SyFy is at it again with new non-scripted programming...
Net to unveil development slate of 10 reality shows
Syfy original programming prexy Mark Stern talks:
Slate includes "Dinner With Deepak," hosted and produced by bestselling author Deepak Chopra
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RelativityReal docu-series "Tyler Shields," which follows the life and work of the art photog. "Shields" is produced by "Star Trek" star Zachary Quinto.
Wow talk about totally non-sci-fi. This is just a photographer.
http://www.tylershields.com/
The fact that Zachary Quinto is even attached to it is questionable.
Talk about totally unrelated to
In keeping with the success of the net's makeup competish skein "Face Off," Syfy will further explore the fx world with Gurney Productions' "Monster Man," which follows the work of creature fabricator Cleve Hall and his monster-making team.
Stern called the show "our own 'American Chopper,' " referring to the offbeat family dynamics on that Discovery Channel hit
I watched 2 episodes of
Face Off and really liked them. I can see
that series lasting a few seasons.
"Stunts Unlimited," a series that follows the titular stuntman fraternity through the development process as its members create complex and dangerous stunts. Series is produced by Ric Roman Waugh and Gary Binkow with no production company yet attached.
This sounds rather fun. It doesn't seem right for SyFy but another network.
Syfy will develop "Culture Shock With Tommy Lee," in which the former Motley Crue member seeks to uncover and expose secret societies.
Serious investigation journalism exposing secrets...right. This will be a gloss-over show with
nothing in depth. My guess is the host Tommy Lee will have half of the screen time and the rest being generalizations.
Showbizspy refers to it as an "investigative travel series".
North One Television's "High Tech Hoaxes," in which teams of engineers play technologically advanced pranks on unsuspecting pals;
Pranks with gadgets...yawn.
25/7's "Overthunk," a competish skein in which creators build competing Rube Goldberg-esque devices;
This sounds interesting in the OK Go music video world type of thing.
3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA's "Change the Day You Die," in which the show's creators use predictive technology to perform an intervention on seemingly healthy folks with bad habits that will eventually kill them.
Mar. 22, 2011,
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034202?refCatId=14
the others being:
Haunted Collector, a working title, centers on a family of renowned paranormal investigators who spend its time tracking down haunted items. The family then houses its collections -- think guns, jewelry, paintings and dolls -- in its museum. The series, from Gurney Prods.' Scott Gurney and Deirdre Gurney, will be paired with the second season of Hollywood Treasure, beginning in June.
Sounds like Pawn Stars and a Cash-in-the-Attic type show.
A month later, Syfy will roll out Legend Quest, an action-adventure series that followsreal-life symbologist Ashley Cowie as he travels the world in search of hidden, mystical artifacts. Each episode is designed to combine Indiana Jones-style adventure and Da Vinci Code-type connections as theories are explored. The series is a co-production from BASE Production’s John Brenkus and Mickey Stern and Universal Networks International.
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inally, Paranormal Witness, a drama-documentary series from Raw TV, the creative team behind Locked Up Abroad and Gold Rush Alaska. The show will bring to life the stories of people who claim to have lived through paranormal experiences. Episodes will feature a mixture of first-hand testimony and gritty drama. Dimitri Doganis and Bart Layton will serve as executive producers on the show, which is set to premiere in September.
Gritty drama? recreations?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/syfy-picks-up-three-reality-169676
Syfy’s new series, “Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen,” is one more workplace show in which people in a semi-glamorous field — in this case, high-end catering — do their job. The niche angle is that the titular chef uses futuristic techniques, tools and ingredients to create his dishes.
His specialty is “molecular gastronomy,” which applies knowledge about the chemistry and physics of food to its preparation. He flash-freezes an orange to create a gelatin dessert and heats and then inflates cheese in an attempt to make fake egg shells.
There may not be enough science for the channel’s core audience, but the cooking processes make this series a bit more interesting and entertaining than the average workplace series.
This show sounds interesting and a right mix for the audience of SyFy for a non-scripted show.
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/ar...ews_21/-Marcel-s-Quantum-Kitchen-a-snack-.asp
last year's SyFy non-scripted programming thread
SyFy considering doing Cooking and Talk Shows...
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Tell me this isn't a fake show they added as a prank:
