Next month, the city of San Diego will be populated by the fanatical and fantastical for Comic-Con 2011. With a complete list expected in the coming week(s), today the first set of TV panels were announced.

Coinciding with the announcements of what TV shows we will see at the ‘Con, it was also revealed that 5 previously attending series will not be returning this year.

Comic-Con staples Chuck, The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead are all slated to return. Along with these familiar series, ABC will also be bringing fan-favorite Castle back to Comic-Con for its second year. Accompanying Castle will be ABC’s new fantasy series Once Upon A Time, starring House alum Jennifer Morrison, and the Paranormal Activity-esque thriller The River. Rounding out the new ...

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]]> http://screenrant.com/comic-con-2011-tv-panels-announced-aco-119557/feed/ 20 http://screenrant.com/syfy-alphas-in-plain-sight-medium-cbs-ghost-whisperer-baby-hbo-thrones-futurama-cast-chuck-air-dates-nielsen-ratings-july-26-brusimm-20385/ http://screenrant.com/syfy-alphas-in-plain-sight-medium-cbs-ghost-whisperer-baby-hbo-thrones-futurama-cast-chuck-air-dates-nielsen-ratings-july-26-brusimm-20385/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:26:21 +0000 Bruce Simmons http://screenrant.com/?p=20385 Today’s Weekly TV Wrap Up has some news about the Syfy channel picking up a show called Alphas, news on Chuck air dates, plus renewal news on In Plain Sight and other USA shows.

I’m also chatting about some Ghost Whisperer bits, Futurama voice casting news and some news about Medium on CBS.  I’ve also found some casting news on Game Of Thrones.

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Syfy Picks Up Alphas

Syfy has picked up a 90-minute action-adventure pilot called Alphas.

Alphas is about a team of ordinary citizens who possess hyper-developed neurological abilities.  Each person has a slightly special feature about them, but as a team, they combine to have extra-special skills.  It’s to be written by Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand), Michael Karnow and BermanBraun Television.

For whatever reason, NBC and ABC passed on Alphas while Syfy, having the opportunity, jumped on this superhero genre show.

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