Quick Reviews
- Legend of the Seeker 5/1 2.19 Extinction
- Doctor Who (UK) 5/1 5.05 Flesh and Stone
- Doctor Who (US) 5/1 5.03 Victory of the Daleks
- Chuck 5/1 3.15 Chuck vs. the Role Models
- Lost 5/4 6.13 The Candidate
- V 5/4 1.10 Hearts and Minds
- Flash Forward 5/6 1.19 Course Correction
- Vampire Diaries 5/6 1.21 Isobel
- Supernatural 5/6 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
- Fringe 2.21 5/6 Northwest Passage
- Smallville 5/7 9.21 Hostage
- Ghost Whisperer 5/7 5.20 Blood Money
- Medium 5/7 6.20 Time Keeps on Slipping
- Stargate Universe 5/7 1.16 Sabotage
- Merlin 5/7 2.06 Beauty and the Beast Part 2
- Ashes to Ashes 5/7 3.06 Episode 3.6

WaterCooler:
Listener Voicemail on Fringe
Lost finale will run 2 and a half hours
Jimmy Kimmel special with Lost cast
Being Human series 2 starts July 24 on BBC America
The Guild season 4 begins shooting
Futurama Season 6 premieres in June
Casting news for Walking Dead
Katee Sackhoff turned down a True Blood role
Fans raise $10K to save Legend of the Seeker
Why Genre shows can’t stay alive
Moonlight re-runs on The CW; Supernatural moves to Fridays
Duke study: TiVo doesn’t hurt TV advertising
V season finale (mild spoilers)
Leonard Nimoy interview – totally spoils Fringe finale!

Tuner Minute: Writing on the Wall. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
35:55 – Lost 5/4 6.13 The Candidate
45:35 – Fringe 5/6 2.21 Northwest Passage
51:49 – Supernatural 5/6 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
59:47 – Legend of the Seeker 5/1 2.19 Extinction

Episode #81 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 05/8/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for Irish and Celtic Music podcast.

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Watercooler: New show poll ending soon, Enter our genre book contest and win a Smart Pop Book.

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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Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker (3/27 2.15 Creator), Chuck (3/29 3.11 Chuck vs the American Hero), Survivors (3/30 2.02), Lost (3/30 6.10 The Package), V (3/30 1.05 Welcome to the War), Saving Grace (3/30 4.01 Let’s Talk), Ugly Americans (3/31 1.03 Demon Baby), FlashForward (4/1 1.14 Better Angels), Vampire Diaries (4/1 1.16 There Goes The Neighborhood), Supernatural (4/1 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon), Fringe (4/1 2.16 Peter), Smallville (4/2 9.15 Escape), Ghost Whisperer(4/2 5.17 On Thin Ice), Medium (4/2 6.17 There Will Be Blood…Type A), Stargate Universe (4/2 1.11 Space).

Voicemail from Christine on last episode’s Tuner Minute #75, SyFy return dates for Warehouse-13, Eureka, and Haven, Episode guide for Doctor Who Series 5 with Matt Smith, AMC orders 6 episode series for Walking Dead, SyFy’s American version of Being Human, Stargate Universe casting news, Supernatural‘s Kurt Fuller interview, Lost finale draws huge ad rates, More ads coming to on-line network sites, DVR TV Viewing grows faster than Internet viewing.

Tuner Minute: Drawn to Genre. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
41:13 – Fringe (4/1 2.16 Peter)
51:40 – Supernatural (4/1 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon)

Episode #76 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 04/03/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for SafeHaven podcast.

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Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker (3/20 2.14 Bound), Survivors (3/20 1.06 Episode 1.6), (3/23 2.01 Abandoned Hospital), Chuck (3/22) 3.10 Chuck vs the Final Exam), Lost (3/23 6.09 Ab Aeterno), Ugly Americans (3/24 1.03 American Werewolf in America), FlashForward (3/25 1.13 Blowback), Vampire Diaries (3/25 1.15 A Few Good Men), Supernatural (3/25 5.15 Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid), Caprica (3/26 1.09 End of Line).

Voicemail on changing opinions on a show after the first season, Why you should Rescue Legend of the Seeker, Stargate Universe Season 1.5 DVD due 7/13, Eureka Season 3.5 DVD due 6/29, Supernatural on Blu-ray due 6/15 with more extras, Fringe101 – What You Need To Know, Fringe‘s John Noble has answers for you, Fringe Musical episode, Casting news for Syfy’s Haven, SyFy orders a comedy from Lex Luthor, Firefly alumni fill Warehouse 13, new True Blood ads.

Tuner Minute: Any Time Any Place. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
33:41 – Lost (3/23 6.09 Ab Aeterno)
43:32 – Supernatural (3/25 5.15 Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid)
55:10 – Chuck (3/22 3.11 Chuck vs the Final Exam)

Episode #75 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 03/27/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for The Gatecast podcast.

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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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Kevin and Brent just wouldn’t shut up…

00:40 - Lost (with Listener Feedback)
06:05 – Tuner Minute continued: Sanctuary and Primeval (and Lost)
14:00 - Caprica

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Thought we were done?  Think again…

00:50 – Lost (with Listener Feedback)
06:10 – Caprica
07:59 – Survivors
09:45 – Medium

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