TV Media Weekly
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February 13 - 19, 2016
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By Andrew Warren
TV Media
The last full moon: The
werewolf thriller/drama from
Space (Canada's sci-fi network)
is coming to an end, and it's not
even happening on a full moon.
Not that that really matters.
Real werewolves don't need a
full moon to transform, of
course.
"Bitten," which premiered in
2014, begins its third and final
season Monday, Feb. 15, on Syfy.
Thankfully, unlike many shows
that are suddenly canceled, leav-
ing plots and characters hanging,
it's been given a full 10-episode
season to wrap things up.
Laura Vandervoort ("Ted,"
2012) returns as Elena Michaels,
the world's only female werewolf,
who struggles to juggle her "hu-
man" life with her more feral one.
Series regulars Greyston Holt
("Slap Shot 3: The Junior League,"
2008), Steve Lund ("Haven") and
Greg Bryk ("A History of Violence,"
2005) are also back.
A new season means new faces,
too. Alex Ozerov ("Orphan Black"),
John Ralston ("Degrassi: The Next
Generation") and Sofia Banzhaf
("Silent Retreat," 2013) have all
joined the lineup, while Genelle
Williams ("Warehouse 13") and
Tommie-Amber Pirie ("Pretend
We're Kissing," 2014), two of the
actors who joined "Bitten" in its
second season, are also confirmed
to be returning.
Season 3 picks up a few
months after the climatic battle
that brought last season to an
epic finale. As Elena and her pack
continue their hunt for a danger-
ous group of mutts (rogue were-
wolves), she learns something
about herself that surprises every-
one.
"Bitten's" final season is shap-
ing up to have all of the thrills and
twists that made the previous two
seasons favorites of werewolf
fans everywhere. Season 3 of the
werewolf epic premieres Monday,
Feb. 15, on Syfy.
Unstuck: Poor middle kids, al-
ways being left out or forgotten
about. Heck, Fox's "Malcolm in
the Middle," which ran from 2000
to 2006, was a whole show built
around the stereotype of the invis-
ible middle child.
This year, for Valentine's Day,
Disney Channel is giving every-
one, including those oft-over-
looked middle siblings, a very spe-
cial gift. The channel's newest
family-friendly sitcom, "Stuck in
the Middle," is airing a special
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