We are back with another epic-level-proportioned show as Suzie and Shannon talk Grimm, Lost Girl, The Walking Dead, Stranded, Vampire Diaries, The Almighty Johnsons plus 2 episodes of Being Human (North American) and the return of news. We also have a fair number of tangents and giggles.
SyFy picked up Helix, new series by Ron Moore (BSG Showrunner) "an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation."
Bitten casting news (Space series based on the popular Kelley Armstrong book series, Women of the Underworld) with Laura Vandervoort (V, Smallville and Haven) and popped up at Toronto Comicon on the weekend. The series slated for fall 2014.
We talk about the shows in depth, so please watch first and then listen. We don't look ahead or watch trailers, teasers, look at casting info, so any predictions and commentary are from our own minds.
For Being Human North American fans, we have a unique reverse-spoiler notation as we've seen the UK version of Being Human up to and including Season 4, so we may touch on characters and events from that series as well, so please watch it first if you want to be spoiler free!
I'm so excited after waiting and waiting and waiting we will finally get to see the series premiere of Orphan Black, a science fiction series with a mysterious (and possibly conspiracy) edge which begins airing this Saturday March 30, 2013 on Space. It's a shoe-in by a landslide for this weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week.
Orphan Black ~ Series Premiere
Saturday March 30, 2013 at 9pm ET on Space
We've been keeping tabs on Orphan Black since the series since it was first announced in fall 2012, as it has a fascinating premise and awesome casting made it a perfect selection to chat about there at Hexed.; Here is the scoop on the show from a media release:
"What happens when one day you realize you’re not alone, and there are people out there who look just like you? SPACE announced today that its highly anticipated new Original Series ORPHAN BLACK will premiere Saturday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET, following the return of SPACE’s #1 series, and fan favourite, DOCTOR WHO at 8 p.m. ET. Produced by Temple Street Productions for SPACE and BBC America, the gripping new 10 episode drama ORPHAN BLACK stars Tatiana Maslany (Cas & Dylan, Picture Day) in the lead role of Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her. Sarah assumes the dead woman’s identity, her boyfriend, and her bank account. But instead of solving all her problems, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. Sarah makes the dizzying discovery that she and Beth, the dead woman, are clones…but are they the only ones? Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, racing to find answers."
Doctor Who - Season 7 Returns Saturday March 30, 2013 on Space, this one feels more like a new start to me but it's apparently a continuation. Here are more of the details about the 8 episodes to round out Season 7: "The Doctor is back in a fantastic adventure written by the show’s lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat. The episode - the first in a run of 8 - is directed by Colm McCarthy whose previous credits include Hustle, Spooks and Endeavour. See more about Doctor Who at Space.ca.
Revolution Season 1 Returns Monday March 25, 2013 on CityTV. The ratings for Revolution where definitely on the impressive side of things for this post apocalyptic/flashback heavy action/revolutionary series starring Tracy Spiridakos, Billy Burke and Giancarlo Esposito. If you've been anxiously awaiting, than you'll be very happy to see the show coming back tonight! See more about Revolution at CityTV.com
Game of Thrones Season 3 Premiere Sunday March 31, 2013 on HBO Canada; this fantasy series based on the George R.R. Martin series has really taken people by storm. I'm way behind on this one. WAY BEHIND. I would love to catch up. And for those caught up I'm srue they will be tuning inot to see how the story continues to unfold. See more about Game of Thrones at HBO Canada.
Tons of shows to discuss on this weeks episode of Hexed! Suzie and Shannon dive into the latest from Grimm, Lost Girl, The Walking Dead, Stranded, Vampire Diaries and The Almighty Johnsons. Suzie also gives her impressions of the new Psycho prequel series Bates Motel, plus we discuss the possible paranormal pilots for 2013-14 from specialty channels.
If you've been missing the news, don't worry - it will be back next week when we talk new episodes of all of our regs.
We talk about the shows in depth, so please watch first and then listen. We don't look ahead or watch trailers, teasers, look at casting info, so any predictions and commentary are from our own minds.
For Being Human North American fans, we have a unique reverse-spoiler notation as we've seen the UK version of Being Human up to and including Season 4, so we may touch on characters and events from that series as well, so please watch it first if you want to be spoiler free!
We still don't know how paranormal Bates Motel (or if it even will be...), but the eerie feel and great casting makes this Psycho prequel series is enough bait to hook us as the Paranormal Pick of the Week:
Bates Motel ~ Series Premiere
Monday March 18, 2013 on A and E at 10pm EST
Here is the series premise: After the death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel in the picturesque coastal town of White Pine Bay, giving herself and teenage son Norman a chance to begin anew. Shy Norman is reluctant at first, but with the help of his mother -- with whom he shares an intensely close relationship -- the boy begins to open up to others and make new friends. Some locals, however, aren't as friendly and welcoming to the Bates, who discover that because White Pine Bay isn't as peaceful as it appears, they are forced to do whatever it takes to survive."
