The push goal I was most excited for when webcomic Penny Arcade went to Kickstarter to go ad-free for a year was their pitch for a new reality show as season four of Penny Arcade: The Series. They would invite…
Last week on Face Off, the eight remaining contestants were paired up to create sci-fi werewolves. They had to use moons of other planets as a jumping off point for an original werewolf design. I’m all for carving a story…
This week on Face Off, the nine remaining makeup artists were presented with an interesting challenge. McKenzie Westmore instructed the designers to choose a beautiful, abstract image to inspire the color scheme and texture of their next Spotlight Challenge. Once…
Last season, when Face Off tried to integrate film promotion into the show, the challenges suffered. Remember when Nicole went home for her Alice in Wonderland meets Resident Evil virus makeup? She wound up winning the competition anyway and soaring…
This week on Face Off, the 11 remaining makeup artists were actually shown doing two challenges again. I have to wonder if they even make them do Foundation Challenges in each episode shooting cycle anymore. Other shows occasionally cut these…
On the newest episode of Face Off, the remaining 12 makeup artists were partnered up to bring mythical demons to life. We finally got a look at how the script changes–mid-challenge alterations to the original task–work. They’re a good twist…
This week on Face Off, the 13 remaining makeup artists were challenged to design original superheroes for the DC universe. The winner’s original character will be included in an upcoming issue of Justice League Dark. The contestants also had the…
SyFy’s best series Face Off (well, best among their current line-up) is back with a slightly modified format that raises the quality of the show in the best way possible. Host MacKenzie Westmore’s father, Academy Award-winning makeup artist and Star…
The first season of RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race came and went in six short weeks. The show was a huge experiment in form and to call it divisive is an understatement. Poor Michelle Visage had to explain every week…
I have to give a lot of credit to SyFy. The live Face Off finale last night was one of the better reality TV reveal episodes I’ve seen. McKenzie Westmore got to show off her great personality that makes the…
It’s a Tammie Brown love fest over at the RuPaul’s All Star Drag Race recap this week. Check it out.
This week on Face Off, the final four contestants were inspired by the TV series Grimm. Yes, more cross promotion from the SyFy makeup series. I can accept it when it works this well. The contestants were instructed to search…
I’m back with more Drag Race recaps for the All Star season. However, they’re going to be over at Read and Rave.
When I first saw an episode of Science Channel’s Oddities, I just couldn’t imagine the show lasting very long. It was not a matter of quality but content. It’s a show all about buying and selling unusual collectibles and antiques,…