Judy Manning

Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.

Most commented posts

  1. Advance Review: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Final Season, Ep 1 “Rispetto” — 11 comments
  2. TV News: TNT’s Adventure Series THE LIBRARIANS Returns November 20 — 6 comments
  3. #SOA Review: Sons of Anarchy “Fruit for the Crows” – Death threats, tempers flaring, and “strange fruit hanging” in trees — 6 comments
  4. Paleyfest 2011 – Supernatural: I almost missed it! — 5 comments
  5. Advance Review: @Syfy #ParanormalWitness , Season 1 Premiere “Emily the Imaginary Friend” and “Lost Girl” — 4 comments

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Dec 14 2015

Video: THE 100 Season 3 Returns January 21

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Check out two new trailers from The 100: The 100 Season 3 Extended Trailer: The war continues. “Hunted” Trailer:A heroine is hunted.

Dec 13 2015

GRIMM – “Wesen Nacht” Recap. Biest of Burden?

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Hang onto your hats, folks; you’re in for a bumpy ride. As Bud (Danny Bruno) says, “Something bad” is definitely headed to Portland. Coordinated vandalism attacks occur simultaneously in Portland, Seattle, and Eugene, Oregon, seemingly targeting Wesen owned businesses. Although, that’s not what “Wesen Nacht” is going to be remembered for, no.

Dec 09 2015

TV News: WAYWARD PINES To Return For a Second Season in 2016

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From M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense,” “The Visit”) and based on Blake Crouch’s international best-selling series of books, 10 all-new episodes of the suspenseful drama are set to air in Summer 2016. The second season will pick up in the wake of Season One, when a new arrival in Wayward Pines finds himself in the middle of a serious rebellion, as the residents battle over how to preserve the endangered human race.

Dec 06 2015

Video: iZOMBIE “Cape Town” Mid-Season Finale Trailer

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Next on iZombie: “Cape Town” Trailer: Liv joins the ranks of the superheroes.

Dec 06 2015

Grimm – “Rat King” Recap. A Grimm Walks into a Dump…

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The hype of the “Rat King” episode had me quite excited but unfortunately, I’m left wanting. “Rat King” has its moments of intriguing plot points but overall, it is a lackluster episode. I am, however, happy to see Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni) again, even though she is completely battered and bruised. Where has she been and what the hell has she been up to while she’s been gone?

Dec 02 2015

Racing Extinction Documentary – Review. Change Starts With One Thing.

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#StartWith1Thing – Is mankind causing a mass extinction event? From Oscar®-winning film director Louie Psihoyos (THE COVE) and producer Fisher Steven, Racing Extinction is one of the most visceral and gut wrenching documentaries I’ve seen in a long while. The brilliant undercover work by The Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS), and other dedicated and passionate activists like Shawn Heinrichs, Paul Hilton, Dr. Heather Kelly, and Charles Hambleton showcase the brutality of the black market trade for certain species; their investigative reporting is both awe inspiring and maddening. When I first heard about Racing Extinction, I originally thought it was about global warming and its effects on the planet. While there is mention of climate change and how the pollutants have destroyed our eco-system, Racing Extinction goes deeper.

Nov 25 2015

Smithsonian Channel Special MOBY DICK: HEART OF A WHALE Premieres Dec. 4

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Was Herman Melville’s Moby Dick an allegorical tale or were there giants of the sea that really attacked ships? Was there a real Captain Ahab, consumed by vengeance and crippled by a whale? Smithsonian Channel attempts to answer these questions in a new one-hour special MOBY DICK: HEART OF A WHALE, premiering Friday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Nov 21 2015

Grimm – “Maiden Quest” Recap. Axes, Swords, and Golden Feathers.

<i>Grimm</i> – “Maiden Quest” Recap. Axes, Swords, and Golden Feathers. 8

Grimm writers do an excellent job of bringing something so old-fashioned into the modern day with the Weten Ogen Wesen tradition. Daniel Troyer (guest Richard Portnow), a wealthy businessman with mob ties, sends three young men on a task to avenge his son’s (not seen) death. Each man must pull a gold Griffon feather to see who goes first. The mission – to bring Troyer the head of Frankie Adkins (guest star Robert Baker), a low level crime boss who Troyer believes is responsible for the death of his son. And with only his daughter Emily (Madeline Zima) left, Troyer offers up her hand in marriage to whoever succeeds. But Emily doesn’t seem too pleased with this so-called tradition.

