Friday, 6 June 2014

coming soon...


Coming Soon on the small screen...

Dominion (SyFY) June 19


Dominion is an epic supernatural drama set in the near future. Specifically, 25 years after "The Extinction War," when an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, waged war against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, chose to side with humanity. Rising out of the ashes of this long battle are newly fortified cities which protect human survivors. At the center of the series is the city of Vega, a glistening empire that has formed from the ruins of what was once Las Vegas.




Extant  (CBS) July 9


An astronaut (Berry) returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.




The Strain (FX)  July 30


A thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.




Outlander (Starz) Aug 9


Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.




Constantine (NBC) Oct 24


A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.




Scorpion (CBS) 2014


An eccentric genius forms an international network of super-geniuses to act as the last line of defense against the complicated threats of the modern world.




Madam Secretary (CBS) 2014

Téa Leoni

A look at the personal and professional life of a Secretary of State as she tries to balance her work and family life.




Ascension (SyFy) November 2014


In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship's population to question the true nature of their mission.




Manhattan (WGN) 2014


Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.




Hieroglyph (Fox) 2014


John Rhys-Davies

A notorious thief is plucked out of the prison to serve a Pharaoh obsessed with maintaining power.




Forever (ABC) 2014


Ioan Gruffudd

A 200-year-old man works in the New York City Morgue trying to find a key to unlock the curse of his immortality.




The Whisperers 2014


A race against time to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world using the Earth's most precious resource, children.




The Messengers (The CW) 2014


A mysterious object crashes on earth and a group of unconnected strangers die from an energy pulse it emits, but then re-awaken to find out that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse.



Saturday, 4 January 2014

2014 looking through the flux capacitor lens




Outlander

new TV Series 2014



Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

From Starz (Spartacus) and with Ron D. Moore (Star Trek, Battlestar) as executive producer this has real potential. Besides, with time travel and men in kilts (not to mention the title) this has a real Highlander feel.

http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander


Helix

New TV Series on Syfy January 10

The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they find themselves stuck in a life-or-death situation that could decide the fate of the future of mankind.

executive producer Ronald D. Moore




Edge of Tomorrow


A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in repeating his last day of the battle.

Time loops, alien invasion, powered armor. Could be a SF classic of epic proportions or plummet from the edge of it's own grandiosity.

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton



Transcendence 



Johnny Depp as a mad scientist pushing for humanities singularity moment (the birth of AI). The directorial debut from award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (Inception, Dark Knight). Add in Paul Bettany and Morgan Freeman.

Could have the gravitas of a black hole or disappear inside it's own event horizon.




Dawn of the Planet of the Apes


Survivors of the simian plague trigger an all-out war between humanity and Caesar's growing forces.

After the surprise that was Caesar's first outing I'm really looking forward to seeing if they can keep the momentum going.




Robocop


Yes it's a remake and yes it could be horrid but I'm strangely excited by everything I've read from the director. Respect of the originals actual genre (satire) and intent were high on his agenda.

 "Dead or alive your coming with me"




Godzilla 


We know the story, we know the horror... of the last Hollywood version. But given the epic-ness that was Pacific Rim and the trailers to date. Colour me excited.