Continuum Renewed for Season 3!

We will be seeing more of Continuum! I am very happy to share the news that Continuum has been renewed and will be venturing into a third season. It's announced with Showcase's 2013-14 Line Up along with lots of our faves here at Hexed including Lost Girl Season 4, Haven Season 4 and Beauty and the Beast Season 2.

I'm thrilled we will be seeing more Continuum, and it's so s exciting to see an intelligent science fiction shows with great acting and lots of Canadian talent get the credit it's due. And we still have lots of Season 2 of Continuum to enjoy over at Showcase throughout the summer. Woohoo!

The Neighbors Has Been Renewed for Season 2!

Out of all of the renewal/cancels this year, this was the one that had me most on edge as I was a latecomer to the series The Neighbors which follows a family who moves to a new neighbourhood, one which is filled with aliens (posing as humans). But the news is in and that is that The Neighbors is renewed (more sources here and here).

I'm thrilled we will see more crazy cross cultural misinterpretation mixed in with every day life. The Neighbors was so much fun that I actually broke my rule of jumping into a show mid-season. It's a weird one, but a great weird one. So happy!

Defiance Season 2 Confirmed for 2014

Loving the new science fiction series Defiance? We have awesome news for you! Defiance has been renewed for Season 2 which will have 13 episodes and will air in 2014. I'm really happy to hear the news as I'm enjoying the series and am looking forward to seeing more.

Here are the details from the Defiance Website: "Big news out of camp Defiance today. The show has been officially renewed, so you can expect a second season to hit your screens in 2014. Even better news? The creative team involved with the first season - executive producer and showrunner Kevin Murphy (Desperate Housewives, Caprica), along with executive producers Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin (Smallville) and consulting producer Michael Taylor.

We're almost halfway through season 1 and believe us when we say you haven't seen anything yet. Any early predictions for season 2? Tweet us using #Defiance and let us know!"

Check out even more about the renewal of Defiance with the SyFy Press Release.

Orphan Black Renewed for Season 2

I'm very excited to hear that Orphan Black has now been renewed! The science fiction clone-crazy show airs Space and is absolutely fascinating. It's edgy, complicated and very well acted. I really enjoy the cast and the story and am very curious to see how Season 1 turns out, let along Season 2 will play out! It's very exciting that we will have much more Orphan Black to enjoy.

Here is more about the renewal from a media release: "TORONTO (May 2, 2013) – Space announced today that it has ordered a second season of its hit conspiracy clone thriller ORPHAN BLACK from Toronto-based Temple Street Productions. Just halfway through its first season, ORPHAN BLACK has been captivating viewers and keeping them on the edge of their seats as new twists and turns are revealed Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET on Space. With production set to begin on Season 2 later this year, the series will return in the spring of 2014 with 10 all-new, mind-bending episodes.

A record-breaker from the beginning, ORPHAN BLACK had the highest Original Series premiere ever for Space with an average of 513,000 viewers for its March 30 launch. After five episodes ORPHAN BLACK has been watched in part by 2.8 million Canadians. With a weekly average of 364,000 viewers, ORPHAN BLACK is the #2 series for Space this broadcast year behind only DOCTOR WHO.

“ORPHAN BLACK is a huge success – reflective of our focus on exceptional programming that delivers on the promise of our Specialty brands,” said Catherine MacLeod, Vice-President, Specialty Channels, Bell Media. “This joint-Canadian production demonstrates our commitment to produce original, world-class content in Canada while simultaneously showcasing our amazing homegrown talent.”

“We’re delighted with the second season order for ORPHAN BLACK and want to thank everyone at Space, BBC AMERICA, and BBC Worldwide for their support and commitment to our show,” said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers of ORPHAN BLACK and Co-Presidents of Temple Street Productions. “We’re thrilled to continue this journey with such a strong team and fantastic cast, led by the ridiculously talented Tatiana Maslany. A huge thanks to the fans for their steadfast support of the show. We’re looking forward to giving every one of them more ORPHAN BLACK.”

