Artists Slay The Giant On 'Face Off' - 'Two Heads Are Better Than One'

February 13th, 2013 12:28pm EST
Anthony & Autumn
It's a giant of a challenge this week on "Face Off" when the 10 remaining artists are paired up to create an original giant worthy of "Jack the Giant Killer".

After the artists meet host McKenzie Westmore at the giant redwood tree at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park to hear their challenge - create an original giant - the artists spend a little time sketching and getting inspired before heading back to the lab to begin working. Oh, and the giant? It must have at least two heads!

The teams this week are:
Alam and Eric Z.
Kris and Eric F.
Meagan and Jenna
Wayne and House
Autumn ...
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Sam Witwer Bites Into Season 3 of Syfy's 'Being Human'

February 11th, 2013 12:40pm EST
Sam Witwer
The UK original may have been cancelled, but Being Human fans can take solace: SyFy's US incarnation of the supernatural series is still going strong, and it's getting even better. BFTV recently connected with Sam Witwer, who plays Being Human's vampire Aidan, to get the scoop on season three.

The third season was when the UK edition said goodbye to Aidan's counterpart Mitchell, but Sam assured fans that Aidan's not going anywhere. "What happens to them doesn't happen to us," he said, referring to the eventual complete cast turnover on the original series. While the first season of SyFy's ...
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Two Stars of 'Battlestar Galactica Blood & Chrome' Discuss the Movie and Whether Or Not It Could Become a Series

February 10th, 2013 3:00pm EST
Luke Pasqualino
Ever since the end of the critically acclaimed and beloved Battlestar Galactica, SyFy has struggled to bring a new property set in that universe. A prequel, Caprica, made it to only two seasons—and most of the second season was burned off in a single night.

Battlestar Galactica Blood & Chrome was going to also be a prequel, but set closer to the original shoe’s timeline than Caprica was. It stars o as William Adama (played by Edward James Olmos in Battlestar Galatica) and Ben Cotton as Coker.

It wasn’t picked up as a series, but it debuted as a two hour movie online on Machinima’s YouTube...
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The Artists Take On Demons On 'Face Off'

January 30th, 2013 1:40am EST
FaceOffDemon
This week on “Face Off” the 12 remaining artists will again team up to complete their spotlight challenge; but this time there's a big twist waiting for them.

Twenty-six year old special effects artist Anthony Kosar has risen to the challenge each week and taken home the top prize in every challenge. Can anyone topple the man who worked on the hit movies “Avatar” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” during his internship?

The challenge begins when the artists are taken to a desert to find host McKenzie Westmore standing next to six pitch forks with unusual names on th...
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Super Heroes Come to 'Face Off'

January 23rd, 2013 1:30pm EST
Anthony's Lava Superhero
It's super hero week on “Face Off” as the 13 remaining artists face their first solo challenge of the season. This week the challenge is even bigger because the winner will also have their creation featured in an upcoming DC Comic book.

The artists met host MacKenzie Westmore at the ComiCon in San Diego to learn their spotlight challenge for the week – to create an original super hero.

After spending some time with DC Comic creators for tips and ideas, the artists head for the lab to begin sculpting and molding their new characters. Some of the artists had trouble with their sculpting and...
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Scoop from Being Human Stars Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager and Sam Witwer

January 21st, 2013 12:45pm EST
Sam Huntington
The third season of Being Human, the U.S. version, premiered on SyFy on Monday, January 14. Recently, some of the main cast members, including Sam Huntington (Josh), Kristen Hager (Nora) and Sam Witwer (Aidan), as well as show runner Anna Fricke, participated in two press conference calls to discuss season 3.

If you haven’t seen the season premiere, you might want to stop reading now for fear of spoilers.

If you saw the premiere, you saw that Josh is no longer a werewolf, Sally is now human and Aidan is out of the ground. Plus, there’s a plague killing vampires and a witch dug up Ray’s de...
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'Face Off' Final Challenge and Grand Finale with Winner

November 1st, 2012 4:30am EDT
Face Off TV Series
In a two night event “Face Off” will reveal the winner for the season in a live television event after the fans choose the winner for the first time in show history; but first the three finalists will have to face a double challenge.

Before making their way to the lab the artists receive video calls from family members.

Finalists Laura, Nicole, and Derek are met in the lab by a big Halloween display and host McKenzie Westmore.  The challenge Immortal Enemies the artists must create two original characters – a demon who creates chaos in the world and a good witch to vanquish the demon.  Th...
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It Gets 'Grimm' on 'Face Off'

October 24th, 2012 10:14am EDT
Face Off TV Series
This week on “Face Off” the four remaining makeup artists must take on the job of detective as they try to determine the culprit of the crime scenes they encounter in the woods.  How well they create their characters will determine who will move on to the finale.

The challenge this week is to create a creature based on clues left at a crime scene in the woods.  Special guest Silas Weir Mitchell gave the artists a little advice saying that different characters kill differently and the reflection of the creature can be found in the crime scene.

The artists had 30 minutes to study, film, and...
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Summer Glau and Executive Producer/Showrunner Bruce Miller Discuss 'Alphas' Second Season

October 22nd, 2012 1:15pm EDT
Summer Glau
To get fans excited for tonight’s second season finale of Alphas (airing at 8:00 pm ET on SyFy), fan favorite/guest star Summer Glau and executive producer/showrunner Bruce Miller participated in a recent conference call with reporters.

Here are the highlights:

Miller on the chance of Glau becoming a series regular next season. “Yes, yes and yes … Summer was an absolute pleasure to have on the show.”

Glau on starring in so many sci-fi shows. “I’ve always found in sci-fi that the roles for women are really exciting and dynamic and outside the box. And, you know, in the finale of Alphas is...
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Polly Walker To Guest on 'Warehouse 13' in 2013

October 21st, 2012 10:15am EDT
Polly Walker
Polly Walker (Caprica, Rome) will guest star on SyFy’s Warehouse 13 when season 4.5 starts in April 2013.

Walker will play Charlotte Dupres, a “nemesis of the Warehouse Team” and will appear in five of the ten new episodes of the hit show.

With the season finale – spoilers ahead! – ending with Artie, who slowly turned into a villain over the course of the season, possibly becoming a good guy again after being stabbed by Claudia—the show is going to need a new injection of villains. Walker seems like a perfect choice.
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