SYFY'S 'POWERFUL MONDAYS' RETURN WITH POWERHOUSE PREMIERES OF BEING HUMAN AND LOST GIRL

BEING HUMAN RISES 14 PERCENT IN ADULTS 25-54 AND EIGHT PERCENT AMONG ADULTS 18-49 COMPARED TO SEASON ONE PREMIERE

LOST GIRL GRABS NEARLY 1.5 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS

NEW YORK – January 17, 2012 – Syfy continued its red-hot January with the premieres of Being Human and Lost Girl, marking the return of the channel's "Powerful Mondays" (Monday night 9-11PM) programming block.

By Jamie Ruby

Tonight, Southland returns to TNT for its fourth season.

Having not seen Southland before I didn't know what to expect. I was surprised by the format, as it does not follow the usual procedural drama model. While it's obvious the show has an overall story line with the characters, there wasn't much of an overall plot line for the episode. The episode was comprised of multiple short segments with each group of cops. It reminded me of what you would expect to see on a show like Cops. That is not to say that the format doesn't work for the show; it does. It gives it more of a realistic and gritty feeling, and with everything going on throughout the episode it seems to be more of an action driven drama as opposed to focussing more on the characters. Doing that makes this series unique. It focuses more on external then internal, which again adds to the show's authenticity in a way, but it also focusses more on the everyday lives and interactions of the policemen as opposed to things like the motivation of the criminals or details of the crimes.

By Jamie Ruby

Powerful Mondays return to Syfy Monday with the premiere of season two of Being Human. The series follows three twenty-something roomates trying to be normal - a vampire, Aidan, played by Sam Witwer (Battlestar Galactica; Smallville), a werewolf, Josh, played by Sam Huntington (Superman Returns; Cavemen), and a ghost, Sally, played by Meaghan Rath(15/Love; Cyberbully). This season the series will take on a darker tone as it deals with the characters trying to resist their own temptations.

The show picks up where the last episode left off, with Aidan left to rule the leaderless group of Boston vampires. He will have to resist his instincts as he is temped by a woman from his past. Josh is still unaware that he scratched Nora as they await the full moon. Meanwhile Sally must deal with the consequences of having missed her door and will be tempted by newly discovered powers.

Witwer, Huntington, and Rath, talked to the digital media about what to expect in season two.

By Jamie Ruby

Powerful Mondays return to Syfy next week, and with it comes the premiere of their newly acquired series, Lost Girl. The series follows the character Bo, played by Anna Silk, who discovers that she is not human, but Fae - a succubus. As such she must feed on sexual energy to survive. With the help of Dr. Laura Lewis, played by Zoie Palmer, she will try to learn to survive without killing. She is also joined by Detective Dyson, played by Kris Holden-Ried, a shape-shifter, and the third part of the love triangle on the series. He is also a member of the Light Fae, one of the two clans (the other is Dark Fae) who want Bo to choose a side.

The three joined the digital press to discuss the series.

By Jamie Ruby

Syfy's Being Human returns Monday for season two. The drama revolves around three roomates - vampire Aidan (Sam Witwer), werewolf Josh (Sam Huntington), and ghost Sally (Meaghan Rath), as they try to be normal and not give into their baser instincts. This season promises to be darker as the series delves into the characters trying to avoid their temptations. This season the show will also move away from the story lines of the British series of the same name on which it was originally based.

The showrunners of the series, who also serve as executive producers and writers on the show, Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and Anna Fricke (Everwood; Men in Trees), sat with the digital press to discuss the new season, as well as some of the upcoming guest stars.

By Jamie Ruby

Powerful Mondays are returning to Syfy, first with Being Human, and then with the premiere of the sexy supernatural drama Lost Girl. The series, which originally aired in Canada, was recently acquired by Syfy and has been optioned for at least the two seasons that have been filmed at the time of the press tour.

The series follows the character of Bo, played by Anna Silk, who discovers that she is not human, but a fae - a succubus to be exact, who lives by feeding off sexual energy by draining humans. She is helped by human doctor Laura Lewis, played by Zoie Palmer, who tries helps Bo control her hunger. Bo is also helped by Detective Dyson, played by Kris Holden-Ried, who is a shape-shifter fae on the side of the light. The three form quite a love triangle.

Bo fights to not choose a side between light and dark which causes friction among the factions as she also tries to learn more about her past and her potential.

Silk and Palmer sat down in Orlando, Florida at the Syfy Digital Press Tour and discussed their supernatural series.

By Jamie Ruby

Syfy's breakout reality competition Face Off returns for a second season on Wednesday night with fourteen all new contestants. The competition centers around practical makeup effects and tasks contestants with challenges where this season the expectations are even higher.

The series is hosted by McKenzie Westmore (Passions). There are three judges that remain the same throughout the competition, including multiple academy-award winner Ve Neill (Pirates of the Carribean, The Hunger Games), as well as Glenn Hetrick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Heroes) and Patrick Tatopoulos (Independence Day, Underworld).

Westmore and Neill appeared at the Syfy Digital Press Tour in October in Orlando, Florida, where they talked about the upcoming season.

Exclusive Interview with Chris Heyerdahl of Stargate Atlantis, Sanctuary, Hell on Wheels, The Twilight Saga
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

One can see Chris Heyerdahl it seems everywhere these days, even if he's not always recognizable. Heyerdahl has played a variety of characters both in movies and in television, but he almost never looks the same. Some of his more popular roles include his role of Todd the Wraith on Syfy's Stargate: Atlantis (where he also played the more recognizable Halling), Marcus in the hugely popular Twilight film series, his dual roles on Sanctuary as both Biggie (Bigfoot) and John Druitt. More recently Heyerdahl has also joined the cast of AMC's Hell on Wheels as the Swede.

Heyerdahl recently sat down with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision to talk about a variety of his roles.

Exclusive Interview with Dillon Casey of Nikita
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

Dillon Casey is a Canadian American actor, who currently stars as Sean Pierce, an army Special Ops officer on the CW's Nikita, which is filmed in Toronto. Casey is also trained in martial arts, for which he received a black belt, and has his own production company with his brothers, Taryn Leigh Films.

The actor recently sat down for an exclusive interview with SciFi Vision to talk about working on Nikita.

By Jamie Ruby

Merlin is a new version of the Athurian Legend, that takes place when Merlin (Colin Morgan) and Arthur (Bradley James) were young men. The story follows Merlin as he helps Arthur, while only using magic in secret, as it has been forbidden by the tyrant king, and Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon (Anthony Head). With the help of Gaius (Richard Wilson) he must also help protect Camelot from the likes of Morgana (Katie McGrath), while also discovering his destiny.

Colin Morgan recently talked to the digital press about the upcoming fourth season of Merlin, which will air on Syfy next month.