Anchored by Tatiana Maslany (Picture Day) who, to date, portrays Sarah, Beth, Katja, Alison, Cosima, and Helena, at its core ORPHAN BLACK centres on English punk and streetwise hustler Sarah who returns home after being separated from her daughter. But her homecoming isn’t exactly what she expected. After witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her, Sarah takes over Beth’s life, including her job as a cop as well as her boyfriend Paul (Dylan Bruce, NCIS). Sarah soon discovers that she and Beth are clones, and as she becomes embroiled in the mystery, she learns that there are more of them out there – all genetically identical individuals nurtured in completely different circumstances. Working with her fellow ‘orphans,’ soccer mom Alison and PHD student Cosima, Sarah begins to unravel the mystery surrounding their identities, while also fighting for her life when an assassin begins killing the clones one by one.

ORPHAN BLACK also stars Jordan Gavaris (UNNATURAL HISTORY) as Felix, Sarah's foster brother; Gemini Award-winner Maria Doyle Kennedy (DOWNTON ABBEY) as Mrs. S, Sarah and Felix’s hard-nosed working class foster mother; Kevin Hanchard (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE) as Art, a veteran detective who works alongside Beth; Michael Mando (THE KILLING) as Vic, Sarah’s sporadically violent ex; and Skyler Wexler (ALPHAS) as Kira, Sarah’s seven-year-old daughter."

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.

Grimm Picked Up for Season 3

Good news for Grimmsters! NBC has confirmed that Grimm is Picked up for third season with 22 Episodes to air during the 2013-14 Season. I find this very reassuring, especially after the recent time change from Fridays to Tuesdays. Along with Grimm, Revolution has also been renewed for an second season of 22 episodes.

Here is more about the renewals from a media release: "UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – April 26, 2013 – NBC has announced the renewal of five key drama series for the 2013-14 season: “Revolution,” “Chicago Fire,” “Parenthood,” “Grimm” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

All have been given 22-episode orders.

The announcement was made by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment.

“On the verge of our 2013 fall scheduling decisions, we’re pleased to renew five drama series that will be important to our new season line-up,” Salke said. “We’re proud and very appreciative of all of the actors, producers, writers and directors who work so hard to deliver such high-quality work week in and week out. These complex shows represent a broad range of genres and tones, and all of them stand out for us in a television landscape now filled with one-hour series. We’re especially pleased to be renewing “Revolution” and “Chicago Fire” — two first-season successes — and there will be more returning series announcements made in the next couple of weeks.”"

And specifically about Grimm: "“Grimm,” inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, is a Universal Television and Hazy Mills production. The series was created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf. Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner and Norberto Barba also serve as executive producers along with Greenwalt and Kouf.

“Grimm” is Friday’s #1 series in adults 18-49 and is up versus one year ago by 14 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 2.4 vs. the year-ago 2.1, “most current”) and is up 12 percent in total viewers (6.9 million vs. 5.2 million)."

And specifically about Revolution: "“Revolution,” the Monday night drama that centers on a family trying to reunite amidst a worldwide power failure, is executive produced by Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Star Trek”). The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television.

“Revolution” is the season’s top-rated drama on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox and top-rated new series among those networks in adults 18-49, scoring a 4.6 rating, 12 share and 11.8 million viewers overall in “most current” averages for the season to date. “Revolution” has teamed with “The Voice” to help improve NBC’s Mondays this season versus last by 24 percent in 18-49 (with a 3.6 rating vs. a 2.9)."

Haunted Highway Renewed for Season 2 on SyFy

Jack Osbourne and Dana Workman; Image Source: SyFy

I was thrilled to hear that SyFy has renewed Haunted Highway for a second season with the whole cast/crew of Jack Osbourne & Dana Workman and Fact or Faked's Jael de Pardo & Devin Marble. The non-fiction paranormal show follows the two teams of two as they investigate paranormal activity with only each other to count on.

