Television

If you managed to stay awake long enough to make it to the "In Memoriam" montage at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday night, then you may have noticed that Farrah Fawcett, who died last summer right after Michael Jackson (who did appear in the montage) wasn't in it. Whoops! What happened?

syfy_logoFinally, Eureka for super heros! Syfy will be serving up 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid, from author Stephen King. Haven will be the first show to be produced for Syfy Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). Filming will most likely begin in early 2010, with an anticipated air date some time in 2010. "Haven is the quintessential Stephen King town, full of complex,...

robinhood_s3BBC AMERCA's hit revival of Robin Hood returns for a bigger, bolder third season of action-adventure. Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Jane Eyre) and David Harewood (The Vice, The Palace) join the cast of Jonas Armstrong (Teachers, The Ghost Squad), Richard Armitage (MI-5, North & South), and Keith Allen (Bodies, The Others) as Robin continues to outwit the dastardly Sheriff and his forces -- but Robin's not the same crusader he once was. Since the...

peoplespeak_historychannel The History Channel and Aniboom, the world's first virtual animation studio, announced a collaboration that will enable talented animators to create unique interpretations of 10 readings by A-list celebrities and musicians featured in the highly anticipated The People Speak film airing later this year. Among those featured in the film are Matt Damon, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen and many others who have come together to celebrate democracy and give voice to the...

dollhouse_dvdthumbIf you absolutely cannot wait for season one of the new series Dollhouseby Joss Whedon, you don't have to. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is offering fans of Joss Whedon's mysterious cult series Dollhouse a chance to purchase a special advanced, limited-edition Blu-ray or DVD of the groundbreaking first season, exclusively at the San Diego Comic-Con International. Individually numbered and highly collectible, only 5,000 (2,500 Blu-ray/2,500 DVD) copies were created, each featuring a personal letter to...

raisingthebarDon't forget the season premiere of TNT's Raising the Bar tonight. Court is back in session with a talented cast and more intriguing cases. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek head this hefty band of law makers and breakers.

drwhoplanetdeadBBC Worldwide will launch BBC America HD on July 20. BBC America HD kicks off with an extraordinary week of sci-fi U.S. premieres -- the return of the channel's highest rated series, Torchwood, the latest Doctor Who special, Planet of the Dead, the BBC America co-production, Being Human, and the thrilling season finale of Primeval, Season 3.

Mixing the mythic with the commonplace, the farcical with the horrific and the domestic with the epic, Being Human, a BBC America co-production, is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. Russell Tovey (Doctor Who, The History Boys), Lenora Crichlow (Sugar Rush, Doctor Who) and Aidan Turner (The Clinic) star as housemates trying to live normal lives, despite...

Christianity is founded on the belief that Jesus Christ was resurrected after his crucifixion, an event that is celebrated every Easter.  But what is straight fact and what is multi-layered fiction in the history of one of the world's largest and most influential religions is constantly debated. Monday, April 6, the National Geographic Channel (NGC) will premiere three hours of original programming:  In Search of Jesus' Tomb; Secrets of the Knights Templar and Who Really Killed...

Being held captive far from home is every traveler’s worst nightmare.  What would you do if you were taken hostage at gunpoint, held for political reasons or thrown in jail thousands of miles from home?  The third season of the critically acclaimed series, Locked Up Abroad, from National Geographic Channel (NGC) premieres April 1, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers are shown firsthand accounts of kidnapping, imprisonment and pure terror far from home.  Presented entirely from the subject's point of view,...