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.

The Originals to Air on CHCH

I had been scouring the Canadian broadcast schedules for months looking for where The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals would be airing. Finally it's popped up on a schedule and we can now share that The Originals will be airing on CHCH.

Here is a little be more 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."

The Originals will premiere on CHCH on Thursday October 3, 2013 at 8pm and then find it's new home on Tuesday nights starting Tuesday October 8, 2013. This puts the shows Canadian airings on CHCH in close alignment with it's home broadcaster of The CW.

I'm so relieved we will be getting The Originals here in Canada. I was initially skeptical of this show and the idea of a back-door pilot during Season 4 of The Vampire Diaries, but after seeing that episode it looks like it's going to be awesome. Thank you CHCH!

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!

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Supernatural S8 Premiere & The Almighty Johnsons S1 Finale

Image from: The Almighty Johnsons
Episode 10 Like Jesus, Only Cooler Premieres Monday, October 1 at 9 p.m. ET

We are at that busy time of both endings and beginnings, and with 2 awesome shows starting and finishing it's a double does of fun for the picks for this weeks Paranormal Pick(s) of the Week:

The Almighty Johnsons Season 1 Finale
Monday October 1, 2012 at 9pm EST on Space

I could not be more surprized at how taken I was by The Almighty Johnsons in Season 1.  The New Zealand set show features Nordic gods & goddess in everyday life with a great re-interpretation of myths yet keeps the epic scale and prophecy vibe to boot.  And how can resist the great sense of humour and a amazing cast?  Not me!  Who knew Axl, Mike, Ty and Olaf would win us over?  Sorry Anders - you still have to prove yourself!  All that and goddesses that kick butt too. I will anxiously await to see how Season 1 wraps up and hope that Space will air Season 2 soon to not leave us hanging. I will miss this amazing show from the Monday night line up, what a gem!



Supernatural Season 8 Premiere
Wednesday October 3, 2012 at 9pm EST on CHCH
Also repeats on Sundays at 8pm EST on Space

Supernatural is one of tried and true stand by shows, which Suzie & I have discussed from the very first episode of Hexed back in February 2010 therefore it's always on our radar. What trouble will the boys get into this season? Or out of? Or both (multiple times)? A series spanning into 8 seasons is a rare thing these days, and I hope they have some goodies tucked up their sleeves for us. I'm also thrilled they changed this to Wednesday night, and that CHCH is airing them concurrently with the CW airings in the States. Thank you!


Image: Nikesh Patel & Lacey Turner during filming of Bedlam S2

Also Awesome:

• Bedlam Season 2 Premiere on Space - Saturday October 6, 2012 at 8pm EST; back to the asylum, er... flats! We chatted about Bedlam on and off during it's airing last summer, and this British haunted-house style show was quite interesting with innovative storytelling and ghostly vibe. I'll be very curious to see what they do with Season 2.
• Primeval Marathons Begin - Sundays all throughout October Space is airing Primeval marathons, starting this off with Season 1 & 2 on Sunday October 7, 2012. Season 1 starts bright & early at 6am EST and Season 2 starts at 12noon EST. I'm looking forward to checking out this show from the very beginning.

Parnormal Pick of the Week: Supernatural Season 7 Finale

Image Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester

Considering that Suzie & I have talked about Supernatural and loved it for years, it's very easy and makes me very happy to announce this weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week:

Supernatural Season 7 Finale

• Friday May 18 at 9pm EST of CHCH
• and also on
  
• Sunday May 20 10pm EST on Space

I really can't wait, what trouble with the boys get into (and out of?) this time. I'm especially excited give that Supernatural has been renewed for Season 8. Not all of our shows were that lucky this year. But, sticking with the happy for the moment - yay Supernatural!

Also awesome this week:

• Grimm Season Finale
• American Warships on Space - Saturday May 19, 2012 at 9pm EST ~ this was previously called American Battleship as a mock-buster tie in to this weeks theatrical release of Battleship.
• Face Off Season 1 Marathon on Space - Sunday May 20, 2012 from 12noon - 8pm EST. I'm really excited about this as I only jumped on the Face Off train in season 2.
  
• Merlin Season 4 Marathon on Space - Monday May 21, 2012 from 8am - 9pm EST. Technically I consider this 'next week' as it's on on Monday, but considering it's Victoria Day here (aka the May 2-4), I think it's fair to keep in on this weeks radar for your stat holiday pick.

Merlin Season 4 Marathon - Monday May 21, 2012 from 8am - 9pm EST on Space.

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Finale Frenzy Week: Secret Circle, Vampire Diaries & Fringe

When it comes to our regular shows, it's just not fair to pick favourites for finales. That's why this week the Paranormal Pick of the Week is triple the goodness aka Finale Frenzy Week:

Vampire Diaries Season 3 Finale - Thursday May 10, 2012 at 7pm EST on CTV *
Secret Circle Season 1 Finale - Thursday May 10, 2012 at 8pm EST on CHCH *
Fringe Season 4 Finale - Friday May 11, 2012 at 9pm EST on CityTV *

Here at Hexed we've been chatting about Secret Circle, Vampire Diaries & Fringe throughout their current seasons and I'm curious to see how each of them will come to a close and we'll do my best to avoid spoilers throughout this week; although regular Hexed listeners will know I've not had great luck with this recently!

Series Renewals
We do have confirmation that Vampire Diaries will head into it's fourth season in the fall, and Fringe will have a fifth and final 13-episode season closing off the series. Secret Circle appears to be 'on the bubble' as they say, and it's one of the shows I've enjoyed the most this year so I am really hoping for a Season 2. Fingers crossed!

* These are the times Shannon watches them, but be sure to check your local listings.