People's Choice Awards Nominations 2014

I'm excited that so many of our shows are included in this years People's Choice Awards Nominations.  You can vote now on the nominations, and the show will air on January 8, 2014.  Awards season has officially begun! Now let's take a look at the nominations that includes shows we talk about here at Hexed...

Tatiana Maslay in Orphan Black
It's not surprize to see many familiar and favourite names in Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor and Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress categoriews, I can easily agree with many of the noms of Andrew Lincoln, Ian Somerhalder, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Stephen Amell; and for the ladies Emilia Clarke, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kristin Kreuk, Nina Dobrev and Tatiana Maslany.  For acting chops we also have Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Joseph Morgan Favorite Actor in a New TV Series nominated for Dracula and The Originals (assumed) respectively, although I think it's a bit of a cheat to have Joseph Morgan considered he played Klaus on Vampire Diaries for several seasons.  That being said, I would still probably vote for him as his acting really is that good.

Joseph Morgan as Klaus
Chemistry is always important between characters, and in the Favorite On-Screen Chemistry the heat gets turned up with a nom of Damon & Elena - The Vampire Diaries.  And they give it up to the boys too with Favorite TV Bromance nom going to Sam, Dean & Castiel for Supernatural.  Although, does it count as a bromance, if 2 of the 3 are brothers?  I would vote form them anyway! 

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins as Dean, Sam & Cass in Supernatural
I'm sure we'll talk about if we consider Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead an antihero, as he is nominated in the Favorite TV Anti-Hero category along with Dexter Morgan - Dexter, Jaime Lannister - Game of Thrones, Norman Bates - Bates Motel and Walter White - Breaking Bad.

For shows as a whole, the ones we talk about here dominated the Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show category with nominations going to Beauty and the Beast, Once Upon A Time, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead.  I wonder if one day we'll see enough of these shows that we might even get a category for horror as well, as a few of those do blur the lines of Sci-Fi/Fantasy to the beyond.

I think the Favorite New TV Drama is one that is always interesting to watch, and of the shows we talk about all of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Dracula, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, The Originals, Reign, Sleepy Hollow and The Tomorrow People were all nominated!  Last year's winner was Beauty and the Beast.  I wonder what this years will be?


Interesting to see that both American Horror Story and The White Queen are in the Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries (along with Sharknado).  I wonder where the line between a regular show, and a miniseries is?

People's Choice Awards Nominations 2014 - TV

Favorite Network TV Comedy

2 Broke Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family

Favorite Comedic TV Actor

Chris Colfer
Darren Criss
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris

Favorite Comedic TV Actress

Jane Lynch
Kaley Cuoco
Lea Michele
Melissa McCarthy
Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Network TV Drama

Chicago Fire
The Good Wife
Grey's Anatomy
Nashville
Parenthood

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor

Jim Caviezel
Josh Charles
Kevin Bacon
Mark Harmon
Patrick Dempsey

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress

Julianna Margulies
Mariska Hargitay
Pauley Perrette
Sandra Oh
Stana Katic

Favorite Actor in a New TV Series

Andy Samberg
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joseph Morgan
Michael J. Fox
Robin Williams

Favorite Actress in a New TV Series

Allison Janney
Anna Faris
Ming-Na Wen
Rebel Wilson
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Favorite TV Crime Drama

Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS

Favorite Competition TV Show

America's Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
MasterChef
The Voice
The X Factor

Favorite Cable TV Comedy

Awkward
Cougar Town
Hot in Cleveland
Melissa & Joey
Psych

Favorite Cable TV Drama

Downton Abbey
Pretty Little Liars
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
White Collar

Favorite Premium Cable TV Show

Californication
Game of Thrones
Girls
Homeland
True Blood

Favorite Cable TV Actress

Angie Harmon
Claire Danes
Courteney Cox
Lucy Hale
Maggie Smith

Favorite TV Anti-Hero

Dexter Morgan - Dexter
Jaime Lannister - Game of Thrones
Norman Bates - Bates Motel
Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead
Walter White - Breaking Bad

Favorite TV Bromance

Blaine & Sam - Glee
Ryan & Esposito - Castle
Sam, Dean & Castiel - Supernatural
Sheldon, Leonard, Howard & Raj - The Big Bang Theory
Ted, Marshall & Barney - How I Met Your Mother

Favorite TV Gal Pals

Caroline & Max  - 2 Broke Girls
Lily & Robin - How I Met Your Mother
Meredith & Cristina - Grey's Anatomy
Penny, Bernadette & Amy - The Big Bang Theory
Rachel & Santana - Glee