Bates Motel Stars Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Mike Vogel, Nestor Carbonell, Max Theiriot, Keegan Connor Tracy, Nicola Peltz and Olivia Cooke.
On this weeks episode of Hexed, Suzie and Shannon chat about the return of Grimm, recent episodes of The Walking Dead, Stranded, Being Human (North American) and catch up on Lost Girl and The Almighty Johnsons. We also took a break from news to peer into the Paranormally-Inclined possible TV Pilots for 2013-14 from the Big 5 US Networks and we are all over the place on which ones we are interested in, and which ones sound like good fits for Hexed!
We'll be back next week with more discussions on our shows including the return of Vampire Diaries and we'll aslo delve into the Paranormally-Inclined possible TV Pilots for specialty channels for the upcoming year (see write up on them here, it's like a free preview).
We talk about the shows in depth, so please watch first and then listen. We don't look ahead or watch trailers, teasers, look at casting info, so any predictions and commentary are from our own minds.
For Being Human North American fans, we have a unique reverse-spoiler notation as we've seen the UK version of Being Human up to and including Season 4, so we may touch on characters and events from that series as well, so please watch it first if you want to be spoiler free!
This week on Hexed Suzie and Shannon take on series premiere of Stranded, check in on recent episodes of Cult and The Walking Dead and do some catch-up on both Being Human (North American) and The Almighty Johnsons. We also have a brief spoiler-free discussion on Vikings (which Shannon LOVED), talk about oodles of news including Space's rebranding and new programming.
We'll be back next week to chat new episodes of our regs, and catch up with Lost Girl, Supernatural and the return of Grimm!
Be sure to vote on our Cult Poll, share if it's a show you would like to hear us talk about!
Vikings ratings win for History "849,000 (V2+) and 417,000 (A25-54)*. Vikings is the highest single Canadian specialty episode this broadcast year"
Social TV of the week - Canadian (Degrassi, Republic of Doyle and Heartland for this week); looking back over several weeks, Degrassi usually nails it, but Lost Girl is on there quite a few times.
Seevibes is the site which reports Canadian social media television info: "Seevibes is a site that decodes social media, they report on ratings, social media and have articles too" Sadly they have not RSS feed which makes it harder to remember to check/share the ratings.
Canadian Screen Awards Winners (our shows: Continuum - Visual FX, Being Human - Make Up and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil x2)
Cult is moving to Fridays on The CW (which is where it already plays on Space!) as of March 8, 2013. Ratings for the premiere ep was 900,000 and Ep 2 820,000 (US) which isn't too much of a drop off, although it is a quiet start.
Top of the Lake, new UK/Australian show to air on Space (from Promo) "A detective investigates the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant daughter of a local drug lord."
Utopia, new UK show to air on Space "Utopia will follow a group of people who find themselves in possession of a manuscript of a cult graphic novel. The tome is rumoured to have predicted the worst disasters of the last century and the group soon find themselves targeted by a shadowy organisation known only as The Network"
Time Coding:
0:00 - 1:13 Intro
1:13 - 26:26 News
26:26 - 37:00 Stranded Series Premiere Star Island
37:00 - 42:03 Vikings Series Premiere / General Discussion
42:03 - 49:08 Cult S1 Ep 2 In the Blood
49:08 - 1:00:35 The Walking Dead S3 Ep 12 Clear
1:00:35- 1:13:00 The Almighty Johnsons S2 Ep 6 and 7 Folkmoot and Effortless Manly Coolness
1:13:00- 1:32:30 Being Human (N.American) S3 Ep 6 and 7 and 8 What's Blood Got to Do With It and One is Silver and the Other Pagan and You Body is Condemned to Wonderland
We talk about the shows in depth, so please watch first and then listen. We don't look ahead or watch trailers, teasers, look at casting info, so any predictions and commentary are from our own minds.
For Being Human North American fans, we have a unique reverse-spoiler notation as we've seen the UK version of Being Human up to and including Season 4, so we may touch on characters and events from that series as well, so please watch it first if you want to be spoiler free!
Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron in Continuum (Image Source)
That's right folks, it's time to share when the science fiction Vancouver-set (future and present!) series Continuum is coming back for Season 2: Sunday April 21, 2013 (9pm ET/PT) on Showcase.
It was just recently announced from Rachel Nichols herself in a video (see below) the start date of Continuum is just month when we will start the journey through the 13-episodes of Season 2.
Here is more about Continuum and the Season 2 Premiere: "Debuting to over 1 million viewers (2+)*, the first season of the critically acclaimed series saw Kiera Cameron (Nichols) searching for convicted terrorists from the future, known as Liber8, with the help of Vancouver detective, Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster; Castle). With unexpected assistance from teen tech genius Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen; Scream 4), Kiera desperately tried to bring down the terrorists before they changed the course of history forever in the explosive finale.
