Ep 149: Paranormal TV Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2013

We are getting into crossover of seasons with this weeks Hexed where we chat the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, Season 2 Premiere of Haunted Highway, Season 3 Finale of Paranormal Witness, plus our regs of Grimm, Sleepy Hollow, Supernatural and Haven.

We also have tons of news to share including a few renewals, a few of our shows that are available available to watch online and even a non-traditional holiday recommendation or two.

We'll be back next week with the series premiers of Killer Contact and The Unexplained Files, return of Vampire Diaries and many of our regular shows.

Paranormal TV Show News (aka the Show Notes)

• Atlantis picked up for a second season
• Witches of East End renewed for Second Season (for 13 Episodes and a 2014 Premiere)
• Playback announced it's "Best of 2013" including Space as Channel of the Year, and Orphan Black as Specialty Show of the Year. Congratulations Space!
• Stat-ness; Canada's Top New Programs are in and #1 is Marvel's Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D. at #1, Sleepy Hollow at #4 and The Tomorrow People at #6. S.H.I.E.L.D. also holds the honour of the most-watched new fall program on record in Canada. Wow.
• Sleepy Hollow the dream of T.O.'s Phillip Iscove. Huzzah!
• TV Eh? Is having their annual Charity Auction, includes some cool Primevil: New World and Sanctuary items, and a walk-on role & set tour for The Listener. Bidding open until Monday Dec 9, 2013.
• Hexed's December Preview is up, will add it get more shows if/when they are announced (like deets on Doctor Who Holiday Special)
• The Best of Sam and Dean Marathon on M3 Sunday December 29, 2013 from 3pm to 10pm ET
• Reign Season 1A Catch Up Marathon on M3 Sat Dec 28, 2014 from 3pm to 11pm ET
• Take a look inside Bitten's Stonehaven mansion. So gorgeous
• ALL of S1 Alien Mysteries is available to on Discovery.ca (all 6 episodes), and a show called Paranomal Home Inspectors. We are still waiting to see if The Unexplained Files will pop up.
• The Strain Teaser Trailer
• Suzie Mentions and recommend World War Z and Shannon mentions the film Saint as a non traditional holiday pick

Time Coding
0:00 - 1:05 Intro
1:05 - 22:10 News
22:10 - 31:18 Haunted Highway S2 Premiere Island of Lost Souls
31:18 - 39:45 Paranormal Witness S3 Ep 20 (finale) The Rendelsham Files
39:45 - 57:00 The Walking Dead S4 Ep 8 (mid-season finale) Too Far Gone
57:00 - 1:04:40 Grimm S3 Ep 4 El Cucuy
1:04:40 - 1:11:20 Sleepy Hollow S1 Ep 9 Sanctuary
1:11:20 - 1:26:53 Supernatural S9 Ep 7 and 8 Bad Boys; Rock and a Hard Place
1:26:53 - 1:36:15 Haven Season 4 Ep 4 Lost and Found
1:36:15 - 1:41:14 Outro

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

Ep 147: Paranormal TV Nov 12 - 18, 2013 (Plus Some Catch Up)

This week on Hexed, Suzie and Shannon dive into the Season 4 Premieres of Lost Girl and Haven, continue to share thoughts on Grimm, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Sleepy Hollow, get caught up on Ghost Mine and Dracula plus touch briefly on Almost Human.

We are also trying a new format for our discussions, starting with a brief synopsis, sharing our favourite and least favourite part of the episode and then highlighting supernatural elements. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the new format, and we have a poll up at the site where you can vote on what you'd like to hear: http://hexedpodcast.blogspot.com You can also email us at hexedpodcast@gmail.com

We'll be back next week to chat the Season 2 Finale of Ghost Mine, continue our catch up with all of our regs and maybe even get a chance to chat the mid-season finale of Ravenswood.  And although we won't likely be chatting about it, we did want to remind everyone that the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor will be airing Saturday Nov 23, 2013 at 2:50PM on Space.

