The summer’s winding down, the temperatures will drop, and soon you’ll have to get your sweaters out of storage. But the true proof of Fall’s arrival isn’t the turning leaves, it’s the onslaught of new stuff to watch on TV. To help you navigate the crowded airwaves, here’s a handy dandy guide to shows you may be interested in. There’s only a few scifi/fantasy shows but there’s plenty of action and adventure to be had. I’ve also included a few non-genre shows that may appeal to the nerd/geek in you too. Remember to double check all air times for your region.

So behold! The searchable, oraganizable, print-outable guide extravaganza!

UPDATE (9/6): Batman: The Brave & The Bold premiere date, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Leverage added

Premiere Date	Day it Airs	Show	Time/Channel	About the Show	Type of Show
September 1	Wednesday	Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible	10pm, The Science Channel	Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku returns to explore the real life possibilities of some of our favorite scifi movie and TV premises. The back-to-back premiere features creating a second Earth and galactic colonization.	Documentary; Science
September 6	Monday	Regular Show	8:15pm, Cartoon Network	"Two groundskeepers, Mordecai (a six-foot-tall blue jay) and Rigby (a hyperactive raccoon) are best friends who spend their days trying to entertain themselves by any means necessary, much to the displeasure of Benson (their boss, who is a gumball machine) and to the delight of Pops (an older, lollipop-headed gentleman). Their everyday pursuits often lead to things spiraling out of control and into the surreal: they open portals to other dimensions, summon demons via an ‘80s arcade game and accidentally use choreographed dance moves to send co-workers to the moon."	Animated; Comedy
September 6	Monday	MAD	8:30pm, Cartoon Network	"MAD is an animated sketch-comedy series utilizing a chaotic mix of animation styles and twisted humor to pull back the curtain and expose the truth behind movies, TV shows, games, pop culture and, of course, curtains!"	Animated; Comedy
September 9	Thursday	The Vampire Diaries	8pm, CW		Supernatural; Teen Drama
September 9	Thursday	Nikita	9pm, CW	Maggie Q stars as the titular rogue spy who, a few years after escaping, decides to take down the organization that created her.	Action/Adventure; Thriller; Drama
September 9	Thursday	Destination Truth	9pm, Syfy	"The crew’s itinerary will include investigations in Madagascar, Tanzania, Guam, Kenya and Cambodia. The team will also conduct the first underwater paranormal investigation when they travel to a remote Micronesian island to search for the spirits dwelling in a sunken fleet. The season kicks off with a trip to Pompeii, where Josh Gates and crew conduct the very first overnight paranormal investigation in the famous ancient city."	Reality - Investigative
September 9	Thursday	Beast Legends	9pm, Syfy	"The six-part series journeys around the world using scientific data to reconstruct what mythological monsters, from Krakens and Griffins to Fire Dragons, would have been like — if they had ever existed. In each of the hour-long episodes, Beast Legends uncovers historical and eyewitness accounts by zeroing in on archaeological and other physical evidence to assemble the most accurate picture possible of these monsters, from where they might have lived to how they would have behaved. The show then uses the information to create incredibly realistic CG animations of the creatures."	Reality - Investigative
September 12	Sunday	Venture Bros	11:30pm, Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)		Animated; Comedy; Not For Kids
September 16	Thursday	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	10pm, FX		Comedy
September 17	Friday	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	7pm, Cartoon Network	There's 13 episodes left in Season 2 and, after a 13 episode Season 3, the show will be over. Sad panda. But the bright side is that Wonder Woman and Superman will probably make an appearance which will mark the first non-Justice League Trinity team-up in the DC Animated universe.	Animated; Action/Adventure; Superheroes
September 17	Friday	Sym-Bionic Titan	8pm, Cartoon Network	Genndy Tartakovsky presents the story of "three alien teenagers who crash-land on Earth and must protect their new home from alien invaders while navigating the perils of high school life." He gave us 'Dexter's Lab' and 'Samurai Jack'. He's giving us this. That should be enough to make you watch.	Animated; Action/Adventure; Comedy; Superheroes
September 17	Friday	Generator Rex	8:30pm, Cartoon Network	The show's not really my speed but it's good overall. Except the theme song which I hate to pieces.
September 17	Friday	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	9pm, Cartoon Network		Animated (CG); Action/Adventure
