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Creator Joseph Mallozzi Shares A Few Last Minute Thoughts. Story by David Clark For those who do not know, the SyFy channel has made a commitment on going back to the stars. The days of Firefly , Star Trek , Stargate , and Battlestar Galactica seem like a distant memory and SyFy has decided the space epic drought has gone on long enough. Dark Matter, premiering Friday June 12th at 10/9c is the first of many shows SyFy has planned. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie as an adaptation of their limited run Dark Matter comic book, Dark Matter is their 10 year vision brought to life. Most well known for their years writing and producing the Stargate universe, Mallozzi and Mullie had no idea how long the wait would be for Dark Matter to finally take a place on television programming. Revealed in an exclusive interview with Blastr, their original plan was to transition straight from Stargate into Dark Matter. Quickly they learned pitching a new and unknown int...

How Well Is Syfy’s Reality Show Doing? Story By David Clark The Syfy Channel is often associated as a place comprised entirely of fairytale and alien programming. Some might think it is a channel people quickly switch away from for fear of being labeled a nerd or geek. The honest truth, the Syfy channel has a little something for everybody. Regardless of perception there is one show that might be worth checking out. Latest ratings have Penn and Teller’s show Wizard Wars commanding a weekly viewership upwards of 1.68 million people. The premise of the show has young aspiring magicians trying to impress the infamous Penn and Teller utilizing everyday objects to perform mind bending magic tricks. Airing weekly on Thursday nights in the 10/9c time slot the show has seen an increase in audience size of 36% in the second season. When compared to the field of cable programming available in the same time slot, Wizard Wars is ranked within the top 10 amongst adults age 18-...

TV Review: Z Nation “Puppies & Kittens” (Pilot) By: Brandon Wolfe Given ‘ The Walking Dead’s ’ present status as the most popular series in all of television, it was bound to spawn some imitators sooner or later. The only surprise is that it’s taken this long for a true rip-off to emerge. ‘ Z Nation ’ is the SyFy Channel’s spare-every-expense answer to the AMC phenomenon. Spearheaded by The Asylum, the brain-trust behind the ‘Sharknado’ films, ‘Z Nation’ also centers around a world plunged into a zombie apocalypse and the survivors struggling to get by. ‘The Walking Dead’ has a lot of problems as a series, many critical and seemingly in no great hurry to be resolved. After sampling ‘Z Nation,’ these problems maybe don’t seem so bad. The ways in which ‘Z Nation’ is similar to ‘The Walking Dead’ are so myriad that it will be easier to delve into the handful of ways in which the two shows differ. The greatest difference is that ‘Z Nation’ plugs us into the grander schem...

SYFY ANNOUNCES COMIC-CON PANELS AND PRESS ROOMS FOR SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE, DOMINION, HELIX, DEFIANCE AND ASCENSION  The following is Syfy’s schedule of panels at Comic-Con 2014 in San Diego. THURSDAY, JULY 24th: SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE Panel: 7:15PM-8:15PM Room 6BCF Get your chainsaws ready! A #Sharknado is about to hit the Big Apple. Join Sharknado 2: The Second One stars Ian Ziering (Fin Shepard), Tara Reid (April Wexler), Vivica A. Fox (Skye), Kari Wuhrer (Ellen Shepard Brody), Judah Friedlander (Bryan) and Director Anthony C. Ferrante as they take you into the eye of the social media and pop culture storm of the century. Get exclusive details on Syfy’s global blockbuster which will ravage nearly 90 countries this July. FRIDAY, JULY 25th DOMINION Panel: 5:30PM-6:30PM Room 6DE When angels wage war on humans, you can bet it’ll make for one hell of a Comic-Con panel. Join series’ stars Chris Egan (Alex Lannon), T...

The project at Universal is apparently moving forward.  By: Matt Cummings If you caught the SyFy run of Battlestar Galactica , you were treated to something special. Complete with graying loyalties and intense action, the series followed a race of humans defeated by the technologically superior Cylons. The series brought a grittiness and unpredictability that kept fans watching right up to the lame series finale in 2007. Apparently, someone took notice. According to multiple sources, Universal is developing a film reboot of the series, and have hired Transcendence writer Jack Paglen to script the screenplay. Paglen is also involved in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel for Fox that starts production this fall.  Transcendence  starring Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall opens on April 18th. Original Galactica creator Glen Larson will produce the reboot. While we're happy to see this happening in concept, we'll wait to hear about a director and cast before we rend...

