Take the latest poll: How do you feel about shorter/split seasons of genre shows?

New Contest: Name the Shows! in the Tuning in to Sci Fi TV Promo. Name 3 or more shows used in the promo to qualify for a drawing. The winning prize is a genre TV show on DVD from the “Tuner Vault”. Check the blog for contest details.

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Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/16 (2.09 I Will Rise Up), Defying Gravity 8/16 (1.04 H21K), Saving Grace 8/18 (Am I Gonna Die Today?), Warehouse 13 8/18 (1.07 Implosion), Eureka 8/21 (3.15 Shower the People).

Listener voicemail about Warehouse 13, Sample of the TIST Dollhouse DVD contest entries, NBC adapting Midnight, Mass. comics, Lost casting news, Caprica casts James Marsters, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones , SyFy renews Warehouse 13, Sanctuary Season One DVD coming on 9/15, Season 2 of Legend of the Seeker preview, Supernatural season 5 preview and CW ad, new sci-fi web series Aidan 5.

Tuner Minute: Spin Off. Link to US spin offs from tv series. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
30:27 – True Blood 8/16 (2.09 I will Rise Up)
45:19 – Warehouse 13 8/18 (1.07 Implosion)
51:58 – Eureka 8/21 (3.15 Shower the People)
54:20 – The Middleman DVD Disc 2 (episodes 5-8)

Episode #44 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 8/23/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the Angel Between the Lines podcast.

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Watercooler:
Tuning in to SciFi TV Contest to win a Dollhouse Season 1 DVD set.

Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/9 (2.08 Timebomb), Defying Gravity 8/9 (1.03 Threshold), Saving Grace 8/11 (Looks Like a Lesbian Attack To Me), Warehouse 13 8/11 (1.06 Burnout), Eureka 8/14 (3.14 Ship Happens).

Listener email on Supernatural, V debuts in November, Heroes casts Ernie Hudson, Saving Grace will end after season 3, AMC may make Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead” a series, HBO and Frank Spotnitz developing Robert Silverberg’s “The World Inside”, Networks unite to challenge Nielsen ratings.

Tuner Minute: The Main Line. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
29:33 – True Blood 8/9 (2.08 Timebomb)
39:33 – Warehouse 13 8/11 (1.06 Burnout)
47:21 – Eureka 8/14 (3.14 Ship Happens)
53:37 – The Middleman DVD Disc 1 (episodes 1-4)

Episode #43 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 8/15/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the ScotchCast podcast.

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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.

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Promo for the The Babylon 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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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:
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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