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Once Upon a Time: Fables, Foibles and Fatales

Welcome to the Paranormal Patrol’s weekly take on what’s bubbling in the cauldron of paranormal television. Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 23 at 8 PM / 7 PM Central on ABC. That’s the premiere time for the new ABC series ONCE UPON A TIME. I have to admit, when I made my list of [...]

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Deconstructing The Secret Circle

Welcome to the Paranormal Patrol’s weekly take on what’s bubbling in the cauldron of paranormal television. When I first heard that Kevin Williamson was taking THE SECRET CIRCLE and creating a new television series for it ala THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, I was excited.  I was more than excited.  I was thrilled.  Witches are by far [...]

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What’s Hot This Autumn?

The best part of the autumn television season is upon us: season premieres. Not only do we have great shows returning (Castle, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Fringe to name just a few) but it’s series debut time for a whole host of new television goodies.  So let’s take a little nibble and see what we [...]

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Previously On The Vampire Diaries…

Season two opened to the madness of Katherine’s (Nina Dobrev) return to Mystic Falls and closed with the dramatic fall of Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) to the power mad Klaus (Joseph Morgan).  The season’s casualties were high, including the loss of Caroline’s (Candice Accola) and Tyler’s (Michael Trevino) humanity, as the citizens of Mystic Falls [...]

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Take a Bite Out of This

Monday night, MTV’s freshman season of Teen Wolf wrapped in an incredibly jam-packed, suspense filled finale that really puts paid to a thoroughly enjoyable season. If you haven’t seen the finale, be aware, there are more than a few spoilers ahead and if you haven’t been watching Teen Wolf, slide your eyes up: yes, that [...]

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Eureka…Or Not.

Small town. Big secret. A SyFy Original Series.  Or at least it was until it became yet another casualty in SyFy’s seemingly apparent war on quality science fiction.   I started this entry as a rant, a pure emotional outpouring of outrage and disappointment, but the more I wrote, the more I remembered what Eureka was [...]

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5 Reasons Why They Need to Stake a Buffy Reboot

From the day the rumors hit the Internet that the Buffy reboot was on its way sans Joss Whedon and the rich pop culture heritage born from thirteen seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and spinoff Angel as well as the comic book based eighth season, I’ve been crying foul. 5. Vampires are all the [...]

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Sometimes, It Takes a Village…

Take some time this summer and visit the sleepy, seaside town of Haven, Maine. You will enjoy the protection of temporary Chief of Police Nathan Wournos (Lucas Bryant) and Officer Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) (as well as FBI Agent Audrey Parker) and you can dine at The Grey Gull owned by John Wayne “Duke” Crocker [...]

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Paranormally Delicious: Sexy Summer Shifters

I admit it, I have a real soft spot for shifter books (think the Mercedes Thompson and Psy-Changeling series), which often translates into an affection for shifters on television.  My love for shifters dates back to the 1980s series Manimal staring Simon MacCorkindale.   The series followed Doctor Jonathon Chase (MacCorkindale) who was a true shape-shifter [...]

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DVR P for Paranormal

It’s hot this summer with temperatures soaring into the triple digits every day, but it’s paranormal television that’s actually smoking.  Whether it’s recently returned veterans True Blood, Eureka and Warehouse 13 or freshmen series Teen Wolf, The Nine Lives of Chloe King and Alphas – it’s a summer potpourri of watching opportunities. What’s Hot Alan [...]

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