Winners for our Highlander DVD contest, New poll on top show runners, New contest to win BSG:The Plan.

Watercooler topics
Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker (1/16 2.08 Light), Being Human (1/17 Episode 2.02), Chuck (1/18 3.04 Chuck vs Operation Awesome), Heroes (1/18 4.16 Pass/Fail), Fringe (1/21 2.13 What Lies Below), Vampire Diaries (1/21 1.11 Blood Lines), Supernatural (1/21 5.11 Sam, Interrupted), Caprica (1/22 1.01 Pilot – discussed in Episode #27.5)

Listener voicemail and email, Push: TV Series, Spielberg’s alien-invasion series gets picked up by TNT, Pilot ordered for Gene Roddenberry’s Questor Tapes, Lost better answer these 100 questions, True Blood Season 2 on DVD May 25, Sanctuary Season 2 on DVD/Blu-ray May 18, TV ratings for Chuck and Heroes, Syfy claims victory with its Caprica online pre-premier strategy.

Tuner Minute: Adaptation. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
32:25 – Legend of the Seeker (1/16 2.08 Light)
45:58 – Chuck (1/18 3.04 Chuck versus Operation Awesome)
52:20 – Fringe (1/21 2.13 What Lies Below)

Episode #66 hosted by Kevin Bachelder, Wendy Hembrock and Brent Barrett. Recorded on 01/24/10. Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the The Signal – a Firefly podcast.

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Poll results, The Guild Season 1 and 2 DVD winner.

Series return dates: SyFy Chuck Marathon – Jan 7, Dollhouse – Jan 8, Sanctuary – Jan 8, Legend Of The Seeker – Jan 9, Chuck 2 hour season premiere – Jan 10, Fringe – Monday Jan 11, Supernatural – Jan 21, Vampire Diaries – Jan 21, Caprica – Jan 22, Spartacus – Jan 22. Fringe January schedule.

Water Cooler:
Quick Reviews: Legend of the Seeker 12/12 (2.06 Fury), Outer Space Astronauts 12/15 (1.02 Of Cannibals and Cuddlepuffs, 1.03 Undies), Dollhouse 12/18 (2.09 Stop-Loss, 2.10 The Attic), Sanctuary 12/18 (2.10 Sleepers).

Listener voicemail, Supernatural to Air on TNT! Alice Miniseries on DVD in March, Syfy renews Sanctuary and Stargate Universe, SyFy President talks about the new Stephen King show Haven and Sharktopus, Stargate Universe Producer Q&A, LOST producers interview, FANCAST XFINITY beta, Fixing FlashForward, True Blood casting news, Being Human series 2 premiere.

Tuner Minute: Too Right, Too Late. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
36:10 – Dollhouse 12/18 (2.09 Stop-Loss, 2.10 The Attic)
54:44 – Legend of the Seeker 12/5 (2.06 Fury)

Episode #61 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 12/20/09. Edited by Brent Barrett.

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Promo for the Knights of the Guild podcast.

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Name the Shows! contest winner, Quick Reviews: The Guild 9/1 and 9/8 (episodes 3.01 Expansion Time and 3.02 Anarchy!), Warehouse 13 9/8 (episode 1.10 Breakdown), Vampire Diaries 9/10 (episode 1.01 Pilot), em>Supernatural 9/10 (5.01 Sympathy for the Devil), Eureka 9/11 (episode 3.17 Have an Ice Day).

Listener voicemail, Dragon*Con recap, Shatner/Nimoy documentary Mindmeld and free download contest, The Guild seasons 1 and 2 DVD set coming 9/29, See every trailer for all the fall genre shows, Syfy’s Destination Truth season premiere, Star Wars live action TV series, Spoilery preview for Fringe Season 2, Michelle Forbes discusses the True Blood season 2 finale, Joss Whedon teases Dollhouse Season 2.

Tuner Minute: Suck It! Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
26:24 – The Guild 9/1 and 9/8 (episodes 3.01 Expansion Time and 3.02 Anarchy!)
31:16 – Warehouse 13 9/8 (episode 1.10 Breakdown)
36:00 – Supernatural 9/10 (5.01 Sympathy for the Devil)
50:47 – Eureka 9/11 (episode 3.17 Have an Ice Day)

Episode #47 hosted by Wendy Hembrock, Brent Barrett and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 9/12/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the The Dollhouse podcast.

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Contest: Name the Shows! contest running until September 11. Correctly 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 more contest details.

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Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/23 (episode 2.08 “New World in my View”), Defying Gravity 8/23 (episode 5 “Rubicon”), Warehouse 13 8/25 (episode 1.0 “Duped”), Eureka 8/28 (episode 3.16 “You Don’t Know Jack”).

Listener voicemail on Dollhouse, Voicemail on The Middleman, Two week break on filming V, The Guild Season 3 available on 9/1, Trailer for SyFy’s Alice miniseries, Dollhouse casting Summer Glau, Internet content deals coming for DirecTV, TBS and TNT and Verizon and Time Warner, Creator Eric Kripke talks Supernatural Season 5.

Tuner Minute: The Hookup. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
29:32 – True Blood 8/23 (episode 2.08 “New World in My View”)
39:00 – Warehouse 13 13 8/25 (episode 1.0 “Duped”)
45:18 – Eureka 8/14 8/28 (episode 3.16 “You Don’t Know Jack”)
51:16 – The Middleman DVD Disc 3 (episodes 9-12)

Episode #45 hosted by Brent Barrett, Wendy Hembrock and Kevin Bachelder. Recorded on 8/29/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the Geek of All Trades podcast.

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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.

Watercooler:

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.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the ScotchCast podcast.

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

Quick Reviews:True Blood 8/2 (2.07 Release Me), Defying Gravity 8/3 (1.01 Pilot, 1.02 Natural Selection), Saving Grace, Warehouse 13 8/4 (1.05 Elements), Eureka 8/7 (3.13 If You Build It).

Guest stars for Dollhouse, Netflix to stream Lost, SyFy greenlights Alphas, NBC’s schedule for Chuck, Supernatural casts Paris Hilton, NBC cuts Heroes’ budget.

Tuner Minute: Happy Endings. Join in the forum discussion here.

Back Porch:
28:52 – True Blood 8/2 (2.07 Release Me)
36:20 – Warehouse 13 8/4 (1.05 Elements)
42:12 – Eureka 8/7 (3.13 If You Build It)
51:42 – Defying Gravity 8/3 (1.01 Pilot, 1.02 Natural Selection)

Episode #42 hosted by Brent Barrett, Kevin Bachelder and Wendy Hembrock. Recorded on 8/08/09.

Edited by Brent Barrett.

Theme song graciously provided by Beatnik Turtle.

Promo for the DragonPage Cover to Cover podcast.

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