September 20	Monday	Chuck	8pm, NBC	Based on what was revealed at Comic Con, this season's gonna be good...	Action/Adventure; Comedy; Spy Fun
September 20	Monday	The Event	9pm, NBC	I'm not digging the promos so much but I like Jason Ritter and Blair Underwood as the President is genius. "When a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the president himself." The assumption is that the conspiracy is alien related.	Drama; Thriller
September 20	Monday	Hawaii Five-0	10pm, CBS	The classic cop show remake unites sci-fi/fantasy alums to the beach with Daniel Dae Kim ('Lost', 'Angel'), Grace Park ('Battlestar Galactica') and Alex O'Laughlin ('Moonlight'). Rounding out the primary cast is Scott Caan (the Ocean's series, 'Gone in 60 Seconds') and Jean Smart ('24', 'Designing Women').	Action/Adventure; Dramedy
September 20	Monday	Castle	10pm, ABC	Season 3 kicks off with Beckett (Stana Katic) having to arrest Castle (Nathan Fillion) for murder. I'm guessing he's exonerated.	Mystery; Dramedy
September 20	Monday	Chase	10pm, NBC	I pretty much universally hate all the promos but I do like butt-kicking chicks and producer Jerry Bruckheimer knows how to shoot an action sequence so I might give it a shot. Stars Kelli Giddish (who should have way more luck with this than 'Past Life'), Cole Hauser ('Pitch Black', 'K-Ville'), Amaury Nolasco ('Prison Break', 'Drive'), Jesse Metcalfe ('Desperate Housewives'), and Rose Rollins ('Mission: Impossible III', 'The L Word').	Action/Adventure; Drama
September 22	Wednesday	Undercovers	8pm, NBC	This is the show I'm most looking forward to. I loves me some good spy action and JJ Abrams. Repeats on Saturdays, possibly because the Peacock had to blow it's discretionary fund paying off Conan and repopulating the 10pm weekday timeslots.	Action/Adventure; Spy Fun
September 23	Thursday	Bones	8pm, FOX		Dramedy; Mystery
September 23	Thursday	The Big Bang Theory	8pm, CBS		Comedy
September 23	Thursday	Community	8pm, NBC	Did you see the paintball episode? Because it was pretty damn epic. Can't wait to see what they have in store next season. Season 2 kicks off with a Betty White guest appearance.	Comedy
September 23	Thursday	30 Rock	8:30pm, NBC	Matt Damon will return as Liz Lemon's Pilot boyfriend. It's been revealed that his character is very in touch with his emotions. There's no telling where the show's going to go with this.	Comedy
September 23	Thursday	$#*! My Dad Says	8:30pm, CBS	I haven't heard great things about the pilot but it stars William Shatner so I'm obligated to list it.	Comedy
September 23	Thursday	Fringe	9pm, FOX	Season 2 ended strong but I think I'll refrain from spoiling it for anyone who's still catching up. But I will say that Amy Madigan ('Carnivale', 'Field of Dreams') has signed up to play Oliva's mom for a few episodes.	Action/Adventure; Thriller
September 24	Friday	Smallville	8pm, CW	This is it - the last and improbable 10th season of the last WB holdover show still in production. At Comic Con, Geoff Johns revealed he's writing a Booster Gold and Blue Beetle guested episode (Jamie Reyes AND very possibly Ted Kord). Also Pa Kent (John Schneider) and Carter Hall (Micheal Shanks) return, Cadmus Labs debuts, Chloe exits, and Clark will end up in the tights by the end. Oh, and someone asking a question planted the Clone!Superboy seed into the writers/creators' brains...	Action/Adventure; Superheroes
September 24	Friday	The Good Guys	9pm, FOX		Action/Adventure; Comedy
September 24	Friday	Supernatural	9pm, CW	Eric Kripke promoted Sera Gamble to showrunner but still has his creative fingers in the Season 6 pie. Dean (Jensen Ackles) has settled into a hunting-free domestic life...until Sam (Jared Padalecki) returns. This season will focus on the Winchester Brothers' relationship and have more Monster-of-the-Week eps. Oh, and Ben Edlund's writing an episode about fairies. Because yes.	Action/Adventure; Supernatural; Dramedy
September 24	Friday	Medium	9pm, CBS		Drama; Supernatural
September 25	Saturday	Saturday Night Live	11:30pm, NBC	There hasn't been a lot of info about Season 36 but we do know Jane Lynch is hosting the third episode, Will Forte has left, Fred Armisen is returning, and they added three new cast members (one a 'Mad TV' alum).	Comedy
September 26	Sunday	The Simpsons	8pm, FOX		Animated; Comedy
September 26	Sunday	The Cleveland Show	8:30pm, FOX		Animated; Comedy
September 26	Sunday	Family Guy	9pm, FOX		Animated; Comedy
September 26	Sunday	Dexter	9pm, Showtime		Drama
September 26	Sunday	Metalocalypse	12am, Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)		Dark Comedy
September 28	Tuesday	No Ordinary Family	8pm, ABC		Action/Adventure; Fantasy; Family Comedy; Superheroes
September 28	Tuesday	Stargate Universe	9pm, Syfy		Action/Adventure; Drama; Intergalactic