Show Notes:

• Outlander will come to Showcase in 2014 with the Canadian Broadcast Premiere
• The Originals, Reign and The Tomorrow People all picked up for full seasons by The CW
• TV Line's Annual Renewal Scorecard for 2014 - great one to bookmark.
• Ghost will now be a TV show
• Stevie Nicks to Appear on American Horror Story: Coven
• Killer Contact Season 1 Trailer - upcoming series on SyFy
• People's Choice Awards Noms for 2014 (Full List).
• Antihero definition: "The sporting antihero is typically not a team player; challenges officialdom; sets financial gain over club loyalty; yet still acquires a large fan following,[27] by way of his or her actualisation of the rebel archetype"
• Note for Face Off fans that the Judges Faves episode is online at Space.ca
• The Strain confirmed for 13-ep order at FX, plan to run for 39-65 eps. Series description: "The Strain is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called on to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers wage war for the fate of humanity. Co-starring on the series are Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Robert Maillet, Jack Kesy, Ben Hyland, and Miguel Gomez.)"
• Supernatural is now on Netflix.ca (all 8 seasons!)
• Hal-Con Update from Suzie check our site stART: Creating As We Go for upcoming continuing coverage of Hal-Con for vendors and artisans
• Poll Results: What November Start Shows Will You Be Watching

Time Coding
0:00 - 1:15 Intro
1:15 - 25:3 News
25:30 - 36:00 Lost Girl Season 4 Premiere In Memoriam
36:00 - 53:53 Haven Season 4 Premiere and Ep 2 Fallout and Survivor
53:53 - 57:20 Almost Human Series Premiere Pilot
57:20 - 1:05:22 Grimm S3 Ep 4 One Night Stand
1:05:22 - 1:12:50 Sleepy Hollow S1 Ep 8 Necromancer
1:12:50 - 1:22:00 The Walking Dead S4 Ep 6 Live Bait
1:22:00 - 1:29:50 Supernatural S9 Ep 6 Heaven Can't Wait
1:29:50 - 1:40:20 Ghost Mine S2 Ep 10 and 11 Passage to the Unknown and Shadows in the Drift
1:40:20 - 1:52:43 Dracula S1 Ep 3 and 4 Goblin Merchant Man and From Darkness to Light
1:52:43 - 1:58:10 Paranormal Witness S3 Ep 17 The Visitors
1:58:10 - 2:00:40 Outro


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

Ep 132: Paranormal TV March 13 - 19, 2013

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• Tons of shows to discuss on this weeks episode of Hexed! Suzie and Shannon dive into the latest from Grimm, Lost Girl, The Walking Dead, Stranded, Vampire Diaries and The Almighty Johnsons. Suzie also gives her impressions of the new Psycho prequel series Bates Motel, plus we discuss the possible paranormal pilots for 2013-14 from specialty channels.
• If you've been missing the news, don't worry - it will be back next week when we talk new episodes of all of our regs.

Show Notes

• See more about Amazon Studios here.
• Check out the list of 2013-14 possible paranormal pilots on specialty channels here.

Time Coding

• 0:00 - 1:15 Intro
• 1:15 - 10:26 Grimm S2 Ep 14 Natural Born Wesen
• 10:26 - 20:55 Lost Girl S3 Ep 9 The Ceremony
• 20:55 - 27:15 The Walking Dead S3 Ep 14 Prey
• 27:15 - 40:05 Stranded S1 Ep 3 West Virginia State Penitentiary
• 40:05 - 49:55 The Almighty Johnsons S2 Ep 10 Magical Fluffy Bunny World
• 49:55 - 1:00:10 Cult S1 Ep 3 Being Billy
• 1:00:10 - 1:10:25 Vampire Diaries S4 Ep 16 Bring It On
• 1:10:25 - 1:15:35 Bates Motel Series Premiere First You Dream, Then You Die
• 1:15:35 - 1:34:00 Specialty Channel Possible Paranormal Pilots 2013-14
• 1:34:00 - 1:39:20 2012 New Shows and As They Are Now Tangent
• 1:39:20 - 1:40:57 Outro

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Paranomrally-Inclined 2013-14 TV Pilots ~ Specialty Channels

Hear Suzie and Shannon discuss the specialty channel possible paranormal pilots for 2013-14 on Episode 132 of Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural here.

As promised, here is a look at the paranormally-inclined 2013-14 TV Pilots for US Specialty channels that fall under the Hexed umbrella of Paranormal, Science Fiction and Horror, and in there we have a few post-apocalyptic, vampire and even a zombie show.

Due to the fact that there are SO MANY SHOWS, I've split the titles into 2 posts, with this list being the specialty channels which have a lesser chance of making it to our TV screens up here in Canada (but we still want to see them and hope that changes!). For the big 5 US networks (The CW, Fox, NBC, CBS and ABC), see this post here.

