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Remember My Own Worst Enemy? Neither do we. Every year, there's at least one genre show that flames out before it even makes an impression. Which new show this year is doomed to premature extinction? More »
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With news of more fall pilots slowly trickling out from the networks, we're wondering if other networks may be following Fox's lead in looking for shows that definitely aren't science fiction. More »
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This week, Sarah Connor is forced to hang out with other people's families (just like Christmas). Olive solves the crime on Pushing Daisies. And Stargate's Jewel Staite gets accosted with an axe. But more importantly, it's the last of the SGA episodes before the grand finale on January 9th. Will it end with a big fat wedding full of Wraiths and kisses for McKay and Dr. Keller? Clips from Sarah Connor, Heroes and Clone Wars are below. More »
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This week is the first half of a major two-parter for Heroes. The show is throwing out even more curveballs than usual, starting with Sylar getting all personal with Veronica Mars, and ending with a kick-ass cameo by Seth Green and Breckin Meyer. Also snuggle up with aliens and take in some ape movies, while television takes a breather during the holiday. More »
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Pushing Daisies is falling off our screens, and many other promising science fiction shows are teetering on the edge of cancellation as well. Blame the Nielsen box, the most fail-ridden technology in history. The networks don't actually know what you, the real people, are watching, but that doesn't mean you don't count. We're curious — which current TV shows are you actually watching? More »
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It's the most nerdtastic week ever, as Pushing Daisies finally returns, we get a Walter-filled Fringe, Chloe marries her little Jimmy, and scientists fill the sets of Stargate Atlantis, including Dave Foley who plays McKays arch nemesis. Seriously if there was a better yin to McKay's yang, I can't think of one. Also Jar Jar Binks is pratfalling all the way to rescuing Padme in this weeks Clone Wars — hey, you never know — this could be the episode he gets mercilessly tortured in. More »
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Poor Christian Slater, just when we were applauding his gainful employment on My Own Worst Enemy NBC has pulled the plug on his split personality show. No more shall we watch the character switcheroo from Henry to Edward, but more importantly now we'll never know who killed his parents. Sources have told the trades that the lackluster ratings were the cause of the cancellation. [The Hollywood Reporter] More »
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This morning's spoilers include an interview with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves about the inevitable sequel — and he suggests a whole new direction for it. Also, there are new rumors about next year's Doctor Who specials, from a real British newspaper. (Not The Sun.) We dug up a buttload of Supernatural script pages. Also new promo pics show a shocking scene of bondage on Heroes, and the return of a missing character on Smallville. Plus, a new Clone Wars pic and My Own Worst Enemy spoilers. Spoilers are like a shaky-cam warning from an apocalyptic entertainment future! More »
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Sometimes the best spoilers can come from an enterprising photographer — like the intrepid soul who got our first glimpses of the awesome motorcycle that super-ninja Snake Eyes will ride in the new G.I. Joe movie. Or the person who caught a precious snap of Christopher Mintz-Plasse (aka McLovin) and Aaron Johnson in their superhero outfits, from the filming of Kick Ass. Or the ever-vigilant souls who caught another glimpse of Lost filming — including one character's surprising return. And then there are times when the spoilers come straight from the horse's mouth, like Jon Favreau's predictions for the Avengers movie. We also have spoilers for Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Life On Mars, Eleventh Hour, Fringe, Smallville, Chuck and My Own Worst Enemy. Spoilers are audio, visual, and mental. More »
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This week, everybody is getting a blast from the past. Chuck is running into his ex-girlfriend, Sam is meeting his mother, Back To The Future-style on Life On Mars, and the Petrellis just can't seem to shake their daddy issues on Heroes. We've got behind the scenes clips and promos for all. More »
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If every leak from "informed sources" about Transformers 2 was true, it would be insane (even by Michael Bay standards) and 10 hours long. At least the leaks about Quantum Of Solace and Splinter come from the directors themselves. And official sources are revealing that one of Lost's weirdest characters will be back next season, after a long absence. Plus there are some loopy-but-true spoilers for Fringe, Heroes, Chuck, My Own Worst Enemy, Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse. It's all true — except the stuff that isn't. Either way, it's awesome because it's spoilers. More »
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What the family man wants, the family man gets. What the family man's alter ego wants, he gets from the family man's wife at night. My Own Worst Enemy's Henry Spivey has no idea why his wife is suddenly sexually pleased by him, and this confusion affects his job performance and his financial acumen. Can the second episode of this show be all that bad if it invents new sexual positions to save the global economy? More »
