Resident Alien SYFY TV Series Creator Chris Sheridan Stars: Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds website TV-14 An alien crash lands on Earth and must pass himself off as small-town human doctor Harry Vanderspeigle. Arriving with a secret mission to kill all humans, Harry starts off living a simple life… but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world.
Not long ago I had an old injury come back and lay me out for a couple weeks. During that time I was flipping around my Peacock app and found a show based off a Dark Horse Comic series.
I sure love Dark Horse so that got me interested right away. Turns out the lead character is played by Alan Tudyk from Firefly and now I'm REALLY interested.
The show has aired two seasons so far on the SYFY channel and hopefully season three will drop early next year. The show is set in a small town called Patience, Colorado and the people of the town make the show even more engaging. Filled will humor, dark comedy and some really heart felt moments that had me watching episodes non-stop.
When an alien crash lands into this small town and tried to "blend in", it sure does lead to some very funny comedic moments. Lots of them actually. The addition of some major hitting actors like Linda Hamilton and Terry O'Quinn only bring this one up to yet another level of entertainment.
Each episode adds another layer of depth and emotion to an already building world. Tons of heart felt moments and life lessons just burst all around this one. I loved it, didn't want it to end and look forward to watching what will hopefully be many more years of entertainment.
SYFY and Dark Horse have found an alien match made in the cosmos above and what a thoroughly pleasurable ride this one is. Probe away on me anytime!
TV Series (2018– ) First episode date: January 16, 2019
Creators: Miles Orion Feldsott, Rick Remender Stars: Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor Network: Syfy Based on: Deadly Class; by Rick Remender & Wesley Craig Production location(s): Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada TV-MA | 1h | Action, Crime, Drama Based on the graphic novel of the same name comes an unlikely coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of unsanitized 1980s counterculture. A homeless, disillusioned teen named Marcus is recruited into Kings Dominion, a secret academy for the Deadly Arts, where he struggles to find his place among a community of the deadliest characters in the world -- literally fighting every day for survival. It is in this struggle he tries to find purpose and family in an unlikely group of outcast misfits who plan to use their skills to really change the world for the better... by breaking every rule there is.
I hadn't read Deadly Class from Image Comics before. Unfortunately, I decided to jump in at issue #36 which just released...DON'T DO THAT! I spoiled the big ending of the first story arc. And it's a big one...smh. But if you've read all the issues up to #36 then you're gonna love it.
Back to the TV show... I absolutely love this show for many reasons. First, I'm an 80s child. As in I graduated from high school and college in the 80s. You don't get any eightier than me. Deadly Class is set in the 80s and they got it right. So they got me with the nostalgia angle.
Bonus, the creators of the comic have made sure the TV show stays as true to the story as possible. As we all know, most adaptations, while still entertaining, are barely recognizable to the original material. Ask any Venom fan. Not only do they keep to the story, but they also do flashbacks in the show in animation with the same artwork used in the comic. Cool creative decision.
The story is pretty simple. Assassin school for kids. This is where parents who are part of mafia organizations, cartels, syndicates, white supremacy groups, CIA send their kids. Each year Head Master Lin recruits some street kids with no ties to a group or family if they seem like they could do well in the program.
I don't know why they show has grabbed my attention so quickly, but the dark humor mixed with drama is definitely part of it. There are many themes and social issues addressed as a group of misfit rejects try to survive in this school.
My husband and 17 year-old-daughter are also hooked. There have been three episodes so far (airs Wed. 10pm on SyFy) so there is plenty of time to catch up.
Well not really, but it’s a game I play often with my children in an attempt to convince them that magic is real. Somehow, and it definitely was not my doing, my young children (ages 6 and 9) got it in their heads that magic wasn’t real. Can you believe that craziness?
Of course, magic is real. Magic is in all of us. We’re born with it and the only way we can lose our magic is if we lose our imagination. Our ability to let our imagination run wild and form new ideas and concepts to heighten our senses is closely tied to magic. The two really do go hand in hand.
