Heroes 2.0? It's Syfy's "Alphas"! [PREVIEW]

Missing the glory days of the first season of Tim Kring's Heroes? Looking for another superhuman series that will not face the same writing problems that No Ordinary Family and the succeeding seasons of Heroes had? If your answers to these questions are yes and yes, then Syfy may just have your new summer addiction.

Alphas is about a group of people brought together to fight crimes because of their extraordinary abilities. I've never passed on a show about humans with special powers so I'm definitely checking this one out. Plus, I'm already liking the characters' powers. At least they're not the usual flying, super strength, mind reading or invisibility abilities. I'm just hoping that the show will follow an intriguing underlying mythology while still keeping the plot mostly uncomplicated. Also, this show will be riding on its characters, so they better have good chemistry! (and character development's required too!)   

 

So will you tune in when Alphas premieres this July 11/12? If this doesn't become a generic superhero show, then it'll definitely be a part of my regular TV habit.

Alphas is also penned by Zak Penn from X-Men: The Last Stand.

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Happy Watching!
-Ansis    

More Summer TV:
Switched at Birth
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
The Great State of Georgia
The Lying Game
Falling Skies
Franklin & Bash
Platinum Hit

Teen Wolf

Platinum Hit: A New Breed of Reality Singing Competition?

Tell me honestly, are you tired of singing competition shows filling up your daily TV routine? American Idol just finished its 10th season a few hours ago. The Voice is giving us a pretty satisfying first season run. And the American version of The X Factor is coming to our TV screens this fall.

If, like me, you still can't resist undiscovered talent wowing us with spectacular performances or struggling artists making fools of themselves in front of millions of viewers, then here's another series for you: Platinum Hit.

Platinum Hit is a singing reality competition show... but with a twist. The contestants in this new Bravo series are all singer-songwriter types and they will be judged on both their singing and writing abilities. Sounds interesting, right? I think true artists should definitely know how to make their own stuff and I'm glad Platinum Hit is giving us the platform to discover the real deal. I'm just excited to hear what these superstar wannabes come up with.

Plus, we get to see all the contestants live under one roof, and we all know what happens when you put a group of artists together: a whole bunch of drama. And unlike Idol, we actually get to know the singers better with this format.

And did you miss Kara Dioguardi? I have to admit, she annoyed the hell out of me during Kris Allen's season. But she also had some good critiquing points in her second season in Idol (which, unfortunately, none of the current judges have). Kara has also penned quite a lot of nice songs like Terrified (I just love Katharine McPhee and Zachary Levi's cover. Check it out on YouTube!) that she may actually be a good judge for this show. (Let's just forget about that Kris-Adam finale song, shall we?)

 
Am I the only one looking forward to this show? Do you think Kara's a good fit for this? How about Jewel?Will we discover the next singing (and songwriting!) sensation here? And will this be our new obsession every week? Platinum Hits premieres next week, May 30/31!    

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Happy Watching!
-Ansis

More Summer TV:
Switched at Birth
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
The Great State of Georgia
The Lying Game
Falling Skies
Franklin & Bash
Alphas
Teen Wolf 

True Blood Season 4 (New Trailer)

If this and this haven't gotten you excited about the fourth season of this fang-tastic guilty pleasure, then I suggest you to watch the newly released trailer below.

And Sookie, haven't you heard? It's the season of the witches!



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-Ansis

True Blood Season 4 (Spoiler Compilation)

Yes, I know. Waiting Sucks. So here's something to tide you over while you await the June 26 (June 27 here in the Philippines) season 4 premiere of Alan Ball's sexy vampire series. SPOILER ALERT!

