SCC is on Fox, which has such a long history of making stupid decisions about genre shows that the wisest fan policy is hope as little as possible to reduce the inevitable disappointments.

Yes, Fay, PD actually got renewed before the strike, but because of the trouble with rounding up the principal actors at this late date (i.e. Kristen Chenoweth singing and dancing at the Oscars, and a number of others have side projects scheduled for their 'off season') they'll work on a full season for next year. Which is frustrating because I'm in love with the show THIS MUCH but I'd rather they get enough time to put together proper scripts and SFX instead of having to rush things through and lessen the final product.

SCC and PD must be renewed. I want my good TV.

I've read all over the internet on Livejournal recently that SCC is renewed. Unfortunately it's lots of people telling each other it's renewed. It seems to have originated from an article on canada.com saying it got hit ratings and has been renewed, which was... wrong.

They should renew it. It should hold a stead 8 million. I fear, though, FOX won't risk it. Their current silence is deafening - I suspect they'll let the cast contracts expire quietly. Experience with them I've had is they'll bin stuff off without actually telling people.

PD is definitely coming back, also.

You too can have Bionic Contact Lenses.

I keep having the strongest urge to quit watching Ashes to Ashes, and I don't know why I'm not following it. I mean, at least Torchwood had aliens and fairies and monsters. I really can't get into Alex Drake; she just annoys me. I don't know what it is, but I can't seem to really care whether she lives and sees her daughter again. The creepy clown is nowhere near as effective as all the tricks LoM pulled, but, in fairness, I know they don't want to use the same tricks. This show is really making me appreciate John Simm and, well, the character of Sam Tyler. It's interesting to see the growth of Ray and Chris, and Shaz is totally adorable, but even Gene Hunt is irritating me on this show half the time because having to work with a bird brings out his dickish side even more. With Sam, the conflicts were more procedural and interesting, but it seems like all he does on this show is be totally offensive every chance he gets. And I have no interest in the Gene/Alex hook-up they're moving toward. I swear, sometimes it feels like fanfic come to life. I miss the layered, interesting character we got in LoM. The show is improving somewhat, but geez. I don't know why I'm putting myself through this. We're more than halfway through the series, so might as well keep going, I guess.

New Caprica 6 promo - there was another interesting teaser with Kara but apparently, that one has gone bye-bye.

Interview with Nikki Clyne - I didn't find it spoilery although she did mention in vague generalities somethings that might happen with her character.

SciFi's next original monster movie features a monster made out of animated rocks that's basically identical to the one in Galaxy Quest.

Awesome!

But where's Aztec Dinosaur, or whatever they named the movie about conquistadors and T-Rex? (It's written by a couple of the Farscape writers, which is why I'm interested.)

It's supposed to return in the fall, Fay. It actually got pretty good ratings for something so deeply offbeat.

Yay! I loved it very much! I was trying to think of what the word was for its style and aesthetic, and I was coming up blank - because it's clearly NOT goth, not at all - and yet it shares the fairytale, fantastical and whimsical elements, very Series of Unfortunate Events. (Or perhaps more The Littlest Elf, or whatever that cheery movie was...) But the visual aesthetic - hell, AND the narrative style for that matter - is more like something from a musical, isn't it? With all those lush colours and what have you.

I mean, yes, Amelie, obviously - but is there any better label I can assign it, to explain it? I feel that there should be something that evokes this whimsicality and cheerfulness.

Oh! And did you all catch Anna Friel's normal voice on the voiceover for the Dandylion Car advert? That was fun!

ion, I heart all the characters. I especially love the Olive/Chuck friendship. (And I vaguely want to read Ned/Vivian, and indeed Chuck/Olive Olive/Ned. Um. Although I do feel rather guilty about this. But - yeah.)