Syfy is canceling Being Human after the fourth season. The NBCUniversal-owned cable network made the official announcement Tuesday, midway through its current 13-episode run. The stars of Being Human,  Sam Huntington, Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath  and  Kristen Hager , issued a thank you to the fans via a two-minute video "Showrunner Anna Fricke and the talented producers, writers, cast and crew have done an amazing job bringing this show to life over the past four seasons and we sincerely thank them and the series’ production company Muse Entertainment for their hard work," Syfy said in a statement announcing the cancellation. "They’ve saved the best for last with the final six episodes that revisit the story’s beginning, leading to a not-to-be-missed send-off for Aidan, Sally, Josh and Nora." Syfy promises that the final episodes will be "full of twists, turns and surprises that will culminate in a spectacular series finale," which will air April ...

At just 30 years old Marcel Vigneron has already made a name for himself with his polarizing turn as the season two runner-up on Bravo's Emmy Award-winning Top Chef, as the Executive Sous Chef at Jose Andres’ Bazaar and as the head chef at Los Angeles' Bar 210. And now, he's back in a big way with the new Syfy reality series, Marcel's Quantum Kitchen . Series premiere is Tuesday at 10/9 Central The exciting new series will follow Marcel as he begins to explore the next phase of his career. In each episode, Marcel will be hired by a demanding client to produce and pull off extraordinary events and celebrations. Based on the client's requests, Marcel will have to dream up a menu for the affair, from a futuristic four-course meal for Chrysler executives to a new twist on a luau for one of the nations most renowned surfers. He and his team of party planners and sous chefs will oversee the entire production, tapping the depths of their imagination, scientific exp...

Ever Want To Own A Piece Of Hollywood? Profiles in History , the world’s largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia and the “star” of the hit Syfy Network television show, “ Hollywood Treasure ,” will present over 1300 lots of iconic items from film, television, music and more at their at their upcoming Winter Hollywood Auction, December 17-18, 2010 . You’re sure to find something for the fan or collector who has everything—or thought that they did! Some of the highlights include an original movie poster from the Universal horror classic The Invisible Man , valued at over $200,000; an original screen-used Johnny Depp costume and display from Edward Scissorhands; an original full-scale, screen-used battlefield T-800 Endoskeleton from Terminator 2: Judgment Day; a complete Brandon Routh Superman costum e from Superman Returns; The Wizard of Oz vintage clothbound book signed to Jack Haley’s son by virtually the entire cast and crew, including Judy Garland and Toto!; Desi Arnaz “Ri...

 What Next Hollywood Treasure Is Going To Be Found? " Hollywood Treasure ," Syfy's new reality series featuring Joe Maddalena , will premiere Wednesday, October 27 with two back-to-back half-hour episodes at 10:00pm and 10:30pm. "Hollywood Treasure" is a weekly documentary-reality series that delves into the intricate world of collecting showbiz and pop culture memorabilia, including science fiction and fantasy props and costumes. The series follows Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History and the world's largest auctioneer of original movie, television and pop culture collectibles. HOLLYWOOD TREASURE Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Two back-to-back half hour episodes Wednesdays (10:00 - 10:30 p.m. and 10:30 - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on Syfy Starting October 27 Each episode follows Joe and his crew as they travel the globe searching for the most compelling, rare, and sought-after Hollywood memorabilia. Sometimes combing through basements and ...

SyFy To Bring Us A PETER PAN Prequel Movie SyFy has noticed that will go into production on an upcoming four-hour Peter Pan prequel called Neverland . It's being written and directed by Nick Willing, who worked on Syfy's Tin Man and Alice, which were reimaginings of The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. Here's the full press release: SYFY JOURNEYS TO NEVERLAND IN PETER PAN PREQUEL FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR NICK WILLING STARRING RHYS IFANS, ANNA FRIEL, BOB HOSKINS, RAOUL TRUJILLO AND CHARLIE ROWE 4-HOUR MOVIE EVENT DISTRIBUTED BY RHI ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS PRODUCTION IN GENOA, ITALY AND DUBLIN, IRELAND IN SEPTEMBER NEW YORK, NY - September 1, 2010 - Syfy is re-teaming with writer/director Nick Willing to present Neverland, his original prequel to author J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan, it was announced today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions. Production is set to b...

Syfy Updates Fairy Tales Syfy is reinventing fairy tales and pop culture characters as part of its Saturday night TV movie franchise. The network is airing five titles that give a contemporary twist on a classic story, from Hansel & Gretel (years after escaping the witch in the haunted forest, Hansel returns seeking revenge) to Little Red Riding Hood (a descendant of Little Red discovers her family secretly hunts werewolves). "It's exciting to take a treasured brand and put our own sideways spin on it," said Thomas Vitale, executive vp programming and original movies at Syfy. "By turning familiar timeless stories inside out, we're creating an entertaining new genre for our popular Saturday night movie franchise." The series is partly inspired by the network's mandate to find projects with broader appeal that began in earnest last year with the network's rebranding from Sci Fi to Syfy. Syfy's Saturday movies continue to be one of the last bast...