DOCTOR WHO
Created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson S.6
Doctor Who is listed in Guinness World
Records as the longest-running sci-fi TV se- ries in history, and since the show’s return in 2005 at the hands of then-showrunner Russell T. Davies, it has leapt to new heights of popularity, setting viewership records on both BBC America and Canada’s Space net- work. Much of Doctor Who’s appeal lies in the series’ format: the Doctor is a 900-year- old Time Lord able to traverse anywhere and anytime in the universe with his trusty spaceship time machine TARDIS. The series has embraced the horror genre in particular. In the last six years, viewers have been treated to werewolves, zombies, killer scare- crows, flying sharks, living statues and even the Devil himself. The first half of Season 6 (which aired this May/June) introduced the Silence, a race of aliens who secretly live on Earth manipulating world events. They’ve managed to stay hidden for thousands of years because once a human stops observ- ing them, the aliens are erased from the viewer’s mind. The second half of the sea- son is due to air this fall. PC
FALLING SKIES Created by Robert Rodat
(NEW SERIES) It’s official: Steven Spielberg has aliens on
the brain again, and he’s been slummin’ it all War of the Worlds-like on the box as ex- ecutive producer of this alien invasion series that debuted this past June on TNT. Noah Wyle of ER stars as a former Boston Univer- sity professor whose wife was killed and one of his three sons abducted in the wake of a worldwide alien attack that killed off 90 per- cent of the population. Now he’s second-in- command of the human resistance as they attempt to survive and form some sem- blance of society. If you were to surmise that this show sounds a lot like an extraterrestrial version of The Walking Dead, you might be onto something. A Darkhouse Comics pre- quel graphic novel is already sold out and the two-hour premiere drew some 5.9 mil- lion viewers, ranking it cable’s #1 new series in 2011. TT
GRIMM
Created by David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf
(NEW SERIES) From the executive producers of Angel
and Buffy the Vampire Slayer comes this un- usual hour-long cop drama that supposes the characters and creatures from the Brothers Grimm’s dark fairy tales are not only real but exist in modern times. Tasked with stopping them is homicide detective Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli), who learns from an old aunt that he’s the last remaining
descendant of the “Grimms,” a centuries- old family of monster slayers. Forget serial killers, child molesters and crack whores. Try slappin’ cuffs on werewolves, trolls and other mythological creatures vying to inflict their fantastical wrath on humanity. At press time, a specific number of episodes had yet to be announced, but a confirmed appear- ance at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con in late July was set to precede the show’s debut on Friday nights this fall on NBC. TT
LOST GIRL
Created by M.A. Lovretta S.2
Sick of the usual monsters? How about
succubi? Lost Girl stars the flawlessly beau- tiful Anna Silk as Bo, a succubus who’s lived among humans her whole life and knows al- most nothing of her powers or her origin. Turns out, succubi are a type of fairy and there’s a whole supernatural society func- tioning right alongside ours. Once introduced to that world, Bo refuses to pick a side (light or dark) and starts helping desperate fairies out of nasty supernatural predicaments in- stead (with the help of her plucky sidekick Kenzi, and Dyson, a hot cop who can shift into a wolf), while continuing to search for answers to her own mysteries. The sex-fu- elled, malevolent fairies concept proved compelling enough to get this Canadian se- ries renewed for a second season. It was also picked up by US network Syfy earlier this year. MSK
SUPERNATURAL Created by Eric Kripke
S.7 Supernatural follows the adventures of
brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they hunt pernicious spirits and supernatural creatures across America. Early seasons have a monster-of-the-week feel as the duo searches for their missing father, though this plot arc is closed when the boys are reunited with their dad, who gives up his life to save Dean’s. The series later explores Judeo- Christian themes as it introduces angels, demons and sees the brothers attempting to prevent the biblical apocalypse. The first five seasons were helmed by creator Eric Kripke (who had intended to end the show after five years). He remains an executive producer. Season 6 saw a return to the show’s roots with the brothers hunting Alphas (a.k.a. the first monsters) while also continuing the bib- lical storyline. Nothing substantial has been revealed about Season 7 yet. BB
TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL
Created by Anthony Leo, Charles Picco and Craig David Wallace S.2
With FEARnet bringing aspiring metal god Todd Smith and his gang of monster-fightin’
Network Nightmares: (from top) Dexter, Doctor Who, Falling Skies, Supernatural, and (inset) Being Human.
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