It took me a bit to get into this show last year, but I ended up really enjoying it as they really put themselves out there and investigate really interesting and remote paranormal reports. The second season will have 6 1-hour episode and airs on SyFy starting July 24, 2013 (and I *really* hope it will air up here in Canada too!).

Jael de Pardo and Devin Marble; Image Source: SyFy

Here are more details about the Season 2 renewal of Haunted Highway from a media release:

"NEW YORK – April 22, 2013 – Syfy has ordered a second season of its hit paranormal reality series, Haunted Highway. The new six episode season will premiere, on a new night, Wednesday, July 24 at 10PM (ET/PT). The hour-long series follows two teams, Jack Osbourne & Dana Workman, and Jael de Pardo & Devin Marble, as they conduct their own first-person investigations into some of the most frightening claims of paranormal activity in some of America’s most remote regions.

Fueled by eyewitness interviews and evidence collected with state-of-the-art equipment, the two teams will self-document their harrowing face-to-face encounters with the paranormal. The new season features examinations and investigations that will take the teams off the beaten path in places like the Arizona desert, the Sierra Nevada mountains and bayous of New Orleans as they seek werewolf-like creatures, the Black Angel of Death, the ghosts of the famous Donner party and other paranormal phenomena.

This season, in a first for the series, all four cast members will join together for a special investigation of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. One of America’s largest and most remote coastal bases, Fort Jefferson is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 68 miles from Key West. Built in 1846 to protect one of the most strategic deep water anchorages in the United States, Fort Jefferson quickly became a horrifying prison fortress. The most famous prisoner of Fort Jefferson was Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth and was allegedly an accomplice in the assassination of President Lincoln. Many report that Dr. Mudd’s angry spirit has never forgiven those who wrongly imprisoned and tortured him. Though the island on which Fort Jefferson sits looks beautiful and tranquil, it is still known as "Death Island" for the number of fatalities among both soldiers and prisoners."



Hat Tip to FactOrFakedFans, thanks for sharing the good news! Now I just hope that we Canadian will also get to see Season 2.  The first season aired up here on Space in Summer 2012 an I would be thrilled if Space picked it up again this summer.

Ghost Mine Renewed for Season 2 for a whopping 12 hour-long episodes

What to know how things are going for Patrick, Kristen, Papa Smurf and the gold mining crew in Sumpter? I know I am! And we will find out. That's right, Ghost Mine has been renewed for Season 2 and for double the order which means 12 new episodes of Ghost Mine goodness! I hope Fast Eddie, Dingus, Buckett, Greybeard and the greenhorns Jay and Jamol will all be back for Season 2 as well.

This show really got straight to Suzie & my hearts when it debuted earlier this year, and we always looked forward to chatting about it on the podcast. It's a well crafted non-fiction paranormal show with a lot of paranormal activity and a heck of a lot of heart. I was always curious for what activity would crop up, but also always had the safety, and success, of the miners on my mind. It was compelling, heart-driven and really showed people doing their best and very challenging jobs. I thrilled they are headed into Season 2 because I can't wait to see more.

Check out the SyFy media release for more info: "NEW YORK – April 10, 2013 – Dig even deeper into the Ghost Mine mystery when the hit Syfy paranormal unscripted series returns for Season 2 this fall. Twelve all-new episodes are set to premiere starting in September 2013.

In its first season, Ghost Mine averaged 1.25 million total viewers, with 617,000 Adults 18-49 and 727,000 Adults 25-54, making it a Top 10 original cable broadcast series in both demos during its Wednesdays at 10PM ET/PT time period based on Live +7 data.

