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by RABID DOLL STAFF
May-24-2013 -
Michael Hinman heaps praise on a show as if it's 'Battlestar Galactica'
OK, it's not "Battlestar Galactica," but if you've been watching "Warehouse 13" on Syfy as religiously as I have, then you know that this show is deserving of huge amounts of love and respect. It's strange, because I almost had to be forced into watching "Warehouse 13" to begin with. I saw the pi ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman takes a look across the pond for what would be successful
Not too long ago, a popular British showrunner suggested that America could really improve its television offerings if it would just do one simple thing: shorten its seasons. That suggestion was not embraced too well by American television purists, who believe the 22-episode season is the golden ...
Read MoreComing out for Sean Maher and Zachary Quinto will help thousands
Save a teen, save the world. Zachary Quinto's character of Sylar was never on the right side of that battle in NBC's "Heroes," but as an actor and a role model, he's ready to do his part. Quinto, who also stars in the rebooted Star Trek films, did something absolutely amazing over the weekend: ...
Read MoreDigital Press Tour returns to Florida ... making life easier for Michael Hinman
Yes, I can't believe it's been almost five years since the first time I received an invite from NBC Universal inviting me to make the trek up to Vancouver to be a part of its first ever SciFi Channel Digital Press Tour. I was kind of amazed they were even doing it. The Internet had been around f ...
Read MoreMichael Engleman really did steer science-fiction channel into the future
If you asked me a couple years ago if I would ever write a column like this, I would at least hesitate. But I am the kind of person who gives credit where credit is due. And when it comes to Michael Engleman, his recent promotion to executive vice president of marketing and global brand strategy ...
Read MoreSome valuable advice to young, aspiring actors out there
When I think about it, I am not sure what has me fascinated about Cody Deal, or why I have now written yet another piece about the actor. I think it has to do with the fact that the kid really does have talent, beyond an action role (not meant in the nicest way) in a Syfy original movie, "Almigh ...
Read MoreWhen it comes to entertainment, there always seems to be a winner ... and a loser
This column might be a decade too late. But you have to admit, it sure takes an awful long time for television to change. I grew up in the 1980s, and by then, color television was common. Yet, so were black and white televisions. My family was an electronics family. We had an Atari right when the ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman once again is late to a party -- this time, 'The Guild'
Why is it that I don't want to listen to people sometimes? I didn't watch "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" until Season 4. I didn't watch "Warehouse 13" until Season 2. I didn't watch "Fight Club" until like 10 years after its release. And now I get to add a new one to the list: "The Guild." A ...
Read MoreTalk about not being able to stay on just one topic
I really don't want to join the pile-up on Syfy for its most recent public relations blunder when it came to "Eureka." But you have to admit, this isn't the first time this all happened. As much as some are trying to blame the NBC Universal public relations people for the renewal and then cancell ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman is now done with rude people
On May 12, 2000, I paid $7 for a movie ticket and sat down with a few hundred other people to watch this new John Travolta movie that had come out. The opening credits of "Battlefield Earth" -- a film that forced "Earth: Final Conflict" to have changed its name a couple years earlier -- rolled, a ...
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