COMET TV DECEMBER GIVEAWAY

For awhile it looked like traditional over the air television was dying out the same way things such as cassette tapes and landline telephones have gone extinct due to advances in technology. Despite satellite transmissions, cable networks, and Internet streaming, broadcasting television signals through the airwaves is making a comeback! There are more channels to watch on your television that can be pulled from the air with the use of a digital antenna and viewed for FREE than ever before in U.S. history.  Driven by demand from cable TV cord cutters, new channels like COMET TV which broadcasts programing with science fiction and horror genre themes, are growing in popularity.

COMET TV wants to give people some sci-fi spirit during the holiday season. During the month of December, COMET TV will be highlighting showings of the original Terminator movie (1984) and the Blair Witch Project (1999) along with hosting a Christmas Day Babylon 5 Marathon. Plus every weekday at 10pm ET/PT throughout the month you can tune into their AREA 10 timeslot which will be showing each night a different cult classic film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai to Haunted Honeymoon.

Babylon 5 (Christmas Marathon)

This Christmas, after you sip your egg nog and trim the tree, turn on COMET TV for a spacey Christmas Marathon! Starting at 10am ET/PT on Christmas Day you can catch up on this classic sci-fi series!

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

There’s something sinister lurking in Black Hills Forest and missing girl’s disappearance is linked to the legend of The Blair Witch! A group heads into the woods to find out what happened and the footage found after will send a chill down your spine. Don’t turn your back because you don’t know what’s lurking behind you.

Saturday, December 15 at 5pm ET/PT

Monday, December 17 at 1pm 

Thursday, December 20 at MIDNIGHT

Monday, December 24 at 2am

Saturday, December 29 at 12:30am

The Terminator (1984)

The original classic that started the franchise is airing on Comet TV! Catch Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton in their classic roles trying to defeat Skynet from launching total human extinction. Relive the first time you heard, “Come with me if you want to live.”

Friday, December 14 at 3pm ET/PT

Wednesday, December 19 at 10pm

 Wednesday, December 26 at 1pm

Area 10

The best in cult classic films are airing all month long on Comet TV! If you’re in the mood for laughs check out Haunted Honeymoon, if you fancy a trip book your ticket to Futureworld, join Ah-Nuld for The Terminator and who doesn’t have those Jeepers Creepers!

Enjoy some COMET TV cheer this month by watching their December lineup of shows and movies along with entering our ageekdaddy.com giveaway of some sci-fi swag from the television station. For a chance to win just complete the rafflecopter entries below by 11:59 pm ET on December 19, 2018. Must be a United States resident over 18 years old to participate. One lucky winner will be selected from all eligible entries. If you've won the same prize in this promotion from another website, COMET TV reserves the right to have us select an alternate winner as you will already be receiving this swag pack from them. COMET TV will be responsible for delivery of the prize. Good luck!

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The Comet TV December Prize Pack includes:

 1 – Limited Edition Terminator Muscle Shirt – Show off those guns! Figuratively and literally in this awesome Terminator Tee! Do some flexing and share your pics on the gram! #CometTV

 1 – Exclusive Blair Witch Holiday Ornament – Deck the halls and ring in the new year with the Blair Witch! This hand-crafted ornament will bring holiday scares to you and those you love!

1 – Terminator Dog Tag – John Connor is the leader of the resistance and this promo dog tag set will get you ready to battle the cyborgs of the future!

1 – Babylon 5 and Space: 1999 Custom Snack Box – This is the perfect treat to celebrate any trip to space. It might require some popping, but this custom box will satisfy any spacey craving!

COMET TV is broadcast on Channel 50-2 in the Detroit area. Visit comettv.org for more information about finding the channel it is being broadcast on near you and additional scheduling details of movies and TV shows it is airing.

DISCLAIMER: A Geek Daddy did not receive any financial compensation for hosting this giveaway, but did receive a prize pack similar to the one being given away for personal use.

COMET TV DECEMBER PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY

After you've open up your presents on Christmas morning flip on your television to watch a Martian Holiday Movie Marathon on Comet TV.  COMET TV is an over-air broadcast network that can be tuned in with a digital antenna and viewed subscription free.  No need for cable, satellite or Wi-Fi, to watch COMET TV.  In the Metro Detroit area of Michigan just tune to Channel 19-7 with a television antenna.  If the network isn't available to view locally, you can also watch it online via an iOS app, Roku, or cometTV.com.

In addition to Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), the Christmas Day movie marathon on COMET TV will include Mars Needs Women (1968), The Angry Red Planet (1960), Queen of Blood (1966), and Red Planet Mars (1952).  The first movie airs at Noon (ET/PT) with the final show Santa Claus Conquers the Martians starting at 8pm (ET/PT).  Head over to cometTV.com for more information about the Martian Holiday Movie Marathon.



Who wants some swag? A Geek Daddy has a COMET TV December prize pack to giveaway.  It highlights TANK GIRL which is one of this month's Friday Night Primetime Movies which air each week at 8pm (ET/PT).  December's Friday Night Primetime Movies include Leviathan (1989), Earth Girls Are Easy (1989), Supernova (2000), and concludes with Tank Girl (1995) on December 29th.

For a chance to win please follow @Geekdad248 on Twitter and retweet the embedded message below before 11:59 pm ET on Tuesday, December 26, 2017.  Must be a United States resident over 18 years old to be eligible for the giveaway.

Follow @GeekDad248 + RT before 12/27/17 for chance to win a @WatchComet December Prize Pack #CometTV #Giveaway #AD pic.twitter.com/jg9u1PYSZm

— A Geek Daddy (@GeekDad248) December 15, 2017

The Comet TV December Prize Pack has:

1 - Limited Edition Tank Girl x COMET TV T-shirt: "Look, if you want to torture me, spank me, lick me, do it." .... Lock and load with this exclusive Tank Girl goggle-eye tee and get ready to break necks next time you're stocking up on ammo.

1 - Tank Girl 4"x9" UV Print: SPLOSH, BAM! If you're a true Tank Girl fan you couldn't get enough of the film's animated sequences. This prize pack pays homage to them with two variant UV prints pulled right from the film and custom made for this kit.

1- Stargate Atlantis x COMET TV SnowGlobe: Tis the season to be Stargate! Bring home the bubble city trapped in this limited edition SnowGlobe... where else are you gonna snag this?

1 - COMET TV Collectable Card: You’ll get one of two collectable COMET TV cards featuring either Earth Girls Are Easy or Tank Girl.

Disclaimer & Rules:  A Geek Daddy has not been financially compensated for this endorsement or hosting the giveaway but was provided the same items being provided as a prize for personal use. The prize is provided by COMET TV and A Geek Daddy is hosting the promotion as a benefit to our readers. Must be a US resident over the age of 18 to participate.  One entry per mailing address and winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries.  If you have already won this prize through another blog participating in this promotion, your entry will be disqualified.  By participating in this promotion you waive any liability of any kind against the publisher of this blog. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. No P.O. Boxes allowed for delivery of the prize. COMET TV will be responsible for shipping the prize to the selected winner.  A Geek Daddy is not responsible for delivery of the prize.

RAY HARRYHAUSEN MOVIE MARATHON

COMET TV will be honoring the achievements of special effects guru Ray Harryhausen (1920 - 2013) with a movie marathon featuring some of the classic movies that he worked on during his career.  Harryhausen was a master at creating groundbreaking visual effects.  He created a style of stop-motion animation called "dynamation" that in an era before computerized special effects provided the appearance that live actors were interacting directly with detailed models of aliens, monsters, and other amazing characters on the screen though both were filmed in separate sequences and combined into one scene when the movie was edited.  George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Tim Burton, James Cameron and Guillermo Del Toro have all credited Harryhausen for having an inspiration on the movies they've made.

Harryhausen was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1992 from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions in the advancement of special effects for the film industry. For more information about this acclaimed special effects artist, please visit www.rayharryhausen.com

Four of his classics will be shown by COMET TV on Sunday, May 7, 2017 during a movie marathon.  Tune in to see The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960), Jason and The Argonauts (1963) and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973).  You can watch COMET TV in the Metro Detroit area of Michigan via digital antenna on Channel 19-7.  CLICK HERE to see if COMET TV is broadcasting in your area.  If not, COMET TV can also be viewed for free by utilizing its app on Apple TV and Roku or watching its live website stream at CometTV.com.

These films will also be shown at differently scheduled times throughout the month following the movie marathon.  Visit CometTV.com for more detailed scheduling information.

