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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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:
Quick Reviews: Primeval (5/2), Legend of the Seeker (5/2 “Cursed”), Medium (5/4 “How to Make a Killing in Big Business” parts 1&2), Fringe (5/5 “The Road not Taken”), Lost (5/6 “Follow the Leader”), Krod Mandoon (5/7 “Thrilla in the Villa”), Smallville (5/7 “Injustice”), Supernatural (5/7 “When the Levee Breaks”), Ghost Whisperer (5/8 “Endless Love”), Dollhouse (5/8 “Omega”).
Follow TIST on Twitter, Poll #2 results, Listener voicemail from Joe in Anaheim, Flash Forward promos during Lost on ABC, NBC unveils new fall shows including Day One, Fox renews Fringe, Fox will air Ron Moore’s Virtuality on July 4, Fox likely won’t pick up Virtuality, Hulu goes international, The Guild season 3.

Tuner Minute – Work or Escape? Share your thoughts on this topic or read what other people think. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
0:29:37 – Legend of the Seeker 5/2 (episode 1.19 “Curse”)
0:34:08 – Fringe 5/5 (episode 1.19 “The Road not Taken”)
0:41:19 – Lost 5/6 (episode 5.15 “Follow the Leader”)
0:46:45 – Supernatural 5/7 (episode 4.21 “When the Levee Breaks”)
0:56:11 – Dollhouse 5/8 (episode 1.12 “Omega”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 5/9/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for Variant Frequencies – a genre fiction podcast.

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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews: Primeval (4/11), Doctor Who (4/11), Red Dwarf mini-series, Chuck (4/13), Heroes (4/13), Medium (4/13), Saving Grace (4/13), Reaper (4/14), Fringe (4/14), Lost (4/15), Krod Mandoon (4/15).
Ed Quinn (Eureka) cast in True Blood season 2, Doctor Who changes behind the scenes, Fringe’s Observer will appear on other Fox shows, Demons gets cancelled, What show would you save?

Tuner Minute – Why SciFi? Share your thoughts on this topic or read what other people think? Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
18:53 – Doctor Who 4/11 (“Planet of the Dead”)
23:54 – Chuck 4/13 (episode 2.20 “Chuck Versus vs. The First Kill”)
29:51 – Heroes 4/13 (episode 3.23 “1961”)
36:45 – Medium (episode 5.10 “Then…and Again”)
42:24 – Saving Grace (episode 2.12 “I Believe in Angels”)
47:40 – Fringe 4/14 (episode 1.17 “Unleashed”)
54:50 – Lost 4/15 (episode 5.13 “Some Like it Hoth”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 4/18/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for The Signal – a Firefly/Serenity podcast.

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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker 3/14, Medium 3/16, Saving Grace 3/16, Reaper 3/17, Lost 3/18, Smallville 3/19, Supernatural 3/19, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 3/20, Dollhouse 3/20, Battlestar Galactica 3/20.
CBS renews Big Bang Theory for two seasons, Sci Fi renames itself, Fans offer 25 Other Names for the Sci Fi Channel, The Middleman DVD coming out on 7/28. The Middleman DVD sales may effect its official cancellation.

Tuner Minute – Expectations
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Back Porch:
18:44 – Legend of the Seeker 3/14 (episode 1.15 “Conversion”)
23:02 – Lost 3/18 (episode 5.09 “Namaste”)
28:49 – Supernatural 3/19 (episode 4.16 “On the Head of a Pin”)
40:44 – Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 3/20 (episode 2.19 “Last Voyage of the Jimmy Carter”)
45:50 – Dollhouse 3/20 (episode 1.06 “Man on the Street”)
55:24 – Battlestar Galactica 3/13 (episode 4.22 “Daybreak” Part 2)

Hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock, and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 3/21/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for SciFi Dig podcast.

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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews (no spoilers) of: Legend of the Seeker (2/21, 2/28), Being Human (2/21), Chuck (2/23), Heroes (2/23), Medium (2/23), Lost (2/25), Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2/27), Dollhouse (2/27), Ghost Whisperer (2/27), Battlestar Galactica (2/27).
Saving Grace returns on 3/2. Reaper returns on 3/3. Being Human renewed for series 2, New Smallville and Supernatural episodes return 3/12,
Smallville and Supernatural renewed, Being Human renewed for series 2, Ashes to Ashes on BBCAmerica on March 7.

Tuner Minute – Calling it Quits
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Back Porch:
15:00 – Supernatural preview for upcoming 3/12 episode 4.15 “Death Take a Holiday”, and spoilers for “Jump the Shark”
17:22 – Legend of the Seeker 2/21 (“Home”), 2/28 (“Revenant”)
24:00 – Being Human 2/15 (episode 4) and 2/21 (episode 5)
30:30 – Chuck 2/23 (episode 2.14 “Chuck versus the Best Friend”)
34:12 – Heroes 2/23 (episode 3.14 “Fugitives – Cold Wars”)
40:35 – Lost 2/25 (episode 5.7 “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”)
43:59 – Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles 2/27 (episode 2.16 “Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep”)
46:07 – T:SCC Producer Josh Friedman blog about remaining story
47:44 – Ghost Whisperer 2/27 (episode 4.16 “Ghost Busted”)
51:28 – Dollhouse 2/27 (episode 1.03 “Stage Fright”)
54:00 – Battlestar Galactica 2/27 (episode 4.17 “Someone to Watch Over Me”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 2/28/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for The ScapeCast – a Farscape podcast.

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Watercooler:
Quick Reviews (no spoilers) of: Legend of the Seeker (weekend of 1/31 – Confession), Demons (1/31), Being Human (2/1), Chuck (2/2), Heroes (2/2), Medium (2/2), Fringe (2/3), Lost (2/4), Smallville, Supernatural (2/5), Ghost Whisperer (2/6), Battlestar Galactica (2/6).
Voicemail about Voyagers, Reaper coming back 3/3 for 13 weeks,Torchwood Children Of Earth Trailer, Smallville and Supernatural Break until March 5, Caprica DVD coming April 21, BBC America to air Being Human, Survivors, Primeval Series Three, Dollhouse’s Sexuality Is Creepy On Purpose.

Tuner Minute 16 – Modified Human
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Back Porch:
20:36 – Legend of the Seeker 1/31 (episode 1.10 “Confession”)
25:12 – Heroes 2/2 (episode 3.11 “Fugitives – A Clear and Present Danger”)
30:16 – Fringe 2/3 (episode 1.13 “The Transformation”)
33:41 – Lost 2/4 (episode 5.4 “The Little Prince”)
38:17 – Supernatural 2/5 (episode 4.14 “Sex and Violence”)
49:04 – Battlestar Galactica 2/6 (episode 4.14 “Blood on the Scales”)
56:30 – Battlestar Galactica – spoilery speculation on not-yet-aired episode 2/13 (episode 4.15 “No Exit”)

Hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 2/7/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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