Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge is the latest SFX show from Syfy, following their successful make-up competition show Face/Off. In anticipation of the series debut we talked to Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and also the head judge on the Syfy series, about the new creature building competition series.
Can you tease a bit of some of the creatures we’re going to see coming up, since we’ve only seen what’s in the first one?
Brian Henson: Well, we keep it a little bit secret because that’s part of the fun so I won’t tell you too much. I will say that creatures in general – there’s a really wide range that you can do depending on if they’re small or they’re large or what kind of technique you’re using. Is it more fabrication or is it more mechanization?...
Can you tease a bit of some of the creatures we’re going to see coming up, since we’ve only seen what’s in the first one?
Brian Henson: Well, we keep it a little bit secret because that’s part of the fun so I won’t tell you too much. I will say that creatures in general – there’s a really wide range that you can do depending on if they’re small or they’re large or what kind of technique you’re using. Is it more fabrication or is it more mechanization?...
- 3/27/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Hot on the heels of the release of Muppets Most Wanted this past weekend, SyFy launches another reality competition show, Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. Like all other SyFy reality competition shows before it, contestants will compete in creature fabrication challenges every week. Their creations are then put under a screen test and judged by an expert panel of judges. The panel includes Jim Henson chairman and son of the late Jim Henson, Brian Henson. Beth Hathaway is lead fabricator for K.N.B. Efx Group, which has done work recently on Inglorious Basterds, The Walking Dead, Django Unchained and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Kirk R, Thatcher started at Ilm and is currently with Henson. He co-wrote Muppet Treasure Island, and directed television features The Muppets...
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- 3/24/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Think Project Runway, but with creatures!
That’s one way you could describe the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, on which 10 aspiring creature creators compete to bring the wildest beasts they can think of to life. EW has an exclusive first look at a promo for the series, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how some of these creatures are made.
Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and Jim Henson’s son, will serve as lead judge on the series. Creature designers Beth Hathaway (Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead, and Edward Scissorhands) and...
That’s one way you could describe the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, on which 10 aspiring creature creators compete to bring the wildest beasts they can think of to life. EW has an exclusive first look at a promo for the series, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how some of these creatures are made.
Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and Jim Henson’s son, will serve as lead judge on the series. Creature designers Beth Hathaway (Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead, and Edward Scissorhands) and...
- 2/28/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside TV
This has been a terrific season of Face Off so far, with a lot of amazing hits and very few misses. I was afraid that last season’s Veterans vs Rookies would be hard to match, but Season 6 has taken over without missing a beat. Tonight’s spotlight challenge looks particularly cool:
TV Spot: Face Off – 604 Preview
And if you are a Face Off fan like me, you may want to check out Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, which premieres next month: TV Spot: Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge
Syfy debuts the new reality competition series, “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge,” Tuesday, March 25 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt following an all-new episode of Syfy’s acclaimed “Face Off.” The eight-episode series provides a fascinating window into the imaginative and wildly creative environment of world-class creature design, fabrication and mechanization.
Syfy introduces ten hopeful creature designers who have...
TV Spot: Face Off – 604 Preview
And if you are a Face Off fan like me, you may want to check out Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, which premieres next month: TV Spot: Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge
Syfy debuts the new reality competition series, “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge,” Tuesday, March 25 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt following an all-new episode of Syfy’s acclaimed “Face Off.” The eight-episode series provides a fascinating window into the imaginative and wildly creative environment of world-class creature design, fabrication and mechanization.
Syfy introduces ten hopeful creature designers who have...
- 2/4/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
"Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge" has cast Gigi Edgley as host of the new competition series coming to Syfy. The "Farscape" actress has a long history with the producing Jim Henson Company.
In the "Creature Shop Challenge," competitors will design and build various characters ranging from mechanical creations to whimsical beasts. Those that can best bring such creatures to life will vie for a $100,000 prize and a contract job for Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Starring as Chiana on "Farscape" -- a co-production with the Jim Henson Company, Edgley later went on to appear in numerous projects in both her native Australia and in the United States. Her credits include the USA mini-series, "The Starter Wife," and the acclaimed Australian drama, "The Secret Life of Us."
Edgley will be joined by a trio of judges on the show. Creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher will critique the various...
In the "Creature Shop Challenge," competitors will design and build various characters ranging from mechanical creations to whimsical beasts. Those that can best bring such creatures to life will vie for a $100,000 prize and a contract job for Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Starring as Chiana on "Farscape" -- a co-production with the Jim Henson Company, Edgley later went on to appear in numerous projects in both her native Australia and in the United States. Her credits include the USA mini-series, "The Starter Wife," and the acclaimed Australian drama, "The Secret Life of Us."
Edgley will be joined by a trio of judges on the show. Creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher will critique the various...
- 11/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Syfy’s Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge has landed a frellin’ awesome host.
Farscape alumna Gigi Edgley has signed on to emcee the upcoming competition series, which features 10 aspiring creature creators facing off in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts.
Fun fact: The Jim Henson Company not only produced Farscape, but its Creature Shop created all of its characters.
Serving on the judging panel will be Jim Henson Company chairman Brian Henson (pictured above with Edgley), creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher.
Jhcsc is set to debut...
Farscape alumna Gigi Edgley has signed on to emcee the upcoming competition series, which features 10 aspiring creature creators facing off in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts.
Fun fact: The Jim Henson Company not only produced Farscape, but its Creature Shop created all of its characters.
Serving on the judging panel will be Jim Henson Company chairman Brian Henson (pictured above with Edgley), creature fabricator Beth Hathaway and creature designer Kirk Thatcher.
Jhcsc is set to debut...
- 11/8/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
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- 10/26/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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