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Quick Reviews: Ashes to Ashes (4/2 3.01 Episode 3.1), Doctor Who (4/3 5.01 The Eleventh Hour), Chuck (4/5 3.13 Chuck vs The Other Guy), Saving Grace (4/5 4.02 Hear The Birds),Survivors (4/6 2.03 Episode 2.03), Lost (4/6 6.11 Happily Ever After), V (4/6 1.06 Pound Of Flesh), Ugly Americans (4/7 1.04 Blob Gets A Job), FlashForward (4/8 1.15 Queen Sacrifice), Vampire Diaries (4/8 1.17 Let The Right One In), Supernatural (4/8 5.17 99 Problems), Fringe (4/8 2.17 Olivia. In The Lab. With The Revolver.), Smallville (4/9 9.16 Checkmate), Ghost Whisperer(4/9 5.18 Dead Eye), Medium (6.18 There Will Be Blood…Type B), Stargate Universe (4/9 1.12 Divided).

Voicemails on Tuner Minute about animated shows, Doctor Who first 9 minutes on iTunes, Check out the first 10 minutes of Happy Town on ABC website before the April 29 premiere, Doctor Who gets three Hugo Nominations, Renewal status of shows on the bubble, AMC’s The Walking Dead starts filming in June, new comedic Star Wars animated series, Filming starts on new Primeval, Alexander Siddig (DS9) joins Primeval, SyFy tries steampunk on new series Riese, writing under way on Doctor Horrible 2, Mo Ryan interviews Chuck creator.

Tuner Minute: Pretty in Ink. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:

29:50 – Lost (4/6 6.11 Happily Ever After)

39:32 – Chuck (4/5 3.13 Chuck vs The Other Guy)

46:15 – Supernatural (4/8 5.17 99 Problems)

58:46 – Smallville (4/9 9.16 Checkmate)

Episode #77 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 04/10/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for PodCulture podcast.

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Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: True Blood 8/30 and 9/13 (2.11 Frenzy and 2.12 Beyond Here Lies Nothin’)The Guild 9/15 (episode 3.03 Player Down ), Warehouse 13 9/15 (episode 1.11 Nevermore), Vampire Diaries 9/17 (episode 1.02 Night of the Comet),Supernatural 9/17 (5.02 Good God, Y’all!), Fringe 9/17 (episode 2.01 A New Day in the Old Town), Eureka 9/18 (episode 3.18 What Goes Around Comes Around).

Creative Emmy awards for: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-along-Blog, Pushing Daisies, True Blood, South Park, and Legend of the Seeker, Defying Gravity removed from the ABC schedule, First 17 minutes of Flash Forward on-line, 2010 airdate for BSG:The Plan, Dollhouse season 2 scoop and other Whedonverse updates, Farscape Complete Series with Peacekeeper Wars at Best Buy, Supenatural season 4 DVD had double the first week sales compared to season 3, Nielsen says 57% of TV viewers simultaneously watch TV and the Web, Kevin at New England Fan Experience.

Tuner Minute: Programmed Mess. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
26:05 – True Blood 8/30 and 9/13 (2.11 Frenzy and 2.12 Beyond Here Lies Nothin’)
36:05 – Warehouse 13 9/15 (episode 1.11 Nevermore)
41:30 – Supernatural 9/17 (5.02 Good God, Y’all!)
50:20 – Fringe 9/17 (episode 2.01 A New Day in the Old Town)
58:33 – Eureka 9/18 (episode 3.18 What Goes Around Comes Around)

Episode #48 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 9/20/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the Knights of the Guild podcast.

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Watercooler:
Bonus podcasts for Torchwood:Children of Earth this week, Latest poll: Have you attended a sci fi or genre convention?

Quick Reviews: Primeval 7/11 episode 3.08, True Blood 7/11 “Shake and Fingerpop”, Saving Grace 7/14 (episode 3.05 “Moooo”), Warehouse 13 7/14 (episode 1.02 “Resonance”), Eureka 7/17 (episode 3.10 “Your Face or Mine”).

Listener email on Warehouse 13, Being Human and Doctor Who air next weekend on BBCAmerica, Season 1 DVD for Legend of the Seeker on 10/13, Comcast online video trial with 23 networks, NBC cancels The Listener, Warehouse 13 wins Tuesday night cable again, Verizon FiOS TV integrates Facebook and Twitter, Futurama to get new cast? Battlestar Galactica: The Plan DVD arrives on 10/27, Genre shows get some Prime Time Emmy nominations, Joss Whedon discusses his Emmy nomination for Dr. Horrible.

Tuner Minute – The Formula. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
36:55 – Primeval 7/11 (episode 3.08)
42:10 – True Blood 7/11 (episode 2.04 “Shake and Fingerpop”)
50:02 – Warehouse 13 7/14 (episode 1.02 “Resonance”)
58:10 – Eureka 7/17 (episode 3.10 “Your Face or Mine”)

Episode #39 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 7/18/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the SciFi Dig podcast.

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What is Television? – recorded by Brent Barrett.

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Watercooler:
Stargate Universe casting news

Tuner Minute #10 – Shows we obsess over
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Back Porch:
21:44 – Pushing Daisies 12/5, 12/17 (2.09 “Legend of Merle McQuoddy”, 2.10 “The Norwegians” )
27:13 – Ghost Whisperer (2007 repeats)
29:37 – Doctor Who Christmas 12/25 (“The Next Doctor”)
2008 Roundup:
30:39 – Farscape comics and webisodes
32:40 – The Guild and Dr. Horrible Sing Along Blog
36:10 – Dollhouse
38:11 – Pushing Daisies
39:23 – Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
44:27 – True Blood
45:30 – Fringe
47:08 – Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Lost, Torchwood
52:22 – The Middleman
55:29 – Charlie Jade

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 12/27/08.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for Squint Squad: The “Bones” Podcast.

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