Exclusive Interview with Stephanie Leonidas of Defiance on May 3, 2013
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

Syfy's new series Defiance, which airs on Mondays, takes place in the future on a terraformed Earth. After their home worlds were destroyed, seven alien races, collectively known as the Votans, came to Earth to find a new home. Now, after the Pale Wars between the humans and Votans have ended, people and aliens alike attempt to co-exist peacefully.

The story follows the human, Joshua Nolan, played by Grant Bowler, and his "adoptive daughter" Irisa, and Irathient, played by Stephanie Leonidas, as they move to Defiance and help keep peace in the town.

Leonidas recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about her work on the series, what fans can expect on the series moving forward, and what else she has planned for the future.

By Jamie Ruby

Many fans were surprised when contestant Angie Miller was voted off of American Idol last week. The Massachusetts native was unique in that she sang many of her of own original songs. The singer talked to reporters last week about coming in third on Idol and her plans for the future.

The singer talked to SciFi Vision about the best advice she received while on Idol. "I think what really sticks out to me when I think of everything that they've said is that they didn't just appreciate like my voice or just me, whatever, but they appreciated just the artistry and the songwriting and knowing that I know who I am as a person. I love how they really appreciated that and they stressed that [it] was important to never lose your songwriting and who you are and what you stand for. I think that's what stuck out with me the most. It wasn't really a critique but it was just them saying, "Thank you for being that way, keep being that way," and that meant the world to me."

Miller also told the site that she would love to get to perform an original song on tour, but doesn't know if she will be able to. "I don't know but I really, really hope so because that would be amazing."

JACK IS BACK!!!

NEW ACTION-PACKED EVENT SERIES "24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY"
TO RESTART ICONIC CLOCK IN SUMMER 2014 ON FOX

Kiefer Sutherland to Return as JACK BAUER in New Event Series
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and Howard Gordon's Teakwood Lane Productions

FOX has ordered 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY, a thrilling new tent-pole event series set to restart the clock on the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning drama franchise starring Kiefer Sutherland. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and Howard Gordon's Teakwood Lane Productions, 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY will make its historic debut in the summer of 2014 on FOX.

The announcement was made this morning by Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company; Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen, Twentieth Century Fox Television; and Brian Grazer, Chairman, Imagine Entertainment.

FOX ANNOUNCES NEW PRIMETIME SERIES FOR 2013-2014 SEASON

FIVE NEW COMEDIES, FOUR NEW DRAMAS, FIRST EVENT SERIES, NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES AND NEW ANIMATED SERIES JOIN SCHEDULE

SETH MacFARLANE’S FIRST LIVE-ACTION COMEDY “DADS,” ARRESTING COMEDY “BROOKLYN NINE-NINE,” STARRING ANDY SAMBERG, AND NEW MILITARY-SET ENSEMBLE COMEDY “ENLISTED” TO DEBUT IN FALL

NEW ADVENTURE THRILLER “SLEEPY HOLLOW” AND  J.J. ABRAMS’ FUTURISTIC ACTION DRAMA “ALMOST HUMAN” LAUNCH THIS FALL

LEGAL DRAMA “RAKE,” STARRING GREG KINNEAR, AND GRITTY FAST-PACED DRAMA “GANG RELATED” SLATED FOR MIDSEASON

NEW ENSEMBLE COMEDY “US & THEM,” COMING-OF-AGE FAMILY COMEDY “SURVIVING JACK” AND ANIMATED COMEDY “MURDER POLICE” TO JOIN SCHEDULE IN MIDSEASON

M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S NEW SPELLBINDING EVENT SERIES “WAYWARD PINES,” STARRING ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE MATT DILLON, TO DEBUT IN 2014

NEW KID COMPETITION “JUNIOR MASTERCHEF” STARTS COOKING THIS FALL

 

Special Episode of NEW GIRL to Air Following SUPER BOWL XLVIII Sunday, February 2, 2014

DISTINCTIVE NEW FAMILY COMEDIES, ACTION-DRIVEN NEW DRAMAS AND QUALITY RETURNING SERIES HIGHLIGHT DIVERSE AND BALANCED 2013-14 NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

Three New Comedies Anchor Thursday Lineup, With Sean P. Hayes and Michael J. Fox Returning to Their Sitcom Roots at NBC

