After being assailed by demons, werewolves, shark/octopus hybrids, earthquakes and super storms – and so much more – fans of Syfy’s Saturday night B-movie bonanza can look forward to/dread hearing the Scream of the Banshee on March 26 [9/8C]. Lauren Holly [NCIS] and Lance Henriksen [Millennium]headline the 200th original movie produced for the network’s ‘most […]
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SyFy’s “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” begins Production
Production has begun in Vancouver on Syfy’s highly anticipated 2-hour pilot, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the all-new chapter in the Battlestar Galactica saga which chronicles young William Adama’s adventures in the first Cylon War. Universal Cable Productions will produce the event with Syfy, utilizing cutting edge CGI and virtual technology. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & […]
Area 51 Out-Cormans Corman!
One of Roger Corman’s important rules is that you don’t show the monster right away [a rule that a number of his productions for Syfy has ignored] – partly because what you imagine is scarier than anything you can put on screen, and partly because his usual budget didn’t allow for monsters that would hold […]
Jimmy Olsen Joins Warehouse 13!
Aaron Ashmore, Smallville’s version of the iconic Jimmy Olsen, will be replacing Joanne Kelly as Eddie McClintock’s partner on Warehouse 13 – at least temporarily. Ashmore joins the series as Steve Jinks, a young ATF agent who has the innate ability to tell when someone is lying. Mrs. Frederic [CCH Pounder] brings him onto the […]
Sam Witwer – Being Human’s Vampire Roommate Just Keeps Going, And Going, and Going!
One of the best signs that an actor is enjoying his job is when that actor turns a thirty-minute conference call into a ninety-minute one. Such was the case when I took part in the Sam Witwer conference call in support of Syfy’s newest scripted hit, Being Human [Mondays, 9/8C]. One of the interesting things […]
SyFy’s “Wharehouse 13” Opens Its Production Doors for Third Season
Warehouse 13, Syfy’s most successful series ever, began production on its third season in Toronto on February 9, with key questions left hanging from the gripping season two finale. Has Myka Bering [Joanne Kelly] left the Warehouse team for good? Have we seen the last of villainous H.G. Wells [Jaime Murray]? The series will return with […]
Science Meets Cuisine In Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen!
Syfy is going to gastronomic lengths to find unscripted material that fits within the network’s mandate. Running the ragged edge of cuisine, Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen, premiering Tuesday, March 22, features Chef Marcel Vigneron and his unique approach to cooking – molecular gastronomy – which incorporates science in gastronomy. For details on this unique series, follow […]
SyFy and Bigpoint Partner to Offer Battlestar Galactica Online Game
Players eagerly awaiting Battlestar Galactica Online, the highly anticipated space combat MMOG from Bigpoint, can get a ‘jump’ on the competition and be the first to launch a Colonial Viper or Cylon Raider by visiting Syfy.com and Syfy.co.uk where the open beta for the new game will be available exclusively for ONE WEEK ONLY beginning […]
Waiting For Battlestar Galactica Online? Get A Jump On The Competition!
If you’ve been awaitng the debut Battlestar Galactica Online – the MMOG based on Syfy’s groundbreaking TV series, mark February 8, 2011 on your calendars. Why? Read on…
Syfy’s BSG: Blood & Chrome Casts Its Adama!
Luke Pasqualino (Skins – UK) and Ben Cotton (Hellcats, Riese) have been cast in Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the highly anticipated 2-hour pilot. The all-new chapter in the Battlestar saga unfolds in the thick of the 10th year of the first Cylon war, as the battle between humans and a sentient robot race rages […]
Syfy’s Face Off Brings Reality/Competition Clichés To Special Effects Make-Up!
Syfy has developed a habit of balancing out its more expensive scripted series with inexpensive reality shows. Face Off [Wednesdays, 10/9C] is a typical competition series – except that it features a dozen special effects make-up artists vying to win $100,000. The twelve competitors live in adjacent six-person lofts and face various challenges. The judges […]