Now, I know what your thinking. You’re sitting there reading this, maybe even rolling your eyes at me, doubting every word I’ve written so far. That’s what my children do every time we play this game. Doubt me all you want, but I stand behind my beliefs and hold onto the reality that I’m actually a unicorn!
Let’s talk a moment about what it means to be ‘real.’ Are you like my children? The only things they think are real are the objects they can see and touch. I’ll agree, its much easier to think of something as real if you can pick it up and hold it. Our instincts to believe in the things we cannot see is much stronger when we’re small children. Remember Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy? I remember fighting sleep every night I lost a tooth hoping to catch a glimpse of that tiny fairy coming to exchange my tooth for a quarter. I knew it had to take some really special magic in order for something so tiny to bring me a quarter. Sadly, I was never able to stay awake long to see her, but even after all these years, I’ve never lost faith in the belief of such an amazing creature.
Why is that? Why do I hang onto my belief in something I’ve never seen and yet so many others long ago let go of such ideas? In part, the older we get, the more cynical become and believing in such things just seems stupid. I get it, I really do. But I refuse to let time, age, and societal pressures rob me of the greatest ability we’ve ever been given. Our ability of imagination!
With a little imagination, anything is possible. Even magic. If you’re still rolling your eyes at me, take a step back and ask yourself, why is it so bad to believe in magic? I’ll give you three great reasons why you should consider my argument for magic and start believing again!
1. It’s great to feel like a kid again. Let’s face it, being a kid is fun. Why not let your hair down, enjoy yourself for a bit, and act like a kid? Let the magic flow through you. It’ll make you feel younger and more alive that you have in years!
2. It’ll make you feel happier and healthier. Letting your imagination draw you into an abstract concept like magic will make you feel good. The better you feel, the happier you are. Happiness, true happiness, will improve your overall health.
3. You’ll relax and stop taking everything so seriously. This is a really important point and largely why I love to read so much. I lose myself and all my worries when I open up a great story full of magic.
Trust me, magic is alive and well. Just go to your local library or bookstore and peruse the pages of books. Let your imagination take you onto the pages and let go of all inhibition. I promise you, if you do, you’ll find that magic and once again believe. I am actually a unicorn.
Ebony Hunter has spent her entire life isolated on an island institution run by her father, Dr. Daniel Hunter. When Connor Vance and his group of outsiders are brought to the institution, they cause her to question everything her father has ever told her about the world. But who’s telling her the truth? Her father or the outsiders?
Just when she starts to open up to Connor Vance, he admits that he and his companions are on a mission to kill her and her life-long friends. Connor’s mission to kill her is halted when he realizes Ebony is a pawn, albeit a powerful pawn, in her father’s game. They must join forces and work together if they ever hope to escape the clutches of the true enemy, Dr. Hunter and Vivian Way, a political reformist.
To find the truth, and hopefully earn her freedom, Ebony must overcome her fears and embrace her magical powers. Her life depends on the trust of people she hardly knows as the battle for control of her powerful magic escalates between her and her father.
Through her journey of self-discovery, she finds friendship, love, and a strength she never knew she possessed. Everyone around her is taking sides in the struggle for power, and the lives of everyone she cares about are on the line as the tension rises in this sci-fi dystopian fantasy.
Fortitude Rising is the complete volume one of the Magical Bond Series. The following episodes are included in this book bundle.
A.M. Bochnak is a dreamer. With her head in the clouds or her eyes turned to the stars, she spends countless hours imagining new adventures and far off worlds for which to travel. When she isn’t dreaming, she writes science fiction and fantasy with her focus on epic fantasies, apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. Fortitude Rising, a sci-fi dystopian fantasy, is her first published novel. She is an American author, born and raised in southern Ohio and now lives in Gainesville, Florida.