In search for answers, the highly anticipated sophomore season continues Kiera’s uneasy alliance with Detective Carlos Fonnegra, and sees her grapple with the big question that closed the first season – why was she sent there? While Alec struggles to understand the implications of the mysterious message he received from his future self, the Liber8 terrorists become more strategic and even more lethal as they seek to ward off what they see as the seeds of a disastrous future.
Rounding out the cast are Stephen Lobo (Smallville, Little Mosque On The Prairie), Roger Cross (Fringe, Arrow), Lexa Doig (V, Stargate SG-I), Omari Newton (Blue Mountain State, Sophie) and Luvia Petersen (The L Word)."
I'm really looking forward to the return of Continuum and Suzie & I really enjoyed season 1 when it aired last summer, and we podcasted through it's entire season. If you need to catch up on Season 1 you can watch all 10 episodes over at the shows website Continuumtheseries.com and at Showcase.ca, and as of March 26, 2013 Continuum will be released on DVD and BluRay.
Over the weekend the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards were presented over three days ending off with a 2-hour broadcast on Sunday March 3, 2013. The are the new combination awards previously known separately as the Genies (for Canadian film) and Gemini's (for Canadian TV) awarded by The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to recognize excellence in film, television and digital media productions and now are done all together.
We shared the nominations back in January and several of the shows we talk about at Hexed were nominated. Now the tallying has come in and the awards have been shared several of our shows have come out on top: Being Human (North American) won in the make up category, Continuum picked up visual effects award and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil won awards for both best sound and achievement in casting.
See full list of winners from the Canadian Screen Awards: Day One, Day Two and Day Three (PDF links).
Here are the big deets on our shows that won:
Being Human
Best Achievement in Make-Up - Emilie Gauthier, Erik Gosselin for When I Think About You, I Shred Myself
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series - Mark Gingras, Elma Bello, Katie Halliday, Stan Mak, Rudy Michael, Brad Thornton for Black Tie Showdown
Best Achievement in Casting Sara Kay, Jim Heber, Jenny Lewis for BYOBOPE
Continuum
Best Visual Effects - Adam Stern for A Stitch in Time
Congratulations to all the winners!
Image from Being Human: Season 2 Episode 9 When I Think About You I Shred Myself - Kyle Schmid as Skinned Henry
Rachel Nichols in Continuum - A Stitch in Time (Image Source)
Here are more details about the show and it's renewal: "Midway through its daring third season, Showcase orders a fourth season of the homegrown smash hit, Lost Girl. Boasting giant ratings, the Canadian original series begins production on season four this spring, set to air late 2013. Season three continues with new episodes Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Consistently delivering stellar ratings, Lost Girl has become a cornerstone series for Showcase and a top-rated specialty drama in Canada. During its first season run, Lost Girl ranked as the number one series on the channel (A25-54) and was the number one scripted series across all specialty channels (A25-54).The sophomore season maintained a strong performance, seeing a 5% audience growth across the 2+, A18-49, and M25-54 demos over season one, and ranked the number one program on Showcase. Un’fae’zed by the competition, Lost Girl trended worldwide on Twitter the night of the season three premiere winning its 9pm timeslot for specialty dramatic programming across multiple key demos, and delivered a top 3 performance for the night. Since the season three premiere began, Lost Girl remains the number one specialty program from 9-10pm on Sundays (A25-54 and 18-49).
“Lost Girl remains an anchor series for Showcase, and with its sharp writing and palpable cast chemistry, it has amassed a fan following second-to-none,” said Barbara Williams, Senior Vice President, Content, Shaw Media. “We are delighted to bring fans another season of the series and can’t wait to see where the creative team takes the story next.”"
The third season of Lost Girl is currently airing on Showcase Sunday nights at 9pm ET / PT, with the Season 3 finale airing on April 14, 2013.
It has been way to long since we've seen an new episode of Grimm....before Fringe finale'd forever, before Haven finished up Season 3, before we make our Christmas lists but it's finally come back to us! And it will be nice to have something new on Fridays to enjoy with all our Wesen friends, and foes! That makes this weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week is logically:
Grimm - Season 2 Returns
Friday March 8, 2013 on CTV
~and~
Sunday March 10, 2013 on Space
If you are unfamiliar with this fantastic series, here is a description: "Nick Burkhardt thought he prepared himself for the realities of working as a homicide detective until he started seeing things he couldn't quite explain.
When his ailing Aunt Marie arrives, Nick's life turns upside down when she reveals they are descendants of an elite group of hunters, also known as "Grimms," who fight to keep the balance of humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world."
Suzie & Shannon are your intrepid hosts through supernatural tv, all the time. We podcast through Grimm, Vampire Diaries, Haven, Supernatural, Lost Girl, Alphas, Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files & so many more. We always look forward to new paranormal TV!