Favorite On-Screen Chemistry

Castle & Beckett - Castle
Damon & Elena - The Vampire Diaries
Derek & Meredith - Grey's Anatomy
Emma & Hook - Once Upon a Time
Kurt & Blaine Glee

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show

Beauty and the Beast
Once Upon A Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor

Andrew Lincoln
Ian Somerhalder
Jared Padalecki
Jensen Ackles
Stephen Amell

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress

Emilia Clarke
Ginnifer Goodwin
Kristin Kreuk
Nina Dobrev
Tatiana Maslany

Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries

American Horror Story
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Sharknado
The White Queen

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)

Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan
Dr. Phil McGraw
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey

Favorite New Talk Show Host

Arsenio Hall
Bethenny Frankel
Jenny McCarthy
Queen Latifah
Ross Mathews

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host

Conan O'Brien
David Letterman
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Stephen Colbert

Favorite Streaming Series

Arrested Development
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
House of Cards
Losing It with John Stamos
Orange Is the New Black

Favorite Series We Miss Most

30 Rock
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Fringe
The Office

Favorite New TV Comedy

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Crazy Ones
Dads
The Goldbergs
The Michael J. Fox Show
The Millers
Mom
Sean Saves the World
Super Fun Night
Trophy Wife

Favorite New TV Drama

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Betrayal
The Blacklist
Dracula
Hostages
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
The Originals
Reign
Sleepy Hollow
The Tomorrow People

People's Choice Awards Nominations 2014 - MOVIES

Favorite Movie

Despicable Me 2
Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Monsters University
Star Trek Into Darkness

Favorite Movie Actor

Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movie Actress

Gwyneth Paltrow
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo

Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto - Star Trek Into Darkness
Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis - We're the Millers
Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man 3
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney - Gravity
Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy - The Heat

Favorite Action Movie

Fast & Furious 6
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Wolverine
World War Z

Favorite Action Movie Star

Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Robert Downey Jr.
Vin Diesel

Favorite Comedic Movie

Grown Ups 2
The Hangover Part III
The Heat
Instructions
Not Included
We're the Millers

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor

Adam Sandler
Bradley Cooper
Chris Rock
James Franco
Zach Galifianakis

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress

Emma Watson
Jennifer Aniston
Melissa McCarthy
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Dramatic Movie

Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Prisoners

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor

Channing Tatum
Chris Hemsworth
Hugh Jackman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ryan Gosling

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress

Amy Adams
Emma Stone
Halle Berry
Oprah Winfrey
Sandra Bullock

Favorite Family Movie

Despicable Me 2
Monsters University
Oz the Great and Powerful
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
The Smurfs 2

Favorite Horror Movie

Carrie
The Conjuring
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Insidious: Chapter 2
Mama

Favorite Thriller Movie

A Good Day to Die Hard
The Call
Now You See Me
Red 2
White House Down

People's Choice Awards Nominations 2014 - MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

Avicii
Blake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Michael Bublé

Favorite Female Artist

Britney Spears
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!nk
Selena Gomez

Favorite Breakout Artist

Ariana Grande
Austin Mahone
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Lorde

Favorite Pop Artist

Britney Spears
Bruno Mars
Demi Lovato
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry

Favorite Country Artist

The Band Perry
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift

Favorite Country Music Icon

Alan Jackson
George Strait
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
Willie Nelson

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist

Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Macklemore &
Ryan Lewis

Favorite R&B Artist

Alicia Keys
Ciara
Justin Timberlake
Rihanna
Robin Thicke

Favorite Band

Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic
Paramore

Favorite Alternative Band

Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Paramore

Favorite Song

Just Give Me A Reason
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
Mirrors
Justin Timberlake
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Roar
Katy Perry
When I Was Your Man
Bruno Mars

Favorite Album

The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake
Bangerz
Miley Cyrus
Based on a True Story...
Blake Shelton
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke
To Be Loved
Michael Bublé

Favorite Music Video

Best Song Ever
One Direction
Heart Attack
Demi Lovato
Just Give Me A Reason
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
Roar
Katy Perry
Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus

Favorite Music Fan Following

Britney Army
Britney Spears
Directioners
One Direction
KatyCats
Katy Perry
Little Monsters
Lady Gaga
Lovatics
Demi Lovato

Poll Results: What October Start Shows Are You Watching?

