Syfy acquired both seasons (26 episodes) of the hit Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl which stars supernatural seductress Bo (played by Anna Silk/The Ghost Whisperer), a Succubus (a powerful female entity in folklore) who feeds off sexual energy. Raised by human parents, Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door — until she “drained” her first boyfriend to death.
Bo discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them in secret, as they have for millennia. She is faced with choosing an allegiance between the Dark or Light Fae clans. Bo decides to take the middle path between humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin, protecting humans along the way.
Lost Girl co-stars Kris Holden-Ried as Dyson, a shape-shifting Fae, homicide detective and Bo’s love interest; Ksenia Solo as Kenzi, Bo’s human confidante and street-smart survivor, Zoie Palmer as Lauren, a human doctor who competes for Bo’s heart; Rick Howland as Trick, the mysterious owner and bartender at The Dal Riata tavern, with a secretive past that is yet to be unlocked, and K.C. Collins as Hale, a handsome male “Siren” who is the eternal bachelor, ultimate wingman and Dyson’s partner on the force.
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Silk says, “She (Bo) discovers at the beginning of the series, in Season 1, that she’s not human, that she’s actually a succubus and part of a whole Fae underworld that live and feed among humans. The adventure unfolds from there.”
As someone who always thinks of Phoebe from Charmed when I hear the word, “succubus,” I will be more than happy to share my association with the word with another show. And I’ve read many series about Fae, so it will be fun to see their take. I had never heard of this series before the press tour but I am very intrigued and cannot wait for its premiere.
She continued on to say, “It was a great relief for her to find out what she is, but at the same time, it opened the door to a lot of questions. And those questions get answered and challenged throughout the season.
I was especially intrigued with her answer as to what attracted her to this role. “What I loved is that it’s Bo’s greatest sense of shame grows into her greatest strength. And that’s something that appealed to me, and I think it appeals
to young women watching the show.”
Zoie Palmer, also in attendance for the panel, plays Dr. Lauren Lewis, one of the few humans that work directly with the Fae. If that weren’t complex enough, there’z quite a love triangle to look forward to as well. There’s plenty to anticipate with all of these characters and it pains me to know that a small number of countries are watching season 2 when season one has yet to air here. Now I know what it feels like when my friends across the globe have to wait! It sucks. But the cast and crew is currently filming episode 15 of season 2 so it’s not ahead by an entire 2 seasons which is comforting.
Lost Girl comes to Syfy January 16, 2012 at 10/9c right after Being Human!
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Monster Man goes behind the scenes of one of Hollywood’s most respected monster prop building workshops. For more than thirty years, when studios have wanted a bizarre creature or out-of-this world alien, they’ve turned to Cleve Hall and his very unique family business. Only the horrifying monsters they build match the craziness of this extremely talented family. Monster Man stars Cleve Hall, his daughters Constance and Elora Hall, his ex-wife, Sonja Maddox-Hall, best friends, Roy Knyrim and Johnny Saiko, as well as office manager, Cindy Miller.
Cleve Hall is not only an incredibly intelligent guy but an incredibly down to earth guy. He is so easy to talk to and what makes him so engaging is his passion for what he does. His passion for his work encouraged his daughter at 13 years old to join the ranks and ten years later, Hall has got quite a family business here.
The family dynamic is going to create for some very entertaining moments.
Daughter, Constance says, “He’ll tell you what to do, like, “Oh, make this. Make that.” It will be like, “Where is this going?” until the very last moment. It all comes together. I like to draw things and try to plan it out and have schematics or whatever. –” Cleve cuts her off to say, The reason for this being… sometimes I don’t have a finished thing in my head. I have a visual idea in my head what I want, but I create as I go, and it’s not until the last 48 hours, okay. Bam. It suddenly hits me.” Needless to say, this should be interesting!
Hall has worked for KISS, Alice Cooper, and Devo to name a few and has worked for a number of Syfy original movies. Plainly put, Syfy is letting us into the life of a monster mastermind. Hall said it best, “I think CG is a good compliment to the physical effects. It shouldn’t replace them.” No it shouldn’t and it won’t, at least not until we get a handful of seasons out of this new series which is sure to be a hit when it premieres. Until the premiere, whenever you see Godzilla, think of Cleve Hall. If not for Godzilla, Hall may not have been so driven to get into this industry and we wouldn’t get to see this fascinating docu-series coming soon.
Monster Man comes to Syfy this March!
Syfy will bring the international hit Total Blackout – a half-hour game show which places contestants in complete darkness to compete in challenges — to its prime time schedule for eight episodes in 2012
Total Blackout is a comedic game show in which contestants battle each other and their fears in a series of challenges. However, there is a twist — all the challenges are played in complete darkness. There are no lights, no blindfolds and no-holds barred as the players face their fears and unexpected surprises in a series of nerve-wracking games. Total Blackout will be hosted by Jaleel White (Family Matters, Grown Ups).
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Henrik Nielsen says of the inspiration for the show:
I think this is based on some of the best times in my childhood and some of the worst times in my childhood. The best times is when I pretended I had a spider I was chasing four sisters with, and obviously, I had no spider because I hate spiders. And they knew that, but they were still terrified. And the look on their faces was priceless. The worst time in my life was probably when we — at the country house in Sweden, when my mom would come in and say goodnight, and I knew there was a spider in the room, and she would shut off the light. And my face would have been a laugh as well because I was terrified. So it’s a combination of both.
Choosing the Contestants:
They do go through a psychological test. We don’t want anybody to freak out that much that they can’t react. They have to be able to put their hands in. And they think it’s fun afterwards. And, actually, a lot of contestants who have done the show in many other territories, they have overcome their fears by this, and they think that they really overcame themselves and are happy they did it.
I am especially excited to see the portions of the show where there are couples. The individuals are funny but based on the footage shown at the tour, the pairs are going to bring even more comic relief. I cannot wait! Ya’ll are going to love this so much!
Here I am with a fellow writer, Jen Juneau and Jaleel White:
The series premiere date of Total Blackout is to be determined. Stay tuned for more information.