By Jamie Ruby

Syfy Digital Press Tour 2012 - Day Two

Part Two - Defiance Q&A
October 15, 2012

In October I, along with other journalists, were invited to Toronto, Canada for the Syfy Digital Press Tour, where Defiance was one of the series highlighted. Having never received a transcript, I finally decided to sit down and transcribe the full interview in anticipation for the premiere on Monday. Without further adeu...

As part of the Syfy Digital Press Tour, journalists were taken on a tour of the Defiance set.

After arriving in the Need/Want bar at the end of the tour, everyone sat down for presentations. First we heard from Gary Hutzel who gave a VFX presentation, and then we heard from David J. Peterson on the creation of three of the alien languages in Defiance, including Irathient, Castithan, and Indogene.

The main presentation was a Q&A panel with the cast of Defiance, including Grant Bowler, who plays Nolan, Stephanie Leonidas, who portrays the Irathient, Irisa, Julie Benz who plays Amanda Rosewater, Jaime Murray and Tony Curran, who play Castithans Stahma and Datak Tarr, respectively, and Graham Greene, who portrays Rafe McCawley. They were joined by the executive producer of the series, Kevin Murphy, and President of Original Content at Syfy, Mark Stern.

By Christiane Elin

The Paley Center in Los Angeles paid special tribute to Fringe with the Fringe Benefits fan art and screening event on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. The event featured a special exhibition of posters commemorating the series' memorable moments selected by Fringe fans worldwide and presented by Gallery1988.

By Jamie Ruby

Syfy Digital Press Tour 2012 - Day Two

Part One - Defiance Set Tour
October 15, 2012

This year the Syfy Digital Press Tour was held in Toronto, Canada. On the second day, after meeting in the lobby the group of us were picked up by the bus to head to the Defiance set. When we got there we stopped in the lunchroom to grab some breakfast before the tour. Even this room had something to offer as there was concept art on the walls.

By Jamie Ruby

This year the Syfy Digital Press Tour was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The night started with dinner in C5 Restaurant, inside the Royal Ontario Museum, where the press got some time to hang out with some of the Syfy stars. In attendance were Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, and Kristen Hager from Being Human, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, and Adam "Edge" Copeland from Haven, and Jesse Rath (Meaghan's brother) from Defiance.

This year SciFi Vision once again attended the Syfy Digital Press Tour, this time in Toronto, Ontairo, Canada. We not only hung out with the stars of Haven and Being Human, but we also got to visit the sets of the upcoming series Defiance, as well as Warehouse 13.

In the coming days, look for full coverage of the event, including reviews and tons of photos. You can also find a lot of the photos I took at Twitter via @scifivision, which will eventually all go in the gallery on this site.

For now, you can check out the stream below of what the press (including myself) was saying during the event, including all the photos and videos that were posted.

Exclusive Interview with Hollie Cavanagh of American Idol
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

American Idol Live - 8/14/12
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA

This summer the top ten winners of American Idol went on tour to forty-five locations, including the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before American Idol Live that night, Hollie Cavanagh, the fourth place winner, talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview.

Exclusive Interview with DeAndre Brackensick of American Idol
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

American Idol Live - 8/14/12
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Recently this summer the top ten from American Idol went on tour, stopping at forty-five locations, including the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before the concert, eighth place winner DeAndre Brackensick took time to talk to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision for an exclusive interview.

Exclusive Interview with Elise Testone of American Idol
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

American Idol Live - 8/14/12
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA

The top ten contestants from season eleven of American Idol recently went on tour for the summer, with a stop at the Consol Energy Center, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The sixth place winner, Elise Testone, who cites her influences as Bonnie Raitt, Led Zepplin, and Queen, took time before her performance to talk to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about life during and after Idol.

American Idol recently finished up its eleventh season on Fox. The reality show chronicles singers' journeys during the season where teens and young adults compete to win the ultimate title along with a recording contract.

Those that make it to the top ten travel the country on the official tour, American Idol Live. This year the tour stops in forty-five locations, including the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, on 8/14, which I attended to review.