The Magicians
Season 1 Episode 2: “The Source of Magic”
Directed by Scott Smith
Written by Sera Gamble & John McNamara
Created by Sera Gamble & John McNamara
Based on the novel by Lev Grossman
Starring Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Rick Worthy, Jade Tailor
Syfy
Air Date: Monday, January 25th, 2016, 9:00pm

On the last episode of The Magicians, we were introduced to Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy. They recruit some potentials to take a test, and Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) gets in, but his best friend Julia (Stella Maeve) does not. She cuts herself so she won’t forget, but now the knowledge is destroying her. She gets magically almost sexually assaulted by another magician who lets her know that Brakebills is not the only choice out there. In the meantime, Quentin meets a few new friends, some nice and others with whom he summons a deadly Moth Beast demon. Said demon attacks a class.

Spoilers below.

The Magicians
Season 1 Episode 1: “Unauthorized Magic”
Directed by Mike Cahill
Written by Sera Gamble & John McNamara
Created by Sera Gamble & John McNamara
Based on the novel by Lev Grossman
Starring Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Rick Worthy, Jade Tailor
Syfy
Air Date: Monday, January 25th, 2016, 9:00pm

One of Syfy’s most promising new shows, The Magicians, has released its 1st episode in anticipation of the television premiere of the first 2 episodes Monday night, January 25th, at 9:00pm and 10:10pm ET respectively. I would venture to describe it as “Hogwarts meets Narnia meets Sex meets hipsters.” You’ll get it.

Watch the entire 1st episode, “Unauthorized Magic” below.

The digital deal of the day is over at Amazon today is The Last Airbender, the film by M. Night Shyamalan, which is available for rental for only $.99.

This deal is valid only for today, Monday, January 24, 2011, until midnight PST. Once you activate the rental through Amazon’s Video On Demand service, you’ll have access to the movie for 48 hours. If you’re interested in purchasing the digital version, the cost is $9.99.

Also, if you’d like to own a physical copy of the movie, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is available for $27.99 while the DVD is $16.99.

Both the DVD and Blu-ray editions of The Last Airbender are part of Amazon’s “Buy This DVD and Watch it Instantly” program. That means with the purchase of either version, you will be able to watch the movie instantly through Amazon’s Video On Demand (see more details about this below). Basically, it’s like getting a free digital rental while you wait for your physical copy to arrive.