If you have a female TV fan on your holiday shopping list, you might want to think about picking up this gorgeous new photography book called About Face.

The publishers say the “160-pages of black and white photographs shot with the soon-to-be-extinct Type 55 Polaroid film captures the intensity of the male subjects.”

And boy, what subjects. . .   Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Ian Somerhalder (Lost,Vampire Diaries), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood),  Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan), Justin Chon (Twilight, New Moon), Justin Hartley (Smallville), Mark Wystrach (Passions), Gilles Marini (Sex and the City),  Victor Webster (Mutant X),  Will Estes (American Dreams), Jim Caviezel (The Prisoner), Travis Van Winkle (Friday the 13th, Transformers), Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives),  William Fichtner (Prison Break, The Dark Night) and lots more. Sadly, the only thing missing from this book are either one of those Supernatural boys.

About Face is cloth bound, 160 pages, 10.25 x 12.50 inches, and signed, with a limited-edition of 1500 copies and so it does come with a hefty price tag — but hey, that’s what holiday gift giving is all about.

You can see some of the photography and order a copy at Pixie Press Worldwide. The publisher will be donating a portion of the profits to the children’s charity Smile Train.

Book cover courtesy of Pixie Press Worldwide via Newscom.

Did you watch V last night? If so, you weren’t alone. 13.9 million people tuned in thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign giving ABC an almost win for the night – CBS beat them, but only by a little thanks to NCIS.

This was actually the third time I’d seen the pilot and it still held up well. The characters are diverse and there’s someone everyone can relate to. Anna is the queen of all, and the special effects were stunning in spots. Best of all, they got right into it, giving us plenty of action and a few startling revelations before the hour ended. That’s a smart move. TV shows don’t have time for the gradual build anymore. It’s hit hard and run and V did that with panache.

Read More – V: We Are Here to Help You

Star Wars: The Clone Wars “The Landing at Point Rain”

Air Date: Wednesday, November 4 at 8:00 on Cartoon Network

Impossible odds. An impregnable fortress. A battle like nothing you’ve ever seen.

It’s the start of a four-part story arc when Anakin, Ahsoka and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a landing party to destroy a droid factory that Poggle the Lesser has rebuilt on Geonosis, but things go terribly awry when Separatist gunners shoot down the Republic ships. Despite heavy losses, Anakin and Ki-Adi-Mundi must rendezvous in time to destroy the enemy factory before it can begin production.

Featuring far more intensity than has been seen previously in THE CLONE WARS series, the action-packed episode pushed the limits of Lucasfilm Animation’s production processes, showcasing the depth and breadth of the animated “galaxy far, far away” in ways that hadn’t been possible before.

Read More – Tonight a Clone Wars Special Presentation

According to a number of sources, including EW, Dr. Who star David Tennant is taking the bar exam — fictionally that is — for a new series here in the good old US of A.

The show is called “Rex Is Not Your Lawyer” and it revolves around a top Chicago lawyer who suffers from panic attacks so he teaches his clients to represent themselves in court. Sounds like Monk in the courtroom and that could be great fun.

The pilot is being shot for NBC and they could use a big hit right now. I’d watch. Would you?

Photo: Newscom.com

London, England 06 November 2005.David Tennant at the “Harry Potter” after-party.at the Natural History Museum

Look who’s tagging along on tonight’s ghost hunt!

Ghost Hunters: Ghost of Buffalo Bill

Air Date: November 4 on Syfy

The West is about to get a whole lot wilder.

Warehouse 13’s Eddie McClintock dons Ghost Hunters gear for a special TAPS investigation. Today, the team tackles the haunted gravesite of the legendary Buffalo Bill.

Violent, invisible forces are believed to haunt the area. The mysterious specter of a cowboy has been spotted in the neighboring museum. Spooky whispers echo through the building’s empty halls.

Could TAPS have a close encounter with our nation’s greatest showman? Or will they run into more hostile spirits?

“Oakland Hall” – Eaton, Georgia

And later in the episode, residents of Oakland Hall are scared senseless. For the past three years, a strange spirit has haunted the home, causing visitors to feel nauseated and sick. TAPS heads in to investigate.