Nov 19 2015

All Aboard! Hogwarts Express Conductor Takes Guests on a Virtual Tour of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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The Hogwarts Express Conductor Takes Guests on a Virtual Tour of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” as Universal Studios Hollywood Continues its Countdown to the Land’s Highly-Anticipated Spring 2016 Opening.

Nov 18 2015

Discovery Channel Celebrates MEGA WEEK with Super-Sized Episodes of Fan Favorite Series and All-New Specials

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Discovery Channel’s MEGA WEEK – a weeklong celebration of all things Discovery – kicks off Monday, December 7 to Sunday, December 13 and brings viewers a week of super-sized episodes of fan-favorite series and highly anticipated all-new specials.

Nov 18 2015

TV News: Syfy Renews GHOST HUNTERS Season 11 and PARANORMAL WITNESS Season 5

TV News: Syfy Renews <i>GHOST HUNTERS</i> Season 11 and <i>PARANORMAL WITNESS</i> Season 5 10

The popular paranormal series each receive 13 episode orders for 2016. In Season 11 of GHOST HUNTERS, TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) founder Jason Hawes will lead investigations at reportedly haunted locations including the Cleveland, Ohio’s Midwest Railway Preservation Society. The fifth season of PARANORMAL WITNESS: TRUE TERROR will delve deeper into actual horror stories, while continuing to feature eyewitness accounts of the most frightening and compelling first person accounts of paranormal encounters, alongside dramatic reenactments of those experiences.

Nov 14 2015

Grimm – “Lost Boys” Review. Smothered Love.

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There is no shortage of mommy issues on Grimm. Whether it is some twisted Aswang tradition of consuming a son’s firstborn, or finding out your mother isn’t dead like you thought, the writers really know how to contort the notion of a mother’s love. “Lost Boys” takes us on a sad and perplexing journey with four orphaned children on the run, desperately seeking a mother’s love, even if the love isn’t given willingly. Buried in the subset of “Lost Boys” lies the ongoing saga of the Wesen uprising and the meaning of “Occultatum Libera” becomes much more significant.

Nov 13 2015

First Look Photo: PENNY DREADFUL Returns In 2016

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SHOWTIME unveils a chilling first look at the new season of the network’s hit drama series PENNY DREADFUL, currently shooting nine episodes in Dublin, Ireland, featuring Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) as she turns to her alienist Dr. Seward (Patti LuPone) for help in battling the evil forces she cannot seem to escape. “Dreadfuls” will have to wait until the hotly anticipated third season premieres in 2016 on-air, on demand and over the internet to find out what led them here.

Nov 12 2015

Trailer: RACING EXTINCTION Premieres Dec. 2 on Discovery Channel

Trailer: <i>RACING EXTINCTION</i> Premieres Dec. 2 on Discovery Channel 13

Scientists predict that the human footprint on the planet may cause the loss of half of the world’s species by the end of the century. They believe we have entered the sixth major extinction in Earth’s history, following the fifth great extinction which took out the dinosaurs. Our era is called the Anthropocene, or “Age of Man,” because evidence shows that humanity has sparked a cataclysmic change of the world’s natural environment and animal life. Yet, we are the only ones who can stop the change we have created.

Nov 11 2015

News: Anjelica Huston and Cherry Jones to Guest Star in 2nd Season of Amazon Original Series TRANSPARENT

News: Anjelica Huston and Cherry Jones to Guest Star in 2nd Season of Amazon Original Series <i>TRANSPARENT</i> 14

Amazon today announced Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston (Medium) and Emmy Award winner Cherry Jones (24) are among the guest stars joining the second season of the multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series Transparent. Season two of Transparent begins with a big, white wedding for Sarah and Tammy–but is it happily ever after? Post nuptials, Sarah gets in touch with her deeper desires, which isn’t always comfortable.

Nov 07 2015

Grimm – “Clear and Wesen Danger” Review. Looks Can Be Deceiving.

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This season of Grimm is proving to be quite interesting so far. While some plot points are predictable, particularly in “Clear and Wesen Danger,” the main story line involving the so-called “Wesen uprising” is more cloaked, making it difficult to discern where the writers are taking us. Is it just me or does something feel different about this season? I can’t quite put my finger on it; however, it leans heavily on the ominous side of things. I like it…a lot actually. “Clear and Wesen Danger” feels dark, like something terrible lurks nearby…and it’s not just the “Quijada Vil,” the scary new Wesen we meet.