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Good morning, spoiler lovers! A Fox exec dropped some hints about the character everybody's most pumped up about in the new X-Men prequel film starring Wolverine. A new Transformers 2 set pic reveals who's on set in a crucial sequence. And we got hold of another huge batch of script pages for an upcoming Chuck episode, where he parties like he's never partied before. Plus there are some bang-on new spoilers for Doctor Who, Quantum Of Solace, Heroes, Fringe, Smallville, Sarah Connor Chronicles and My Own Worst Enemy. The love of spoilers is both wholesome and nourishing. More »
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We weren't the only ones underwhelmed by the premiere of My Own Worst Enemy, NBC's latest attempt to deal with white middle class male disappointment over how their life has turned out by pretending that they're really secretly spies and even they don't know it. But we have a plan for how to make the show worth watching - and save the network's failing Monday night line-up at the same time: Bring Henry Spivey face-to-face with Chuck Bartowski. More »
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There's a whole weekend's worth of spoilers to get caught up on, including a video of Bumblebee in action in Transformers 2, and an insanely detailed description of Piccolo's costume in Dragonball. If you've been wondering how ordinary people feel about the brainwashed puppet factory in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, then some new script leaks have you covered. And there are tons of revealing photos of Heroes and Torchwood, and ridiculously in-depth summaries of upcoming Chuck episodes. Plus spoilers for Lost, Heroes, Smallville, Knight Rider, My Own Worst Enemy, Life On Mars and the Sarah Connor Chronicles. Spoilers are glide path to the future. More »
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My favorite episode in the 10-year run of Alfred Hitchcock's famous anthology series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, is "The Case of Mr. Pelham." It concerns a man being stalked by a person who he believes to be his double. By turns frightening and utterly insane, the drama builds with just a few sets and actors. And that's what I was dreaming of as I viewed the new NBC Christian Slater vehicle, My Own Worst Enemy. Click on to explore Hitchcock's masterpiece and our review of tomorrow night's pilot. More »
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Spoiler time! Bill Murray dropped another Ghostbusters-related bombshell yesterday, and it sounds as though the team could look quite different in a possible third movie. Also, there are a ton of pics of the Transformers 2 filming, showing our favorite Autobot in action. Speaking of pics, some Heroes stills show a half-naked Petrelli family spat. Inside sources explain exactly why Lost's Oceanic Six have to return to the island. Plus there are crazy spoilers for Quarantine, Knight Rider, My Own Worst Enemy, Life On Mars and Sarah Connor Chronicles. More »
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Spoilers rule! An inside source has dropped some knowledge about the secrets of the most impressive giant robot yet, in Transformers 2. There's also the motherlode of Heroes spoilers, including some hints about the tail end of volume three, "Villains." We found out exactly what the science fiction plot twist of My Own Worst Enemy is. Another day, more crazy Doctor Who rumors. We got hold of some Eureka script pages. Plus Jorge Garcia drops some Lost hints, the Life On Mars producers use the word "mythology," and we got hold of the first picture of the shiny Y-wing bombers from Star Wars: Clone Wars. Plus spoilers for Chuck, Smallville, Fringe and Stargate Atlantis. Yay spoilers! More »
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Is it a spoiler to say the Force will be with the new Star Trek movie? Only if you get into specifics, which we do below. And we also have another set report from Lost which may hint at a dire fate befalling a beloved character. (Or may not.) And there are a few hints about the Battlestar Galactica TV movie's last day of shooting. Plus, which real-life politico turns up in Watchmen (besides Nixon)? All this plus deadly, deadly spoilers for Blindness, Heroes, Chuck, Smallville, Sarah Connor, Clone Wars, Knight Rider, My Own Worst Enemy, Stargate and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. Spoilers are proven to boost your midichlorian count. More »
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Despite having a Bionic Woman-like stench of death around it from its first previews, the retooled version of new drama My Own Worst Enemy - in which Christian Slater beats Eliza Dushku's Dollhouse to the multiple personality meme with added spyjuice - is, according to the Hollywood Reporter, "NBC's most crucial fall show"... and also a potential hit. More »
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Call it the year of mindwipe chic. Coming up on TV in midseason, we've got Joss Whedon's new show Dollhouse, about "actives" whose personalities are wiped and replaced for each job they do. And in the fall we've got the debut of My Own Worst Enemy, where Christian Slater plays a nice guy who finds out he has a secret alternate personality: a turbo assassin he's been brainwashed to forget about. Plus, we'll be treated to the continuing adventures of Summer Glau, who plays a Terminator who has been reprogrammed in Sarah Connor Chronicles; and we'll still be following the adventures of the taciturn Haitian mind-wiper on Heroes. What's the allure of the mindwipe, and why has it invaded the small screen? We've got three answers for you. More »
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