Sy Fy Channel na SBB kablovskoj

[zakk]

    Naslovi filmova i serija koje smo nekada voleli ili za koje smo čuli u svetskim medijima – najzad stižu i u u čitav region, putem Total TV platforme koja nudi najpolularnije svetske i domaće kanale u Srbiji, Hrvatskoj, Bosni i Hercegovini, Sloveniji, Crnoj Gori i Makedoniji...


    Kanal Sci Fi počeo je da emituje program u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama pre 17 godina, 1992.
    U Srbiji je najavljen za kraj oktobra - početak novembra, posredstvom Srpskih kablovskih mreža (SBB), najvećeg operatora kablovske televizije u Srbiji, koji je i vodeći regionalni satelitski operator putem svoje Total TV platforme.
    Drugačiji od običnih medija posvećenih naučnoj fantastici, Sci Fi kanal, koji pripada porodici velikog NBC Universal Studia, predstaviće nam žanrove fantazije, paranormalnog, reality programe, horore i još mnogo toga...

    http://www.syfy.com
    http://www.facebook.com/SCIFIBalkans
    http://twitter.com/SCIFIBalkans

[akhnaton]

Super vest. Samo da ne bude jedino na totalu, a zemaljska kablovska ništa. Ili Beograđani da gledaju, mi ostali...

[shrike]

SciFi već godinama mogu da pratim preko satelita i nije ništa posebno, tj. ništa što već nismo gledali. Tamo sam prvo gledao Galacticu a u ponudi imaju i Supernatural, Heroes, Eureka... Ali može se naleteti na poneki film vredan repriziranja.
Sad, ja pratim špansku verziju kanala, moguće da u balkanskoj imaju drugačiji raspored.

[scallop]

Sci Fi Channel ja godinama u SAD gledam uz FoodNetwork, Tenis i NFL prenose. Treba provaliti programsku šemu. Nove serije su isključivo petkom uveče, a kratki serijali za vikend. Preko nedelje se emituju reprize, od novijih koje su pojedinačne, do starijih koje idu back to back. Shrike, nema tog kanala koji bi mogao tako svedenu temu da puni stalno novim stvarima. Dobre su i emisije kad najavljuju teško nevreme u okolini Tulse sa grmljavinom, pljuskovima i tornadima, ali ni to nije na redovnoj bazi. Samo kad naleti nevreme.

[zakk]

Izjava sa konferencije za štampu:

SCI FI kanal sleće na Balkan

SCI FI kanal dolazi na jedno od glavnih tržišta kao deo planova za globalnu ekspanziju kanala NBCU Global Network

London – 15. septembar 2009. godine – Sve je spremno da 1. oktobra 2009. godine NBC Universal Global Network po prvi put na Balkanu pokrene jedan od svojih najuspešnijih kanala - SCI FI Kanal.

SCI FI kanal će biti distribuiran putem SBB digitalnih platformi u Srbiji, Sloveniji, Bosni, Hrvatskoj i Crnoj Gori. Van SBB sistema SCI FI Kanal će biti dostupan gledaocima u Albaniji, Makedoniji i na Kosovu.

U specijalnoj izjavi povodom balkanskog lansiranja SCI FI kanala Dragan Šolak, Direktor SBB izjavio je: "Napori kompanije SBB da izgradi najbolji PAY-TV sistem na teritoriji zemalja bivše Jugoslavije sada su dodatno osnaženi uvodjenjem SCI FI kanala u našu ponudu programa koje distribuiramo putem naših kablovskih i DTH platformi. U izuzteno konkuretnoj tržišnoj utakmici mi biramo sebi samo najbolje sadržaje i najbolje provajdere, kao što je to NBC Universal Global Networks, jer znamo da su samo takvi partneri u mogućnosti da nam pomognu u ostvarivanju naših ambicioznih ciljeva"

Lansiranje SCI FI kanala za tržište Balkana je deo tekuće ekspanzije NBCU Global Networka.  Tim povodom, Francois Roux Generalni direktor EMEA, Global Networks izjavio je: "Trenutno ostvarujemo agresivan plan međunarodne ekspanzije a Centralna I Istočna Evropa su u centru pažnje naših planova za ekspanziju SCI FI kanala. Balkan je tržište sa žestokom konkurencijom i presrećni smo što je SBB izabrao baš SCI FI kao stepenicu u razvoju svog poslovanja."