As we near the end of the month, it's time to look back at our poll for Poll Results: What October Start Shows Are You Watching? One of our most talked about shows ends up winning the poll and that is Supernatural Season 9 with a whopping 40%! It was followed closely by The Witches of East End and Arrow which got 36% and Grimm and Vampire Diaries at 32%. Over all, it looks like lots of us are watching a huge chunk of the October shows. So much to enjoy! Who needs sleep anyway?

Poll Results:

• 40% - Supernatural S9
• 36% - Witches of East End and Arrow
• 32% - Grimm S3 and Vampire Diaries S5
• 28% - The Walking Dead, The Originals, Beauty and the Beast S2, Once Upon A Time In Wonderland and Ravenswood
• 24% - Alien Mysteries, American Horror Story: Coven and The Tomorrow People
• 20% - Dracula
• 4% - Falling Skies S2

Thanks to everyone who voted, it was our highest turn out yet!

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Supernatural Season 9 Premiere

It's quite a busy week for season and series premieres, but I'm kicking old-school for the choice of Paranormal Pick of the Week to keep it to our roots of sibling goodness of the Winchester brothers (& co.) who return in their ninth season. That's right. Ninth season. 



Supernatural ~ Season 9 Premiere
Tuesday October 8, 2013 on CHCH and The CW
~and~
Friday October 11, 2013 on 7pm on M3

Here is a little bit about Season 9 (fair warning: it may contain spoilers!):

"Dean (Jensen Ackles) is frantic after Sam (Jared Padalecki) collapses and the doctor tells Dean his brother won’t make it. Desperate, Dean sends out an all-points bulletin via prayer to every angel in the area, asking them to help his brother. In exchange, Dean owes that angel a favour. Numerous angry angels race to find and kill Dean, but one, Ezekiel (guest star Tahmoh Penikett, Man of Steel), gets to him first. Meanwhile, Sam fights for his life and must face some familiar demons to do so. Castiel (Misha Collins) struggles to survive without powers."

Also Awesome

• The Tomorrow People Series Premiere Wednesday October 9, 2013 at 7pm on CTV and 9pm on The CW.  I'm really looking forward to this one, and even though it's a redux of a 70's show it also sounds a lot like Alphas. But, if it's awesome - I don't care what it reminds me of!
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Series Premiere Thursday October 10, 2013 at 8pm ET/PT on CityTV and ABC.   I haven't watched Once Upon A Time before but I think I'm going to jump down the rabbit hole and check out this spin-off series.
• The Walking Dead Season 4 Premiere Sunday October 13, 2013 at 9pm/8pm C on AMC. I think we're all looking forward to the return of our favourite zombie series.  After a harrowing Season 3 I'm a little scared at where they could even go this year.

Paranormal Picks of the Week: Series Premieres of The Originals and Witches of East End

This week is when we start to see The CW roll out it's TV season including the new series The Originals which was picked up by CHCH (Thank you CHCH!). I would have loved to include The Vampire Diaries as a double bill night of vampire awesomeness with our pick of the week, but the Canadian airing on CTV Two doesn't happen until Sundays at 8pm.  If you happen to get The CW, you can watch them back to back. On a happier note, we will be getting Beauty and the Beast a day early, it's second season begins this Sunday Oct 6, 2013 on Showcase. 

It was too hard to choose which (or witch) show to be this weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week with this week so I decided to included both new series of The Originals and Witches of East End which we just recently found out will be airing on Lifetime Canada.  Have a blessed TV Week!

The Originals - Series Premiere
Thursday Oct 3, 2013 at 9pm on CHCH and The CW *

Here is a little bit about The Originals: "An offshoot of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world’s original vampires: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt).

The Original Vampire family pledge to remain together, but now their bonds of family are broken and Klaus reacts to an anonymous tip that someone is plotting against the family in the place they helped build, New Orleans."

*Please note it's regular timeslot is Tuesday at 8pm on both CHCH and The CW starting next Tuesday October 8, 2013.

Witches Of East End ~ Series Premiere
Sunday October 6, 2013 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Lifetime Canada

Series Description: Based on Melissa de la Cruz’s best-selling novel, Witches of East End follows Joanna Beauchamp (Julia Ormond) and her two adult daughters Freya (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) and Ingrid (Rachel Boston) whom, unbeknownst to them, are their family’s next generation of witches. Leading ordinary modern day lives in Long Island’s secluded seaside town of East Haven, when Freya becomes engaged to a wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are powerful and immortal witches.


