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Congratulations to the winner: Ray from Hackettstown, NJ

This is your opportunity to possibly win Buffy The Vampire Slayer – The Complete Series On DVD.

This giveaway is sponsored by all the podcasters that took part in our special Buffy episode. Along with the crew of Tuning In To Scifi TV this contest was also made possible by Kim from Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland, Stephanie from PotentialCast and Bryan from The Hellmouth Podcast.

You can download or listen to that special Buffy podcast HERE.

To enter the contest you’ll need to send us an email to our contest email address with the ‘code phrase’ that we gave during the spoiler free portion of our discussion on the podcast mentioned above as well as some additional information. For complete details on how to enter read the ‘Contest Rules’ section below.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by Tuesday November 30th, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

One entry per person.

Sorry, but only listeners in the United States may enter the contest.

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Now is your chance to own Joss Whedon’s entire Dollhouse series on DVD (region 1).

To enter the contest, just tell us either: Who is your favorite Dollhouse character and why? -or- If you haven’t seen the show, why do you want to see it? Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message with your answer. Include your name, email address and home town.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by Friday November 12th, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

One entry per person. Sorry, but only TIST listeners in the United States or Canada may enter the contest. Read on for the fine print and contest details…

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Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha To Rossum from Smart Pop books

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Missing Dollhouse? Smart Pop book has a new look at the world of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and we have a copy of “Inside Joss’ Dollhouse: From Alpha To Rossum” to give away to one lucky winner. The book is scheduled to be released in early October, but we have an early copy to give away. This unauthorized anthology was edited by Jane Espenson, a writer familiar to fans of the Whedonverse.

Unfamiliar with Smart Pop books? Smart Pop covers subjects varying from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to 24‘s Jack Bauer. Contributors include psychologists, scientists, authors, screenwriters, comics scribes, and passionate fans! These smart and funny anthologies about your favorite television, books, and films will make you reconsider some of your favorite series.

To enter the contest, just tell us: What part of the Dollhouse world you found to be the most interesting? Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message with your answer. Include your name, email address and home location.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by Friday October 1st, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

One entry per person. TIST listeners anywhere in the world may enter the contest. Read on for the fine print and contest details…
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Our last Tuner poll indicated some of you are missing out on some of the great series coming from the UK – like the new Doctor Who, Being Human, Torchwood, Life on Mars and others. Now here’s a chance to win a DVD from one of the shows and perhaps you’ll find you like these shows as much as we do.

All you have to do is tell us which one of these scenarios you’d choose to happen to you – to get turned into a werewolf, vampire, ghost, alien, pandemic survivor, time traveler, or an IT professional?

The winner will be chosen at random from all the valid entries. One entry per person. The winner can choose one from the following DVDs:

Being Human:
- Being Human: Season 1
- Being Human: Season 1 [Blu-ray]

Survivors:
Survivors: The Complete Series

Doctor Who (2005 reboot):
- Doctor Who: The Complete First Series
- Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series
- Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series
- Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series
- Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (The Next Doctor / Planet of the Dead / The Waters of Mars / The End of Time Parts 1 and 2)
- Doctor Who: The Complete Specials [Blu-ray]

Torchwood:
- Torchwood: The Complete First Season
- Torchwood: The Complete Second Season
- Torchwood: Children of Earth

The Sarah Jane Adventures:
- The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete First Season

Primeval:
- Primeval: Volume 1 (Series 1 and 2)
- Primeval: Volume 2 (Series 3)

Life on Mars:
- Life On Mars (UK): The Complete Collection

Ashes to Ashes:
- Ashes to Ashes: The Complete Series One [Region 2]

The IT Crowd:
- The IT Crowd: The Complete Series (Seasons 1, 2 & 3)
- The IT Crowd: Complete Series 1-3 – Original British Version: PAL Region 2 UK Import]

Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message with your answer. Include your name, email address and home location. One entry per person.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by August 20, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

One entry per person. TIST listeners anywhere in the world may enter the contest. Read on for the fine print and contest details…
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Name your favorite genre book and get a chance to win a Smart Pop Book. Unfamiliar with Smart Pop books?
Smart Pop covers subjects varying from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to 24‘s Jack Bauer and Spider-Man.

Contributors include psychologists, scientists, authors, screenwriters, comics scribes, and passionate fans! These smart and funny anthologies about your favorite television, books, and films will make you reconsider some of your favorite characters.

We have one book of your choosing from Smart Pop’s catalog to give away.

Just tell us: What is the title of your favorite genre book and why? We’re talking any genre book you’ve ever read. You’ll be entered in a random drawing. The winner can select one book from the Smart Pop catalog. Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message with your answer. Include your name, email address and home location.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by Friday April 30, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

The TIST crew has read a few of their titles already, including:
- Finding Serenity (on Firefly)
- In the Hunt (on Supernatural)
- Seven Seasons of Buffy
- Farscape Forever!
- Five Seasons of Angel

One entry per person. TIST listeners anywhere in the world may enter the contest. Read on for the fine print and contest details…
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Here’s your chance to win a copy of Fringe season 1 on DVD. Now you can check out all of the cool happenings from season 1 as well as hear all of Walter’s great lines all over again.

If you’re already a fan of this show tell us what you like most about it or if you’ve never seen it tell us why you think you’d enjoy it in order to qualify for a random drawing to win your own copy of Fringe season 1 on DVD. We have one Region 1 DVD set to give away. Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message with your answer to the above question and be sure to also include your name, email address and home location in order to qualify for the random drawing.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by March 12, 2010 at 11:59 PST. One entry per person.

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Did you miss Battlestar Galactica: The Plan on SyFy?  Did you want to check out the deleted scenes and other bonus features? Well, now’s your chance.

Tell us who is your favorite Human and why to qualify for a random drawing to win your own copy of Battlestar Galactica:The Plan on DVD. We have two Region 1 DVDs to give away to two different people. Submit an email, voicemail or Skype message naming your favorite human character in BSG. Include your name, email address and home location.

The contest begins today. Submissions must be received by February 12, 2010 at 11:59 PST. One entry per person.

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