COMET TV NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW FOR FREE THROUGH ROKU & APPLE TV

If you are a science fiction fan and haven't tuned into COMET TV yet you're missing out!  This television channel, which is a partnership between Sinclair Broadcast Group and MGM, is the first first 24/7 digital broadcast network with a focus on science fiction and horror programming.  Viewers in more than 100 U.S. markets can watch COMET TV for FREE just by plugging a digital antenna into their television and receiving the signal being broadcast through the air.  No paid cable or subscription services needed to watch COMET TV!

Unfortunately, Detroit isn't one of the markets that has a local affiliated Sinclair station broadcasting COMET TV so I haven't tuned in as much as I probably would have otherwise (you can also watch the broadcast feed via their website which I've done myself on several occasions).  For those of us who haven't been able to watch the over-air broadcasts using digital antennas there is some good news.  You can now watch COMET TV on your television utilizing an Internet connection through Apple TV or Roku.

Just download the COMET TV app for these devices and begin streaming the television channel's programming for FREE onto your TV set.  Apple TV Generation 4 and Roku 3 & 4 series are compatible with the COMET TV app which provides live playback of the channel's broadcast feed along with an integrated schedule feature that provides information on current programming.  Availability through addition platforms is also in the works and will be announced later in the year.

COMET TV has the broadcast rights to more than 1,500 hours of MGM movies and television show properties.  Feature films being broadcast this month range from 1979's The Amityville Horror to 2005's The Woods.  Other cult classic Sci-Fi movies that have recently aired on COMET TV have included The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Flash Gordon, and Mad Max.  Television series being shown include Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Poltergeist: The Legacy.  COMET TV is also the exclusive broadcast home of the Stargate franchise.

For more information about the channel, visit COMETtv.com

Stargate SG-1 coming to COMET TV

One of my favorite all-time science fiction television shows is coming to COMET TV in April of 2017.  The television channel which broadcasts horror and science fiction genre programming that can be received by digital antennas in select markets and is streamed on their website comettv.com will begin showing reruns of Stargate SG-1 episodes beginning on Monday, April 4 at 8pm ET.  Tune in to catch the galaxy exploring exploits of the SG-1 team.

Stargate SG-1 picks up the story from the conclusion of the 1994 STARGATE motion picture.  The television show  follows the adventures of a military team called SG-1 and other counterpart SG teams as they explore the galaxy by traveling to distant planets through worm-hole portals generated by a device called the Stargate.  During their travels they make new friends and foes which lead to a variety of adventures and conflicts.  The series was shown on Showtime from 1997 - 2002 and on the SyFy cable channel from 2002 - 2007.  Throughout the show's 10 season run it was was also syndicated on Fox television stations across the United States.

Comet TV will also be airing two Stargate television specials beginning on Saturday, March 17 to celebrate the show coming to their channel. "Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1" will be airing at Midnight/11 C and "Stargate SG-1: True Science" will be shown at 1 am ET/ Midnight Central Time.  These specials look into the historical and scientific aspects of the television series featuring cast and experts in the areas discussed.

 "Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1" hosted by actor Michael Shanks who plays archeologist Daniel Jackson in the television series delves into how many of Earth's mythologies are intertwined with the plots and characters of Stargate SG-1.

"Stargate SG-1: True Science" hosted by actress Amanda Tapping who plays the team's science officer Samantha Carter in the television series explores the real life science that is relevant to the technology displayed within the Stargate universe.  Tapping discusses with scientists for example the concept of what is a worm-hole and discuss the physics behind the potential of creating an actual working Stargate.

Visit comettv.com to find out more information about specific air times for the Stargate programing the television channel will be airing.

Sci-Fi Movies & Shows You Can Find Only on COMET TV in December

You are absolutely going to want to tune into COMET TV on December 30th or 31st as the free to view television network with a focus on science fiction and horror programming is giving its viewers the gift of FLASH GORDON to wrap up the year.  This 1980 cult classic which has had a renewed interested since being featured in Mark Wahlberg's recent TEDDY movies will be airing exclusively at 8pm ET on Comet TV.  Available as an over-air broadcast Digital HD channel in select markets and streamed online at CometTV.com so it is available to anyone across the United States who has Internet access, COMET is a great viewing option for fans of the sci-fi and horror genres.