September 28	Tuesday	Sanctuary	10pm, Syfy	Season 3 will focus on the past and secrets of the Sanctuary organization and founder Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping). The 20-episodes will also feature an abnormal bigger than Season 2's Big Bertha and a two-ep arc guest starring Polly Walker ('Caprica', 'Rome')	Action/Adventure; Supernatural
October 1	Friday	Human Target	8pm, FOX	At the Comic Con panel, new showrunner and 'Chuck' alum Matthew Miller dropped a whole lot of info on the new season. The most important being that our merry band of three will gain two members, both women. One will become their boss (which doesn't sit well with guys who aren't used to taking orders), the other a junior "agent" of sorts. And don't be surprised if Amy Acker guest stars again. As star Mark Valley pointed out, a boat exploded but we never saw a body, did we?	Action/Adventure
October 2	Saturday	Planet Sheen	Nickelodeon	"The intergalactic tale of Sheen Guevera Estevez–the hyperactive, attention span-challenged kid from Nickelodeon’s hit Jimmy Neutron–who crash lands on Zeenu and deals with bizarre customs and strange-looking creatures as he tries to return home."	Animated; Comedy; Intergalactic
October 3	Sunday	American Dad	9:30pm, FOX		Animated; Comedy
October 4	Monday	Scare Tactics	9pm, Syfy		Reality
October 6	Wednesday	South Park	10pm, Comedy Central		Animated; Comedy; Not for Kids
October 6	Wednesday	Ugly Americans	10:30pm, Comedy Central		Animated; Comedy; Not for Kids
October 10	Friday	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Cartoon Network
October 11	Monday	Zevo-3	NickToons	At first I wasn't going to list this new toon because I wasn't a fan of the animation but then I read that the primary villain's name is "Stankfoot." And that's awesome.	Animated; Action/Adventure; Superheroes
October 31	Sunday	The Walking Dead	8pm, AMC	I fully expect this show to blow people's minds...and then possibly eat them. Get it? Cuz zombies...and stuff...	Action/Adventure; Drama; Thriller; Supernatural
October TBD		Tower Prep		A rebellious teenage wakes up one day in a mysterious prep school tasked at finding its students' "unique potential." Ian befriends CJ, Gabe and Suki to investigate the school and try to return home. It's live-action and there will be special powers.	Action/Adventure; Mystery; Family Show; Superheroes
October TBD		The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Disney XD	I'm not quite feeling the animation style but I'll watch if for no other reason than to scrub the memory of that late 90's Avengers cartoon from my brain.	Animated; Action/Adventure; Superheroes
November 8	Weekdays	Conan	11pm, TBS	Viva la Coco!	Talk Show
November 10	Wednesday	Lie To Me	8pm, FOX		Drama
November 10	Wednesday	Psych	10pm, USA		Comedy; Mystery
November 11	Thursday	Burn Notice	10pm, USA		Action/Adventure; Thriller; Spy Fun
November TBD		Young Justice	Cartoon Network	So. Excited. Everything I've seen and heard about this makes me happy. The series takes the 'Young Justice' comic and	Animated; Action/Adventure; Superheroes
November TBD		The Looney Tunes Show	Cartoon Network	The return of the the Tunes has Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck moving from their respective wild habitats to the burbs. Naturally their neighbors are the rest of the Looney crew. The series will also feature CGI Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts and reportedly brand new two-minute "Merrie Melodies" music videos. Having seen a bit of the show and the CGI, it looks like they've got something here. This might be the first truly successful show since "Tiny Toons" in the 90s.	Animated; Comedy
December TBD		Leverage	TNT
Fall TBD		Mythbusters	Discovery Channel		Reality - Investigative
Fall TBD		Outcasts	BBC America	"With Earth no longer habitable, a group of courageous pioneers have traveled to another planet to begin again. They’ve built the town of Forthaven on Carpathia and have the unique opportunity of creating a new and better future on another planet." Stars Eric Mabius ('Ugly Betty'), Liam Cunningham ('Clash Of The Titans') and Jamie Bamber ('Battlestar Galactica') among others.	Drama; Intergalactic
Fall TBD		Voltron Panthera Force	NickToons	The series follows the exploits of a group of five young cadets brought together under trying circumstances to form a newly appointed Voltron Lion Squad dubbed the "Panthera Force." Not the best name but I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with the franchise.	Animated; Action/Adventure; Intergalactic
Fall TBD		House of Anubis	Nickelodeon	Eight students deal with standard teenage issues while investigating the mystery lurking beneath the surface of their boarding school. Not to be confused with Cartoon Network's 'Tower Prep' which I've seen footage of and looks awesome.	Action/Adventure; Mystery; Teen Drama

