Quick Reviews: Survivors (3/13 1.05 Episode 1.5), Chuck (3/15 3.10 Chuck vs the Tic Tac), Lost (Tue (3/16 6.08 Recon), Caprica (3/19 1.08 Ghosts in the Machine)

Listener voice mail, Listener email about Game of Thrones, BSG actor joins Eureka which returns on 7/9, Syfy greenlights a superhero pilot Three Inches, SyFy’s Dinoshark devours viewers, SyFy movies: Sharktopus is only the beginning, SyFy planning more reality shows, Season 1 of Warehouse 13 on DVD on 6/29, True Blood season 3 premieres June 13, Sanctuary Season 3 gets 20 episodes, Listener email about Survivors episodes on Comcast On Demand, Ashes To Ashes Series 3 starts on BBC on April 2nd at 9pm, Meet Doctor Who‘s new companion, Spoiler free review of new Doctor Who premiere.

Tuner Minute: Sounds of the Genre. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
44:50 – Chuck (3/15 3.10 Chuck vs the Tic Tac)
52:10 – Caprica (3/19 1.08 Ghosts in the Machine)

Episode #74 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 03/21/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for Adventures in SciFi Publishing.

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Battlestar Galactica:The Plan DVD Contest deadline to enter is November 1, Poll about TV schedule conflicts.

Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: Heroes 10/19 (4.06 Tabula Rasa), The Guild 10/20 (3.08 +10 To Bravery), Eastwick 10/21 (1.05 Mooning and Crooning), Flash Forward 10/22 (1.05 Gimme Some Truth), Smallville 10/23 (9.05 ), Ghost Whisperer 10/23 (5.05 Cause for Alarm), Medium 10/23 (6.05 Baby Fever), Dollhouse 10/23 (2.04 Belonging), Stargate Universe 10/23 (1.05 Light), Sanctuary 10/23 (2.03 Eulogy).

Fox benches Dollhouse in November; returns with double Dollhouse episodes in December schedule, Vampire Diaries gets full season pick-up by the CW, First 9 minutes online of the V pilot, BBC1 offers up Paradox soon, Hulu may start charging in 2010, Will Game of Thrones be the next Geek Obsession?, Listener email from David.

Tuner Minute: Cool Costume. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
0:28:45 – Dollhouse 10/23 (2.04 Belonging)
0:37:11 – Sanctuary 10/23 (2.03 Eulogy)
0:46:46 – Stargate Universe 10/23 (1.05 Light)
0:56:34 – Heroes 10/19 (4.06 Tabula Rasa)

Episode #53 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 10/26/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the Being Human Cast about the BBC show Being Human.

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Battlestar Galactica:The Plan DVD Contest, Poll about TV schedule conflicts.

Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: Heroes 10/12 (4.05 Hysterical Blindness), The Guild 10/13 (3.07 Coping and Stuff), Eastwick 10/14 (1.04 Fleas and Casserole), Flash Forward 10/15 (1.04 Black Swan), Supernatural 10/15 (5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future), Fringe 10/15 (2.05 Dream Logic), Smallville 10/16 (9.04 Echo), Ghost Whisperer 10/16 (5.04 Do Over), Medium 10/16 (6.04 The Medium is the Message), Stargate Universe 10/16 (1.04 Darkness), Sanctuary 10/16 (2.02 End of Nights Part 2).

Listener voicemails, FlashForward puts up big numbers in international markets, ABC orders 9 more episodes of FlashForward, Fox will air all Dollhouse episodes, Game of Thrones adds more cast, Fringe producers answer questions, Another theory on why vampires are popular now.

Tuner Minute: Dance With Who Brung Ya. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
32:10 – Heroes 10/12 (4.05 Hysterical Blindness)
42:20 – Flash Forward 10/15 (1.04 Black Swan)
49:50 – Supernatural 10/15 (5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future)
58:25 – Fringe 10/15 (2.05 Dream Logic)

Episode #52 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 10/18/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for 7th Son: Descent.

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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:
Poll #4 – What TV series would you like us to discuss in the Back Porch over the summer? TIST is joining Farpoint Media podcasting network,

Quick Reviews: Primeval (5/30 Season 3, Episode 10), Primeval (5/30 Season 3, Episode 3 on BBCA), Pushing Daisies (5/30 2.11 “Window Dressed to Kill”), Medium (6/1 5.19 ”Bring Me the Head of Oswald Castillo”), The Listener (6/4 “I’m an Adult Now” (Pilot) and “Emotional Rescue”).

Listener email on Legend of the Seeker and HBO series Game of Thrones, Listener email on Terminator:Sarah Connor Chronicles, Angel, Being Human and Primeval, Torchwood:Children of Earth begins on BBC in June and BBCA on 7/20, Torchwood:Children of Earth DVD out 7/28, Supernatural season 4 DVD out Sept 1, Fox moves air date up for Virtuality to June 26, NBC is lurking on the Internet, Chuck Me fan re-watch, Ridley Scott’s ‘Purefold’ webisodes, SyFy trailer for Stargate: Universe.

Tuner Minute – You Ruined It. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
28:15 – Primeval 5/30 (episode 3.03)
35:43 – Pushing Daisies 5/30 (episode 2.11 “Window Dressed to Kill”)
42:14 – Medium 6/1 (episode 5.19 “Bring Me the Head of Oswald Castillo”)
50:50 – Speculation on fall shows: Chuck season 3

Hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder, and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 6/6/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for Well Told Tales podcast.

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