Check the TIST blog for the TV Show Calendar. Enter the new Mind Meld Contest to win a free iTunes download of the Shatner/Nimoy documentary Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime.

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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Water Cooler:
Name the Shows! contest winner, Quick Reviews: The Guild 9/1 and 9/8 (episodes 3.01 Expansion Time and 3.02 Anarchy!), Warehouse 13 9/8 (episode 1.10 Breakdown), Vampire Diaries 9/10 (episode 1.01 Pilot), em>Supernatural 9/10 (5.01 Sympathy for the Devil), Eureka 9/11 (episode 3.17 Have an Ice Day).

Listener voicemail, Dragon*Con recap, Shatner/Nimoy documentary Mindmeld and free download contest, The Guild seasons 1 and 2 DVD set coming 9/29, See every trailer for all the fall genre shows, Syfy’s Destination Truth season premiere, Star Wars live action TV series, Spoilery preview for Fringe Season 2, Michelle Forbes discusses the True Blood season 2 finale, Joss Whedon teases Dollhouse Season 2.

Tuner Minute: Suck It! Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
26:24 – The Guild 9/1 and 9/8 (episodes 3.01 Expansion Time and 3.02 Anarchy!)
31:16 – Warehouse 13 9/8 (episode 1.10 Breakdown)
36:00 – Supernatural 9/10 (5.01 Sympathy for the Devil)
50:47 – Eureka 9/11 (episode 3.17 Have an Ice Day)

Episode #47 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 9/12/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the The Dollhouse podcast.

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Contest: Name the Shows! contest running until September 11. Correctly name 3 or more shows used in the promo to qualify for a drawing. The winning prize is a genre TV show on DVD from the “Tuner Vault”. Check the blog for more contest details.

Watercooler:
Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/23 (episode 2.08 “New World in my View”), Defying Gravity 8/23 (episode 5 “Rubicon”), Warehouse 13 8/25 (episode 1.0 “Duped”), Eureka 8/28 (episode 3.16 “You Don’t Know Jack”).

Listener voicemail on Dollhouse, Voicemail on The Middleman, Two week break on filming V, The Guild Season 3 available on 9/1, Trailer for SyFy’s Alice miniseries, Dollhouse casting Summer Glau, Internet content deals coming for DirecTV, TBS and TNT and Verizon and Time Warner, Creator Eric Kripke talks Supernatural Season 5.

Tuner Minute: The Hookup. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
29:32 – True Blood 8/23 (episode 2.08 “New World in My View”)
39:00 – Warehouse 13 13 8/25 (episode 1.0 “Duped”)
45:18 – Eureka 8/14 8/28 (episode 3.16 “You Don’t Know Jack”)
51:16 – The Middleman DVD Disc 3 (episodes 9-12)

Episode #45 hosted by Brent Barrett, Wendy Hembrock and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 8/29/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the Geek of All Trades podcast.

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Take the latest poll: How do you feel about shorter/split seasons of genre shows?

New Contest: Name the Shows! in the Tuning in to Sci Fi TV Promo. Name 3 or more shows used in the promo to qualify for a drawing. The winning prize is a genre TV show on DVD from the “Tuner Vault”. Check the blog for contest details.

Watercooler:

Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/16 (2.09 I Will Rise Up), Defying Gravity 8/16 (1.04 H21K), Saving Grace 8/18 (Am I Gonna Die Today?), Warehouse 13 8/18 (1.07 Implosion), Eureka 8/21 (3.15 Shower the People).

Listener voicemail about Warehouse 13, Sample of the TIST Dollhouse DVD contest entries, NBC adapting Midnight, Mass. comics, Lost casting news, Caprica casts James Marsters, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones , SyFy renews Warehouse 13, Sanctuary Season One DVD coming on 9/15, Season 2 of Legend of the Seeker preview, Supernatural season 5 preview and CW ad, new sci-fi web series Aidan 5.