Debut Novel: Fortitude Rising, Volume One of the Magical Bond Series
The Magical Bond Series is Bochnak's first Sci-fi/Dystopian/Fantasy
Fortitude Rising: Volume One (Published June 2018)-Infraction of the Mind Episode One -Incite the Power Within Episode Two -Embodiment of Magic Episode Three In the Wake of Rebellion: Volume Two (Anticipated Winter 2018) -Episode Four -Episode Five -Episode Six -Episode Seven -Episode Eight Beyond the Bond: Volume Three (Anticipated Spring 2019) -Episode Nine -Episode Ten -Episode Eleven
Mondays at 10 p.m. on ABC When children across Washington, D.C., all start talking with the same imaginary friend named Drill, who persuades them to play dangerous games, the FBI calls in child specialist Claire Bennigan -- whose deaf son has been speaking to Drill, unbeknownst to her -- to investigate. Meanwhile, the defense department sends Wes Lawrence to the Sahara Desert, where he encounters a strange geological phenomenon. As puzzle pieces come together, creating a frightening picture, humanity must wage a battle against unseen forces if it hopes to survive.
Tuesday, June 2
9:00 p.m. - Stitchers - ABC Family
Kirsten Clark, who has been recruited to join a covert government agency, has a special ability. Kirsten is able to be "stitched" into the minds of people who have recently died to use their memories to investigate murders. Taking advantage of Kirsten's ability is Maggie Baptiste, who leads the secret program in which Kirsten works alongside neuroscientist Cameron Goodkin, who is passionate about the work the group does. Other members of the team include socially awkward communications technician Linus Ahluwalia and Kirsten's roommate, computer science grad student Camille Engelson. When things go well, the team is able to use the "stitching" to solve mysteries that otherwise would have gone to the grave with the victims.
Thursday, June 4
10:00 p.m. - Hannibal - NBC
Friday, June 5
12:01 a.m. - Sense8 - Netflix
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates." Starring:Tuppence Middleton, Brian J. Smith, Doona Bae Creators:Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski Genres: Gay & Lesbian TV Shows, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Shows
Thursday, June 11
8 p.m. - Beauty and the Beast - The CW
Friday, June 12
12:01 a.m. - Orange Is The New Black - Netflix
8:00 p.m. - Defiance - Syfy
10:00 p.m. - Dark Matter - Syfy The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
Saturday, June 13
10:00 p.m. - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - BBC America With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
Friday, June 19
9:00 p.m. - Killjoys - Syfy
In the Quad, a galaxy on the brink of a bloody interplanetary class war, a fun loving trio of bounty hunters attempt to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants.
Sunday, June 21
9:00 p.m. - BattleBots - ABC BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots—bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. The show will focus on the design and build of each robot, the bot builder backstories, their intense pursuit of the championship and the spectacle of the event.
9:00 p.m. - The Last Ship 2-Hour Premiere - TNT
9:00 p.m. - Under The Dome - CBS
9:00 p.m. - Humans - AMC
HUMANS, a bold new eight-part drama series from AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos, is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant eerily similar to its live counterpart. Written by British writing partnership Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good), HUMANS is based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans. HUMANS, which stars William Hurt, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Colin Morgan, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell, and Gemma Chan. 10:00 p.m. - Falling Skies - TNT 10:00 p.m. - Ballers - HBO
When it premieres: Sunday, June 21, at 10 p.m. on HBO Dwayne Johnson is pretty busy these days, but he's managed to squeeze in filming an entire HBO series. He plays a retired athlete who now serves as a financial adviser to professional football players. With all the beautiful people, cars, and scenery, it's basically the new Entourage.
10:30 p.m. The Brink - HBO Jack Black and Tim Robbins star in this oddball comedy about the government struggling to prevent a new world war.
Monday, June 29
10:00 p.m. - Teen Wolf - MTV
Tuesday, June 30
9:00 p.m. - Zoo - CBS
Zoo is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans across the planet. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic's mystery before there's no place left for people to hide.
