Being Human is back, with a new Vampire… Meet Hal (Video)!

It's all change in Being Human Series 4

With Mitchell (Aidan Turner) gone, and George (Russell Tovey) about to hang up his furry paws, ghost Annie (Lenora Crichlow) is going to need a couple of new supernatural beings in her life for Being Human, Series 4. The first is Tom (Michael Socha), bumped up from a guest character to series regular, will take over the resident wearwolf role. First appearing in series 3, Tom discovered that McNair, the man he thought was his father, in fact wasn’t… Not only that, he was the one who gave him the werewolf curse in the first place! Since McNair’s death, Tom has stayed in Barry and is welcomed into Honolulu Heights. Putting his nomadic life and his mission to kill all vampires (mostly!) behind him, Tom has to learn to live like a human, love like a human and fight like a human. But will he succeed?

The latest new cast member is Hal (Damien Molony), a 500 year old vampire, and the temptation for blood and carnage still rules his every waking thought. Since meeting best friends Leo (a werewolf) and Pearl (a ghost) in 1955, Hal has managed to stay off the blood by sticking to a rigid structure and keeping away from all people. Coming to Honolulu Heights is a huge disruption for Hal. And he doesn’t cope well with disruption. At first, Hal – the stand-offish, posh vampire – and Tom – the common, feral werewolf – find themselves at loggerheads, but once a mutual respect is gained, we see this odd couple become close.

Still no exact air date for Being Human Season 4, but it’s soon (i’m guessing 22nd of Jan 2012 at 9pm, but that’s not confirmed!)

See more of Hal in the video below!

Twitter Fans Name Sci-Fi’s Sexiest Stars

Anna Silk in Lost Girl

In a survey commissioned by TV channel Syfy to celebrate the launch of fantasy series Lost Girl which launches on Thursday 1st September at 10pm, they asked fans on Twitter to vote to determine Sci-Fi’s favourite stars. The new series boasts it’s very own feisty temptress, Bo (Anna Silk) – soon to be a sure favourite herself – as a Succubus who drains humans of their sexual energy through kissing before leaving them for dead. However Bo doesn’t want to be evil, and is struggling to learn to handle her power when she finds other members of her obscure race which could be the key to her living a normal life. With spirited sidekick Kenzie by her side, they struggle to live in what has suddenly become a dangerous world – the biggest danger being from Bo’s own kind.

So, who won? Well looking at the lists, it’s fair to say that, whatever you think of Joss Whedon, he’s got an eye for the ladies… and a few of the men… 

Firefly, Dollhouse and Terminator:SCC star Summer Glau trounced the competition in the girls list. Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, came in 3rd, the lovely Jewel Staite 4th, with Dollhouse and Buffy/Angel star Eliza Dushku coming 5th. It doesn’t stop there though. The 6th (Gina Torres), 8th (Morena Baccarin), and 9th (Felicia Day) places where all taken up by Whedon alumni!

Joss does less well in the guys list, with the highest place going to Firefly‘s (and every other Sci-fi show under the sun!) Mark Sheppard coming in 4th, and Captain Tightpant’s – aka Nathan Fillion, coming in 5th. The top of the guys list is of course dominated by the Supernatural trio – Jenson Ackles coming 1st, Jared Padalecki 2nd, and Mischa Collins 3rd. Mark Sheppard was in Supernatural too… That guy gets everywhere!

The full galleries of the top ten Babes and Hunks appear below!

Sci-Fi Babes

Sci-Fi Hunks

Lost Girl premieres on Thursday 1^st September at 10pm, only on Syfy.

Keep up with all the latest UK premiere dates over on our UK Air Dates page!

Supernatural With a British Twist? BBC’s The Fades

More new fantasy/sci-fi, but this time not a US import, but a new British show from writer Jack Thorne (This Is England ’86, Skins, The Scouting Book For Boys).