SCI FI nudi svojim gledaocima samo najbolje u žanru naučne fantastike, fantazije i paranormalnog uključujući tu i proslavljene serije i najveće filmske hitove najpoznatijih svetskih distributera od kojih izdvajamo NBC Universal, Disney, 20th Century Fox i CBS Paramount. Naša programska šema prošarana je raznolikim sadržajem koji se kreće od epskih fantazija i avantura superheroja do intrigantnih futurističkih drama.

Povodom lansiranja SCI FI kanala Colin McLeod, Genralni direktor za Centralnu i Istočnu Evropu Global Networks-a izjavio je: "Dodatno smo proširili međunarodnu mrežu SCI FI kanala ekspanzijom u novih 8 zemalja. Koliko ozbiljno shvatamo ovu ekspanziju govori i činjenica da će na kanalu uskoro uslediti premijera hita "Legend of the Seeker", serije koje će se ekskluzivno prikazivati na SCI FI kanalu širom Balkana, te činjencom da će nakon ove premijere uslediti i emitovanje dodatnijh ekskluzivnih sadržaja."

SCI FI startuje premijerom potpuno nove epske fantazije, serije "Legend of the Seeker", od nagrađivanog režisera Sema Raimia (Spiderman, The Evil Dead). Američka premijera ove serije privukla je malim ekranima 4,1 milion gledalaca. Premijerno će biti prikazane i "Eureka", serija sa najvišim rejtingom u istoriji američkih naučnofantastičnih serija, potom Destination Truth emisija koju vodi poznati istraživač paranormalnog Džoš Gejts i jedan od apsolutno najvećih hitova svih vremena, serija "Flash Gordon", koja prati intergalaktičke avanture poznatog strip junaka.

Na kanalu će biti prikazivani i kultni dugometražni klasici naučne fantastike, kao i filmovi naučne fantastike snimljeni u studijima Universala, koji će pokriti čitav SF žarn - od svemirskih i avantura sa vanzemaljcima preko paranormalnog do epske fantastike i bajki, sa takvim glumačkim imenima i holivudskim zvezdama kao što su: Kevin Kostner, Tom Henks, Denis Huper, Zan Triplehorn, Šenon Doerti, Kevin Bejkon, Mihael Šank, Keli Le Brok i Ed Heris.

SCI FI kanal je pokrenut tokom 1992. godine, a već 2007. godine je dostigao rejting četvrtog kanala po gledanosti u ponudi svih kablovskih mreža u SAD među gledaocima starosne grupe od 25 do 54 godina. Trenutno se emituje u 30 zemalja širom sveta. Tokom 2008. godine kanal je postao dostupan gledaocima u Rusiji, Japanu i Rumunij dok je tokom 2007. godine gledanje kanala omogućeno gledaocima u Poljskoj, Brazilu, zemljama Beneluksa i Latinske Amerike.



Napomene urednicima:

O NBC Universal Global Network:

NBC Universal Global Networks je deo NBC Universal jedne od najvećih svetskih kompanija u oblasti medija i zabave koja se bavi razvojem, produkcijom i marketingom programa za globalno gledateljstvo iz oblasti zabave, informativnog programa. Poseduje nekoliko poznatih zabavnih kanala - SCI FI, 13th STREET, Studio Universal, Universal Channel, Steel, Hallmark Channel, Movies 24, Diva TV kao i udeo u zajedničkom preduzeću KidsCo.  Svi zajedno, ovi kanali stižu u 130 miliona domaćinstava širom Evrope, Bliskog Istoka, Afrike, Australije, Latinske Amerike i Azije. Udeo od 80% u NBC Universal poseduje General Electric, dok preostalih 20% poseduje kompanija Vivendi.

[zakk]

Sa konferencije za štampu...

A valjda će biti još fotki, sa zanimljivijih mesta...

[zakk]

SCI-FI Channel Balkan SERBIA

[krema]

Ovo uopste ne izgleda lose, ima tu zanimljivih stvari...

[Son of Man]

i kad to krece konacno ?
izvinjavam se ako je vec pisalo, omasio sam....

[zakk]

Krenulo 1 oktobra, preko SBBa i TotalTVa.

Jedino što ih još uvek kolje su prevodi. Još nisu ni prajm-tajm pokrili... ali rade na tome, i kažu da će za dva-tri meseca kompletan program biti titlovan.

Ono što je vrlo pozitivno u celoj priči je da SBB ne radi ništa sem distribucije, a sve poteze vuče NBC/Universal, kome je  jako stalo do mišljenja publike.