Also Awesome

• Vampire Diaries Season 5 Premiere Sunday October 6, 2013 at 8pm on CTV Two (also airs Thursday Oct 3, 2013 at 8pm on The CW); it will be interesting to see how the show fairs in this timeslot 3 days after it's US airing and also how things go now that a portion of the cast will be on the spin off series The Originals.  I'm looking forward to some old school Vampire Diaries craziness myself.
• Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Premiere Sunday October 6, 2013 at 8pm on Showcase (also airs Monday Oct 7, 2013 at 9pm on The CW).  This was definitely one of the happy surprizes of 2012 and I always looked forward to the show.  If you haven't watched it yet you can see the whole thing online over at Showcase.ca (or see my spoiler-free episode list here).
• Arrow Season 1 Recap Wednesday October 2, 2013 at 8pm on CTV and The CW; although season 2 of Arrow doesn't start back up until next week we can all take a refresher course with this Season 1 recap episode.

Showcase Fall 2013 Premiere Dates for Beauty and the Beast, Lost Girl and Haven

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Showcase has announced their Fall 2013 Schedule and many of the shows we talk about here at Hexed are on the docket. Beauty and the Beast, Haven and Lost Girl all have debuts in the fall of 2013, and one is earlier, and another is way later, than expected. Let's take a look.

Beauty and the Beast ~ Season 2Begins Sunday October 6, 2013 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on Showcase

One of the big happy surprizes last year was the show Beauty and the Beast, I know I looked forward to watching the beautiful tension grow between Kat and Vincent each and every week. This year we'll actually be getting the show 1 day earlier than the US (don't tell anyone!) as it airs on Sunday as opposed to Monday. I'll take it! Especially considering what happens to one of our other shows (see below).

Before we get ahead of ourselves, let's take a look about what Season 2 will bring for Beauty and the Beast: "The 2013 People's Choice Award-winner for Favourite New Drama, Beauty and the Beast, stars Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan as Det. Catherine Chandler and Dr. Vincent Keller. The first season of the epic romance saw the pair fall in love while hiding from the dangerous organization Muirfield and attempting to solve Cat's mother's murder. Beauty and the Beast returns with more of the shocking revelations and heart-stopping action that kept viewers on the edge of their seats throughout the premiere season."

As each and every episode of Beauty and the Beast is available to watch on the Showcase website, I've created a Spoiler-Free Episode List for those of us who love rewatching the series, or in case you want to jump in and have a taste of what it's like. There is even time to catch up before Season 2 begins for newly intrigued fans.

Lost Girl ~ Season 4Begins Sunday November 10, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT on Showcase

We've loved Lost Girl from the very first episode. The sassy humour, amazing female (and male) characters, kick-butt action and sticking to your guns which makes it a sure-fire fae hit in out books. Season 3 was a heavy one, and it looks like that will continue. Want to know more? Here is a look into Season 4:

"Season four of Lost Girl sees fate cast a wide shadow over the Fae world. With Bo's (Anna Silk) return, the lines between Dark and Light fae are blurred causing Bo to venture on a journey of discovery. Bo and company will ultimately realize that regardless of the challenges and enemies they face, they're stronger when they face them together."

If you need to catch up on Lost Girl, or want to dive in for the first time, I have created a Spoiler-Free Episode List so you can watch each and every episode over at the Showcase website. Gotta keep it fae-tastic!

Haven ~ Season 4Begins Sunday December 1, 2013 at 9pm ET/PT on Showcase

Haven is another series that we have loved and supported since the very first episode, so I can't mask that I'm very disappointed that we are getting the fourth season of the show 2 1/2 months later that it's US airing on SyFy (where it begins September 13, 2013). It was sad enough last year when we were one week behind, but now we will could literally be watching the premiere episode when the finale airs south of the border. If it was an American show I could understand, but being a Canadian/US co-pro that's filmed here, it really makes it hurt. In a time where social media is so involved with TV, it makes avoiding spoilers near impossible and sadly I'll probably have to unfollow all the Haven groups on Facebook and Twitter until we see all of Season 4. At least we can re-watch all three seasons of Haven over at Showcase.ca to keep us busy until new episodes arrive in December.

Putting that aside, let's look ahead into what Season 4 of Haven will bring: "Season 4 of Haven picks up six months after the devastating season three finale when the town was pummeled by a violent meteor storm, that saw Audrey (Emily Rose) and Duke (Eric Balfour) vanish into thin air, and an injured Nathan (Lucas Bryant) left marooned in Haven."
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In addition to the release of these premiere dates, it has also been confirmed that Showcase will have the Canadian Broadcast Premiere for the new science fiction series Helix.  Here is more about Helix: "Helix is 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."

