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Preview of the upcoming
2008-09 Season |
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networks and cable channels have started announcing their schedules for the
upcoming season. Following are the new
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Fiction and Fantasy shows currently on the schedule for the 2008-09 season
(including Summer) based on the most recent |
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information we have
received. Also included are links to
our previews for the upcoming Summer and Fall seasons. |
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Fall 2008 Science Fiction
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Summer 2008 |
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Last Updated: 6/4/08 |
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Returning Shows on the
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Eureka |
Sci Fi |
July 29th |
Tuesday 9 PM |
Science Fiction |
This delightful gem of a series
kicks off its third season in late July. |
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Stargate Atlantis |
Sci Fi |
July 11th |
Friday 10 PM |
Science Fiction |
Experiencing some delays from
repercussions from the writer's strike, its still expected to make it on the
Summer schedule |
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Middleman |
ABC Family |
June 16th |
Monday 8 PM |
Superhero |
Based on Javier
Grillo-Marxuach's comic book of the same name, this series will join Kyle XY on ABC Family. |
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Fear Itself |
NBC |
June 5th |
Thursday 10 PM |
Horror |
The network version of the
Showtime Masters of Horror series
is first out of the gate for the Summer. |
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Last Updated: 6/6/08 |
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Returning Shows on the
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Lost |
ABC |
Spring 2009 |
Thursday 10 PM |
Science Fiction |
The fourth season soared so
expect more of the same during the fifth season as the creative team sets the
stage for the six and final season. |
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Pushing Daises |
ABC |
Fall 2008 |
Wednesday 8 PM |
Fantasy |
Set to continue its whimsical
fantasy into a second season. Here's
hoping the writer's can keep up the quality. |
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Ghost Whisperer |
CBS |
October 3rd |
Friday 8 PM |
Supernatural |
Returns for a fourth season on
Friday nights. |
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Medium |
CBS |
Spring 2009 |
Sunday 9 PM |
Supernatural |
This series will again have a
mid-season bow in early 2009. |
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Smallville |
CW |
Fall 2008 |
Thursday 8 PM |
Superhero |
Returns for its eigth (and
possibly last) as the first half of the CW's Thursday Fantasy block. |
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Supernatural |
CW |
Fall 2008 |
Thursday 9 PM |
Supernatural; Horror |
Returns for its fourth season as
the second half of the CW's Thursday Fantasy block. |
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles |
FOX |
September 8th |
Monday 8 PM |
Science Fiction; Action/Adventure |
Returns
for a second season after its short Spring 2008 mid-season inaugural
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Chuck |
NBC |
Fall 2008 |
Monday 8 PM |
Spy/Espionage |
Returns for its second season as
the lead-in to NBC's Monday night Science Fiction and Fantasy block. |
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Heroes |
NBC |
September 22nd |
Monday 9 PM |
Superhero; Science Fiction |
Hoping to overcome its sophmore
slump in its third season as it returns as the center to NBC's Monday night
Science Fiction and Fantasy block. |
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Battlestar Galactica |
Sci Fi Channel |
Spring 2009 |
Friday 10 PM |
Science Fiction |
The second half of the series'
fourth and final season will wrap up in 2009. |
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Stargate Atlantis |
Sci Fi Channel |
July 11th |
Friday 10 PM |
Science Fiction |
Will get off to an early start
for its fifth season in July or August. |
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Kyle XY |
ABC Family |
January 2009 |
Monday 8 PM |
Science Fiction |
This series kicks off its third
season in June. |
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Life on Mars |
ABC |
Fall 2008 |
Thursday 10 PM |
Crime; Time Travel |
Sounds
like just another cop show with a twist and we have already seen our fair
share of those on the television landscape. |
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The Mentalist |
CBS |
September 23rd |
Tuesday 9 PM |
Crime; Supernatural |
See comment above. |
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The Eleventh Hour |
CBS |
October 9th |
Thursday 10 PM |
Superhero; Science Fiction |
The British version of this show
claimed to be "science based" and even shunned the Science Fiction
label. The American version comes to
us from big screen action/adventure mogul Jerry Bruckheimer and most likely
will shun any connection to science. |
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Own Worst Enemy |
NBC |
Fall 2008 |
Monday 10 PM |
Science Fiction; Spy/Espionage |
This Jekyll-and-Hyde spy drama
will take up the backside of NBC's Monday night Science Fiction and Fantasy
block. |
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Knight
Rider |
NBC |
Fall 2008 |
Wednesday 8 PM |
Hi-Tech Vehicle |
K.I.T.T. returns to the small
screen on his quest to rid the world of evil cars. Isn’t there something more interesting on
CSPAN? |
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Kings |
NBC |
Spring 2008 |
Sunday 10 PM |
Fantasy |
A modern-day retelling of the
biblical King David story with Heroes veteran Michael Green at the helm. |
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Merlin |
NBC |
Spring 2008 |
Sunday 8 PM |
Fantasy |
From the initial reports, this
sounds like Smallville meets
King Arthur. |
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Fringe |
FOX |
September 9th |
Tuesday 9 PM |
Supernatural |
J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost)
returns to the small screen to bring us this supernatural thriller. |
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Dollhouse |
FOX |
Springe 2008 |
Monday 8 PM |
Science Fiction |
Josh Whedon returns to the
network that unceremoniously axed his excellent series Firefly. Buyer beware . .
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Caprica |
Sci Fi Channel |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Science Fiction |
The Spring 2008 bow of this
prequel to Battlestar Galactica
was delayed because of the writer's strike, but it has not firmed up a place
on the Fall schedule. |
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Revolution |
Sci Fi Channel |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Science Fiction |
Little information is available
on this series about a colony struggling for its independence from
Earth. Premise sounds promising,
though. |
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Warehouse 13 |
Sci Fi Channel |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Science Fiction / Comedy |
Sounds sort of like The X-Files on laughing gas but
could be a good companion to Eureka. |
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True Blood |
HBO |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Supernatural |
This oft-delayed adaptation of
Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire novel series should finally make it to the
screen in Fall. |
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Wars: Clone Wars |
Cartoon Network |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Science Fiction / Fantasy |
George Lucus continues his
advertising of Star Wars
products . . . er . . . continues the Star Wars saga on the small screen. |
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99 Stories |
AMC |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Science Fiction |
The premise of the Cube movies
re-worked 99 times? Could get old
really quick. |
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Wizard’s First Rule |
Syndication |
Fall 2008 |
tbd |
Fantasy |
Genre mogul Sam Raimi (Brisco
County Jr., Hercules, Xena, Spider Man movies) returns to the small screen to
executive produce. |
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Waiting in the Wings |
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Cupid |
ABC |
Undetermined |
tbd |
Fantasy |
ABC has greenlighted this remake
of the short-lived 1998 series and it will probably show up as a mid-season
replacement. |
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Reaper |
CW |
Undetermined |
tbd |
Supernatural |
This series just barely dodged
cancellation as the CW Network decided to give the critical darling a
mid-season order of 13 episodes. |
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