[Meho Krljic]

Da, solidno je ovo, ali ako ne titluju, ode mas u propas. ja sam, nažalost prvo naleteo na neku seriju sa Tomom Henksom pa od tad apstiniram od ovog kanala.

[zakk]

Nešto su uleteli grlom u jagode, jer su startovali mesec dana ranije nego što je najavljeno...

[Son of Man]

Jos da ga ja nadjem, u prvom krugu ga nisam izvalio, sa cu opet...

[Alex]

Disney XD od prvog emitovanja ima titlove na dosta emisija. Ali Disney Channel nema, još.

[scallop]

Jos da ga ja nadjem, u prvom krugu ga nisam izvalio, sa cu opet...

431 MHz. Valjda.

[Melkor]

Nego, je l' neko rekao smrkiju i ostalima koliko su se sinoc zeznuli? 

[zakk]

Nisam se ni setio da ih izribam. A ovi ne kače fotke sa žurke...

Taj The tube je zabavno mesto...
Dal neko zna kako je tamo inače? Sinoć je baš bila demonstracija mogućnosti prostora i opreme...
Ja se ne razumem u tekno, al čini mi se kao betonsko gnezdo za razbivajuću elektroniku...

[Meho Krljic]

Ja tamo radim. Doduše, dvadesetak metara uvis, ali u istoj zgradi.

[zakk]

Tsk. Ti si mogao da se rešiš da prisustvuješ. Za razliku od Smrkija i Pilojca... bole leđa, bole grla... čiče jedne.

[Meho Krljic]

Imao sam sopstveni koncert u isto vreme.

[zakk]

To je razlog, a ne izgovor! Što ovi drugi nisu imali!

[Nightflier]

S obzirom na to koliko se onaj Hajlender naložio na Radmila, prava je šteta što nas nije bilo više. Poslaću mu večeras mejl s ponudom da jednom prilikom kada bude poslovno u Beogradu bude gost Društva na nekoj večeri, da upozna srpsku kuhinju. Naravno, ako se svi slažu?

[zakk]

Što da ne.

Enivej, od naših su bili:

Radmilo i Uroš, Boban, BoB, Spomenka, ja, Najtflajer, Miloš, Melkor, Pavle & Gaga, Lakobrija, JoR, phuzzy, Mixitron, Igor i Duško (aka prof.Kalkulus), Relja iz Tajda sa još nekom ekipom koju ne znam. Radmilo, kako se zove bradonja što je s tobom pričao?

Puštali su klipove poput ovog koji sam digao na Youtube, služili su nas konobari sa SCI-FI "ožiljcima" na čelima, promotorke su šećkale u šljokičastim kostimima i pucale mehuriće iz svemirskih pištolja, žongleri i mađioničari su nas zabavljali. U nekom trenutku nam se obratio direktor SBBa te posle njega direktor projekta SciFi Balkan. Nakon toga usledio je scensko/muzički performans, nekakav moderni balet, štaliveć...

Nakon toga smo se pokupili u naše novo tajno skrovište, gde smo se zezali do duboko u noć (kolko to sreda dopušta) uz vino, koktele i latino zvuke...

[scallop]

Naš "Ivica". Valjda će se javiti i sam. Nightflier je baš dobro namestio Maklauda. Zaboravih da mu kažem da smo next of kin. Čarlsov klan je McLane.

[zakk]

Fazi reaguje: http://www.screaming-planet.com/?p=98
(moram si napravit bolju kućnu stranicu negde :/ )

Oko eventa, mišljenja sam sličnog, mada nisam ni blizu toliko kiseo. Jer očekujem dobre stvari u budućnosti od saradnje sa SCI-FI kanalom, a ne od žurke SBBa.

[zakk]

neke fotke

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4309&id=100000296786503
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2035359&id=1505821366

[Alex]

Neke serije sa Sci.-Fi kanala koje sam pogledao:

Legenda o tragaču (Legend of the Seeker)

serija o kojoj sam rekao par reči na topiku o serijama, na početku prikazivanja, je definitivno dobra serija. Posle odgledanih 14 epizoda, to se može reći - dobra, uigrana glumačka ekipa i uopšte cela ekipa serije, evidentno, proizvode zabavan fantasy proizvod. Ljubiteljima žanra preporučujem, a biće uskoro i repriza od početka - informacije na sajtu kanala.

