Eleven TV Events I'm Looking Forward To In 2010

2010 is almost here, and for those of you on the East Coast or in other countries, it may be here already. With the new year also comes new television, and 2010 promises to bring some good stuff.

Here's some of what I'm looking forward to in the new year. Some fan favorites like Chuck, True Blood, and LOST are noticeably absent; NOT because I dislike the shows or think they're not worth looking forward to - on the contrary, I'm sure they are - but instead, they are (don't kill me) not shows I currently watch.

Also conspicuously absent from this list is Heroes, which returns on January 4. I can only hope the show gets better, but right now, it's one of those things where I'd miss the show if it was gone, but I get so nostalgic for the days when every episode was a thing of greatness. (See: Season 1 between episodes 5 and 22)

Doctor Who: The End Of Time, Part 2 (January 1/2)
The United Kingdom gets this on January 1 itself. Those of us in the United States have to wait for Saturday on BBC America. This marks the end of Russell T. Davies' era as executive producer; it's also a farewell to a man who made the Doctor role his own, David Tennant.

Tennant's performance as the Doctor was amazing and at many times better than the scripts he was given to work with. I wish he had stayed for a year with incoming showrunner Steven Moffatt but sadly it is not to be. His successor, Matt Smith, has some powerful Converses to fill. I'm hopeful; especially when you consider it was almost five years ago that everyone was in a panic that new Doctor Christopher Eccleston was leaving after only one year in the role. That Tennant guy sure worked out, didn't he?

The Human Target (January 17)
I still wish this more resembled its comic book counterpart, but any TV show based on a comic book is welcome to me, and this show might have the right mix of elements to be a hit for FOX. Next time, though, adapt something that more folks have heard of though, okay?

The return of The Vampire Diaries (most likely January 21)
I was skeptical, expecting a TV Twilight when this premiered. But with every episode the mythology seems to get more and more involved, with new characters weaving in and out and new situations for the show's main characters. It's also really nice to have a CW show that's not about rich white girls, too.

Smallville: Absolute Justice (February 5)
Smallville actually returns on January 22 but the two-hour "movie event" (really two episodes tied together) featuring the legendary Justice Society of America will surely have a lot to offer, especially since it's written by Geoff Johns. Hopefully the JSA characters seen in the promotional images and trailers will be just as good in the episode, though I still think they could have cast a younger Star Girl.

The return of V (March 30)
Although the "fall finale" seemed to be more of a regular episode with some cliffhangers tacked on, I'm pretty confident that the return of V will be something pretty impressive - especially since the new showrunners have had time to organize things and set a direction before the show comes back. Coming on after LOST surely won't hurt, either.

The return of GLEE (April 13)
I'm not ashamed to admit that GLEE is one of those rare shows that I'll never wait to watch a few days later on DVR. A well-cast group of actors playing a well-written group of characters, some really good music, and Sue Sylvester - what more does a show need?

Day One (NBC Midseason)
Jesse Alexander's "the day after a catastrophe" series is right now unscheduled, and NBC has reduced it to being a four-hour "miniseries" to start, but I'm still very curious. Could be good.

Syfy's The Phantom (TBA)
It's aired in Canada (though no torrents can be found anywhere - boo! hiss!), and the costume looks silly as all get out, but again, the idea of a mainstream comics property on TV is very exciting to me.

AMC's The Walking Dead (TBA)
I recently got to reading the comic book trade paperbacks detailing the continuing story of this "open-ended zombie movie" by Robert Kirkman. The fact that Frank Darabont (The Mist) is directing and executive producing also has me very excited. Bonus points if they shoot in black and white.

Powers on FX (TBA)
Who knows if this will even come in 2010. The comic series by Bendis and Oeming would make a darned good TV show, though.

The Smallville Spin-Off (TBA)
I'm calling it now: 2010 will bring us news of a Smallville spin-off. This isn't going off of any sort of "insider information," either. It just seems like the logical thing to do. The CW needs a show like Smallville, and it's doubtful Smallville will last more than 10 seasons. On that same level of confidence, though, I'm pretty sure both Smallville and Supernatural will be back for one more season each.

