The Almighty Johnsons Are Complete

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SEEN ALL 3 SEASONS of THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS

It's a little strange when you hear about the end of a series from a picture posted on Facebook, but alas all things change and all shows eventually end.

Although I'm really sad to hear that The Almighty Johnsons is coming to a close, I am very happy with how they went out. The Almighty Johnsons was one of my favourite shows of recent years, combining brilliant writing in both it's creative interpretation of mythology *and* witty comedy, and then there is the spectacular cast who brought it to life.

I look forward to (and hope we get) a DVD release of The Almighty Johnsons before it sails away to Valhalla!

Cult Pulled from Schedule

You may have noticed that Cult hasn't been on recently, neither last Friday on The CW or this week on the Tuesday Canadian airing time slot on CTV 2. I was hopeful we'd get at least one more episode, but it looks like that isn't the case. Although no official word on The CW site, the news is out in multiple sources that Cult is being pulled from the schedule. First week had the night change, and now it looks like we will be left hanging on the vision for the rest of the season.

I'm saddened by this news as Cult was one of my favourite new shows this year, with it's interesting story, great characters who came alive from the fantastic set of actors cast in the show and a bizarre meta-within-meta element that always kept me guessing. But, at least we we got more episode than Zero Hour and Do No Harm which were pulled after even fewer episodes. The mid-season shows with February starts had a really low survival rate this year.

It's tough times for new shows out there.

Primeval: New World Not Being Renewed by Space

Hot on the heels of the Season 1 finale, the word is out that Primeval: New World is not being renewed by Space, and it's noted that the "audience growth throughout the first season was not as strong as hoped, even after a schedule move in January from Monday to Tuesday nights to provide the benefit of a lead-in from established series Face Off".

I'm trying to remember when changing nights helped ratings, especially when Primeval: New World being moved to Tuesdays paired it with Face Off as opposed to following Being Human (North American). The move also freed up Mondays at 10pm giving The Almighty Johnsons it's same timeslot as last summer.

Right now, I'm still using the term 'not renewed' as opposed to 'cancelled' as according to the Primevel: New World's Facebook Page their "producers are in talks with other international broadcasters and partners", so there is still hope. I've really enjoyed the series and hope to see it continue, and for our US friends remember the word is it will still air in SyFy.

Fingers crossed we will see more dinosaurs in this awesome Vancouver-set show.

Alphas: Not Renewed for Season 3

It's always sad news to share when a show that you love looks like it isn't continuing, and although we've discussed it already I think it deserves it's own post. The news is out that SyFy has decided not to renew Alphas for a third season. Now, that wording doesn't necessarily scream 'cancelled', but it would be surprizing to see more of the show at this point.

Alphas was a great addition to the summer TV schedule, it centred on characters who have very specific abilities beyond the range of normal human capabilities; when discovered have the option to join an organization or go to 'the compound'. The show premiere summer 2011 and season 2 aired summer 2012. With interesting characters, complex moral questions, action and smarts it was a joy to watch.

Here at Hexed, we've followed Alphas since it's very first episode and will miss it now that it's gone. See podcasts and posts discussing Alphas here.


Images of Alphas's Laura Mennel as Nina Theroux and David Strathairn as Dr. Lee Rosen


Images of Alpha's Ryan Cartwright as Gary Bell and Malik Yoba as Bill Harken


Images of Alpha's Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad and Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks

Ep 120: Paranormal TV November 13 - 19, 2012

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• We are back to chat new episodes of The Walking Dead, Grimm, Supernatural and Vampire Diaries and it's a bit of a lighter load this week (and will be next week too) with US Thanksgiving giving a week of the majority of US TV shows, but we still cram in a lot of goodness to enjoy and even thrown in some holiday film suggestions too.

• We may be back next week, or may decide to take the week off with the lesser load. Tune in next Wednesday to find out! Happy US Thanksgiving to those celebrating 
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• Show Notes:
• Christmas with the Doctor: Doctor Who Christmas Special on Christmas on Space and the 12 Days of Spacemas
• Space's Complete Holiday Line Up
• Doctor Who Christmas Special Image
• Lost Girl S3 Trailer
• Lost Girl S2 Now on DVD in Canada and the US, and per Amazon.ca it has "60 minutes of extras featuring cast interviews, Making of Lost Girl featurettes, and bloopers. "
• Showcase YouTube Channel
• Being Human S3 Teaser Trailer
• Game of Thrones Season 3 poster & release date (March 31, 2013)
• American Horror Story renewed for third season/installment of 13 episodes
• 666 Park Avenue is cancelled, but they will air 13 episodes.
• Last Resort has been cancelled, although they will air 13 episodes.
• People's Choice Awards 2013 Nominations, show airs Jan 9, 2013 and a fair number of our shows are nominated
• Warm Bodies Trailer - zombie LOVE! Will be released in theatres in 2013
• We mention the films Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Dolphin Tale
• We recommend The Hunger Games and Black Sheep for some non-traditional holiday film choices
• Dolphins are mammals, NOT FISH! 

• Time Coding
• 0:00 - 2:00 Intro
• 2:00 - 14:38 News
• 14:38 -27:40 The Walking Dead S3 Ep 6 Hounded
• 27:40 - 37:25 Grimm S2 Ep 12 Season of the Hexenbiest
• 37:25 - 46:35 Supernatural S8 Ep 7 A Little Slice of Kevin
• 46:35 - 1:00:10 Vampire Diaries S4 Ep 6 We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
• 1:00:10 - 1:01:40 US Turkey Day Film Recommends (non traditional)!
• 1:01:40 - 1:04:30 POLL results for Supernatural Poll
• 1:04:30 - 1:06:20 Outro

• Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural 
• All Supernatural TV. All the Time. 

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Secret Circle & Ringer Cancelled

I do not like sharing bad news, but I couldn't hold back any longer. Both Secret Circle and Ringer have been cancelled. I'm so sad! Both shows finished their Season 1 runs and I enjoyed them both a lot. I know we didn't talk about Ringer all the time but we did chat about Secret Circle all season long.

The CW is announcing their fall line up on Thursday May 17, 2012 and I'll be combing it *very* carefully to see what what will be airing in their place. But until then, I'll be on the grumpy spot.