By John J. Joex
The Fall season is in the process of wrapping up as most shows have already had their mid-season finales with several more to follow this week and next. And when these shows return early next year, there will be a handful of genre shows sneaking onto the schedule for the first time this season, some new and some returning from last year. The count’s not too high this year, falling in line with the Sci Fi-Pocalypse trend that we have been seeing. But still, there’s several worth a look and one that I’m really looking forward to. Among the former category I would count NBC’s new superhero series (please let it be better than seasons two through four of Heroes) The Cape, Syfy’s remake of the British series Being Human, the return of Primeval, and the BBC series Outcasts (originally scheduled to bow this in December, but since pushed back). The one I am most looking forward to, though, is HBO’s Game of Thrones which will adapt George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. The previews make this one look like a small screen version of Lord of the Rings (though admittedly The Legend of the Seeker’s early previews drew us in with that same tease). Still, HBO has a reputation for quality television so I’m hoping they will give us a winner with this one along the lines of AMC’s The Walking Dead. I even plan on picking up HBO just to catch this show (or I will do their free one month preview deal and then decide if it’s worth keeping it). Also on the schedule for mid-season is the second season of ABC’s V, though the less said about that, the better. We have added the information for all of the mid-season genre shows to our Sci Fi TV page, so you can get the full scoop on them there (premiere dates, timeslots, brief synopsis/spoilers, etc.). And below is the mid-season schedule for all of the Science Fiction and Fantasy shows as its stands at this point. Be sure to check back for updates because we all know that the networks can change their minds at the drop of a hat.
Mid-Season Schedule for 2011:
Monday:
8 PM – Chuck (NBC) Returns Jan 17th
9 PM – The Cape (NBC) Jan 17th – Feb 21st, The Event (NBC) returns Feb 28th
9 PM – Being Human (Syfy) Season One premiere Jan 17th
Tuesday:
8 PM – No Ordinary Family (ABC) Returns Jan 4th
9 PM – V (ABC) Second Season Premiere on Jan 4th
9 PM – Stargate: Universe (Syfy) Returns in Spring
Wednesday:
8 PM – Human Target (FOX) Jan 5th to Jan 12th (2-Hour Blocks)
9 PM – Human Target (FOX) Shifts to this timeslot (post-American Idol) beginning Jan 26th
Thursday:
8 PM – Vampire Diaries (CW) Jan 27th
9 PM – Nikita (CW) Jan 27th
Friday:
8 PM – Smallville (CW) Jan 28th
9 PM – Supernatural (CW) Jan 28th
9 PM – Fringe (FOX) Returns from Winter hiatus to this timeslot beginning Jan 28th Jan 21st
10 PM – Merlin (Syfy) Third Season Premiere on Jan 7th
10 PM – Sanctuary (Syfy) Returns in April
Saturday:
9 PM Primeval (BBC America) Fourth Season Premiere on Jan 1st
Spring 2011:
Game of Thrones (HBO) Premieres April 17th
Outcasts (BBC America) Day and time to be determined
Cancelled:
Medium (CBS) – Will air out its remaining episodes in its Friday 8 PM EST timeslot.
Undercovers (NBC) – Last scheduled airing Dec 1st. No word on when the remaining episodes will air.
Caprica (Syfy) – Syfy will air the last episodes in a five hour block on January 4th.
Moved from a Midseason 2011 to Fall 2011:
Terra Nova (FOX)
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