BHC Press To Publish Gary Morgenstein’s Provocative New Novel A MOUND OVER HELL

GARY MORGENSTEIN: Why did you write a science fiction-baseball novel?

Baseball and science fiction are two of my great loves, along with being a political junkie and a history buff. Combining baseball and science fiction is very rare, although all the sci-fi peeps point out there was an episode on “Deep Space Nine.” I don’t want to claim my novel is the first, but it certainly re-imagines the genre. Since baseball is so old-fashioned, science fiction writers don’t think it’ll make the cut into the future As a lifelong baseball fan (the Yankees are my team), I wanted to turn things upside, making baseball represent what America once was – for which it is reviled and accused of treason. The beauty of writing speculative fiction is you build upon existing events and take them to that next terrifying, thought-proving level, like Orwell’s 1984 or Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, along with a healthy dose of Philip K. Dick such as The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. The greatness of science fiction is asking “What if?”. So what if the current conflict with Islam went horribly south and America actually lost World War Three to an ISIS-clone?

Tonight WGN America premieres episode two of their newly acquired series, Shoot the Messenger, entitled, “There Will Be Blood.” The eight-part political-crime thriller stars Elyse Levesque as Daisy Channing, a reporter working at The Gazette, when she witnesses a murder and suspects a cover-up. She is joined in her pursuit by her senior reporter, Simon Olenski (Lucas Bryant), her editor, Mary Foster (Alex Kingston), and Detective Kevin Lutz (Lyriq Bent).

Levesque recently talked to SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about her work on the show.

Last night, WGN America premiered its newly-acquired series, Shoot the Messenger. The eight-part event series follows reporter Daisy Channing (Elyse Levesque) when she witnesses a murder and discovers a scandalous cover-up. She is helped by her co-worker and senior reporter, Simon Olenski, played by Lucas Bryant, her editor, Mary Foster (Alex Kingston), and Detective Kevin Lutz (Lyriq Bent).

Bryant recently talked to SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about his character and his work on the series, as well as the end of Syfy’s Haven.

Tonight the third episode of the series Bellevue, "The Guy with Fire in His Eyes," airs on WGN America. The eight-episode series takes place in the town of Bellevue, when a high school hockey star struggling with their gender identity (Sadie O’Neil) goes missing. Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin) and police chief Peter Welland (Shawn Doyle) are brought in to investigate.

Yesterday, the co-creator and executive producer of the show, who also directed some episodes as well, talked to SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview.

Bellevue Preview - 2/06/18
1.03 - "The Guy with Fire in His Eyes"

A NEW RIDDLE LEADS ANNIE TO QUESTION A BELOVED COMMUNITY MEMBER ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF WGN AMERICA’S GRIPPING SERIES ‘BELLEVUE’ AIRING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 10 P.M. ET / 9:00 P.M. CT

An all new episode of WGN America’s “Bellevue,” airs Tuesday, February 6 at 10 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CT. In “The Guy with Fire in His Eyes,” Annie (Anna Paquin) shares her theory that Jesse’s (Sadie O’Neil) case has a connection to another mystery – from 20 years ago. When a new riddle is found, Annie is led down an uncomfortable path that has her digging into a loved and respected member of the community. Meanwhile at home, Annie finds herself at odds with Daisy’s (Madison Ferguson) father, Eddie (Allen Leech), over how to deal with their daughter’s newfound risky behavior.

Below is a preview from the season one episode of Bellevue, "The Guy with Fire in His Eyes." Bellevue airs Tuesdays at 10 pm ET/9 pm PT on WGN America. Check it out below.

Episodic photos from the third season episode of The Magicians, "Do You Like Teeth?," airing 2/14/18, after the jump.

Earlier tonight, WGN America premiered the second episode of the series, Bellevue, a thrilling crime drama, set in a small town with big secrets. Twenty years ago, a young woman was murdered, and now the killer has returned, or has he orshe? When a teen goes missing, Police Chief Peter Welland, played by Shawn Doyle, and Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin) take the case.

Recently Doyle talked to SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about his role on the show.

SYFY RENEWS CHRISTOPHER MELONI AND PATTON OSWALT STARRER ‘HAPPY!’ FOR SEASON 2

From Universal Cable Productions, the Season 1 Finale Airs This Wednesday, January 31

NEW YORK, NY – January 29, 2018 – SYFY announced today a second season pickup of the network’s original series HAPPY!, starring Christopher Meloni and featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt. From Universal Cable Productions, this twisted graphic novel adaptation has been hailed as “one of the craziest, most utterly off-the-wall TV series ever produced” by The New York Times Syndicate and launched as the network's best series premiere since January 2016 across all key demos. The shocking Season 1 finale is set to air this Wednesday, January 31 at 10/9c on SYFY.

Episodic photos from the eleventh season episode of The X-Files, "Ghouli," airing 1/31/18, after the jump.