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Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: True Blood 8/30 and 9/13 (2.11 Frenzy and 2.12 Beyond Here Lies Nothin’)The Guild 9/15 (episode 3.03 Player Down ), Warehouse 13 9/15 (episode 1.11 Nevermore), Vampire Diaries 9/17 (episode 1.02 Night of the Comet),Supernatural 9/17 (5.02 Good God, Y’all!), Fringe 9/17 (episode 2.01 A New Day in the Old Town), Eureka 9/18 (episode 3.18 What Goes Around Comes Around).

Creative Emmy awards for: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-along-Blog, Pushing Daisies, True Blood, South Park, and Legend of the Seeker, Defying Gravity removed from the ABC schedule, First 17 minutes of Flash Forward on-line, 2010 airdate for BSG:The Plan, Dollhouse season 2 scoop and other Whedonverse updates, Farscape Complete Series with Peacekeeper Wars at Best Buy, Supenatural season 4 DVD had double the first week sales compared to season 3, Nielsen says 57% of TV viewers simultaneously watch TV and the Web, Kevin at New England Fan Experience.

Tuner Minute: Programmed Mess. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
26:05 – True Blood 8/30 and 9/13 (2.11 Frenzy and 2.12 Beyond Here Lies Nothin’)
36:05 – Warehouse 13 9/15 (episode 1.11 Nevermore)
41:30 – Supernatural 9/17 (5.02 Good God, Y’all!)
50:20 – Fringe 9/17 (episode 2.01 A New Day in the Old Town)
58:33 – Eureka 9/18 (episode 3.18 What Goes Around Comes Around)

Episode #48 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 9/20/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the Knights of the Guild 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 (6/13 Season 3, Episode 5), Pushing Daisies (6/13 2.13 “Kerplunk”), Star Runner (SyFy Movie 6/13), True Blood ( 6/14 2.01 “Nothing But the Blood”), Saving Grace (6/16 3.1 “We’re Already Here“), The Listener (6/18 “A Voice in the Dark”).

Listener feedback on First Wave, Listener voice mail on Merlin, Primeval cancelled, Genre show ratings down in general but Supernatural’s audience grew 10%, Fox announces premiere dates for Fringe and Dollhouse, the CW announces Supernatural will return 9/10, Sanctuary season 1 DVD available 9/15, Producers and actors talk about Warehouse 13, DVRs a bigger threat to prime-time TV than Internet viewing, Did DVR viewing save Dollhouse? New trailer for Torchwood: Children of Earth, Did Babylon 5 ruin genre television?

Tuner Minute – Expiration Date. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
45:56 – Primeval (6/13 Season 3, Episode 5)
51:09 – Pushing Daisies finale (6/13 2.13 “Kerplunk”)
57:51 – True Blood (6/14 2.01 “Nothing But the Blood”)

Episode #35 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett, and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 6/20/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for SciFi Talk podcast.

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Watercooler:
Poll #4 Results: Warehouse 13, Torchwood and True Blood are the TV series listeners want us to discuss.

Quick Reviews: Primeval (6/6 Season 3, Episode 4 on BBCA), Pushing Daisies (6/6 2.12 “Water and Power”), Ashes to Ashes Season 2 (6/8 Episode 2.8) The Listener (6/11 1.03 “A Voice in the Dark”).

Upcoming conventions, Listener email about Odyssey 5 and Next Wave, Comedy Central orders new Futurama episodes, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 DVDs arrive 9/22, Comic-Con premiere for the ‘V’ Pilot, Reaper is dead, Heroes’ writers sign NBC deals, SyFy channel mini-series Alice – an Alice in Wonderland re-imagining, Comedy Central tries Ghosts/Aliens sitcom, Thursday 8pm timeslot for Flash Forward.

Tuner Minute – Converted. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
25:22 – Primeval 6/6 (episode 3.04)
33:05 – Pushing Daisies 6/6 (episode 2.12 “Water and Power”)
40:30 – Speculation on summer shows: Torchwood “Children of Earth” series 3

Hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder, and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 6/13/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for Personal Effects: Sword of Blood by JC Hutchins.

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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.

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Promo for Well Told Tales podcast.

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Watercooler:
Poll #3 results, Poll #4 – What TV series would you like us to discuss in the Back Porch over the summer?

Quick Reviews: Primeval UK (5/23 Episode 3.09), Primeval BBCA (5/23 Episode 3.02), Legend of the Seeker (5/23 “Reckoning”), Medium (5/25 “The Talented Mrs Boddicker”).

Twitter feedback, Listener feedback from Wade on Human Target

The New Doctor Who companion, Doctor Who and Torchwood returns June 27 to BBC America, Torchwood preview teaser clip for “Children of Earth”, BBC America airs Being Human starting July 25, Merlin series 2 returns to BBC. NBC airs Merlin season 1 starting June 21, Shorter seasons are saving Sci Fi series, Pushing Daisies returns May 30; Pushing Daisies season 2 DVD comes out July 21, Fringe season 1 DVD comes out September 8, Ron Moore’s Virtuality may still get a shot as a series, Reaper may live on in first run syndication, Warehouse 13 guest casting news.

Back Porch:
0:23:45 – Tuner Minute – You Run the Show. Join in the forum discussion here.
0:30:50 – Primeval (5/23 Episode 3.02)
0:37:55 – Legend of the Seeker (5/23 Episode 1.22 “Reckoning”)
0:49:03 – Blast from the Past: Angel series discussion
1:03:52 – Pushing Daisies catch-up

Hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett. Recorded on 5/30/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for Canon Puncture – Role Playing Game (RPG) podcast

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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?
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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.

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Promo for The 9th – a Heroes podcast.

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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews (no spoilers) of: Battlestar Galactica (1/30), Fringe (1/27), LOST (1/28), Supernatural (1/29), Legend of the Seeker (1/24 weekend), Doctor Who casting news, Legend of the Seeker season 2, Being Human, Fringe break 2/17 returns 4/7, Legend of the Seeker break 2/6 returns 2/21, ABC remakes V the mini-series, Primeval series 3 trailer, NBC pilot for Day One, Pushing Daisies Season 2 DVD, Improved spoiler tagging in the Back Porch.

Tuner Minute 15 – Spoiler Me!
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Back Porch:
22:55 – Seven Days episodes 1/26-1/30 on Sci Fi Channel
27:52 – Chuck casting news and more casting news
30:01 – Legend of the Seeker 1/24 (episode 1.09 “Sacrifice”)
35:37 – Fringe 1/27 (episode 1.12 “The No-Brainer”)
41:09 – Lost 1/28 (episode 5.3 “Jughead”)
45:51 – Supernatural 1/29 (episode 4.13 “After School Special”)
51:38 – Battlestar Galactica 1/30 (episode 4.13 “The Oath”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 1/31/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for The Geek Spin.

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