In addition to these shows, the 2013-2014 Season we will also see Game of Thrones Season 2 (starts Friday, August 30 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT) as well as Continuum Season 3 and Defiance Season 2 all on Showcase.

Ep 134 Paranormal TV Scorecard 2012-13

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• Hey Everyone! It's been a while but Suzie and Shannon are back and we are looking back at the new shows that debuted during the 2012/13 season that were either paranormal, or thought to be at one point possibly paranormal (some are hard to tell before they start!). We share of if the shows that have been renewed or cancelled and weight in on if we are happy (or not) with that decision. We also dive into not only fall start, but also winter start shows and share our thoughts on a few shows that have even started recently including a lenghty discussion on Defiance and being quite impressed with the oddness of Hemlock Grove. And our photo this week Suzie took with her awesome camera of the Full Flower May Moon! Isn't it beautiful?

• Many of the cancelled shows will have their remaining episodes air starting in June, including Cult, 666 Park Avenue and Zero Hour. You can see a full schedule here, and they will also be in our June New and Returning post up later this week. We hope to be back soon to check in on how our regs finished out their seasons, things have been rather challenging for us so keeping up with TV hasn't always been possible. 

• Thank you to everyone for your patience in our time off between shows, we do update here at the site and our Facebook page with news so you can always connect with us online.

Time Coding

• 0:00 - 2:50 Intro
• 2:50 - 4:40 666 Park Avenue
• 4:40 - 7:05 Arrow
• 7:05 - 8:55 Cult
• 8:55 - 11:55 Beauty and the Beast
• 11:55 - 12:50 Elementary
• 12:50 - 13:20 Last Resort
• 13:20 - 15:15 Primeval: New World
• 15:15 - 17:20 Revolution
• 17:20 - 21:26 Zero Hour
• 21:26 - 23:10 The Neighbors
• 23:10 - 25:45 Ghost Mine
• 25:45 - 27:10 Do No Harm
• 27:10 - 28:45 Orphan Black
• 28:45 - 29:50 Bates Motel
• 29:50 - 32:40 Vikings
• 32:40 - 35:30 Stranded
• 35:30 - 37:35 Continuum
• 37:35 - 45:10 Defiance
• 45:10 - 49:10 Deep South Paranormal
• 49:10 - 49:35 Utopia
• 49:35 - 50:00 In the Flesh
• 50:00 - 53:00 Hemlock Grove
• 53:00 - 57:05 Outro

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Paranormal Pick of the Week: Finale Week Bonanza

Let's stay on target, shall we?

When there are 5, count them 5, season finales in one week how on earth could we play favourites and pick only one? On top of that, each an every one of them has been renewed. In the spirit of inclusivity, we are going to pick them all. Without further adieu, here are the 5 finales this week in chronological order and this weeks official Paranormal Picks of the Week are:



Arrow ~ Season 1 Finale
Wednesday May 15, 2013 at 7pm ET on CTV



Supernatural ~ Season 8 Finale
Wednesday May 15, 2013 at 9pm on CHCH



Vampire Diaries ~ Season 4 Finale
Thursday May 16, 2013 at 8pm ET on CTV



Beauty and the Beast ~ Season 1 Finale
Thursday May 16, 2013 at 9pm on Showcase



Doctor Who ~ Season 7B Finale
Saturday May 18, 2013 at 8pm on Space



Also Awesome

• In the Flesh Series Premiere Saturday May 11, 2013 on Space at 10pm, and it runs 1h 15 min so set your tapes/PVRs/Tivo's accordingly. I'm so excited for this 3-parter zombie series! Thrilled we get to see it on Space.
• Doctor Who Season 7 Marathon Saturday May 11, 2013 on Space starting at 8am (and that's Season 7A and 7B) in countdown to the finale at 8pm. Feeling behind on the details of The Doctor? You can catch up on the weekend in one fell swoop with this all-day long marathon. Now that's timey-wimey!

Beauty and the Beast Picked Up for Second Season

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It's party time for Beauty and the Beasters! The CW has announced that Beauty and the Beast has been renewed for a second season. I'm SO HAPPY! I've enjoyed watching Beauty and the Beast so much the season, it's nice to have an exciting and romantic series that has sweetness and heart. Plus, the chemistry between Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan is insane. I can't wait for more!