For those of us fortunate enough to make it to San Diego Comic-Con, we had the opportunity to watch the amazing promo for AMC’s The Walking Dead. Now you can look at it in all it’s suspenseful, gory glory. The zombie at the 2:52 mark is particularly creepy, no?

Now that you’re all revved up, you don’t have too long to wait for the series premiere. The Walking Dead debuts on the most fitting date of all – Halloween. The 90-minute premiere airs at 10pm on Sunday, October 31st as part of AMC’s 14th annual  Fearfest marathon of horror/thriller films. After the premiere, TWD episodes will be 60-minutes long on Sundays.

Until then, I leave you with some highlights from the aforementioned Comic-Con panel to satiate some of your curiosity.

Did Edgar Wright successfully translate the quirky, charming, over-the-top glory of  Bryan Lee O’Malley’s acclaimed Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series into a film? In a word, yes.

Scott Pilgrim is a 23-year-old slacker who does nothing except mooch off of his friend and roommate Wallace and play in a garage band named “Sex Bob-omb.” He is in a safe, chaste relationship with 17-year-old Knives Chau, ignoring the obvious disdain of his friends and family. A mysterious girl rollerblades through his dream one day and he is immediately captivated by her. After he finds out the she is in fact a real person, he loses interest in his high school aged girlfriend and pursues dream girl, Ramona Flowers, full force. He has no idea what he’s getting into. To date Ramona, he must defeat her seven evil exes, who fully intend to kill him. Can he win seven fights and escape with his life?

I went into the film expecting a fun, visually dazzling movie with not too much substance, but it was so much more than that. Edgar Wright has made a completely incredible, original film (again). The style is visually pleasing as well as innovative. The battles with the evil exes are right out of a video games with bonus points, extra lives, level ups, ridiculous and physics defying weapons and maneuvers, and the defeated exes bursting into a wave of coins. The video game theme extends to more than just the fight scenes. Many of the musical themes and cues are taken from the classic Nintendo video game The Legend of Zelda. Even at the very start of the film the Universal logo and sting was converted to 8-bit graphics and sound. I like that the film is entirely infused with little things like this that are recognizable to people like me who grew up with video games.

This cast works great as an ensemble, but some of the individuals shine above the rest. Kieran Culkin is amazing as Scott’s gay roommate Wallace. He literally steals every single scene he’s in. Other movies just suffice to have gay characters that are stereotypical and one dimensional, but the writing and acting for Wallace’s character is believable, layered, and hilarious. The other actor that really shined in the film is Anna Kendrick as Scott’s sister, Stacey. Michael Cera in the title role plays the same character in just about every film he’s in. He does a decent job of this character, but I would like to see him have a wider range and step out of doing the same thing in every movie. He in the role of the main character was the reason I was kind of wary about seeing the film, but his acting (or lack thereof) wasn’t the focus. Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers was ok, but I don’t think she was really able to show that much of her character.

The overall pace of the film is great. However in the beginning of the film, it’s obvious that a lot of events are compressed in a small time. It was necessary to move the story along, but it was obvious in this portion that an entire graphic novel series is being compressed into a film. I think this was also the reason for the lack of development of Ramona’s character. I did like the insertions of animation in the style of the graphic novel that were used as flashbacks to Ramona’s past relationships.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of the most original films I’ve seen in a while. I think everyone could find something they like in this film, whether it’s romance, action, or humor.

It was a typical day for Stan at the local diner, reading and drinking a cup of coffee. Everything changed when a man with a rash on his face in the shape of a cross came in, carrying a bloody sternum attached to some ribs. He is immediately dismissed as a joker by the proprietor, but he is proved wrong when the man bites off his nose. He turns around, now sporting the same rash on his face, and stabs another man. It takes a surprisingly short time for society to crumble with cars on fire, planes falling out the sky, and the Crossed attacking indiscriminately. These people will rape, dismember, mutilate, and even eat anyone including each other. Stan is now a part of a group of survivors that precariously live each day in hiding and trying at all costs to avoid the Crossed. With these monstrous people on the loose, any little mistake can lead to death. Now that society doesn’t exist anymore, even the survivors find themselves slowing turning into monster with the things they have to do to survive. Is there a way to survive and retain humanity as well?

