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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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker 3/28, Chuck 3/30, Heroes 3/30, Medium 3/30, Reaper 3/31, Lost 4/1, Smallville 4/2, Life on Mars 4/1, Supernatural 4/2, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 4/3, Dollhouse 4/3.
True Blood Season 2 preview, Episode names for remaining Supernatural episodes, Will Supernatural end with Season 5?, Laurell K. Hamilton’s Vampire Hunter series coming to IFC, Fox schedules the remaining Dollhouse episodes, Legend of the Seeker returns 4/25, Pushing Daisies DVD on 7/21, SyFy to air Primeval starting 4/10.

Tuner Minute – My Show or Your Show?
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Back Porch:
0:20:55 – Legend of the Seeker 3/28 (episode 1.17 “Deception”)
0:24:45 – Chuck 3/30 (episode 2.18 “Chuck vs. The Broken Heart”)
0:28:31 – Heroes 3/30 (episode 3.21 “Into Asylum”)
0:34:30 – Lost 4/1 (episode 5.11 “Whatever Happened, Happened”)
0:40:01 – Life on Mars 4/1 (episode 1.13 “Life is a Rock”)
0:49:20 – Supernatural 4/3 (episode 4.18 “The Monster at the End of This Book”)
0:55:44 – Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 4/3 (episode 2.21 “Adam Raised a Cain”)
1:04:18 – Dollhouse 4/3 (episode 1.08 “The Awakening”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett, and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 4/4/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for Personal Effects:Dark Art by J.C. Hutchins.

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Watercooler:
Listener voicemail: Friday the 13th The Series,
Quick Reviews: Being Human (3/1), Chuck (3/2), Heroes (3/2), Medium (3/2), Saving Grace (3/2), Reaper (3/3), LOST (3/4), Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (3/6), Dollhouse (3/6), Battlestar Galactica (3/6), Legend of the Seeker (3/7), Ghost Whisperer (3/6).

Pushing Daisies DVD, Sci Fi miniseries Knights of Bloodsteel in April, ABC cancels Life on Mars, Heroes likely renewal, Morena Baccarin cast in ‘V’, CSI and Battlestar Galactica cross-over with Kate Vernon and Ron Moore.

Tuner Minute – Buy or Bye?
Want to share your thoughts on this topic or read what other people think? The forum discussion is here.

Back Porch:
22:36 – Legend of the Seeker 3/7 (episode 1.13 “Hartland”)
25:17 – Being Human 3/1 (episode 6 – season finale)
29:06 – Chuck 3/2 (episode 2.15 “Chuck versus the Beefcake”)
33:16 – Heroes 3/2 (episode 3.18 “Fugitives Ch. 5 – Exposed”)
37:57 – Lost 3/4 (episode 5.08 “LaFleur”)
43:26 – Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 3/7 (episode 2.17 “Ourselves Alone”)
48:16 – Ghost Whisperer 3/7 (episode 4.17 “Delusion of Granville”)
51:57 – Dollhouse 3/7 (episode 1.04 “Gray Hour”)
58:14 – Battlestar Galactica 3/7 (episode 4.19 “Islanded in a Stream of Stars”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 3/9/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for The 9th – a Heroes podcast.

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Watercooler topics – new HBO fantasy series pilot, Fringe, Pushing Daisies status update, Sanctuary renewed, Doctor Who Christmas special trailer

Back Porch topics – Legend of the Seeker, True Blood, Chuck, Life on Mars (US & UK versions), Big Bang Theory, Ghost Whisperer, Doctor Who, Sanctuary, Supernatural, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Star Trek: TNG, Futurama, Journeyman, Stargate SG1, Genre Theme of the Episode: Time Travel

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder.

Edited by Brent Barrett

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle

Show Notes -

HBO doing a Fantasy series as one of 10 possible pilots

Fringe: Our Burning Questions Answered Part 1

Fringe: Our Burning Questions Answered Part 2

Doctor Who Christmas trailer

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