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Drama

“Warehouse 13” and “Eureka” to feature crossover episodes this summer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Two of Syfy’s biggest series, Warehouse 13 and Eureka, are currently filming a pair of crossover episodes that will air this August. In the Warehouse 13 episode called “13.1,” airing August 3, Douglas Fargo (Neil Grayston) of Eureka’s Global Dynamics is sent to Warehouse 13 to help update its aging computer system. This triggers a seemingly sentient computer virus that sends the Warehouse into lockdown and traps the team inside. Rene Auberjonois guest-stars in this episode as former Warehouse agent Hugo Miller. The Eureka episode is called “Crossing Over” and airs August 6. Warehouse 13‘s Claudia Donovan […]

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Documentary

NGC acting “fishy” again with two new series

By Jeff Pfeiffer Giant fish are back in July — and not in another Syfy original movie. National Geographic Channel is debuting two new real-life series about people in search of the largest fish on the planet. Monster Fish airs Mondays beginning July 19 and stars familiar NGC face Zeb Hogan, an explorer and conservationist who directs The Megafishes Project and who has already appeared on several of the network’s Hooked: Monster Fish specials. Zeb is on a five-year study to find and research the world’s largest freshwater fish. “I’m on a mission to discover why these monsters are disappearing […]

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Sports

2010 NBA playoffs conference finals TV schedule

By Ryan The NBA playoffs inch ever closer to the NBA Finals, as the conference finals get underway with the Boston Celtics vs. the Orlando Magic in the East and the L.A. Lakers against the Phoenix Suns in the West. Complete schedules and releases from ESPN and TNT/NBA TV are below: NBA Playoff Coverage on ESPN and ABC ESPN’s exclusive Eastern Conference Finals schedule featuring the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic will begin Sunday, May 16, at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.  Coverage will continue Tuesday, May 18, at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.  All games will also be available on […]

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Sports

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs conference finals schedule

By Ryan The NHL is down to its final four with the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference and the San Jose Sharks taking on the Chicago Blackhawks in the West. Here is the conference finals national TV schedule for NBC and Versus. EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS #7 Philadelphia Flyers vs.  #8 Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia wins series 4-1 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS #1 San Jose Sharks vs. #2 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago wins series 4-0

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Animation

Bret Michaels kicks off Season 2 of Nick’s “Glenn Martin, DDS”

Nick at Nite’s stop-motion animated comedy series begins its second season June 11 at 10:30pm ET/PT. The upcoming season will feature an impressive cast of celebrity guest voices, including Mel Brooks, Fergie, Kristen Bell, Sean Hayes, the ubiquitous Betty White, Jimmy Kimmel, John Corbett, Fran Drescher, Bradley Whitford, Cheri Oteri, MC Hammer, Jason Alexander, George Takei, Howie Mandel, Don Johnson, Ty Burrell, Ashley Tisdale, Jim Parsons, Bryan Cranston, Gabourey Sibide and Ellen Page, among others.

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Sports

Where to watch the 2010 Preakness Stakes

By Ryan Jockey Calvin Borel boldly said after winning the Kentucky Derby that he would ride Super Saver to a Triple Crown, and he’ll take the next step to fulfilling that this weekend at the Preakness Stakes. NBC has complete coverage of the event on Saturday, May 15 at4:30pm ET. Below is the release from NBC, detailing its broadcast and including analysts’ picks and predictions: SUPER SAVER AND JOCKEY CALVIN BOREL HEADLINE FIELD IN PREAKNESS STAKES, SATURDAY 4:30 PM ET ON NBC 1. Super Saver, 2. Lookin at Lucky, 3. First Dude – NBC’s Battaglia’s Preakness Picks “It wouldn’t surprise […]

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Documentary

Ken Burns’ “Baseball” goes another inning

PBS announced today that The Tenth Inning — Ken Burns’ two-part, four-hour followup to his landmark 1994 series Baseball — will be airing Sept. 28-29. The documentary tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime from the early ’90s through the present day, highlighting developments that transformed the game, including the crippling 1994 strike that left many fans disillusioned; the increasing dominance of Latino and Asian players, which helped turn the sport into a truly international game; the sport’s skyrocketing profits thanks to new stadiums, interleague play and the wild card; the rise of a new Yankee dynasty; the historic […]

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Soap Operas

ABC Daytime webisodes bring different soap universes together

In July, ABC Daytime is launching a series of “What If” webisodes on abc.com and soapnet.com that answer the questions, “What would happen if two characters from different soap operas ran into each other? What would they say?” The 10-part series, which will also air in condensed versions on ABC Daytime and SOAPnet, includes popular characters from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital interacting with each other. The webisodes will be derivative of the characters and their unique past, but are not related to the current storylines. The interacting characters will include: * All My Children‘s […]

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Drama

Vampire fans – get two bites of summer fun on The CW

By Elaine Bergstrom Before vampires became really hot again – call it “The Twilight Factor” – there were other fanged heroes whose shows came and went in the time it takes a creature of the night to shift to bat form. Among them was Moonlight, featuring the recently immortal private eye Mick St. John who used wit and his powerful vampire abilities to help the living (is anyone else remembering Angel or Nick Knight?). Mick was turned 60 years earlier by his bride, Coraline. Unlike others of his kind, he does not view humans as merely food. In Moonlight, he falls […]