Discovery Channel

The New York Times reports that NBC has struck a deal to acquire a ton of programming from outside producers including Thom Beers. You probably don’t know who Beers is, but you very likely know his shows: he specializes in cable shows about people in extreeeeeeeeem circumstances, like Deadliest Catch and Ice Road …

SCI FI Channel Photo: Art Streiber

I panned Tin Man, the Sci Fi Channel adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, in the print TIME magazine this week. But as you know, I write all kinds of asinine crap, so Tuned In’s substantial sci fi contingent may well have disagreed with me. Did you watch the first night? Were you captivated by Kathleen …