Nov 06 2015

Movie Trailer: Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Starring Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung

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In this sparkling romance, Ruby (Jamie Chung), a Chinese American toy designer from LA, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh (Bryan Greenberg), an American expat who shows her the city. Meandering through nighttime streets pulsing with energy and possibility, they fall into a winding and carefree conversation, buoyed by an undeniable attraction.

Nov 05 2015

VIDEO: American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson Premieres Feb 2016

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Do you remember the letter? You saw the Bronco. But you weren’t in the Bronco.

Nov 02 2015

TV News: ABC Family’s Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas Begins Sunday, Nov. 22

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There is a chill in the air (well, at least finally on the West Coast), and we’ve already set our clocks back for Daylight Savings time. That means the holiday season is upon us and ABC Family is beginning the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas! Get your flock on!   In a press release: …

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Nov 02 2015

The Librarians – Season 2 Premiere Part 2 “And the Broken Staff” Review. A Mad Magician.

<i>The Librarians</i> – Season 2 Premiere Part 2 “And the Broken Staff” Review. A Mad Magician. 19

Strange occurrences keep happening in the library in “And the Broken Staff” and Jenkins (John Larroquette) remains mum on the situation. I’m sure he has a grand idea that will fix it all…right? Then again, the way the library returned last season from the void has caused things to go out of whack. If you recall from season one, Flynn used blood in the story book to reopen the library’s doors. What happened to the library while it was in the void?

Nov 02 2015

The Librarians – Season 2 Premiere Part 1 “And the Drowned Book” Review. Magic is Back!

<i>The Librarians</i> – Season 2 Premiere Part 1 “And the Drowned Book” Review. Magic is Back! 20

Our trusted librarians, well, most of them, return for a second season of wondrous adventures but this time, magic has returned and with it, mayhem and confusion galore. Our librarians – Jake Stone aka “Stone” (Christian Kane), Cassandra Cillian (Lindy Booth), Ezekiel Jones aka “Jones” (John Kim), and Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) – along with their guardian Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn), have their work cut out for them as they battle the forces of evil while dealing with their own personal issues. Oh, and the Library is acting strangely. No biggie.

Oct 31 2015

Grimm – “The Grimm Identity” Review. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Grimm Scorned.

<i>Grimm</i> – “The Grimm Identity” Review. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Grimm Scorned. 21

Distraught, angry, and confused are just a few emotions that can sum up what Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) may be feeling right now. Season five opens “The Grimm Identity,” as most Grimm season premieres do, picking up where the previous season finale left off. While Nick grieves over Juliette’s lifeless body, armed men storm into Juliette and Nick’s house.

Oct 23 2015

Haven — “Enter Sandman” Recap. Dream a Little Nightmare.

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Haven holds nothing back as these final episodes unleash some strange and intriguing “troubles.” “Enter Sandman” finds our heroine Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) in a bit of a pickle when Henry (Rossif Sutherland), aka the “Sandman,” becomes infatuated with her, trapping her in his dream world. Can Audrey escape before she says, “I do?”

Oct 23 2015

TV News: Destination America Assembles All-Star Talent for EXORCISM: LIVE!

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It took 12 Jesuit priests four months to exorcise Roland Doe of the demons that possessed him. The real-life horror story went on to inspire the book and the movie The Exorcist. Now, 66 years after the original event, a new generation of paranormal experts will return to the home where it all happened to conduct the first-ever live televised exorcism in U.S. history and cleanse the house once and for all. EXORCISM: LIVE! airs Friday, October 30 at 9/8c on Destination America, the #1 home for paranormal programming this fall.

Oct 17 2015

ABC Family Delivers Chills and Thrills During the 17th Annual 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN

ABC Family Delivers Chills and Thrills During the 17th Annual <i>13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN</i> 24

ABC Family scares up the 2015 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN celebration, with programming filled with scares and frights as you countdown to Halloween. The popular programming event, now in its 17th year, kicks off on Monday, October 19th and concludes on Saturday, October 31st, and features a special Halloween episode of procedural drama “Stitchers.” The stunt will also include the ABC Family premiere of Johnny Depp in “Sleepy Hollow,” the network premiere of “Disney∙Pixar’sMonsters University,” and a delightfully scary mix of Halloween-themed programming airing for the 13 nights leading up to Halloween.

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