Daniel Kaluuya - Mac

The Fades (previously titled Touch, but Kiefer Sutherland’s new show nicked that!) stars Iain De Caestecker (River City, Coronation Street) as Paul, a young chap haunted, not only by apocalyptic dreams, but also the spirits of the dead which he can inexplicably see all around him. Unfortunately for Paul and his best friend Mac (Daniel Kaluuya – Skins, Psychoville, Sucker Punch), a rather bitter and vengeful spirit (refereed to as ‘Fades‘) has found a way to break through the barrier from the spirit world and placed the pair at the centre of a crisis that could lead to the end of the world as we know it!

They aren’t totally alone in this spirit battle though. The duo have help in the form of Neil (Johnny Harris – This is England ’86, Spartacus) ‘a lone warrior against the forces of darkness’ who becomes Paul’s mentor, and Helen (Natalie Dormer – The Tudors, Silk, W.E.) who, like Paul also has a unique gift – the ability to see the future.

Natalie Dormer - Helen

Additional cast include Tom Ellis (Miranda, Harley Street, Merlin), playing Helen’s ex-husband Mark; Lily Loveless (Skins) as Paul’s feisty twin sister Anna, who’s less than impressed with her sibling, and Claire Rushbrook (Ashes To Ashes) as Paul as Anna’s mum.

Hard to tell from just the write up, but it’s sounding a little bit like the brilliant Supernatural, but with a very British edge to it. There’s a sneak peak of The Fades coming at next Sunday’s London Comic Con, so hopefully we’ll soon have a trailer and some more info to share!

To keep track of all your air dates for sci-fi, fantasy and other tv shows, check out our UK Air Dates page here.

Sheppard to guest on Doctor Who

Mark Sheppard

It seems that having worked his way through pretty much every US scifi show, the brilliant Mark Sheppard is starting on the British ones! And where better to start than, THE British scifi show -  Doctor Who!

Sheppard with apparently take on the role of Canton Everett Delaware III in a two-part episode, which will take place (and be partly filmed) in the USA. The part is described as a ‘huge role’, so i’m not totally convinced Canton Everett Delaware III will be all that he first appears…

If your unsure who Mark is but are thinking ‘i’m sure i’ve seen him in something’, the chances are you have – he does get around the scifi circuit!

Over recent years, you could have spotted him as:

• The demon Crowley on Supernatural.
• Cockney criminal Badger in Firefly.
• Romo Lampkin in Battlestar Galactica.
• Director of The Ring in Chuck.
• Benedict Valda in Warehouse 13.
• Tanaka in Dollhouse.
• Dr. Charles Walker / Jack Walker in Medium.
• Anthony Anthros in Bionic Woman.

And that’s just the scifi shows… He’s also popped up in 24, Leverage, CSI, Burn Notice, NCSI, to name but a few!

I’m a big fan of Mark’s work, so I’m really looking foward to seeing him help, or more likely face-off against Matt Smith.

Updated 2010 UK Air Dates for Geeky Shows!

UK Air Dates for Geeky Shows 2010 (Updated!)

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UK Air Dates for Cult Shows in 2010

As September aproaches, so do a whole new raft of cult tv shows, so I decided to post a reorganised and updated list of UK Air Dates! I’ll try and keep this one up to date till the end of the year! If there’s a cult show you’d like to see a UK air date for, just leave it in the comments, and i’ll do my best to find it for you.

For 2011 Air Dates, please CLICK HERE!

(Last updated: Friday, 17th December 2010)

(TBC) = To be confirmed.
If a show is listed as (TBC) this means it’s either not an official date from the channel, or is subject to change.

September 2010

Merlin, Season 3 – BBC 1 – Saturday, September 11th 2010 at 7.25pm

The Inbetweeners, Season 3 – E4 – Monday Sept 13th at 10pm

QI, Season 8 – BBC1 – Friday, September 17th 2010 at 8.30pm

Spooks, Season 9 – BBC1 – Monday, September 20th 2010 at 9pm
Now confirmed.