• Remember when Maryann wrecked Sookie's house when she used it as the center for her creepy cult back in season 2? Well, the house is finally getting renovated! The question now is who will Sookie's first house guest be in her newly repaired home? My guess is that it will be Eric. Why? Because of this. 
• But wait! There are also reports that this same house may catch a fire next season. Now all that renovation for nothing...
• There will be a big storyline where various videos of vampire attacks get uploaded on YouTube by an underground filmmaker. I'm pretty sure this will wreak some havoc between vampires and the human public.
• Pam is getting some action! In the upcoming season, she'll be chewing on somebody who might actually enjoy getting bitten.
• Expect a rough patch to form between Hoyt and Jessica. But please Alan Ball, let them end up together in the end. They're good with each other!
• After Denis 'O Hare's wonderful vampire king of Mississippi last season, we're gonna have a new "darkness" in town. Is this a new villain? Is it gonna be a witch? a werewolf? Arlene's unborn baby?
• But don't you dismiss Russel Edgington just yet! There's a possibility of Denis 'O Hare to come back. But nothing is set in stone yet, so cross your fingers!
• A new Spanish-speaking character, Antonia, will recur in episodes 2 through 6. She'll be played by Paola Turbay. Any guesses on how Antonia will be pivotal in season 4?
• Jason is gonna have a huge risque scene! I bet it's gonna be another True Blood watercooler moment. (Remember that scene between Lorena and Bill last season? The one where Lorena's head gets twisted?)      
• There's a new werewolf in town! Daniel Buran has been cast as Raoul, the werewolf packmaster of Shreveport and Alcide's new boss.
• We're gonna learn more about Jesus' creepy backstory when the show returns. This means flashbacks for our resident gay witch.
• Also, expect more scenes to take place in Sookie's fairyland!
• And look who's back! It's Godric (a.k.a. Eric's maker).
• We'll get to explore Sam's shape-shifting community more. (There are shape-shifting rules!) Plus, Sam gets a new love interest. Good for him!
• A male character is gonna have a sex dream involving Jessica and Hoyt... but NOT at the same time!
• Here's something interesting: Fairies can't be turned into vampires! Does this mean Sookie won't ever turn into one? Also, fairies can abduct humans!
• Season 4 will pick up one year after season 3.
• It seems like Alcide is not making any new friends. He doesn't like vampires, that's a given. But he doesn't like werewolves either. He does like Sookie though. He is gonna be very protective of her. So are we gonna see a love quadrangle among Sookie, Alcide, Eric and Bill next season? Things might get complicated for this werewolf really soon since there is a huge possibility that a Sookie-Alcide kiss might happen!
• Look out for a young girl, covered with blood, wandering around and screaming for her mother. Who will this girl be and what role will she play in this already complicated and tangled plot that is True Blood?
• Season 4 premiere episode summary: "Sheʼs Not There”: Sookie journeys away from Bon Temps; Eric and Bill try to win back the human public; Jason learns that no good deed goes unpunished; Tara finds refuge in close quarters; Sam bonds with his own; Hoyt and Jessica debate the dinner menu; Jesus urges Lafayette to join a coven; Terry tries to alleviate Arleneʼs fears about the baby. (Written by Alexander Woo; directed by Michael Lehmann.) 

Source: Spoiler TV

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-Ansis

Franklin & Bash [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #6]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

TNT's second new show for the season (after Falling Skies) is a law procedural show with a sense of humor. If I've got no more better shows to watch, then I'll check this one out. The Good Wife has set the bar way way up for courtroom series like this one and I'm afraid I might just get disappointed in the end. I also think that maybe the characters of Franklin and Bash should just recur in The Good Wife, joining the already wonderful recurring cast of lawyers and judges which include Martha Plimpton, Michael J. Fox and Dennis O' Hare. They'll be an incredible addition to the CBS drama, in my opinion. But of course this will never happen... Here's a good idea, why not have Good Wife-Franklin & Bash crossover episodes? Let this happen please, oh powerful TNT and CBS execs.

 

More Summer TV:
Switched at Birth
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
The Great State of Georgia
The Lying Game
Falling Skies
Platinum Hit
Alphas

Teen Wolf

Falling Skies [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #5]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

A TV show about an alien invasion produced by Steven Spielberg? COUNT. ME. IN. I am quite sure that Falling Skies will fill the void that the cancellation of V has brought me. I just wish it doesn't meet the fate of V or The Event, both of which tackled the existence of extraterrestrial beings, and both of which got axed. Can't viewers handle aliens? I hope everyone finds it in their hearts to let these lovely little creatures (see below) into their homes every week starting June19/20.

Of course, Spielberg should have some interesting twists and plot developments in his pocket for this show. I wouldn't want a generic alien invasion show, would you?