***



Flaš Gordon

se završio prošlog ponedeljka, tako što su Flaš, Dejl i zarkov ostali zarobljeni na planeti (dimenziji ?) Mongo. Blago modernizovana verzija stripa je pravi tip serije za mlađu publiku, kakve su se nekada davale nedeljom u 14h na JRT 1. Čista, laka zabava, bez ikakvih intelektualnih pretenzija, ali odrađena korektno. Očekujem reprizu ovog seta epizoda jer nisam pratio od početka, tek od kad su je titlovali.

**1/2

Tin Man

umesto Flaša Gordona, ponedeljkom je krenula moderna verzija Čarobnjaka iz Oza sa Zoey Deschanel u glavnoj ulozi. Kažu da je u pitanju najgledanija serija Sci Fi kanala i da je reč o mini seriji od 3 epizode, ali sam isto našao podatak da traje ukupno 270 minuta, a pošto su prve dve bile od po 45, znači da je sad podeljena u 6 epizoda. Na osnovu prve dve, mogu da zaključim da nije reč o promašaju i odgledaću ostatak. 

[scallop]

Alex, ja ništa ne razumem momlanje glumaca u "Legendi", iako mi je teško da ne gledam onu zgodnu ispovednicu. Sci-Fi ne valja bez titlova.

[Alex]

Alex, ja ništa ne razumem momlanje glumaca u "Legendi", iako mi je teško da ne gledam onu zgodnu ispovednicu. Sci-Fi ne valja bez titlova.

Čekaj, pa zar ti nisi super ovladao amerikanskim narečjem s obzirom da živiš delimično u USA?
Ispovednica je extra, što kažu mladi.

Sve gorepomenute serije su titlovane, Legendu su (verovatno nečijim nemarnošću) u početku davali u repriznim terminima bez titla, a u prvom (četvrtkom od 21) sa titlom, ali negde od sredine serije su počeli u svim terminima da daju titlovanu verziju, što je jedino i logično, koliko znam, sem ako opet neko nije otaljao posao.

[scallop]

To nije tačno. Na SBB su bile titlovane neke tri-četiri epizode, a posle toga nijedna. Možda moj TV ne fata titlove.

Ako misliš da je Amere lako razumeti grdno se varaš. Oni paddy, patty, party itd. izgoravaju isto, pa ti vidi da li idu u klonju ili na žurku. Ako stenju, onda je klonja. Ako ti ponude bafej, treba da gledaš u bob da bi shvatio da se radi o zakusci (buffet).

[Alex]

To nije tačno. Na SBB su bile titlovane neke tri-četiri epizode, a posle toga nijedna. Možda moj TV ne fata titlove.

Kad ti kažem da sam sve gledao sa titlom preko sbba, ali četvrtkom od 21 u premijernom terminu. Nisu uvek sve reprize bile titlovane, ali poslednjih nekoliko nedelja jesu.

Danas od 17.20 je bilo titlovano.  (Sad već juče)

[scallop]

Frak! Otkud ja da znam programsku šemu? Nema je nigde. Za mene je udarni termin - vikend. A tamo nije bilo titlovano. Sad je svejedno. Odo' ja u Ameriku, a tamo sve gledam - mute. Onda radi caption za gluve i čitam.

[Alex]

Otkud ja da znam programsku šemu? Nema je nigde.

Kad se vratiš - http://www.scifichannel.rs/whatson/home.asp

[scallop]

Imam problem.

SciFi kanal na mom TV nema titlove. Držao sam ga alternativno otvorenim ceo prošli vikend i - ništa. Neko drugi mi stalno tvrde da ima i titlovanih programa. Od mene se očekuje da definitivno utvrdim da li ima titlova ili nema, da li samo povremeno ima titlova (i gde i kad), da li kod nekih provajdera ima, a kod nekih nema (koji provajderi)... Bez tačnog uvida ne možemo da intervenišemo kod Universal-a. Molim sve koji su u komunikaciji sa SciFi programom da svoja zapažanja ostave na ovom topiku (sa detaljima).

Od toga pomalo zavisi da li ćemo i u kom stanju dobiti SciFi2, AXNSciFi (AXN su Sony-jevi kanali) i sl.

[smrklja]

Kod mene na IKOM-u ima titlove, ako si na digitalnoj televiziji tj. imaš dekoder probaj da na njemu uključiš titlove, opss, sad pravio eksperiment pošto imam 2 tv (tj. komp. i tv), na tv-u je priključen dekoder i ima problem na SciFi nema tona i prevoda dok na SciFi+1 ima i ton i prevod, kod mene na kompjuteru gde je analogni signal na oba kanala ima i ton i prevod.Proveravaću danas još pa ti javljam.