Coming Off Its Stellar Fourth Season, ‘The Voice’ Returns on Monday, Tuesday

Riveting Drama ‘The Blacklist’ Earns Coveted Monday Lead-Out Timeslot From ‘The Voice’

‘NBC Sunday Night Football’ Ready to Once Again Rock Ratings with Powerhouse Pigskin Schedule

NBC Using Promotional Power of Winter Olympics to Launch Four New Series, Including Jason Katims’ Comedy ‘About a Boy’ and J.J. Abrams’ Drama ‘Believe’

Monday is a special black and white noir episode of Warehouse 13. In the episode, Pete and Myka are pulled into a 1940s crime novel as the race to find the artifact that put them there.

Guest starring in the episode are Enrico Colantoni and Missi Pyle, who previously worked together on the cult classic Galaxy Quest. The episode also features a performance by Pyle of "After You've Gone."

The two recently talked with the digital media about working together on both Warehouse 13 and Galaxy Quest together, and much more.

Exclusive interview with Trenna Keating of Defiance on April 22, 2013
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

Syfy's new series Defiance features multiple alien races, collectively called the Votans. One of these races is Indogene. They are characterized by their bright white, hairless skin, which is comprised of faint hexagon-shaped scales. Their irises are also hexagonal. The Indogene not only have their own unique look, but also their own language, which is also based on hexagons. The Indogene are the most scientifically and technologically advanced of the Votan races.

The Indogene that appears most on Defiance is Doctor Meh Yewll, played by the talented actress Trenna Keating.

Keating recently sat down with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision for an exclusive interview to talk about her work on the series.

The actress is very grateful to be playing Yewll. "I was pretty lucky to get on Defiance, because there're a lot of casting directors, in fact most casting directors in town still don't know who I am, so the casting directors of Defiance have been really great to me."

By Christiane Elin

So You Think You Can Dance returns for its tenth season with a special two-night premiere on Tuesday, May 14th and Wednesday, May 15th. Host Cat Deeley spoke with SciFiVision in a conference call about the new season.

Cat shared that this year, "people are getting very, very creative with the different styles and their choices of music. They know now that we are in season ten, so we've seen people run up walls and do back flips. We've seen, you know, ten pirouettes all in one go, so they've got to do something that's a little big unique and normally that involves doing something with the music, so say putting a hip-hop routine to a classical piece of music or giving the dance a story. It's about their creativity."

Not only has Cat seen that contestants are becoming more creative but she has seen more newbies try out for the show. Cat went on to say, "It means that within the dance community, we're still a relevant show. We're still a relevant part of their career process, which I think is brilliant."

Check out season ten of So You Think You Can Dance Tuesday Nights on Fox.

You've watched the show. Now play the game.

Our partners at Syfy have provided us with a standard PC-edition of Defiance the game. Join the futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology. Hunt alone or with others as you improve your skills and level up, unlocking powerful weapons that will help you survive the massive battles that await.

And, since the series impacts the game, the dynamic missions, massive co-op battles and the new world exploration never end.

Limitless Gameplay. Revolutionary Warfare.

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Defiance airs Mondays on Syfy! Don't forget to follow the official show Twitter feed @DefianceWorld!

SYFY RENEWS HIT SERIES DEFIANCE, PROMISING MORE ACTION AND INTRIGUE IN SEASON TWO 

April 15 Premiere Second Largest Series in Network History  

New York, NY – May 10, 2013 – Syfy has renewed its groundbreaking series Defiance, giving a 13-episode second season order to the critically acclaimed hit that has catapulted Syfy to the top cable drama spot in the time period among adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers for three consecutive Mondays.  Season two of Defiance, produced by Universal Cable Productions, will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014 premiere, returning as the anchor of Syfy’s Powerful Monday’s block of primetime original series.

Redefining the transmedia experience, Defiance has distinguished itself with an unprecedented partnership between Syfy and Trion Worlds, by creating the first-ever true convergence of television and online gaming.  To date, the game has garnered more than 1 million registered accounts while making gaming history as the first online open world shooter to launch on three platforms simultaneously.  As the collaboration between show and game continue into a second season, players will have the opportunity to further influence the world of Defiance.