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Interview: Steve Guttenberg talks about Syfy’s “Lavalantula”

July 20, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sharknado 3 may be the big buzzed-about Syfy movie premiere this week, but sharks aren’t the only scary creatures hitting that network’s airwaves. That other go-to standard for animal horror movies — spiders — also make an appearance with the debut of the original film Lavalantula on July 25. As you can tell from its name, the film — directed by apparent spider-movie expert Mike Mendez, who also helmed Big Ass Spider! — is about tarantulas that spit lava, naturally. “It’s based on a true story,” deadpans star Steve Guttenberg during our interview. “A volcano erupts in the Santa Monica Mountains, and […]

Probing Memories: Recap, Dark Matter, Episode 6

July 17, 2015 Kris Babe

The Raza crew’s collective memories that Five carries weigh heavily on her in Dark Matter, Episode 6. She has an idea for hacking her own brain to bring out the crew’s memories, which are jumbled in her head, and only reveal themselves incoherently in dreams. She’ll modify some of the medical equipment and make a gadget that puts her into a trance, where she’ll land in a crew member’s memories, as if they’re happening to her and in real time. She sets to work. Meanwhile, Two reports to the fixer that the freighter was blown up – in fact, her […]

Even more Sharknado 3 cameos announced

July 17, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

As if Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! hasn’t already become bloated with ironic C-list starpower, Syfy today announced even more Sharknado 3 cameos, six of whom I’ve actually heard of. It used to be about the Sharknados, man. Newly announced Sharknado 3 cameos: Comedian Bill Engvall as White House Chief of Staff Gary Martin Hays Actors Lorenzo Lamas as Sergeant Rock and Tim Russ as General Gottlieb MMA fighter Josh Barnett as Sergeant Richards Former Cincinnati Bengal Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson as a NASA technician E!’s Maria Menounos as C.J. Sorkin The Insider’s Keltie Knight as Alves TMZ’s Harvey Levin as Lester Williams […]

Syfy announces Sharknado Week 2015 schedule

July 15, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

We just finished up Shark Week, and now it’s time to look forward to Sharknado Week 2015! Apparently, one night cannot contain Syfy’s Sharknado franchise, as this is the second year that Syfy will devote a week to creature features leading up to the big event. This year, starting July 18 and centered around the premiere of Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! on July 22, Syfy will air several original movies primarily featuring sharks, but also some spiders, for good measure. RELATED: DAVID HASSELHOFF TALKS ABOUT “SHARKNADO 3: OH HELL NO!” SECOND ANNUAL SYFY SHARKNADO WEEK JULY 18-25 (All Times ET; Descriptions from Syfy) Roboshark […]

The Whispers Season 1 Episode 7 recap: Whatever It Takes

July 14, 2015 Scott Fishman

It was decision time on “The Whispers” this week. Do you or do you not destroy the ominous rock that is linked to mysterious force known as Drill? Drill communicates with children, believes it can only be in one place at a time, travels electrically and can be identified by a heat signature when present. Sean thinks the rock should be destroyed. Wes feels it can be used as a bargaining chip and should stay in their possession, but surrounded by magnetic towers, thus making it an energy dead zone. Upon seeing the rock firsthand, the president sides with Wes. […]

FX’s “The Strain” returns for Season 2

July 12, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse’s intense thriller The Strain returns to FX for Season 2 on July 12, airing Sundays at 10pm ET/PT. From FX: “As the second season unfolds, the transformation has begun. It can no longer be denied — New York City is rapidly falling to an evil epidemic, and no one is coming to its rescue. Its citizens must fight or die. Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and his unlikely allies tried to take down the embodiment of this evil — the Master — and failed. Now Eph and Dr. Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) concentrate on creating a […]

Space Opera ZOMBIES! Recap, Dark Matter, Episode 5

July 10, 2015 Kris Babe

What’s the one thing space opera Dark Matter was missing? ZOMBIES! But Episode 5 fixes that oversight when the Raza crew agrees to salvage a freighter that suffered an explosion that killed its crew. The zombies are hard to kill, don’t stay dead and eat human flesh. How did they wind up on a wrecked freighter with zombies? Two gets a space call from a sleazy fixer who’s not happy that the Raza crew didn’t complete its original mission. And he wants them to make it up to him by salvaging the ship at half their normal rate. The crew, […]

Comic Con: Extant executive producers talk what’s in store for Molly and Julie in Season 2

July 10, 2015 Lori Acken

Extant creator Mickey Fisher and his co-executive producer Craig Shapiro sat down with press at Comic Con to talk the CBS thriller’s reboot for Season 2, what’s in store for Molly — and her love life — and what exactly is going on with Julie this season. The pair said that their star and fellow EP Halle Berry very much took the lead on the storytelling and new direction for Molly in Season 2. “She came in really passionate about a couple big ideas for the character, where she would like to see it go and the things she would like to explore that […]

Villain Speeches and a Limber Redhead: Recap, Dark Matter, S1 E4

July 3, 2015 Kris Babe

The crew of the Raza doesn’t remember who they are, and in Episode 4 of Dark Matter, they have a chance to learn more – and blow it. The writers have a lot to answer for here, because there are elements of a terrific story rattling around in Dark Matter. It’s too bad that they’re almost entirely overshadowed by stereotypes, soap tropes and lazy plotting. The Raza is about to dock at the space station and this highly dangerous crew is talking about … the toys and meals and hookers they’re going to buy with the proceeds from the sale […]

Syfy Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon 2015 episode schedule

July 1, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Ready to go back into that other dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind? Syfy is airing its annual favorite again, the Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon. At 19-and-a-half hours, the 2015 edition seems a bit shorter than in other years, and shorter than the New Year’s Eve marathon usually is, but it is a good chance to catch up with a number of classic Twilight Zone episodes, including “The Hitch-Hiker,” pictured here. Syfy Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon 2015 Episodes (All Times ET/PT) Saturday, July 4 8am: Little Girl Lost 8:30am: The After […]