[scallop]

Ja sam na SBB. Imam Digital cable Receiver. Nema titlova. Nema SciFi+1.

[smrklja]

Probaj da direktno utakneš kabl u tv, tj. da preskočiš taj Digital cable Receiver i vidi šta se dešava.Koji paket imaš kod SBB-a?

[smrklja]

Ovaj zajeb sa prevodom i tonom mora da je do IKOM-a jer sad isti program koji je na SciFi bio pre sat vremena bez tona i prevoda na SciFi+1 ima i ton i prevod.Prilično čudno.

[smrklja]

e sad i ja nemam prevod ni na jednom kanalu 

[Alex]

To je neki problem sa tom digitalnom televizijom i uređajem. Ja imam klasičnu SBB kablovsku i većina programa ima titlove. Na Sci-Fi, jedinom kanalu tog naziva.

[Will-O'-The-Wisp]

Zar je moguće da danas iko gleda serije na TV-u, kad može da bude sam svoj urednik - i to u widescreenu?

[smrklja]

zanimljivo je to što je ovo analogni signal i što je skoro sav program danas reprizni, za koji znam da postoji prevod, plus što je prevoda bilo dal do juče ili prekjuče (nisam gledao duže od 15 sekundi pa se ne sećam), nemam reči za ovakvu profesionalnost kablovskih emitera, will ti si u pravu(to i ja praktikujem ) ali i dan danas postoje ljudi koji prate samo TV i ne znaju engleski jezik pa zašto bi oni bili uskraćeni samo zbog nemarnosti emitera

[Alex]

Zar je moguće da danas iko gleda serije na TV-u, kad može da bude sam svoj urednik - i to u widescreenu?

Ja sam npr. počeo da pratim Lost na Foxu zimus. Odgovarao mi termin i ritam od 4 epizode nedeljno. Kad bih propustio neku epizodu, a to znači i zaboravio da programiram video (da, i to vhs čudo, još neki koriste) ja bih je skinuo sa neta i odgledao, što reče, u widescreenu i sa kvalitetnijom slikom.

Ali da nisam gledao na Foxu (i još uvek ću pratiti, bar neko vreme) izgubio bih gomilu vremena na downloadovanje epizoda, a umesto toga sam internet koristio za drugo - filmove i muziku, u glavnom, ali i druge serije (Tjudorovi), koje se nisu prikazivale po domaćim televizijama ili jesu u ponoćnim terminima, koje radni ljudi ne mogu da prate.

Anyway, vreme je i da se pare date za pretplatu kablovske iskoriste, ne samo one za internet.

[Alex]

Za fantasy ljubitelje - druga sezona Legend of the Seeker na Sci-Fi-u; do sad bile prve 4 epizode - scenario i dalje ne pati od viška inteligencije, akcija i režija atraktivni za TV - dakle, zabavno i komercijalno.

[Melkor]

SYFY UNVEILS LARGEST ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE IN HISTORY; Unfortunately Most Aren't That Original. Or Good.

Is there a more disappointing network on television than SyFy?

Back in the day, it was a hub for fondly remembered genre series.  Then came their original programming which gave new meaning to the words, "bad decision"; "Hey, let's run Lexx, cancel Farscape and hell, why not have a different Stargate show on five nights a week?"

Thankfully, the network brought in WWE, reality programming ("You're on Scare Tactics!"  "Okay.  What's Scare Tactics?") and a series of Saturday night abominations movies that would make Ed Wood respond, "that looks cheap."

This is a network that considers the pairing of Deborah Gibson and Tiffany a coup.

Where are the awesome shows of days gone by? Where are the genre films that captivated me?  Where, damn it!?

After the jump, read what's next on their slate and my thoughts.



NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Alphas -- Premiering in July -- Alphas follows a team of ordinary citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental and physical abilities. Taking the law into their own hands, the unlikely team, led by Dr. Leigh Rosen (Emmy Award-winner and Oscar nominee David Strathairn) investigates cases that suggest other Alpha activity to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon have not been able, or willing, to solve. These gifted individuals must balance their quirky personalities and disparate backgrounds with their not always visible powers as they work to solve crimes, stop the ticking time bomb and catch the enemy.

Alphas also stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura Mennell, Ryan Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada, and is a production of Universal Cable Productions and BermanBraun Television. Executive Producers are Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein for BermanBraun, Zak Penn and Ira Steven Behr.