Here is more about the season 2 order of Beauty and the Beast from a media release: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, starring Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan, was this year’s People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite New Drama, and HART OF DIXIE, starring Rachel Bilson, is one of The CW’s top performers on digital platforms, behind only THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.

All three of these series see big lifts in Live+7 Day delayed viewing versus Live + Same Day, with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES jumping 52% increase among adults 18-34 and a 56% gain among women 18-34 once all time-shifted viewing is included. HART OF DIXIE averages a 53% increase among adults 18-34 and a 61% gain among women 18-34, and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST seeing a 43% jump in adults 18-34 and a 45% bump in women 18-34 from the overnight Live+SD to Live+7."

I don't actually understand what those stats mean, but it sounds like an increase which is a good thing. I'll admit I'm surprized to hear that both The Originals (Vampire Diaries spin-off) is going ahead and Beauty and the Beast is renewed, but I'll take it! I think they will do some schedule shuffling come the fall, but wherever they land I'll be checking them out. I hope Showcase picks it up for Season 2, it's been great for us Canadians to be able to watch Beauty and the Beast on Showcase and online at the Showcase site.

Poll Results: Which New 2012/13 Shows Have You Stuck With?

You have voted and the results are now in for the Hexed Poll asking: Which New 2012/13 Shows Have You Stuck With? The winner with 100% retention is Arrow! I think Arrow really has been on of the stand outs of 2012/13 with broad appear, solid action and enough to keep us coming back for more.

 Making a tie for second place at 66% retention we have Elementary and Revolution, which are the 2 that dropped off my schedule. And the final slot is shared by Beauty and the Beast and Cult with 33% each, both of which I am loving and are definitely the dark horses of the year.

Poll Results:

• 100% - Arrow
• 66% - Elementary
• 66% - Revolution
• 33% - Beauty and the Beast
• 33% - Cult

A new poll is up asking was Spring 2013 shows you are planning on checking out.

Thanks for voting!

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Do No Harm Series Premiere

Now that we are pretty firmly into the regular winter schedule, there is lots on to enjoy but that doesn't mean there isn't anything new to discover! This week we have a new show having it's debut: Do No Harm. It stars Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) as a neurosurgeon with an alternate personality that he chemically tries to keep under wraps. Although it may not be strictly paranormal, it certainly might be scary and it's inspired by Jekyll and Hyde so I'm definitely curious.

Do No Harm - Series Premiere
Thursday Jan 31, 2013 at 10pm EST of CTV
~and~
Friday Feb 1, 2013 at 9pm EST on Space

Here's more on the series premise: "Respected neurosurgeon Dr. Jason Cole has it all: a great job, a winning personality -- and a dangerous alternate personality. For years Jason has been able to keep his other self -- a devious, borderline sociopath who goes by the name of Ian -- in a chemical prison with a powerful sedative, but his body has developed a resistance, allowing Ian to escape. And Ian is angry about the time he has lost. With so much to lose, Jason must find a way to stop Ian from destroying everything that Jason has worked so hard to build."

Can't wait? You don't have to! Check out the special preview of Do No Harm Episode 1 (Pilot) over at the CTV website.



Also Awesome

• Beauty and the Beast - 1 hour earlier! When checking the weekly TV listings this week, I noticed that Beauty and the Beast has been added to an additional channel and timeslot: Global at 8pm EST on Thursdays. That's 1 hour earlier than the usually 9pm EST broadcast on Showcase. Maybe winning the People's Choice Award for Favourite New TV Drama has something to do with it. I sure hope so!

People's Choice Awards TV Winners 2013

January means awards time for a lot of TV and I'm thrilled to share that a few of our shows picked up awards at the People's Choice 2013, which is of course a touchstone of what people are loving RIGHT NOW.

Those shows that are regular discussion topics here at Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural include Supernatural which picked up 2 awards: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show and Favorite TV Fan Following - SPNFamily - Supernatural. And although we haven't chatted about it for a bit, it was exciting to see True Blood win Favorite Premium Cable TV Show.

We also get to cheer for a newcomer on the TV block with Beauty and the Beast which won Favorite New TV Drama out of a selection of 11 shows including 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, Chicago Fire, Elementary, Emily Owens, M.D., Last Resort, The Mob Doctor, Nashville, Revolution and Vegas. Way to go! I know I look forward to it every Thursday.

Congratulations to all the winners (see full list here), and below are all the winners of the TV categories.

