and mostly harmless. Along with long-running hit series "Doctor Who" and Chris Hardwick’s chat show, "The Nerdist," fans will be treated to the debut ...

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