Nov 26, 2005

In what can only bee seen as a mercy killing by all but the show’s most rabid fans, ABC gave early notice it was pulling the plug on low-rated cult spy fi series, Alias. The last original episode will air in April or May of 2006. The show, coming of record series high ratings as the show the immediately followed Lost last year on Wednesday nights, was...

Nov 26, 2005

A report in the Futon Critic shows CBS has yanked sci fi action series Threshold off the air next week and replaced it with a repeat airing of crime procedural drama, Criminal Minds. Nov. 22 was the debut of Threshold in the 10 p.m. Tuesday night time period, where it faced stiff competition from the final hour of the American Music Awards on ABC and a November...

Nov 16, 2005

After weeks of unofficial announcements, the Sci Fi Channel made it official Wednesday as it announced the renewal of its hit series Battlestar Galactica. It will keep its Friday 10/9c p.m. timeslot. Rumor is the delayed announcement had to do with contract negotiations with the series main stars and the producer/writing team of executive producer and writer...

Nov 14, 2005

With a cancelation notice by ABC, Nightstalker became the first freshman sci-fi/fantasy show of the 2005-2006 season to be cancelled. The show only lasted for six episodes. Its last episode was the first part of a two-part cliffhanger. ABC says it has no plans to air the second half. The series also is one of the few ABC shows that are being offered on...

Nov 14, 2005

It looks like Time Warner finally knows how to fully integrate AOL into its media offerings. The company plans to use AOL to launch six new advertising -supported on-demand Internet TV channels under the brand name In2TV. Each of the channels will feature programming drawn from more than 4,800 episodes from the Warner Brothers television library. None of the...