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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Quick Reviews:
- 6/26 IT Crowd 4.01 Jen The Fredo
- 6/26 SyFy channel movie Dinocroc vs Supergator
- 6/26 Doctor Who (UK) 5.13 (finale) The Big Bang
- 6/26 Doctor Who (US) 5.10 Vincent and the Doctor
- 6/27 True Blood 3.03 It Hurts Me Too
- 6/28 Neighbors from Hell 1.4 Screw the EPA
- 6/28 Persons Unknown 1.4 Exit One
- 6/29 Ashes to Ashes (US) 2.8 Episode 8
- 6/29 The Gates 1.2 What Lies Beneath
- 7/01 Futurama 6.03 Attack of the Killer App!
- 7/02 Merlin 2.13 (finale) The Last Dragonlord

Listener emails on Saving Grace, Vampire Diaries
Listener Voicemail on Doctor Who
Doctor Who series 5 DVD
Writers for Doctor Who series 6
Sarah Jane Adventures episode titles and guest stars
Hints on Fringe Season 3
Fringe casting news (spoilers!)
New Primeval series 4 Cast
Primeval series 4 wraps filming
US Being Human casting news
Supernatural Season 6 casting news
CW releases Fall schedule
Eureka Season Four early review
Comments from V Producer on Season 2
Hulu Plus
New scifi comedy web series SOLO premieres 7/6

Tuner Minute: Time Crunch. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
00:41:08 – Babylon 5 Season 2 Summer Rewatch: 2.5 The Long Dark; 2.6 A Spider in the Web
00:52:10 – Doctor Who 5.10 Vincent and the Doctor
01:00:42 – The IT Crowd 4.01 Jen The Fredo

Episode #89 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 07/04/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for Adventures in SciFi Publishing 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.

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Promo for PodCulture podcast.

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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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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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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.

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Promo for the The Scapecast – a podcast about Farscape.

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