Media Scribbler

In the weeks before Dragon*Con, there was a big buzz when cast members of “Heroes” were added to the guest list. Namely, Hayden Panettiere and James Kyson Lee. At the time of the posting, I joked on Twitter that I now knew where every man in the Southeast would be the day of Panettiere’s first panel.
However, the con came and went and VERY few people were talking about “Heroes” in the process. Yes, a James Marsters fan asked him when he’d be joining that cast (because he’s been in every other science fiction fandom imaginable, and it means something when …read more

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It’s hard to described how good the BBC sitcom/geekfest “Spaced” is without sounding like a promotional package. That’s why, on BBC Video’s new complete series U.S. DVD release of the show, the writing staff let some bigger names make their jobs easier on the back of the package. They just let some of the commentators do the gushing.
“‘Spaced’ is so damned good I’m seriously honored to be quoted 0n the DVD cover,” said Matt Stone, who is a little bit busy with his own comedy franchise for even the PR soundbite, much less doing commentary on both discs of eps.
“I …read more

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Anyone who knows me pretty much knows I’m completely obsessed with “Doctor Who” at the moment. I’m thankful that Sci-Fi runs it here in the States, and I hope that they continue to be happy with their ratings and not pressure BBC to keep stuff under wraps before the American airings.
So here is some great news for both Sci-Fi and me: The finale last Friday (2nd part with a heckuva cliffhanger in part 1) averaged 1.264 million total viewers and scored 588,000 viewers in the key demo. Overall, the show showed double-digit growth from Season 3 (currently being shown on …read more

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