 

More Summer TV:
Switched at Birth
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
The Great State of Georgia
The Lying Game
Franklin & Bash
Platinum Hit
Alphas

Teen Wolf

The Lying Game [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #4]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

There's a new bunch of liars coming to ABC Family this August 15/16 with The Lying Game. It's the network's 4th new series to premiere over the summer/spring season; and what do you know, The Lying Game is also based on a book by the Pretty Little Liars author.

It's the ol' twin switcheroo plot. Orphaned twins who grew up separately decides to switch places. Emma, who's still a foster child, takes the place of her twin sister Sutton, who got adopted into a rich family. Sutton, on the other hand, goes on to look for the mother they've never met.

If The Lying Game is as intriguing and riveting as PLL, then I am totally in. I just hope the plot won't be too predictable. Besides, we've already seen this sort of plot a lot of times before, right?

The Great State of Georgia [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #3]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

 
I'm having a vision about the future... Raven will be back on your TV screens! (Who misses That's So Raven as much as I do?) This time around though, there will be no visions and flash forwards. In The Great State of Georgia, which premieres June 29/June 30, Raven plays an aspiring actress from the south who moves to New York with her geeky best friend to make a name for herself. Now, I really wish I had visions like Raven did so that I'll be able to see if this new show is actually good to deserve my attention. Sadly, I don't. And I can't find any trailer/preview over Youtube either. I guess I'll just have to tune in to find out.  

The Nine Lives of Chloe King [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #2]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

The second upcoming series on ABC Family will be paired up with Pretty Little Liars every Tuesday starting June 14 (Wednesday starting June 15 in the Philippines). The Nine Lives of Chloe King follows Chloe King (duh!) who discovers that she has special feline abilities. I've always liked shows that feature seemingly normal people who secretly have extraordinary powers. (Heroes season 1, how I've missed you so.) Check out the trailer below. I'm certainly gonna catch the premiere of this.

   

Switched at Birth [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #1]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

Aside from returning favorite Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family is premiering a lot of new series this season. Starting first on June 6 (June 7 here in the Philippines) is the drama Switched at Birth.

It's all self-explanatory, really. Two girls grew up in different families only to find out they were in the wrong ones. Both families took home the wrong babies at birth. And thus, drama ensues! The challenge now is for the writers to regularly keep the show fresh, because we've all seen this storyline at least once or twice before, haven't we? (Hello, Desperate Housewives!) But to be fair, I think the addition of the deaf daughter is already a nice touch to this tried and tested plot. The promo for the show can be found below.

Happy Watching!
-Ansis

Our Favorite Liars are Back!

Well... almost! Pretty Little Liars will be back this June 14 (June 15 here in the Philippines) with a brand new season. After season one's Ian-gate, the girls ended up being in a much worse position. So where does this leave us with Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Aria? Will it be all downhill from here?

I've been reading some minor spoilers for the upcoming season and I'll be talking about them after the jump. So this is a Spoiler Alert! Stop reading if you don't wanna know any spoilery detail about season 2. Instead, just watch the trailer below for the much anticipated season.

So what's up with our liars? According to Wetpaint.com, Maya, Paige and Samara will all be back in a big way next season. What does this mean for our sweet Emily? Well, whatever the case may be, our resident swimmer will surely be one lucky and happy girl with three lovely ladies vying for her attention. But here's someone who's not gonna be over-the-moon when she finally gets reunited with Emily. When Maya returns, she'll be quite surprised as to what Emily's been up to. Does this concern the Emily-Paige kiss? Or maybe that little flirtation with Samara?

Spencer and Toby will have to go under the radar with their relationship in season 2. Spencer will be forbidden by her family to see Toby and Toby will also not be allowed to be with her. And guess who's back? Ren! (a.k.a. Melissa's British ex-fiance) What trouble will Ren stir up next? Will it cause Spencer and Toby's relationship?

Aria and Ezra will still be crazy in love when PLL comes back. Episode 2 may even have the best romantic scene between these two lovebirds. Ezra transferring out of Rosewood high school may just be the best thing for Ezria fans out there.

Lastly, A will continue his/her torment of the girls, and Ian may have an accomplice in making those creepy videos.

I'm certainly pumped up for the return of PLL! How about you guys? Do you think Ian is still alive? And what will Ren be up to now? How about Noel? Who do you think will Emily end up with? And are you guys missing Hanna as much as I do?

Happy Watching!
-Ansis