I was interested in reading Crossed because of its new take on post-apocalyptic fiction and the fact that I loved Garth Ennis’ graphic novel series Preacher. This graphic novel excels in many ways. The Crossed are an interesting and new kind of creature. They are similar to zombies in that they attack anyone, greatly outnumber the normal humans, and have a resiliency that normal people don’t have. However, they possess what zombies do not: the ability to think and plan. This makes these beings so much scary than your run of the mill zombies. The humans in the story are equally as compelling as the Crossed. They have to decide at what lengths they will go to survive and risk the loss of their humanity on the way. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the novel and I felt that no character, no matter their age or sex, were safe. The graphic novel is entirely in color, which conveys the violent, gory, extreme images in a dynamic way. The artist doesn’t shy away from the carnage, but illustrates every excruciating detail.

The only shortcoming of the narrative is clarity and continuity. The plot frequently jumps around in time from the initial outbreak to the present. It isn’t clear sometimes when the flashback starts and ends. I found myself backtracking in the story pretty frequently to check where in time I was in the story. There was also an instance of an event where three individuals died, illustrated in a two page spread in all its disgusting glory. Then, a couple of chapters later, those characters were still alive. I was confused when I read this and I guess their deaths were a fantasy or imagining of one of the other characters, but it definitely was not made clear at the time.

Overall, I enjoyed Crossed. It’s a great addition to the post-apocalyptic genre. I would recommend this graphic novel to fans of the genre and Preacher. If you’re squeamish or prefer not to see graphic scenes of rape and dismemberment, I would stay away from this.

Due to some technical difficulties, I couldn’t take a lot of photos but I did get some choice images – behold some Supernatural prettiness!

Inside you’ll find photos from the Chuck, Nikita and Human Target as well as an assortment of flash-worthy costumes.

In this edition, witness The Walking Dead (panel) and some sights from the convention floor, mostly from the DC Comics booth because it wins.

Comic-Con is over…long live SDCC! I’ll be bringing you the interviews, videos and photos I’ve managed to gather over the four-day nerd extravaganza so let’s kick it off with some sights.

If you are a fan of science fiction movies then there’s a giant list of films that you simply must see, ones that are the foundation of modern movies and filmmakers – the VIPs, if you will.  The first Very Important Movie we’ll start with is part of what I like to call, “THE ATOMIC SERIES!”  These films all involve nuclear weapons in some way and are from the 1950s when sci-fi really started to take off in American pop culture.

Our journey begins in 1951 with a film called, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Originally a 1940s short story by Harry Bates called “Farewell to the Master,” TDTESS follows a peaceful alien called Klaatu as he comes to earth to deliver a message for all of its inhabitants. After many misadventures, we find out that Klaatu is trying to warn the earth that unless they stop developing atomic weapons then the other planets of the universe will have no choice but destroy the earth!

This film is a must see because of its dealings with the dawning of the nuclear age and how that plays into the old sci-fi theme of technology gone wrong (Frankenstein anyone?). TDTESS, along with many sci-fi films of the time, deals with a fear of atomic weapons following the end of World War 2. Many saw the aftermath of the weapons on Japan and were worried about the repercussions of such technology. These fears manifested in Hollywood which started pumping out movies like The Day the Earth Stood Still.

While the film may seem to be preachy in its message of love and peace, the original 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still does not hold a candle to the over-the-top 2008 remake starring Keanu Reeves, which felt like a two hour lecture on the importance of recycling. And while the original is not as visually stunning, true sci-fi fans would still be entertained by its original story, campy 50s writing, and sweet alien technology which includes a giant indestructible robot named Gort.

DC Comics has been upping their direct-to-DVD animation game lately. Green Lantern: First Flight was great and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths was their best yet. So when I heard they were tackling the recent Red Hood storyline, I was intrigued.

Now, courtesy of HeatVision, we get a look at what I believe is the first clip from the flick:

If those voices sound familiar, well…it’s because you know the actors very well. Bruce Greenwood (Capt. Pike, Star Trek; John From Cincinnati; Deja Vu; I, Robot) voices Batman and the always enjoyable Jensen Ackles speaks for the Red Hood. The movie also features Neil Patrick Harris as Nightwing, which is awesome.

In case you don’t know the general storyline, here’s the full trailer:

With a release date of July 27th, I’m expecting a big presence at San Diego Comic Con. Mental Note: Make it to the DCUniverse panel at all costs….