Read More – Warehouse 13 Star Joins Ghost Hunters

Tonight is the premiere of the new ABC reboot of V! You can click here to read my early review. And remember, they’re only airing four episodes in November and then the show will be on hiatus until after the Olympics this spring.

V: Pilot

Air date: November 3 at 8:00 on ABC.

An image of Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of the V’s, is projected worldwide as she speaks about everyone joining together and no longer being divided by country or separated by fear. She wants us all to unite, and is counting on a very important component of human nature — devotion.

At first considered a threat, the V’s quickly become a fascination and a link to things that lay just beyond our reach. For Tyler (Logan Huffman), a teenaged boy, the V’s are his ticket to being a part of something big and something that offers hope. To Chad (Scott Wolf), an egotistical news anchor who wants to further his career, his exclusive interview with Anna begins his desire to dominate the airwaves.

Read More – Tonight: V! The Visitors Are Here

Starting on December 15, A&E will return to spooky Tuesdays with new seasons of  Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal and Paranormal State.

Psychic Kids follows psychic/mediums Chip Coffey, Chris Fleming and Kim Russo — who themselves grew up with the ability to see dead people– and licensed therapist Edy Nathan as they attempt to help kids with psychic abilities.

Once those kids grow up and become teens, they can go to Paranormal State! This is the fourth season of this series that follows Ryan Buell and the Paranormal Research Society of Penn State University.

On the books for ABC is a pilot called Ghost World from the creators of Ghost Whisperer. According to an article in Variety, the series is about a male ghost who helps a female detective solve crimes. Kinda like Castle, only with dead people.

Penn State’s Paranormal Research Society. Pictured: L-R: Katrina, Heather, Elfie, Sergey, Ryan. ©2007 AETN / Photo Credit: Karolina Wojtasik

The burly guys of Ghost Lab, Discovery Channel’s newest reality ghost hunting series, have no problem facing off against an angry spirit, but when it comes to a probing reporter, they go running the other way.

When I first made mention of the show here on SFUniverse, I thought it would be a quick blip and gone, but now, nearly a month later, I’m still getting comments on that post and they’re not all that nice.

Not long after, I was offered an interview with the guys behind Ghost Lab and I said great. I told them that my readers here wanted to know why another ghost hunting show and why on Discovery? A few days later, I’m told nevermind. They aren’t interested in doing a “negative” interview.

Now, usually, I’m a no bad news reporter. I don’t slam people unfairly and I try to be very objective, so I wasn’t going to post about this but obviously, I had second thoughts.

If you believe in your work, you should be willing to defend it. I’m not TMZ. I’m not looking to for scandal or secrets. I just wanted these guys to tell us what makes their show different from the rest. And it’s not like I went gunning for them, they came to me, offering to do the interview in the first place.

So what do you say Ghost Lab guys? Would you like to write a rebuttal? I’d be happy to print it here at SFUniverse.com.

Photo: Discovery Channel

If you’ve never seen the show, click through for clip from the series.

Read More – Ghost Lab Will Face Angry Spirits but Not This Reporter

Stargate Universe: Water

Air Date: October 30, 2009 on Syfy

Despite severe rationing and around the clock security, the water reserves on board the Destiny continue to drop. Dr. Nicholas Rush (ROBERT CARLYLE) has no explanation for this latest setback but, if they are to survive, they must find a new water source soon. The only planet within range is a frozen wasteland surrounded by a thin and poisonous atmosphere.

Read More – Tonight on Syfy: Stargate Universe, Sanctuary

With just three episodes to go before a new Doctor moves in, BBC America has added new Who episodes to their December TV schedule.

The next special, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars airs on BBC America, Saturday December 19, 9:00pm ET/PT. It stars David Tennant and British stage and screen actress Lindsay Duncan (Rome, Langford) as Adelaide, his cleverest and most strong-minded companion. All will be revealed as the Doctor and his companion Adelaide face terror on the Red Planet in one of the scariest adventures yet.

Read More – BBC America Schedules Doctor Who Specials