TV NEWS FOR APRIL 12: STARGATE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SCI-FI SHOWS THIS WEEK

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GEEK POWER WITH DAVID BLUE OF STARGATE UNIVERSE

With his role as geek Eli Wallace on Stargate Universe, David Blue has created a fresh take on the sci-fi staple character long used in television and film. From Val Kilmer’s Chris Knight in Real Genius to Zachary Levi’s Chuck Bartowsky of Chuck, these guys bring the funny when the world is falling down around everyone. And so it goes for Eli, a man-child in his early twenties who admirably stayed home to take care of his HIV infected mom. Only problem was that he was fine doing little else. But it turns out his prowess with a video game based on an Ancient’s math problem brings him to the attention of the Air Force which recruits him to far off Icarus Base to help solve a bigger Stargate problem.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERY SCI-FI TV SHOW THIS WEEK

Chuck may be taking an original-episode break before its final six episodes (it’s probably just him and Sarah making up for lost time), but Human Target and Spartacus are hitting their season-one finales this week. And of course the big news is that we’ll finally get to meet the new Doctor Who, Matt Smith, on BBC America.

Plus Wil Wheaton is back to take on Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory, Jack gets emotional on 24, everybody loves Hurley on Lost, John May appears on V, Amy Acker and Lee Majors pop up on the season finale of Human Target, the Ghost Hunters rush to help a family with ghosts in their attic, Demetri tries to push up the wedding on FlashForward, Stefan has trouble controlling himself on The Vampire Diaries…

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Which show are you most looking forward to this week?