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If you weren't already watching web series Universal Dead, this freaky new episode starring Doug Jones as a jilted mad scientist will suck you in. Zombie science soap opera WTF! [via Spatter Television] More »
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An online anthology series, in the mold of Twilight Zone or Outer Limits, is the latest online science fiction show to make the leap from the web to cable TV. Stranger Things will appear on cable channel Illusion On-Demand, which already picked up web series Venus Rises. The show follows ordinary people as they encounter weird scenarios in their day to day lives. For example, a husband clones his dead mother-in-law at the request of his nagging wife, and a priest discovers how alien encounters change our religious customs. With online show Sanctuary appearing on the Sci Fi Channel soon, the web could soon become the biggest back-channel for developing new TV series. More »
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A new web TV show could pick up where Firefly left off, telling gritty stories of class warfare on human colonies. Venus Rises is filming now in New Jersey. Four episodes will be available next year on national video-on-demand cable channel Illusion TV as well the show's own site. One glance at the first episode's synopsis shows how deeply Firefly is in Venus Rising's DNA. More »
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