In other words, it's the X-Men meets the X-Files. David Strathairn seems to be playing the Professor X part, but Zak Penn's involvement might be an asset for the network. It sounds like a Fox show, but since Fox would put it on Friday nights until they cancel it, this one might be a winner.

NEW REALITY SERIES
Haunted Collector (working title) -- Premiering in June -- Ghosts and spirits inhabit more than just homes and buildings -- they can also live in objects. John Zaffis and his family are renowned paranormal investigators, tracking down haunted items like paintings, guns, jewelry and dolls. Once identified, the items are collected and stored in their museum, helping John's clients bring normalcy back to their lives. Produced by Gurney Productions. Executive producers: Scott Gurney and Dierdre Gurney.

In other words, My Mother The Car Meets Ghosthunters. You've got to be kidding me.

Legend Quest -- Premiering in July -- This fast-paced action-adventure series follows Ashley Cowie, a real-life symbologist, as he travels the world in search of some of history's greatest relics and artifacts, all of which are believed to hold hidden powers and mystical significance for ancient and modern cultures. Each episode will include Indiana Jones-type adventure and Da Vinci Code-style connections as the hidden truths and alternative theories of these mythical objects are explored. Legend Quest is executive produced by John Brenkus and Mickey Stern for BASE Productions, and is a co-production with Universal Networks International.

But, without special effects. If there's an episode where someone's head melts, I'm in. Otherwise...bleh.

Paranormal Witness -- Premiering in September -- From Raw TV, the acclaimed creative team behind Locked Up Abroad and Gold Rush Alaska, this tense, filmic and high-octane drama-documentary series brings to life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation. Using the mixture of intimate first-hand testimony and grittily realistic drama that Raw TV is known for, Paranormal Witness will transport the audience into a world turned upside down by extraordinary and terrifying events. Paranormal Witness is produced by Raw TV. Executive producers: Dimitri Doganis and Bart Layton.

It's like SyFy is going back to it's Stargate development routes by rehashing and remaking the same concept over several series.

SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/DRAMA
Battlestar: Blood & Chrome -- Luke Pasqualino (Skins-UK) and Ben Cotton (Hellcats) star in Battlestar: Blood & Chrome, which takes place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war. As the battle between humans and their creation, a sentient robotic race, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a brash rookie viper pilot enters the fray. Ensign William Adama (Pasqualino), barely in his 20's and a recent Academy graduate, finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful ships in the Colonial fleet...the Galactica. The talented but hot-headed risk-taker soon finds himself leading a dangerous top secret mission that, if successful, will turn the tide of the decade-long war in favor of the desperate fleet. Executive producers: David Eick and Michael Taylor. Written by Michael Taylor from a story by David Eick, Taylor and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. A production of Universal Cable Productions.

I hope it's more engaging than Caprica. I already miss Ron Moore.

SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT/SINGLE CAMERA HALF-HOURS
Three Inches -- In Three Inches, professional daydreamer and underachiever Walter Spackman is struck by lightning and develops a unique "super" power -- the ability to move any object using just his mind... but only a distance of three inches. He's soon immersed in a world of extraordinarily ordinary people like himself and learns that "super" is just a state of mind. The pilot is written by Harley Peyton (Twin Peaks), who also serves as executive producer. Fox Television Studios is producing with executive producer Robert Cooper, through his company Landscape Entertainment.

It's like Seven Days, but with, um, inches.

In the Dark -- In the Dark follows a misfit group of third tier ghost hunters whose misguided efforts tend to highlight their incompetence rather than any paranormal activity. From Universal Cable Productions, In the Dark is executive produced by Dan Taberski through Idiot Box Productions, Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal. Teleplay by Michael Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal.

It's like Ghostbusters, but with unfunny Peter Venkmans.

Me and Lee -- Me and Lee is about a down on his luck 20-something who goes in for back surgery, but the procedure doesn't go well. Enter Lee Majors, who claims he has the perfect solution. He entices the young man into his ultra high-tech lab and makes him bionic. Majors becomes the unlikeliest of mentors helping the young man get his life back together. Jenji Kohan, the executive producer and creator of Weeds, serves as the executive producer of Me and Lee along with the writer Matthew Salzberg, Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl. Produced by Lionsgate.

I saw Mr. Majors several months ago and perhaps he'll allow himself to be photographed for this show. For a guy who seems embarrassed by his pop culture legacy, he sure perks up if it means a paycheck is involved.

