Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge

[notorious bum]

This show is something I look forward to every week, almost as much as Game of Thrones. It oozes talent, from the contestants and their work to the judges.

It's rare to find a reality TV game show that does not prioritize emotional drama(was some minor drama in the first episode or 2, but not manufactured/forced) over content.

[Byrd]

My girlfriend and I, who normally can't agree on any TV shows other than Jeopardy and Cosmos, have really gotten into watching this together. Great show.

[Cantih]

It's rare to find a reality TV game show that does not prioritize emotional drama(was some minor drama in the first episode or 2, but not manufactured/forced) over content.

You should look at Penny Arcade's Strip Search if you haven't seen it already.

[notorious bum]

Really looking forward to another season of this show. The Finale was great, even if the guy who won wasn't my favorite artist. His creatures were all pretty similar and I didn't care for them, but he did have the best execution on the last challenge. The dude Ben will easily land a gig after this show, he was probably the most experienced for what this show's reoccurring theme of urgency was: mechanical engineering.

I had no idea that puppeteers have to do so much manual fiddling to achieve such basic functions like eye-blinking lol It seems so archaic in this age of technology. I really learned a lot about this under-appreciated art of special effects and puppetry. Would love to see some spin-offs from this show's format for stuff like fx make-up artists, directors, cg artists or anything else that favors artistic expression over vanity TV.

[Cantih]

Would love to see some spin-offs from this show's format for stuff like fx make-up artists, directors, cg artists or anything else that favors artistic expression over vanity TV.

You're in luck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_Off_%28TV_series%29

[notorious bum]

Sweet, thanks! I'll be taking a look at this on my lunch break. As you can tell, I don't watch a lot of Sci-Fi's programming lol

[notorious bum]

Just a quick update:

Face-Off turned out to be decent show and seems to have a lot of similarities to Creature Shop. The pacing is nearly identical, save for some needless filler with them living in a house together and minor ego-clashing. The judges are articulate and, for the most part, judge fairly. Unrelated, but I noticed they used an audio melody that sounds straight out of a Cornelius tune lol They have 6 seasons for your viewing pleasure, so that should hold anyone off while waiting for the next season of this show.

[noblemountain]

Yeah I have watched Face/off since season one. I love that show, and except for the minor shit that happens when people live together, it is relatively drama free.