For Season 2, the rag-tag team of gold miners and pair of paranormal investigators will return to Eastern Oregon’s Crescent Mine to continue their quest for gold and evidence of ghosts at the notoriously haunted mine. Located near the historic gold mining community of Sumpter, Oregon, the Crescent Mine is believed to contain high amounts of gold.

Each hour-long episode of the new season will feature the Ghost Mine crew battling the elements in hopes of striking it rich while delving further into the mysterious history of the Crescent Mine and revealing new information about the recurring Masonic symbols, Native American presence and a spirit named “Joe.” While the miners use the time-honored tools of their trade – including pickaxes and explosives – the paranormal investigators will introduce special new techniques and innovative gear to capture activity, including a revamped version of the popular RIPA (Remote Investigator of Paranormal Activity).

Ghost Mine is produced by 51 Minds with Mark Cronin (Celebrity Paranormal Project, Flavor of Love, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels), Dave Caplan, Jay Bluemke (Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters Academy) and Phil Davis (Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files) serving as Executive Producers.

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)"

I'm really hoping Space will pick up Ghost Mine for it's second season and air it here in Canada this fall, it was such a treat to watch Season 1 and easily on of my favourite new series this year.

Being Human (North American) Renewed for Season 4

Josh (Sam Huntington) and Nora (Kristen Hager) in Being Human) North American S3 Ep 9 Of Mice and Wolfmen

I'm very excited to share the news that Being Human (North American) has indeed been renewed for a fourth season, which will air in 2014 with 13 episodes. This news came out just after the Season 3 finale aired last week, and I had a moment of worry when it wasn't out *before* the finale.

Hexed has been following Being Human (North American) since it's very first episode back in 2011. Although we've had our ups and downs on the show and the continual comparison to it's based-on predecessor Being Human UK, it still keeps us coming back for more with new interpretations, characters and story lines that set it apart.

Want more details? Here is more from the media release: "NEW YORK – April 10, 2013 – Syfy is ordering a fourth season (13 episodes) of its hit drama series Being Human, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President of Original Content, Syfy and Co-Head of Original Content, Universal Cable Productions. The announcement comes on the heels of the Season 3 finale which aired Monday, April 8 and in time for Syfy’s Upfront presentation this evening in New York City.

Being Human stars Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington and Kristen Hager as vampire Aidan, ghost Sally and werewolves Josh and Nora. Together they struggle to suppress their supernatural secrets and temptations and live their lives as close to normal as possible.

“‘Being Human’ really hit its stride creatively this year,” said Mark Stern. “This show has become a signature series for Syfy and we are thrilled to have it return in 2014.”

Being Human has been an all-around performer for Syfy both on-air and via digital distribution as well as in the social media space. It remains one of Syfy’s youngest and most female-skewing scripted dramas.

Inclusive of Live +7 data, Season 3 of Being Human is averaging 1.8 million total viewers, including 1.1 million Adults 18-49 and 1.1 million Adults 25-54, and is a top ten cable program in its time period among both key demos.

Being Human is a Muse Entertainment production and is based on the acclaimed series created by Toby Whithouse and produced by Touchpaper. Executive producers are Michael Prupas (The Kennedys, Pillars of the Earth), Anna Fricke (Men in Trees, Everwood) who is both writer and showrunner, and Rob Pursey and Toby Whithouse. Irene Litinsky (Human Trafficking, The Phantom) is series producer."

I know I'll be back for more supernatural roommates in action in 2014!


Aidan (Sam Witwer), Sally (Meaghan Rath), and Josh (Sam Huntington) in Season 3 Ep 12 Always a Bridesmaid, Never Alive

Vikings Renewed for Season 2!

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They will....keep coming!

I'm quite excited to share the news that the series Vikings currently airing on History.ca has already been renewed for a 10-episode Season 2. It's only been on a month and we already know we will be getting more! The level of brutality in the series makes it one that I recommend only with caution, but I continue to be amazed by the intense characters and beautiful art direction in the show.