REALITY DEVELOPMENT
Culture Shock with Tommy Lee -- This one-hour investigative travel show follows Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee as he attempts to uncover the various rituals, symbols and other mysteries of secret societies around the world. Tommy Lee will dig into the history behind the secret society, search out its meeting locations and members, and meet with former members to reveal the society's rituals and deepest secrets. A production of ITV Studios America. Executive producers: Tommy Lee and Carl Stubner. Supervising producer: Jenna Barnes.

There's one thing that Tommy Lee is known for, investigative skills. Apparently college paid off.

Monster Man – When Hollywood studios want a bizarre creature, monster prop or out-of-this world alien, they turn to Cleve Hall and his very unique, family business. This series goes behind the scenes of Cleve's workshop, where the craziness of this fun family is matched only by the insane monsters they build. Produced by Gurney Productions. Executive producers: Scott Gurney and Dierdre Gurney.

It's like Cake Boss, but with an effects guy who has worked on only thirteen films in over thirty years and the biggest titles are Ghoulies and Troll.


Stunts Unlimited -- Stunts Unlimited is an elite and exclusive fraternity of artists committed to a very imaginative, creative, unique and dangerous craft -- movie stunts. This series takes audiences behind-the-scenes into a world rarely seen, unveiling the innovations and problem solving necessary to accomplish the most spectacular stunts in Hollywood. With their lives on the line with every stunt, the members of Stunts Unlimited form a close-knit work family, helping them balance the challenges of their jobs and their families. Executive producers: Ric Roman Waugh and Gary Binkow.

It's like the Real Housewives Meets The Fall Guy


Hi Tech Hoaxes -- The series where the supernatural, the mythical and the astonishing leave the big screen and step into people's everyday lives. Each week two teams will go head-to-head to provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for an unsuspecting pair of people, who are about to have their world turned upside down for a brief, thrilling moment. Teams of engineers, tech geniuses and pranksters will draw their inspiration from requests sent by ordinary people who want to execute the hoax on friends, family, colleagues, customers, kids, parents or even pupils. They'll rely on the technical know- how and the resourcefulness of the teams to make it happen. But it needs to be hyper-convincing because these hoaxes are going to be happening in the real world in plain sight. Produced by North One Television.

It's Scare Tactics Meets The Warren Commission.

Dinner with Deepak -- If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be? Best selling author and spiritual teacher Dr. Deepak Chopra dines and joins in conversation with some of the greatest minds and creators in the world today. In every episode, Chopra brings together a group of noteworthy guests to share a meal and a conversation ranging in topic from the spiritual, political and scientific to supernatural, designed to challenge our standard conventions and push the boundaries of viewers' imaginations and intellects. Executive producers: Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Tim Piper and Sharad Devarajan.

Fantastic and interesting premise, but not a good fit for the network. I look forward to the DVD set of the first season aka The Complete Series.

Tyler Shields -- A docu-series featuring unconventional photographer Tyler Shields and his team as they create worlds that are always surprising, shocking, and totally surreal. This Los Angeles-based artist is one of the most creative and original photographers working today. His subjects are celebrities, actors, models, and everyday people captured in magical, beautiful, and often dangerous situations. His eye-popping, jaw-dropping photos are designed to elicit the subject's purest emotion right in the moment using no special effects. A production of RelativityREAL. Executive producers: Tom Forman, Tyler Shields and Zach Quinto.

Might be an interesting documentary, but series, I'm not so sure.

Overthunk -- A one-hour series that follows two teams of four talented creators as they compete to design, build and set off massive chain reaction machines. The best gizmo gladiators across America will face off in a weekly contest testing their mettle through gears and metal. Each week visits a new city, where natural rivals race against the clock and each other to brainstorm and build a fantastic apparatus that completes a specific task and keeps viewers holding their breath to see if these contraptions will actually work. Along the way, surprise "monkey wrenches" will challenge their minds and their patience. Produced by 25/7 Productions. Executive producer: Dave Broome.


Mythbusters meets Real World/Road Rules Challenge. With no Puck.


Change the Day You Die -- Change the Day You Die is an inspiring new reality series that uses state-of-the-art science to dramatically transport its participants into the future to face their own self-inflicted demise. Each of the seemingly healthy, unsuspecting candidates -- nominated by friends, family and loved ones -- will go on a 10-week transformational journey where they must master a series of mental and physical challenges designed to reverse their bad habits and add back valuable lost years to their lives. Through medical-condition simulators, life-enhancing technology, unique graphics and special effects, each participant will experience firsthand the grim reality of their potential future so that they have the opportunity to change their ways before it's too late. Produced by 3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA. Executive Producers: JD Roth and Todd A. Nelson (3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA) and Danny Fenton (Zig Zag Productions).

