
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
'Grimm' finale airs this week on NBC
As reported on Airlock Alpha last week, Syfy announced its long-running flagship series “Warehouse 13” will end after a fifth and final season of six episodes in 2014. Last week’s episode was quickly a fan favorite despite medium ratings. John-Paul Nikel did a fantastic job capturing the e ...
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Next week, HBO's "Game of Thrones" will find out how it will do against other non-genre shows at the Primetime Emmys. But at least for now, it has something else it can cheer about: Four Portal Award wins, including its second consecutive Best Series/Television. The winners of the 2012 Airlock Al ...
Read More'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1,' 'Inception' divide up movies
Fans are hoping "Game of Thrones" cleans up at this year's Emmy awards. But first, it had a very strong finish in voting for the 2011 Portal Awards. The HBO fantasy series from author George R.R. Martin tied "Fringe" to take three awards at this year's fan-chosen awards, including Best Actor/Tele ...
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Patrick Gilmore believes five-year arc is an asset most shows don't have
To say that Stargate: Universe is having a bit of a hard time is something of an understatement. Despite a loyal following and a higher-than-expected viewership on iTunes and Hulu, the series -- which airs its Season 2 mid-season finale Tuesday on Syfy -- is struggling in weekly ratings. And fans ...
Read MoreSeventh film in the storied Warner Bros. franchise breaks box office records
The darker Harry Potter gets, the more fans love it. The first part of the young wizard's last chapter conjured up record audiences, pulling in $125.1 million for its opening weekend. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" broke opening day records for the previous six movies, easily d ...
Read MoreCould this be the year of the superhero? Or the final year of the wizards?
The movie categories have always been interesting ones for the Airlock Alpha Portal Awards, especially at times when readers have questioned how much of a "genre" film certain productions are, and if the biggest box office winners are usually the winners here as well. The fact is, the movie categ ...
Read MoreKeep reading over the next few days for insight on this year's nominees
Fans will be asked to continue a tradition that is now 13 years old when voting for the 2012 Airlock Alpha Portal Awards begins June 25. The awards themselves started in 1999 as the SyFy World Genre Awards. At the time, SyFy World, still living in its home in the now defunct GeoCities, was just ...
Read MoreThe move against 'Chillerama' and 'Teenage Werebear' is silly, Michael Hinman says
If you take a look online, there are some great promotional pictures of "Smallville" star Tom Welling donning the famous Superman suit. Sorry "Smallville" fans, I'm more of a Batman guy, so I'm not sure if Welling actually wore the costume in the series or not, but he did look great in those photos. ...
Read MoreHarry Potter actor says he's not interested in stepping into someone else's shoes
His director might be off doing his own version of Doctor Who, but keep Daniel Radcliffe out of it. Radcliffe, who played the title role in eight Harry Potter movies, told Digital Spy that he hasn't even considered joining David Yates' plans to bring Doctor Who to the movie screen. And he won't. ...
Read MoreIndependent film brings in $22 million on opening weekend
Science-fiction is back at the top of the box office with the superpower low-budget film "Chronicle" edging out Daniel Radcliffe's horror debut "The Woman in Black" with $22 million. "Chronicle," starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B. Jordan, edged "Black" by just a little more than $ ...
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