If you are new to Vikings, here is the series premise: "Viking Ragnar Lothbrok is a young farmer and family man who is frustrated by the policies of Earl Haraldson, his local chieftain who sends his Viking raiders east to the Baltic states and Russia, whose residents are as poor as the Norsemen. Ragnar wants to head west, across the ocean, to discover new civilizations. With assistance from his friend, Floki, Ragnar builds a faster, sleeker, fleet of boats to help him make it to the western world. Through the years Ragnar, who claims to be a direct descendant of the god Odin, continues to struggle with Earl until the two face each other in a final battle for supremacy."

Vikings stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Clive Stranden, Katheryn Winnick and Gabriel Byrne

See more about Vikings at History.ca and History.com


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Lost Girl Renewed for Season 4

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Have you heard the news? ConFaeTulations are in order for Lost Girl, which Showcase has renewed for Fourth Season!

Here at Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural we have been proud fae fans of Lost Girl since it's very first episode, and have podcasted throughout all three seasons. I'm so happy to hear the show will continue with even more fae-tastic episodes in it's upcoming fourth season.

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.


The Cast of Lost Girl (Image Source: Showcase.ca)

Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and Arrow Picked Up by The CW: New Seasons to Begin Fall 2013

It feels super early to hear renewal news, but I'm more than happy to share that The CW has picked up Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and Arrow for additional seasons to Begin Fall 2013.

That's right folks, we'll be seeing Supernatural Season 9, Vampire Diaries Season 5 and Arrow Season 2 come Fall 2013. I'm not surprized about Vampire Diaries or Arrow, but I had concerns about Supernatural given how long the season has gone on but The CW indicate that since it's been paired with Arrow on Wednesday Nights, the Supernatural viewership has increased. Awesome news! Here's the whole skinny from over at The CW Blog:

"The CW Network has given early pickups to three of its hit series for next season, including freshman hit ARROW, its top-rated drama THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. All three shows will return in Fall 2013.

“We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit ARROW and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL on Wednesday night, and the continued success of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that,” said Pedowitz. “Not only do ARROW, SUPERNATURAL, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES perform well on-air, they’re also extremely successful for us both digitally and socially. I’m thrilled to have all three shows returning to our schedule next season.”

One of the true breakout hits of the season, ARROW posted The CW’s best series premiere since 2009 and currently stands as the network’s most watched show (4.3mil). Heading into its fifth season next fall, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES remains The CW’s highest rated series in target demographics, including adults 18-34 and women 18-34. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also continues to be one of the network’s top performing shows digitally and socially; in fact, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES recently topped Trendrr’s list as network TV’s #1 social program for the week of January 21–27

The Winchester brothers of SUPERNATURAL will continue to fight the forces of evil for a ninth season. Since being paired with ARROW on Wednesday this year, SUPERNATURAL has seen a dramatic uptick in its ratings from last season, rising 15% among total viewers, 10% in adults 18-34 and 18% in adults 18-49"

My only question now, is how will Beauty and the Beast fair? It's in a paired on Thursdays with The Vampire Diaries and it did win the People's Choice Award for Favourite New TV Drama, so I'm holding out for more good news.

Supernatural Season 8 & Vampire Diaries Season 4 Confirmed by CW

It's official! Supernatural Season 8 & Vampire Diaries Season 4 will happen, as confirmed by the CW with them being returning shows for the 2012-13 Seasons (along with 90210). The article also notes that Vampire Diaries Season 4 will return in Fall 2012, but that's as specific as they get.

I'm so excited. Although I don't think either Suzie or I have been super keen on Vampire Diaries in it's current season 3, I am STOKED about Supernatural. I usually re-watch the entire series in the summer, and although that will be a challenge with 7 seasons to get through I think I might do it again this year. We'll see.

A big thank you to Kevin of Tuning into SciFi TV for sharing the happy news with us.

