SciFi Weekly: Fall Preview 2006 Part One
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September 11, 2006
2006 Fall Preview, Part I
By Kathie Huddleston
You have to admit, it looks bad. Only four new shows are primed to premiere during the fall television season. But it's not as bad as it looks, folks.
Television schedules have opened up in a way we've never seen before. Cable has embraced sci-fi and fantasy, and not just on the SCI FI Channel. There may be three solid seasons starting in September, January and June, but new shows are popping up all during the year. SCI FI's Eureka, Who Wants to Be a Superhero and Doctor Who; Spike TV's Blade; Lifetime's Angela's Eyes; ABC Family's Kyle XY and Three Moons Over Milford; TNT's Nightmares & Dreamscapes and Showtime's Masters of Horror all are new genre entries within the last year.
The influence of Lost and 24 is still being felt across the board. Even shows that have no sci-fi at all (Six Degrees, Vanished) have embraced the idea of a continuing story, and "mythology" is no longer a dirty word in televisionland.
In fact, new shows are reveling in mythology, as NBC's Heroes takes on the Unbreakable-meets-X-Men territory, Jericho taps into our worst fears, and Day Break explores an old idea with a new twist. In fact, Day Break ends up being a daring experiment as it takes over Lost's timeslot for its run and pushes the concept of any kind of a television season to new extremes.
DVD sets, TiVo and webisodes have revitalized television and given us the ability to watch our favorite shows around our schedule, letting us catch up on those important details we might have missed during prime time.
Beyond that, if we take a look at the network's last season, having two out of six series (Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer) make it to a second season is very, very good comparatively. Yes, we lost some wonderful shows last year (Threshold, Invasion) and a couple of longtime favorites (Alias, Charmed) that will be missed.
But, to the good, the face of television has changed. In many ways, the lines between genre television and non-genre television have been forever blurred. The television audiences have come to discover the same thing movie audiences have known for decades. The best sci-fi has compelling characters and a story that comments on the human condition.
Believe it or not, this all started with the original Star Trek all those years ago and went on to another Star Trek (The Next Generation) decades later, and then to The X-Files and now to Lost. Each series brought us closer to a world we know. Forget smoky monster tendrils and mad button-pushing science experiments gone wrong, Lost is a mystery to the non-sci-fi person. But most of all, it's about people we can all relate to, and that's because of the mythology, not in spite of it. And in the end that means we all win.
Check out next week's "SF TV Preview: Part II" to find out the scoop on all the returning shows, midseason replacements, movies and miniseries.
Shows Canceled or Not Returning
Alias, ABC (end of run)
The Book of Daniel, NBC
Charmed, The WB (end of run)
Invasion, ABC
Missing, Lifetime
Night Stalker, ABC
Psychic at Large, SCI FI
Surface, NBC
Threshold, CBS
Tripping the Rift, SCI FI
New Shows
Day Break
ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Premieres Nov. 15
Jericho
CBS, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Premieres Sept. 20
Heroes
NBC, Monday, 9 p.m.
Premieres Sept. 25
SCI FI Investigates
SCI FI, Wednesday, 10 p.m.
Premieres in October
Kids' Stuff and Adult Animated Series
Bleach, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
Chaotic, Fox, premieres Saturday, Sept. 30
Fantastic Four, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 2
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting, The Cartoon Network, premieres Friday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Frisky Dingo, The Cartoon Network, premieres Sunday, Oct. 15, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
Hellboy: Sword of Storms, The Cartoon Network, premieres Saturday, Oct. 28
Legion of Superheroes, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
Monster Allergy, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
The Mummy: The Animated Series, Toon Disney, premieres Monday, Oct. 2
Pucca, Toon Disney, premieres Monday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo: Get a Clue!, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, The Cartoon Network, premieres Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
Trinity Blood, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12 midnight ET/PT
Ultimate Avengers 2, The Cartoon Network, premieres Saturday, Oct. 21, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
Viva Pinata, Fox, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters, Fox, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9
© 2006, SCI FI.