 And now onto to specialty channel paranormally-inclined titles!

Paranormal
Or at least hopefully/possibly paranormally-inclined

Occult
Description: "An FBI agent returns from administrative leave after going off the deep end while investigating his wife’s disappearance. Eager to be back on the job, he is paired with an agent with her own complicated backstory who specializes in the occult. Together, they will solve cases for the newly formed occult crimes task force."
Genre: Paranormal/Mystery
Channel: A&E

Shannon's Take: I'm stoked for this one, it sounds really cool and even though I'm not a fan of procedural shows but the occult angle has be there.

The Leftovers
Description: "The story of the people who didn’t make the cut after the Rapture happens, and a world that will never be the same."
Genre: Paranormal/Post-Apocalyptic/Religious
Channel: HBO

Shannon's Take: So.... I'm divided on this one because by default it feels religious. Then again, I don't know much about The Rapture so maybe those who 'didn't make it' could be very interesting folks. Need to hear more on this one.

The Strain
Description: "Eph Goodweather, who investigates biological threats for the CDC, teams with ex-professor and Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian and they assemble a ragtag group that represents mankind’s only hope when a swarm of vampires quickly turn civilization into a buffet spread. Based on the novel trilogy."
Genre: Paranormal/Vampires/Horror
Source: Based on novel trilogy
Channel: FX

Shannon's Take: So, swarm of vampires = yes. Ragtag group = yes. That's 2 yeses, and that's enough for me!

Supanatural (Animated)
Description: "Two outspoken divas are humanity’s last line of defense against the supernatural, when they’re not working at the mall."
Genre: Animated/Comedy/Supernatural
Channel: Amazon Studios

Shannon's Take: Wow. This is a bit of a wildcard, I don't usually watch animation but the premise is intriguing enough to stretch into that territory.

Science Fiction

Horizon
Description: "Set during the height of World War II, a secretary at the FBI discovers that her husband might have been killed in a battle with a spaceship in the South Pacific. Obsessed with learning the truth, she becomes the only person standing between Earth and an alien invasion."
Genre: SciFi/Historical/Alternate History
Channel: USA

Shannon's Take: The fact that this could be alternate history is the element I find to be the most interesting, along with the aliens of course. Definitely curious to hear more about this one.

The Last Sleep
Description: "Centers on the crew of a naval destroyer who, after a global catastrophe decimates the Earth’s population, are forced to confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they are among the only survivors. Based on the novel by William Brinkley."
Genre: Post Apocalyptic
Source: Based on a novel
Channel: TNT

Shannon's Take: I'm a sucker for any kind of people-stranded-somewhere and for a handful of folks to be the survivors of the world? Yep, I want to see it. I just wish it wasn't TNT because that is the channel that we seem to be least likely to get the shows, or we get they WAY late. Fingers crossed if this one happens it finds a happy home on a Canadian channel.

Dark Minion
Description: "Two slackers are just trying to make a paycheck working an intergalactic warship."
Genre: Animated/SciFi/Comedy
Channel: Amazon Studios

Shannon's Take: Another animated series, which makes it an unlikely watch for me but I love the idea.

Horror

Penny Dreadful
Description: "Some of horror literature’s most famous characters — including Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and Dracula — become embroiled in Victorian London." This one is straight-to-series.
Genre: Horror/Historical
Channel: Showtime

Shannon's Take: It will see who will reign supreme between Penny Dreadful and Gothica (ABC), which has a similar premise but is current day set. I'll be watching these two closely.

Zombieland
Description: "A continuation of the adventures of Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and her younger sister Little Rock — four humans who band together to survive the zombie apocalypse. Based on the 2009 feature film."
Cast includes: Kirk Ward, Tyler Ross and Izabela Vidovic
Genre: Horror/Zombie
Channel: Amazon Studios

Shannon's Take: I know this is definitely a favourite film for many and I'm not surprized that they are going for this one, but I wonder if it's a little late to the game for zombie ness, and if there is room alongside the powerhouse of The Walking Dead. Tonally, the two are completely different, but it's still quite a specialty genre. It will be interesting to see how it goes.

Looking for details on ALL the 2013-14 TV Pilots? Check out Deadline's awesome post which includes all the specialty channels, plus run downs of the Big 5 over at The Hollywood Reporter, TV Line and Deadline.