KryptonSite Network Favorites Up For People's Choice Awards

Decisions, decisions.

This year's nominees for the People's Choice Awards are now up for voting, and several KryptonSite Network favorites are nominated.

These include:

Zachary Quinto (Heroes, Star Trek) for Favorite Breakout Movie Actor
Both V and Vampire Diaries for Favorite New TV Drama
Glee for Favorite New TV Comedy

Vote now and show your support!

First Look: Heroes "Redemption" with Hayden Panettiere

On HeroSite.net, we've just posted the first promotional photo for Heroes "Redemption" featuring Hayden Panettiere.

The picture is a bit spoilery, so check it out by following this link:

Spoiler Warning!

Please spread the word and link people to the site!

On The Subject Of Blogs And Writing...

Just thought I'd give a shout out here to two people who've really added a lot to the KryptonSite Network of sites.

Otto Berkeley has been writing Heroes reviews for quite a while, and his attention to detail catches things that most don't even catch in multiple viewings! You can find his reviews at http://herosite.net/blog

Cindy Houghton a.k.a. "Triplet" has been KryptonSite's Smallville reviewer for several years now, and in my opinion, she's great at pointing out and giving appreciation for the best parts of the show while still having a critical eye. I personally like that she doesn't take sides on "shipper wars" when writing. If only I could send her Tom Welling as thanks. She can be found at http://www.kryptonsite.com/triplet.htm.

So, if you haven't seen either of their reviews, check them out! Now to find reviewers for V or The Vampire Diaries next year.... anyone interested?

And while I'm calling people out - also some "thanks" to the mods at the K-Site forums. It's a difficult job at times, but they all do their best to keep the peace... and they have to put up with me, which isn't always easy.

Heroes Episode #4.7 Title

The title for the seventh episode of Heroes Season Four will be "Strange Attractors."

For more Season Four spoilers visit the HeroSite.net Spoilers Page.

NBC's Official Write-Up For Heroes Season 4

NBC has issued an official description for the fourth season of Heroes.

Find it on HeroSite.net!

Heroes Winners At The Teen Choice Awards

Heroes was awarded with two awards in this year's Teen Choice Awards which will be televised on FOX tonight.

Hayden Panettiere went home with Choice TV Actress (Action/Adventure) and Heroes itself was picked as Choice TV Series (Action Adventure).

Heroes Season 4 Promotional Videos

Just added four new videos, courtesy of NBC, onto HeroSite.net.

Heroes Forum Question

Got a question I just posted on the KryptonSite Forum....

Lately we've listed Heroes with the "KryptonSite Television Forums" section, but now that the season is approaching, we've considered moving all of the Heroes sub-forums back onto the main page of the forum.

The question is, would you prefer to have Heroes on the main page of the KryptonSite forum, which would mean a lot more to scroll past, or keep it with the "Television Forums" where V, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and more reside?

And moreso, would you like to see the other forums "popped out" too, even though it would mean a lot more to scroll past on the main page?

Personally, I could go either way on this. It's nice to have Spoilers, Cast, Creative, etc. forums visible on the main page, but at the same time, the new placement can expose people to some of the other forums on KryptonSite - it's not just Smallville.

Testing the new blog software...

Hopefully this can be used - at least for now - to post announcements tying in to the shows featured on KryptonSite Network websites.

This is an exciting time as - with the recent announcement that V will be premiering on November 3 and airing on Tuesdays - there will soon be a KryptonSite Network show for every night of the week!

Mondays will give us Heroes at 8PM on NBC. The fourth season will premiere on September 21, 2009.

On Tuesdays, as previously mentioned, V will start on November 3.

Human Target will air on Wednesdays starting in January 2010. The show is based on the DC Comic of the same name.

The Vampire Diaries takes Smallville's old Thursday night slot preceding Supernatural. The show premieres September 10.

Finally, Smallville returns for its NINTH season on September 25!

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