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Morjana
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September 11, 2006
2006 Fall Preview, Part I
By Kathie Huddleston
You have to admit, it looks bad. Only four new shows are primed to premiere during the fall television season. But it's not as bad as it looks, folks.
Television schedules have opened up in a way we've never seen before. Cable has embraced sci-fi and fantasy, and not just on the SCI FI Channel. There may be three solid seasons starting in September, January and June, but new shows are popping up all during the year. SCI FI's Eureka, Who Wants to Be a Superhero and Doctor Who; Spike TV's Blade; Lifetime's Angela's Eyes; ABC Family's Kyle XY and Three Moons Over Milford; TNT's Nightmares & Dreamscapes and Showtime's Masters of Horror all are new genre entries within the last year.
The influence of Lost and 24 is still being felt across the board. Even shows that have no sci-fi at all (Six Degrees, Vanished) have embraced the idea of a continuing story, and "mythology" is no longer a dirty word in televisionland.
In fact, new shows are reveling in mythology, as NBC's Heroes takes on the Unbreakable-meets-X-Men territory, Jericho taps into our worst fears, and Day Break explores an old idea with a new twist. In fact, Day Break ends up being a daring experiment as it takes over Lost's timeslot for its run and pushes the concept of any kind of a television season to new extremes.
DVD sets, TiVo and webisodes have revitalized television and given us the ability to watch our favorite shows around our schedule, letting us catch up on those important details we might have missed during prime time.
Beyond that, if we take a look at the network's last season, having two out of six series (Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer) make it to a second season is very, very good comparatively. Yes, we lost some wonderful shows last year (Threshold, Invasion) and a couple of longtime favorites (Alias, Charmed) that will be missed.
But, to the good, the face of television has changed. In many ways, the lines between genre television and non-genre television have been forever blurred. The television audiences have come to discover the same thing movie audiences have known for decades. The best sci-fi has compelling characters and a story that comments on the human condition.
Believe it or not, this all started with the original Star Trek all those years ago and went on to another Star Trek (The Next Generation) decades later, and then to The X-Files and now to Lost. Each series brought us closer to a world we know. Forget smoky monster tendrils and mad button-pushing science experiments gone wrong, Lost is a mystery to the non-sci-fi person. But most of all, it's about people we can all relate to, and that's because of the mythology, not in spite of it. And in the end that means we all win.
Check out next week's "SF TV Preview: Part II" to find out the scoop on all the returning shows, midseason replacements, movies and miniseries.
Shows Canceled or Not Returning
Alias, ABC (end of run)
The Book of Daniel, NBC
Charmed, The WB (end of run)
Invasion, ABC
Missing, Lifetime
Night Stalker, ABC
Psychic at Large, SCI FI
Surface, NBC
Threshold, CBS
Tripping the Rift, SCI FI
New Shows
Day Break
ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Premieres Nov. 15
Jericho
CBS, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Premieres Sept. 20
Heroes
NBC, Monday, 9 p.m.
Premieres Sept. 25
SCI FI Investigates
SCI FI, Wednesday, 10 p.m.
Premieres in October
Kids' Stuff and Adult Animated Series
Bleach, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
Chaotic, Fox, premieres Saturday, Sept. 30
Fantastic Four, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 2
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting, The Cartoon Network, premieres Friday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Frisky Dingo, The Cartoon Network, premieres Sunday, Oct. 15, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
Hellboy: Sword of Storms, The Cartoon Network, premieres Saturday, Oct. 28
Legion of Superheroes, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
Monster Allergy, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
The Mummy: The Animated Series, Toon Disney, premieres Monday, Oct. 2
Pucca, Toon Disney, premieres Monday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo: Get a Clue!, The CW, premieres Saturday, Sept. 23
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, The Cartoon Network, premieres Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
Trinity Blood, The Cartoon Network, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12 midnight ET/PT
Ultimate Avengers 2, The Cartoon Network, premieres Saturday, Oct. 21, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
Viva Pinata, Fox, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters, Fox, premiered Saturday, Sept. 9
© 2006, SCI FI.
(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Morjana
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