This one's just fucking depressing. The reunion special could be small.

Imagination Nation -- The innovators behind Hammacher Schlemmer, America's oldest continuously published catalog that offers imaginatively unexpected and innovative products, go on the road to meet inventors from all walks of life to find fresh offerings for their inventory. Produced by North South Productions. Executive producers: Charlie DeBevoise and Mark Hickman.

It's like American Pickers Who Only Buy Full Retail


America's Smartest Kids -- A thought provoking, reality competition show where the country's most imaginative, innovative teenagers are challenged to invent a better future while competing for the title of America's Smartest Kid. Executive producers: David Zelon and Michael Sardo.


That's Incredible Meets Real People but you know, for kids.

SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES
Red Faction: Origins -- 2011 -- Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), Brian J. Smith (Stargate Universe) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica) star in Red Faction: Origins, based on the hugely successful Red Faction video game franchise. Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom ...and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.

Jake Mason (Smith), Alec's only son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them...a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Red Faction: Origins is produced by Universal Cable Productions and UFO Films.

It's like the made for television version of Max Payne.  This should be good.

Zombie Apocalypse (working title) -- October 2011 -- Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina. A production of The Asylum.

Hey, it's a rip off of Walter Greatshell's book  Xombies: Apocalypse Blues.  Walter, call your attorney.

Gretl -- November 2011 -- As an adult, a witch hunter (Hansel) returns to the village where he lived as a child to find and kill the witch who killed his sister, Gretl (Shannen Doherty), only to find that Gretl is not dead and danger lurks around every corner. Produced by Chesler/Permutter Productions & Vesuvius Productions.

A modern retelling of a fairy tale.  You know when SyFy gets a hold of a trend that trend is long over.  It's even over longer if you try an capitalize on it by using Shannen Doherty.

Snowmageddon (working title) – December 2011 -- A story about a mystical snow globe that makes very bad things happen in the real world when it is shaken. A production of Cinetel.

It's, well, stupid.

Bigfoot – 2012 -- 1970's pop culture icons Danny Bonaduce (The Partridge Family) and Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch) face off in the hunt for the legendary mountain creature. A production of The Asylum.

The only thing on this list that I need to see.  Brady Meets Partridge Meets Sasquatch.  Winning.

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun (working title) -- St Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17th, 2012 -- An evil leprechaun who has been imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally imprisoned him. A production of After Dark Films.

It's Leprechaun meets um, Leprechaun 2.

Roswell -- June 2012 – The story selected by fans for Syfy and IGN.com's B Movie Mogul project, 65 years after the original UFO crash at Roswell, another ship from the same far-off civilization comes to rescue their downed comrades – and continue their preparation to invade the earth. Directed by Jason Connery (Area 51, The Devil's Tomb). A production of After Dark Films.

From the director of The Devil's Tomb, created by fans AND fine-tuned by SyFy brass? How could it be good bad?

Jersey Shore Shark Attack -- 2012 -- While everyone else runs scared, vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore. A production of ARO Entertainment.

I wish this were a reality show with both The Jersey Shore cast and a real Great White shark.


Dungeons and Dragons 4 (working title) -- September 2012 -- A princess and a rogue knight become reluctant heroes inside a magical kingdom. A production of After Dark Films with Silver Pictures.

It sure would be nice if they get Marlon Wayans to reprise his role.

[scallop]

Jel' možeš ti to da opričaš u par rečenica. Dosta mi je čitanja Mehinih linkova.

[Nightflier]

Gleda li neko SG: Universe? Ja sam batalio posle treće epizode. Mislim da još ima šta da se iscedi iz te ideje, ali Universe mi je potpuno promašen.

[Melkor]

Pa, preneo sam u par recenica Link je tu samo da se vidi odakle sam kopirao.

[scallop]

Gleda li neko SG: Universe? Ja sam batalio posle treće epizode. Mislim da još ima šta da se iscedi iz te ideje, ali Universe mi je potpuno promašen.

Ja sam fan SG TV projekta, ali mislim da je potrošen sa petom sezonom SG Atlantis. Od SGU sam odustao sa prvom epizodom.

[Nightflier]

I ja mislim da je peta sezona SGA višak. Kad se samo setim koliko sam se radovao kada sam pročitao premisu iza SGU, a koliko sam se razočarao kada sam pogledao te prve dve epizode koje sam gledao, dođe mi da kukam na sav glas.