2013 People's Choice Awards TV Winners

Favorite Network TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory

Favorite Network TV Drama
Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Awkward

Favorite Cable TV Drama
Leverage

Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
True Blood

Favorite TV Crime Drama
Castle

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Supernatural

Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer

Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Lea Michele

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Nathan Fillion

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Ellen Pompeop

Favorite Daytime TV Host
Ellen Degeneres Show

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
Jimmy Fallon

Favorite New Talk Show Host
Steve Harvey

Favorite Competition TV Show
The X Factor

Favorite Celebrity Judge
Demi Lovato

Favorite TV Fan Following
SPNFamily - Supernatural

Favorite New TV Comedy
The New Normal

Favorite New TV Drama
Beauty and the Beast

The 2013 People's Choice Awards were broadcasted on January 9, 2013 on CBS.

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Beauty and the Beast Returns

Beauty and the Beast - Series Return
Thursday January 24, 2013 on Showcase

Although we only chat Beauty and the Beast on occasion, it's no doubt a paranormal show and I know it's totally won my heart. It recently won the People's Choice Award for Favourite New TV Drama (over Arrow, Revolution, Elementary and Nashville) and I know it's easily my guilty pleasure show of the season.   It's great Thursday night fun, and I'm happy to see it return to new episodes this week.



Also Awesome:

• Primeval: New World Returns Tuesday January 22, 2013 on Space. Note the NEW NIGHT: Tuesdays is Dinosaur Night!
• The Following Series Premiere - January 21, 2013 on CTV & also January 27, 2013 on Space

January 2013 Paranormal TV New and Returning Air Dates

Last week felt felt like a bit of a lighter week for TV overall. That is all about to change! I was looking ahead to return and premiere dates in January and we have tons of new and returning shows popping up on the grid, plus series premieres, finales and more. As there are so many to keep track of, I though I would share a chronological list for January. Lost Girl and Merlin have already passed, but I've included them for completions sake.

For the spoiler-sentitive it's probably best to not watch the trailers as some are more involved than others.

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Image: Episode 2: "Arthur's Bane (Part 2)" Premieres Saturday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET

Merlin Series 5 Premiere
Saturday January 5, 2013 at 8pm ET on Space

This is the fifth and final season of Merlin, following the adventures of Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, Morgana and Gaius. I'm really curious to see how they wrap it all up!

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Lost Girl Season 3 Premiere
Sunday January 6, 2013 at 9pm ET on Showcase

We've been talking about and loving this Canadian supernatural series from the very first episode in Fall 2010. Lost Girl follows a succubus named Bo, who has choses not to choose between the light & dark fae. What will Bo, Kenzi, Dyson, Hale, Trick and Lauren get up to in Season 3? It looks like a so-bad-it's-good feel to me!

See podcasts & posts discussing Lost Girl here



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Being Human North American Season 3 Premiere
Monday January 14, 2012 at 9pm ET on Space

This Canadian-American co-production based on the current British BBC series that follows the challenges of three supernatural roommates (a ghost, vampire & werewolf) as they try their best to be... human. We've chatted about Being Human since its first season in Winter 2011, and Season 2 was a bit of a challenge as it was so rocky and tough but I'm still curious to see what season 3 brings.

See podcasts & posts discussing Being Human (North American) here



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Image: The Almighty Johnsons Zeb, Axl & Big Scary Guy from Episode 1 premieres Monday, Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. ET

The Almighty Johnsons Season 2 Premiere
Monday January 14, 2012 at 10pm ET on Space

I'm so thrilled to hear that we are getting Season 2 of The Almighty Johnsons, this New Zealand TV series following a group of brothers that are Norse Gods just completely won me over last summer when it aired on Space. It's frisky and fun, clever with great writing and you can't help but fall in love with the cast. And Season 3 is in the works in New Zealand, so hopefully we'll get to see EVEN MORE!



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Image: Face Off Host McKenzie Westmore and Season 4 contestants

Face Off - Season 4 Premiere
Tuesday January 15, 2013 at 9pm ET on Space

This make up competition show is a blast to watch. So much creativity, artistry and practical application at work which is an amazing thing to see on TV. We'll have to see what challenges host McKenzie Westmore and judges Ve Neill, Glenn Hetrick and Neville Page come up with this season!



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Arrow - Season 1 Returns
Wednesday January 16, 2013

I think it's safe to say Arrow, based on The Green Arrow, was easily one of most liked 'genre' shows that broke out of the gate out of the Fall 2012 debuts. It's getting a little stickier, but that could be a good thing. I've enjoyed it from the get go and will be curious to see where it goes.