? p.m. - Scream - MTV
When it premieres: Tuesday, June 30, at 10 p.m. on MTV If you love the 1996 horror hit, you're either going to savor every minute of this TV reboot or avoid it like the plague.What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past.
10:00 p.m. - Extant - CBS
Thursday, July 9
10:00 p.m. - Dominion - Syfy
Sunday, July 12
10:00 p.m. - The Strain - FX
Friday, July 17
12:01 a.m. - BoJack Horseman - Netflix
A humanoid horse, BoJack Horseman -- lost in a sea of self-loathing and booze -- decides it's time for a comeback. Once the star of a '90s sitcom, in which he was the adoptive father of three orphaned kids (two girls and a boy). The show was the hottest thing around, then suddenly, was canceled. Now 18 years later, BoJack wants to regain his dignity. With the aid of a human sidekick and a feline ex-girlfriend who is his agent, he sets out to make it happen. But Hollywood is vastly different from those days, and getting used to stuff like Twitter may take some time. This first animated series from Netflix -- with plenty of references to sex, drugs and alcohol -- is not for the little ones.
Wednesday, July 22
9:00 p.m. - Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Syfy The third movie, in the what is now a television movie franchise looks to outdo itself again! This time the "sharknado" is hitting Washington D.C. and Orlando, Florida, and bringing a bit of mayhem with it!
July 26, 2015
Continuum-SyFy
Continuum’s upcoming fourth season will be its last. And it will be rather brief. The main heroine of Continuum is a cop from the future named Kira Cameron. During the terrorists execution in 2077, the criminals use a time portal to escape in year 2012. Kira followed them to the past, and now she must track the terrorists and get them back to their own time for the sake of justice..
Still TBA
Fear The Walking Dead
It's been confirmed that Fear the Walking Dead will take place during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse - that period its parent series missed, with Rick in his coma - and is set in Los Angeles, over 2,000 miles from Atlanta where The Walking Dead is set.
But while Fear will initially serve as a prequel - dealing with the "anxiety and anticipation" of an outbreak, rather than going "full-zombie" - The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has confirmed that the two series' timelines will align at some point.
Wipeout-ABC Wipeout looks to be returning for eighth season this coming summer. After the Summer 2014 run of lower rated episodes, producers appear to be overhauling the format for 2015. ABC is now casting for an updated version, called Wipeout Extreme.
Are you a campy horror movie lover? If you are then you have probably heard about or seen the trailer for Zombeavers! Did it give you the warm and fuzzies too? The three guys responsible have been extremely busy, but Jon and Al Kaplan were kind enough to make some time to visit the Flock! These two brothers are talented and hilarious. You will have to visit their three YouTube channels (yes! it takes three channels to contain the epicness).
Welcome to the Flock! *hands Jon and Al each a Solo cup of Kool-Aid*Be sure to drink it all.*twitch,twitch* Sharon: You guys are composers, lyricists and comedy writers. You wrote the score to two SyFy classics, Piranhaconda and Dinocroc Vs. Supergator. What made you want to write a screenplay for a campy horror movie? Jon Kaplan: We weren't getting enough scoring jobs so we thought we might as well try to get a movie made and then score it. Seriously. And one of the reasons we went with Zombeavers is because it was the kind of thing that producers might actually let us score, since we'd already done the SyFy stuff you mention. Al Kaplan: Also, our writing partner Jordan Rubin was very interested in doing a zombie movie. We love zombie movies but felt they were kind of played out at the time, so we chose a joke version that appealed to us. We'd batted around the idea of Zombeavers for years, but for a bunch of different reasons it was finally the right time to do it.
Sharon: The trailer for Zombeavers has gone viral, and so I have to ask the obvious question, WTF? And when can we see it?!
J: The preview is actually pretty good, and for a long time the title and concept would usually get a reaction—whether positive or negative—so we're not that surprised with this response. That said, we have no idea when, how or where the movie itself will become available. A: Hopefully soon.