Tuner Minute: Spin Off. Link to US spin offs from tv series. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
30:27 – True Blood 8/16 (2.09 I will Rise Up)
45:19 – Warehouse 13 8/18 (1.07 Implosion)
51:58 – Eureka 8/21 (3.15 Shower the People)
54:20 – The Middleman DVD Disc 2 (episodes 5-8)

Episode #44 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 8/23/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the Angel Between the Lines podcast.

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Watercooler:
Tuning in to SciFi TV Contest to win a Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set.

Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/9 (2.08 Timebomb), Defying Gravity 8/9 (1.03 Threshold), Saving Grace 8/11 (Looks Like a Lesbian Attack To Me), Warehouse 13 8/11 (1.06 Burnout), Eureka 8/14 (3.14 Ship Happens).

Listener email on Supernatural, V debuts in November, Heroes casts Ernie Hudson, Saving Grace will end after season 3, AMC may make Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead” a series, HBO and Frank Spotnitz developing Robert Silverberg’s “The World Inside”, Networks unite to challenge Nielsen ratings.

Tuner Minute: The Main Line. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
29:33 – True Blood 8/9 (2.08 Timebomb)
39:33 – Warehouse 13 8/11 (1.06 Burnout)
47:21 – Eureka 8/14 (3.14 Ship Happens)
53:37 – The Middleman DVD Disc 1 (episodes 1-4)

Episode #43 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 8/15/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the ScotchCast podcast.

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Watercooler:
Tuning in to SciFi TV Contest to win a Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set.

Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/2 (2.07 Release Me), Defying Gravity 8/3 (1.01 Pilot, 1.02 Natural Selection), Saving Grace, Warehouse 13 8/4 (1.05 Elements), Eureka 8/7 (3.13 If You Build It).

Guest stars for Dollhouse, Netflix to stream Lost, SyFy greenlights Alphas, NBC’s schedule for Chuck, Supernatural casts Paris Hilton, NBC cuts Heroes’ budget.

Tuner Minute: Happy Endings. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
28:52 – True Blood 8/2 (2.07 Release Me)
36:20 – Warehouse 13 8/4 (1.05 Elements)
42:12 – Eureka 8/7 (3.13 If You Build It)
51:42 – Defying Gravity 8/3 (1.01 Pilot, 1.02 Natural Selection)

Episode #42 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 8/08/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the DragonPage Cover to Cover podcast.

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Watercooler:
Latest poll results: Have you attended a sci fi or genre convention?
Tuning in to SciFi TV Contest to win a Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set.

Quick Reviews:Primeval 7/25 (Season 3 Episode 10), True Blood 7/26 (2.06 Hard Hearted Hannah), Saving Grace 7/28 (3.07 That Was No First Kiss), Warehouse 13 7/28 (1.04 Claudia), Eureka 7/31 (3.12 It’s Not Easy Being Green), Dollhouse Season 1 DVD extra episode (Epitaph One).

Sean Bean cast for HBO’s Game of Thrones, Flash Forward adds Dominic Monaghan and Gabrielle Union, More cast announced for Spielberg’s alien invasion show, HBO announces early renewal for True Blood, Entire original cast signs on to Futurama, NBC webseries Ctrl, Poster and trailer for Fringe season 2, Sneak peak of Heroes Redemption, new Stargate Universe trailer, Joss Whedon Talks Dollhouse at Comic Con.

Tuner Minute: The Viewing Game. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
25:14 – Primeval 7/25 (Season 3 Episode 10)
32:34 – True Blood 7/26 (2.06 Hard Hearted Hannah)
38:15 – Warehouse 13 7/28 (1.04 Claudia)
44:13 – Eureka 7/31 (3.12 It’s Not Easy Being Green)
49:50 – Listener voicemail about Dollhouse
51:22 – Dollhouse Season 1 DVD extra episode (Epitaph One).

Episode #41 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 8/01/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the The Scapecast – a podcast about Farscape.

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