Other movies you can find only being broadcast on COMET TV in December include CRITTERS (1986), DELIRIOUS (1991), DONOVAN'S BRAIN (1953), TANK GIRL (1995), THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI (1984), THE BOY AND THE PIRATES (1960), TIMESTALKERS (1987) and TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT (1980). 

In addition to movies, there are also some great television shows you can catch in December on COMET TV.  The Stargate television franchise, some of my all time favorite TV shows, is returning to television with episodes of STARGATE ATLANTIS airing on weeknights twice per week.  I'm really excited because STARGATE SG-1 and STARGATE UNIVERSE are also coming to COMET TV in 2017!  You'll be able to see all three STARGATE series again on television soon. 

Other shows airing in December on COMET TV to tune into include JOHNNY SOKKO AND HIS FLYING ROBOT, MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, MEN INTO SPACE, JEREMIAH, OUTER LIMITS & WILD WORLD.

Visit CometTV.com for a full listing of television shows and movies they'll be airing throughout the month of December. Utilize the Zip Code search option to see if the channel is being broadcast over the airwaves in your neighborhood. The website also provides a handy hour-by-hour guide of what is airing throughout each day and allows you to stream the channel if it is not being broadcast locally.

Enjoy Watching Sci-Fi Television Shows & Movies for Free on COMET TV Network

If you are a Sci-Fi fan like me, you'll want to check out the new COMET TV Network that is being broadcast over the air in select markets and is available to stream online for everyone else.  Digital television signals being broadcast through the airwaves now have multiple levels per channel.  For example, here in Metro Detroit our affiliate for the ABC network's television programming is WXYZ Channel 7.  Since the digital broadcast transition, WXYZ in addition to airing ABC programming on Channel 7 also broadcasts two sub-channels as well -- 7.1 Bounce (focusing on programming for an African-American audience with similar shows as on BET) and 7.2 LAFF (a comedy channel that shows movies that will make you laugh and reruns of sitcoms from the 80s and 90s such as Night Court and Spin City). When watching television using a digital antenna, viewers can tune into channels 7, 7.1 and 7.2 and all the programming on these channels is FREE to view.  Most traditional over-air broadcast networks are offering multiple channels that can be viewed by using a digital antenna and COMET TV is appearing as a sub-channel broadcast option for a variety of them.  Visit CometTV.com to use its ZIP Code Finder to see if this new Sci-Fi sub-channel is currently being broadcast over the air in your area and if it is not watch the live stream of its programming over the Web instead.

COMET TV has an incredible array of movies that you simply can’t get with a subscription to streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu. From wild adventures on Mars to critically acclaimed classics, COMET is the ultimate home of sci-fi and horror… and it’s all totally free, no subscriptions needed.  The network rotates its programming monthly so there is always something new to tune into.

Here are some of the television shows that will be appearing in November during evening prime time hours on COMET TV:

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Sundays in November at 8/7C

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Mondays in November at 8/7C

Dead Like Me

Tuesdays in November at 8/7C

Original Outer Limits (1963)

 Wednesdays in November at 8/7C

Jeremiah

Thursdays in November at 8/7C

What I'm most excited about though is that some of my all time favorite Sci Fi shows will be returning to television as COMET TV will soon be airing the Stargate series.  Stargate Atlantis will begin airing in December with Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Universe following in early 2017.  I'm so geeked these Stargate shows will be back on TV and any true fan will absolutely want to be tuning into COMET TV during the next few months.

In addition to television shows, COMET TV will also be airing cult classic horror and science fiction movies.  Some of the movies airing in November include Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007), Imposter (2003), Mac and Me (1988), Mad Max (1979), Red Planet Mars (1952), Red Planet (2000), Return of Dracula (1958) and Species (1995).  Visit CometTV.com for a full listing of television shows and movies they'll be airing throughout the month of November.  It also provides a handy hour-by-hour guide of what is airing throughout each day.

 A Geek Daddy has been invited to be a COMET TV Insider so they'll be providing me with regular updates of what shows and movies they'll be featuring each month to share with you.  Plus they sent me a great welcome package for teaming up with them to help spread the word about this new sci-fi & horror television network.  Stay tuned because I'll also be giving away one of these COMET TV swag boxes soon on the A Geek Daddy Facebook Page.