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March 9, 2010

TVZ Ep.119: “Burying the Hatchet”

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Podcast

This week, the TVZ team yet again discusses recent episodes of Lost and Caprica. Also, the news of the week and a commentary from Jo of Jopinionated.com.

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March 7, 2010

Review: Caprica: “Gravedancing” Episode 1.4

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, News and Commentary, Reviews and Recaps

Caprica – “Gravedancing”

The federal agents et permission to search the Athena Academy. We also get a glimpse into Sr. Clarice’s cozy group marriage bed. She is warned by someone about the search and sends out an e-paper message to warn Keone and other students she is allying with (though we don’t see any, presumably there [...]

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March 5, 2010

Michael Emerson in a 1992 Prison Training Video

- by Chris Piers | Filed under: Featured, Lost, News and Commentary, Videos

Tina’s favorite actor plays a nice guy that still creeps me out.

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Review: Caprica: “Reins of a Waterfall” Episode 1.3

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, News and Commentary, Reviews and Recaps

Caprica – “Reins of a Waterfall”

When we rejoin the dynamic, soap opera-esque  world of Caprica after Amanda has revealed that Zoe may have been involved in the bombing, we see the repercussions. Amanda may be fired and Graystone is being boycotted. Amanda is being interviewed after the surprising reveal and has a bottle thrown at [...]

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February 28, 2010

TVZ Ep.118: “Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do”

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Podcast

This week, the TVZ team looks at recent episodes of Lost and Caprica. Plus the news of the week and a commentary from FozzieBare.

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February 25, 2010

Ben Linus: Archeologist Action Hero!

- by Chris Piers | Filed under: Featured, Lost, News and Commentary, Videos

Apparently all it took to turn Lost’s Ben Linus from villain to hero was the proper soundtrack:

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February 23, 2010

Review: Clone Wars: Episode 2.14 “Duchess of Mandalore”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: News and Commentary

Episode 2.14 – “Duchess of Mandalore”

Duchess Satine aims to convince the senate that Death Watch does not represent the views of all the people of Mandalore and that they should not intervene and deny her people the right to resolve this crisis on their own.  Satine fears that Death Watch will be hailed as liberators [...]

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February 22, 2010

TVZ Ep.117: What Kate Doesn’t Do

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Podcast

This week, the TVZ team talks about recent episodes of Lost and Caprica. Plus, the news of the week and a interview with Dean Shull, the director of the new documentary Lost: Unraveling the Mystery.

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We’re Giving Away a DVD of the Lost Documentary “Lost: Unraveling the Mystery”

- by Chris Piers | Filed under: Featured, Lost, News and Commentary, contest

In episode 117, we interviewed director Dean Shull about his new movie, Lost: Unraveling the Mystery. Dean was kind enough to donate a copy for us to give away to a lucky listener.

What we’ll do is, just call our toll-free voicemail 1-888-204-9591 or send an email to televisionzombies(at)gmail.com and give us a cool theory that [...]

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February 20, 2010

New Doctor Who Season 5 Trailer

- by Chris Piers | Filed under: Doctor Who, Featured, News and Commentary, Viral Videos

The trailer just released by the BBC doesn’t contain any spoilers. It’s original footage for a silly trailer.
Call me crazy, but is that not a Silurian at the end?

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February 14, 2010

TVZ Ep.116: “Lost Justice”

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Podcast

This week, the TVZ team takes a look at Smallville: Absolute Justice and the season premiere of Lost. All this, plus the news of the week and a commentary from Jennifer of the Loophole Lost Forum.

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February 9, 2010

Television Zombies Pledge Drive!

- by Tina Seamonster | Filed under: Featured, News and Commentary, Site News

After two years, the Television Zombies podcast has grown beyond our wildest expectations.  We have reached the point, however, where the costs of hosting the podcast and keeping up our equipment have outstripped our meager budget.  We have long striven to keep Television Zombies independent and free of advertising, and we do not intend to [...]

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February 8, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.13 “Voyage of Temptation”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars, Featured, Reviews and Recaps, Star Wars

“Fear not for the future; weep not for the past” (that semicolon wasn’t really there :) )

RECAP: Satine is going to plead her innocence before the Senate because she was implicated as the leader of a Mandalorian plot to join the Separatists.
Obi-Wan and Anakin are onboard the Duchess’ ship because Obi-Wan believes Death Watch will [...]

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TVZ Ep.115: “Dallas in Space”

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Podcast

This week, the TVZ team takes a look at science fiction soap opera and Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica. Also, the news of the week and a commentary from stand-up comedian Evan Valentine. Plus a plea for your support.

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February 5, 2010

Review: Fringe 2.15 – “Jacksonville”

- by Ben Rollman | Filed under: Featured, Reviews and Recaps, fringe

Manhatan.  (Yes, it was misspelled, read on.)  In an architecture firm, a man carrying coffee (that’s real and from a secret stash in Hawaii) talks to a woman as the building shakes from tiny unexplained quakes.  The man looks at a design as the woman leaves, the design is of the Pentagon.  The tremors get [...]

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February 4, 2010

Review: Dollhouse 2.13 – “Epitaph 2: Return”

- by Ben Rollman | Filed under: Dollhouse, Featured, Reviews and Recaps

Here it is, the finale of the show we all loved before it came out, then figured it would be canceled, then loved, then immediately hated, then hated some more but stuck with it, then loved for this short time in October, then REALLY hated, then received a great Christmas gift from so loved again [...]

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Doctor Who Costumes and Props Up for Massive Auction!

- by Chris Piers | Filed under: Doctor Who, Featured, News and Commentary

This will be especially interesting to our friends in the UK. The BBC is auctioning off dozens and dozens of pieces of Doctor Who memorabilia from both the new and classic series including props and monster costumes.
Beginning Sunday, February 21st, you can stop by auction house Bonhams and view the pieces up for auction (at [...]

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Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars Episode 2.12 – “The Mandalore Plot”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars, Featured, News and Commentary, Reviews and Recaps, Star Wars

Review: Clone Wars: Episode 2.12 – “The Mandalore Plot”
“If you ignore the past, you jeopardize the future” (sounds like BSG rhetoric doesn’t it?)

Mandalore is part of a league of neutral nations in the clone wars. Duchess Satine of Mandalore is suspected of building an army for the Separatists, though she leads the neutral nations. Obi-Wan [...]

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February 3, 2010

Review: Fringe 2.14 – “The Bishop Revival”

- by Ben Rollman | Filed under: Featured, Reviews and Recaps, fringe

Brookline, MA.  A wedding is taking place at what appears to be an old tudor mansion.  The Jewish groom is nervous and breathing hard, the Gentile bride is beautiful.  The matriarch of the groom’s side notices a man in the back she doesn’t recognize.  The groom takes his inhaler to the bathroom.  The grandma repeats, [...]

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Review: Lost 6.1 –
“LA X”

- by Jeff Barrus | Filed under: Featured, Lost, Reviews and Recaps

At long last, Lost begins its final season. Opening up where season five left off, we see the detonation of the nuclear device, Jughead, and its immediate aftermath. In many ways, the two rival theories about the consequences of the detonation are fulfilled, which should leave some fans pleased, some fans angry and casual [...]

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