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Supernatural - Season 8 Returns
Wednesday January 16, 2013

Supernatural is one of the mainstays here at Hexed, and we've been talking about it since our very first podcast. I think every season since Season 5 I've never been quite sure if they would or should continue the series, but here we are well into Season 8 and it just keeps going. I certainly turn in every week, and look forward to it's return post hiatus.

See podcasts & posts discussing Supernatural here.

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Ghost Mine Series Premiere
Wednesday January 16, 2013 at 10pm ET on Space

A new non-fiction paranormal series! So exciting! Here is the description:

"In the remote woods of Oregon lays one of the richest gold mines in the U.S. For the last 100 years, it has remained abandoned -- until now. Soon to be re-opened by a scraggly group of miners, these hardy souls will battle the elements to find their fortune. But with a rich history of paranormal activity surrounding the mine, they may just find something else."



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Vampire Diaries - Season 4 Returns
Thursday January 17, 2013

Vampire Diaries is another mainstay here at Hexed, and although Season 4 started of very strong I'm not sure I like where they are heading. But this show goes at such a break-neck pace that it's possible there could be several more huge twists and turns this month, let alone this season!

See podcasts & posts discussing Vampire Diaries here

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Haven Series Return & Season Finale
Friday January 18, 2013 on Showcase for time, check your local listings

The season finale for Haven was to air back in December, but do to odd circumstances a very tactful and sensitive choice was made to push it forward. That means we'll be getting the season finale here in January with 2 back to back episodes. I highly recommend checking your local listings, as when I checked mine it actually starts an hour early with the 2 eps and I'm sure none of us want to accidentally turn in 1 hour in!

See podcasts & posts discussing Haven here

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Fringe Series Return & Series Finale
Friday January 18, 2013; for time, check your local listings

It all comes to an end in the series finale on January 18, and is also 2 hours and starts early so check those local listings! Although we haven't chatted about Season 5 that much, we might check in on how it all goes down in the end.

See podcasts & posts discussing Fringe here.

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Image: I Need A Light ~ Ripper Street Episode 1

Ripper Street - Series Premiere
Saturday January 19, 2013 on Space

A new series on Space, and although it's not that likely this one is paranormal it's to early to tell so I'm including it! It's a period crime drama, and looks pretty freaking stylish with an fantastic cast. Here is the description:

"It’s April 1889, six months since the last Jack The Ripper killing, and East London is emerging into a fragile peace, hopeful that the killer’s reign of terror might at last have run its course. Haunted by the failure to catch London’s most evil killer, forward-thinking detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen, The Three Musketeers) is now in charge of H Division, based in the toughest district of Whitechapel. Accompanied by loyal local brawn including Detective Sergeant Bennett Drake (Jerome Flynn, GAME OF THRONES), and U.S. Army surgeon and one-time Pinkerton detective Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg, THE EX LIST), Reid seeks to bring justice to a world that is forever on the brink of mayhem."



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The Following Cast: Nico Tortorella, Valorie Curry, Adan Canto, James Purefoy, Natalie Zea, Kyle Catlett, Kevin Bacon, Shawn Ashmore and Annie Parisse

The Following - Series Premiere
Monday January 21, 2013 on CTV
~and~
Sunday January 27, 2013 on Space

Series Description: "When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy, REVENGE) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon, X Men: First Class) to consult on the case. Hardy is a walking textbook of all-things Carroll and is perhaps Carroll’s only psychological and intellectual match. Wounded by his previous pursuit of this serial killer, this investigation is Hardy’s redemption and he becomes ever more determined to end Carroll’s game when he realizes that this psychopath intends to finish what he started. "



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Image: Primeval New World Episode 7 ~ Babes in the Woods
 
Primeval New World Series Return
Tuesday January 22, 2013 on Space

Primeval switching to Tuesday Nights this new year and I'm looking forward to more dinosaur craziness and team drama. I think the series got off to a great start and the cast has fabulous chemistry. They are giving us some longer-arc nudges too, which always works for me.

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Beauty and the Beast - Series Return
Thursday January 24, 2013 on Showcase

Although we only chat Beauty and the Beast on occasion, it's no doubt a paranormal show and they totally have won my heart. I think it's easily my guilty pleasure show of the season, which really means I pretend to be surprized when things turn out EXACTLY has you know they will, because they have to.. and they feint one way but you know where it's going. Always. It's great Thursday night fun.

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That's January for you. A little overwhelming isn't it? Make sure you vote on the poll for which winter shows you are planning to watch!