Castle, Season 2 – Alibi – Wednesday, September 22rd 2010 at 9pm

Warehouse 13, Season 2 – SyFy – Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at 9pm
Also might be of interest – The Real Warehouse 13: Inside Secret Government Warehouses on Sunday 19th September at 8.05pm on SyFy

An Idiot Abroad – Sky 1 – Thurs, 23nd September 2010 at 9pm
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their friend Karl Pilkington on a tour of the Seven Wonders of the World.

October 2010

House, Season 7 – Sky 1 – Sunday, 3rd October 2010 at 10pm
Season 7 will air in the US on September 20th, 2010 on FOX.

NCIS:LA, Season 2 - Sky1 – Monday, 4th October 2010  at 9 and 10pm.
Starts with a double bill.

Two and a Half Men, Season 7 (Part 2) - Comedy Central – Monday, 4th October 2010 at 9pm.
Two and a Half Men – Season 7 is out on DVD October 11th 2010

The Vampire Diaries, Season 2 – ITV2 – Tuesday, 5th October 2010 at 9pm
Confirmed.

Stargate Universe, Season 2 - Sky 1 – Tuesday, 5th October 2010 at 9pm

Fringe, Season 3 - Sky 1 – Tuesday, 5th October 2010 at 10pm
The US air date is Thursday, September 23rd 9pm on FOX.

Nikita - Living – Thursday 7th, October 2010 at 9pm
Another version of Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita, this time starring Maggie Q.

Haven - SyFy – Thursday 7th, October 2010 at 10pm
Supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid.

South Park, Season 14 - Comedy Central – Sunday 10th, October 2010 at 10pm

Chuck, Season 4 - Living – Thursday, 14th October 2010 at 10pm
Due to the Sky takeover, Chuck has moved to Living, and we’re getting the new season early! Woohoo!

Sanctuary, Season 3 - Watch – Tuesday, 19th October 2010 at 9pm
This info comes from the official facebook page. It appears Sanctuary has switched from ITV4 to Watch. The run has also been upped from 13 episodes to 20!

Bones, Season 6 - Sky 1 – Wednesday, 20th October 2010  at 9pm.

Lie To Me, Season 3 - Sky 1 – Wednesday, 20th October 2010  at 10pm.

NCIS, Season 8 - FXUK – Friday, 22nd October 2010  at 9pm.

The Event, Season 1 - Channel 4 – 22nd October 2010  at 9pm.
The Event centres around three plots: one is about Sean Walker, a computer programmer whose girlfriend is kidnapped; second is President Elias Martinez, who must deal with detainees at Mount Inostranka; and the third is that of the detainees themselves.

Hung, Season 2 – More 4 – Sunday, 24th October 2010 at 11pm

November 2010

The Big Bang Theory, Season 4 – E4 – 4th November 2010 at 9pm
Finally some sensible programming from the E4 scheduling numpties! Big Bang season 4 starting right after season 3. Now if they’d only run season 10 of Smallville the same way, i’ll stop referring to them as numpties… ;)

The Walking Dead, Season 1 – FXUK – Friday, 5th November 2010 at 10pm
Show about the world after a Zombie Apocalypse, starring the UK’s very own Andrew Lincoln (This Life, Teachers).

Misfits, Series 2 – E4 – Thursday, 11th November 2010

Eastbound and Down, Season 2 – FXUK – Thursday, 11th November 2010

Scrubs, Season 9 – E4 – Monday, 15th November 2010 at 9pm
Starts with a double bill.

December 2010

How I Met Your Mother, Season 6 – E4 – 23rd Dec – 9.30pm
Weird time to start it, but hey, it’s what we’ve come to expect from E4′s random ‘throw a 6 to start’ scheduling system…

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A ring of salt will protect you…

Not sure which Ad agency is responsible for this quality viral for Supernatural on Living TV, but it is genius!

It was recently confirmed that The CW have renewed Supernatural for a 6th Season.

Currently working my way through season 3 on DVD, seeing as Living (for some bizarre reason) stopped their reruns after season 2 to air Season 5… Much as I’m happy they’re finally airing Season 5 for fans, it would be nice if they’d kept the up the nightly reruns too, so us people that came to Supernatural late can catch up!..