New contest to win a copy of Stargate SG-1: Dialing Up published by Titan Books, New poll about the Stargate ‘verse.

Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker 11/7 (2.01 Marked), Heroes 11/9 (4.09 Shadowboxing), The Guild Tues 11/10 (3.10 The Return!), V 11/10 (1.02 There is No Normal Anymore), Flash Forward 11/12 (1.08 Playing Cards with Coyotes), Vampire Diaries 11/12 (1.09 History Repeating), Supernatural 11/12 (5.09 The Real Ghostbusters), Fringe 11/12 (2.07 Of Human Action)Smallville 11/13 (9.08 Idol), Ghost Whisperer 11/13 (5.08 Dead Listing),Medium 11/13 (6.08 Once In A Lifetime), Stargate Universe 11/13 (1.08 Time), Sanctuary 11/3 (2.06 Fragments).

Dollhouse canceled, Eastwick canceled, Two more series of Primeval, Lost returns for final season starting January 20, Holiday break for Supernatural after 11/19 episode, Retooling before BSG prequel Caprica’s January debut, Series low ratings for Heroes, Stargate Universe ratings take weekly drops, Kevin’s New England Fan Experience.

Tuner Minute: Genre Window Dressing. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
29:20 – Legend of the Seeker 11/7 (2.01 Marked)
37:44 – Fringe 11/12 (2.07 Of Human Action)
44:22 – V 11/10 (1.02 There is No Normal Anymore)
52:18 – Stargate Universe 11/13 (1.08 Time) and Listener voicemail from Christine

Episode #56 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 11/15/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the SciFi Talk podcast.

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Check the TIST blog for the TV Show Calendar. Enter the new Mind Meld Contest by October 9 to win a free iTunes download of the Shatner/Nimoy documentary Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime.

Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: Heroes 9/28 (Ink), The Guild (Application’d), Eastwick 9/30 (Reaping and Sewing), Flash Forward 10/1 (White to Play), Supernatural 10/1 (The End), Fringe 10/1 (Fracture), Dollhouse 10/2 (Instinct), Smallville 10/2 (Metallo), Ghost Whisperer 10/2 (See No Evil), Stargate: Universe 10/2 (Air, parts 1-2), Medium 10/2 (Who’s That Girl).

Primeval Not Extinct, How Felicia Day Recruited Millions for Her Guild, ‘Day One’ Series Canceled, Now a Mini-Series Instead, AMC Sentences ‘The Prisoner’ to November Premiere, 10 theories on what caused the flash forward in FlashForward

Tuner Minute: “Now would be good”. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
20:49 – Heroes 9/28 (Ink)
25:54 – The Guild (Application’d)
31:25 – Flash Forward 10/1 (White to Play)
37:28 – Supernatural 10/1 (The End)
45:45 – Fringe 10/1 (Fracture)
52:45 – Stargate: Universe 10/2 (Air, parts 1-2)
58:48 – Dollhouse 10/2 (Instinct)

Episode #50 hosted by Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 10/4/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the Bite on This podcast.

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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.

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Promo for the The Scapecast – a podcast about Farscape.

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Watercooler:
Latest poll: Have you attended a sci fi or genre convention?

Quick Reviews: Primeval 7/18 (episode 3.09), True Blood 7/19 (2.05 “Never Let Me Go”), Saving Grace 7/21 (3.06 “Am I Going to Lose Her”), Warehouse 13 7/21 (1.03 “Magnetism”), Eureka 7/24 (3.11 “Insane in the P-Brane”).

Listener voicemails on Tuner Minute #39, Warehouse 13, and Torchwood: Children of Earth, ABC’s Defying Gravity, Syfy announces the Fall Schedule, New Trailer for BSG:The Plan, Eureka already renewed for season 4, Caprica airs January 22, 2010, Edward James Olmos says more Battlestar Galactica movies are likely, Medium and Smallville moving to new Friday timeslots, Legend of the Seeker season 2 premieres 11/7, Farscape – The Complete Series megaset DVDs, Trailer for Doctor Who: Waters of Mars, TIST will discuss The Middleman and Dollhouse “Epitaph One”, TIST gets two Parsec Award nominations.

Tuner Minute: The Passion of the Rabid. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
36:40 – Primeval 7/18 (episode 3.09)
40:09 – True Blood 7/19 (episode 2.05 “Never Let Me Go”)
44:43 – Warehouse 13 7/21 (episode 1.03 “Magnetism”)
49:35 – Eureka 7/24 (episode 3.11 “Insane in the P-Brane”)
53:15 – Torchwood:Children of Earth 7/21-24 (complete series)

Episode #40 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 7/25/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the The Babylon 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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Watercooler:
Poll #5: Which genre shows would you like to see re-made (or re-re-made)?

Quick Reviews: Primeval (6/27 Season 3, Episode 7), Mutant Chronicles (6/27 SciFi TV movie), True Blood (6/28 2.03 “Scratches”), Merlin (6/28 1.03 “The Mark of Nimueh”), Saving Grace (6/30 3.03 “Watch Siggybaby Burn”).

Listener email about Supernatural and Torchwood, Listener voicemail on BSG: The Plan, Supreme Court won’t block remote storage DVR systems, People spending more time watching online, More Comic Con panels announced, Farscape tenth anniversary panel, Should Comic Con be called TV-con? Coming soon: Farscape complete Series DVDs, SyFy and Tim Minear to re-envision Alien Nation, One more hour for final season of LOST, ABC picks up Gravity, Hulu coming to the UK, Eureka season 3.5 preview.

Tuner Minute – All Talk and No Action?. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
35:48 – Primeval (6/27 Season 3, Episode 7)
41:15 – True Blood (6/28 Episode 2.03 “Scratches”)

Episode #37 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock, and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 7/03/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the The Geekcast.

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Watercooler:
Poll #5: Which genre shows would you like to see re-made (or re-re-made)?

Quick Reviews:
Primeval (6/20 Season 3, Episode 6), True Blood (6/21 2.02 “Keep the Party Going”), Merlin (6/21 1.01 “Dragon’s Call” and 1.02 “Valiant”), Saving Grace (6/23 3.2 “What Would You Do”), Virtuality Fox movie (6/25). Listener email on fall schedules, Upcoming TIST bonus episodes for Torchwood:Children of Earth starting July 20, Reaper creators join Dollhouse, Bryan Fuller exits Heroes to develop new pilots, Strong True Blood season 1 DVD sales and season 2 ratings for True Blood, Time Warner and Comcast announce TV Everywhere, E-Poll survey finds ads and word of mouth are still the major influences to watch a new TV show, Fall premiere schedules for CBS and NBC, Early reviews of Past Life pilot.

Tuner Minute – Second Chances. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
33:45 – Primeval (6/20 Season 3, Episode 6)
39:52 – True Blood (6/21 2.02 “Keep the Party Going”)
47:12 – Merlin (6/21 1.01 “Dragon’s Call” and 1.02 “Valiant”)
51:35 – Speculation on Eureka season 3.5 returning July 10

Episode #36 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder, and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 6/26/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for Guardians podcast novel.

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