Sharon: If readers check out your website they will find you two write musicals based on movies that qualify as classics in my book. So which movie-based musical are you most proud of? A: I choose Neeson Season. It's one of the better impressions and it has added weight because there's a video of Liam Neeson watching it.
J: It'd be hard to not go with Silence! or 24: Season Two, since those are full length, but assuming you mean the one-off YouTube musicals, I'd choose John Carpenter's The Thing: The Musical.
Sharon: You guys are brothers. Which one of you was the favorite child? J: Our sister Caroline.
Sharon: What is the nerdiest thing you own? A: I have a book called Making Ghostbusters. It's got the script with annotated comments by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and a lot of unused ghost concepts by Bernie Wrightson. J: An abstract drawing by film composer Howard Shore, which he doodled on a paper table cloth while bored at a restaurant with us and a few other folks in 2004. I surreptitiously tore the artwork from the table on the way out, and it's now framed on my desk.
Sharon: Which Disney movie character would you like date? J: Ariel when she has legs. Or if you include cartoon animals, then Cleo from Pinocchio.
A: I also choose Ariel, and though she's not a Disney character, Mrs. Brisby from Secret of N.I.M.H. is very sexy.
Sharon: When the zombie apocalypse happens (and we know it will!) who do you want to have your back? (Fictional characters count too) Would either of you trip the other to get away? J: Zhang Ziyi. We are too slow to even bother tripping each other.
Rapid Fire
Sharon: Godzilla or King Kong? J: Godzilla. A: King Kong.
Sharon: Monty Python or Saturday Night Live (original cast members)? J: Monty Python. A: Monty Python.
Sharon: Thank you so much for taking the time! Anything you would like to say before the Kool-Aid…er, you take a nap? J: Thanks for having us! A: Don't forget to send me a copy!
Zombeavers (2014) 85 min - Action | Comedy | Horror
2014 (USA) ZOMBEAVERS is an action-packed horror/comedy in which a group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy and funny, the kids are soon fighting for their lives in a desperate attempt to fend off the hoard of beavers that attack them in and around their cabin.- Written by Anonymous
Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan are award-winning composers, lyricists, comedy writers and brothers. In a career spanning two decades, the Kaplans have found success and fame creating musical versions of classic films including Silence of the Lambs (Silence! The Musical; 2002) and various Arnold Schwarzenegger movies such as Conan the Barbarian, Predator andCommando. Their most successful projects were born on the internet, with early viral sensation Silence! The Musical expanding into a live stage production in London, New York City and Los Angeles.
Helix is the product of some of the biggest names in genre television, starting with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica). Also Executive Producing are Lynda Obst (Contact) and Steven Maeda (Lost, CSI: Miami, The X-Files).
Helix must have cost SyFy a lot of money because they have been promoting the crap out of it. I’ve been waiting months for it. But was it worth the wait? Hell yeah! I could poke holes in the science and story all day long, but in the end it is a lot of entertainment packed into 60 minutes. You get a high creep factor, lots of suspense and some damn fine looking actors too boot!
Billy Campbell (wow, he has great hair) plays the genius CDC expert, Dr. Allan Farragut, sent in to investigate an outbreak in the middle of the Artic and when has any movie/show set in the Artic been a good thing? Yeah, never! The lab facility is run by Dr. Hiroshi Hatake played by Hiroyuki Sanada who is also in the movie Ronin 47. His character stands around looking all evil scientist and says very little, but he looks good doing it. Neil Napiee plays Dr. Peter Farragut the black gooey kisser. He does psycho really well. The women on the team are all very nice to look at too.
Here is the main cast. Guess which characters are hiding a a big secret?
You can catch the pilot and episode #1 and #2 on demand or the SyFy website. I suggest you see them in order. One last thing I want to mention is the music used. WTH? It is actually kind of brilliant how the upbeat music is used with the disturbing scenes.
Imagine watching people dying a horrible death while listening to this little ditty... simply brilliant!
I already have my theories about what is going on. If you want to talk about it use the comments. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read the comments!