Being Human (North American) Renewed for Season 3

Image: Josh (Sam Huntington), Sally (Meaghan Rath) and Aidan (Sam Witwer)

Great news for fans of the Boston-set/Montreal film supernatural roommate series, according the to SyFy Press Releases, Being Human (North American) has been renewed for third season of 13 episodes. That's pretty impressive considering they are only 4 episodes in to Season 2 so far, but it's continued to entertain week after week so it's good news all around.

More details from the February 8, 2012 press release:
"“With the success of season two, ‘Being Human’ has become a premier destination for Syfy viewers,” said (Mark) Stern. “Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke have taken this series to new heights this year and we’re excited to see where the third season will go.”

Being Human stars Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath and Sam Huntington as vampire Aidan, ghost Sally and werewolf Josh who share the creature comforts of home in a Boston brownstone. Together the three roommates struggle to keep their supernatural secrets and resist individual temptations as they strive to live lives that are as near to normal as possible."

Suzie & I have chatted about each & every episode of Being Human (North American) on here on Hexed; see our archive of Season 1 discussion here and see our most recent podcasts & posts here.

New & Returning This Week: The River and The Walking Dead

Image - Cast of The River: Bruce Greenwood as Emmet Cole, Joe Anderson as Lincoln Cole, Paul Blackthorne as Clark, Paulina Gaitan as Jahel, Leslie Hope as Tess Cole, Eloise Mumford as Lena, Shaun Parkes as Adjay, Thomas Kretschmann as Captain Kurt Brynion and Daniel Zacapa as Emilio.

Suzie & I have chatted excitedly about the trailer of the upcoming TV show The River from Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli, and now the time is upon us to see if it's as good as it looks with the series starting this Tuesday. It certainly appears to have a spooky vibe, shakycam style, and sure to have emotional connect as it follows family members trying to find each other. Plus, we are still hyped and hoping that it will be paranormal in nature. Not too much longer before we know for sure!

The River series premieres this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 on CTV at 9 p.m.


The Walking Dead

AMC's hit zombie series comes back with new season 2 episodes this Sunday February 12, 2012 and is it just me or did that hiatus seem *way* too long? We've both had strong feelings in both directions on this on, although Suzie has decided she likes the show and Shannon is swaying back in that direction as well especially after the mid-season finale for season 2. I'm sure they swing back into things with a timely Valentine's episode! Perhaps not. But, there could be arrows to the heart, crossbow arrows that is.

More happy news for The Walking Dead is that it's season 3 is not only in the works but it's also going to be a whopping 16 episodes, in comparison to season 1 which had 6 eps and season 2 which will air 13 episodes.

If you need to catch up on the season or the series? You are in luck, AMC is re-airing both season 1 in it's entirety as well as season 2 so far:
Season 1: Saturday February 11, 2012 starting at 8PM EST
Season 2: Sunday February 12, 2012 starting at 1:30 PM EST with new episode at 9PM EST

See all podcasts and posts where we’ve discussed The Walking Dead here.

Lost Girl Renewed for Season 3!

Fae-tastic news for Lost Girl Fans, the series has been reviewed for Season 3! I'm still getting over the excitement that our current season is going to be a full 22 episodes, let alone getting ready for more succubus, fae and human camaraderie and combat that will keep us busy well into the future. The show is getting a lot of well-deserved love, the Season 3 announcement press release notes that "During its first season run, Lost Girl ranked number one on the channel for adults 25-54 and was the top scripted series across all specialty channels (A25-54)" and that in the second season so far it has "averaged close to 400,000 viewers (2+) to date". I'm impressed!

Suzie & I have chatted about Lost Girl on the Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural podcast since it's very first episode. Find all our Lost Girl chats on the podcast here.

The Lost Girl fall finale is on this Sunday December 18, 2011 on Showcase and then takes a fae-break, but will return Sunday January 22, 2012 (which is an extra-special day around Hexed, isn't it Suzie? ;).