By Lynn Tackitt

If you are a fan of ABC Family shows, like so many are, you will recognize Cassie Scerbo. She has most recently been on Baby Daddy as the frenemy of one of the main characters, Riley. She has played the snarky type before and says that she must play it well, because she is
often asked to play those types of roles.

Cassie talked about her first encounter with the cast of Baby Daddy, and that although she was sick from food poisoning, the cast was super helpful, nice, and very welcoming.

Cassie is a young talented actress with a career that is just taking off, but don't let the pretty face and blonde hair fool you. She is into boxing and some martial arts and wants to do some skydiving. Talented, pretty, adventurous, and tough all rolled up into one package. Lookout world, Cassie Scerbo is on her way to make her mark.

By Jamie Ruby

Bate Motel returns for a second season to A&E on March 3rd. In preparation, star Vera Farmiga and executive producer Kerry Ehrin talked to the digital media about what fans can expect.

Ehrin talked to SciFi Vision about using the original film the series is based on, Psycho, as inspiration, yet keeping it their own. "I think that from the very beginning Carlton [Cuse] and I wanted to honor the movie, but not be beholden into it. So I think at this point the world of Bates Motel has definitely become its own organic world.

"So while we're still conscious of the film, and obviously there's certain tent poles let's say that the film suggests, it kind of has become its own beast at this point."

By Jamie Ruby

This year on American Idol, Randy Jackson, who up until this season served as a judge on the panel, will instead be the in-house mentor to the contestants. Recently Jackson talked to the media about the changes and everything else Idol.

Jackson talked to SciFi Vision about the decision to move from judge to mentor. "Honestly, after 12 seasons, as a judge it felt like I'd said and done everything that I really ever desired and needed to and wanted to do as a judge, and I just felt like it was just time to do something else. I'm a big evolution guy. So, I felt like there's no other way I could say it and do it and whatever.

"So, I said, "you know what, I think it's time to kind of step away," and I'm really excited to step into the mentor role, because I get a chance to work more hands on with the kids and help impart some of the wisdom that I've gained over my 35-year career to them."

Exclusive Interview with Sam Witwer for Being Human
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

Being Human premiered its fourth season last month on Syfy. Star Sam Witwer, who plays vampire Aidan, recently sat down with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision for an exclusive interview.

This season many of the issues that were not resolved in the first three seasons are going to come back. One of the big issues for Witwer's character is dealing with the idea of children. "The thing we introduced with the Bernie character (Jason Spevack) in season one, the whole sort of reproductive crisis that Aidan has, this idea that being human is wanting some sort of legacy, that manifests differently in different people. For some people, it represents a family that will carry on your tradition, or your memory, or whatever, past your own mortality, and that is something that Aidan has been robbed of over and over again.

"We didn't get to explore this as much as we would have like to, but I hope [the audience] got the feeling that the whole issue about his son has been something that has troubled and plagued him for his entire life.

SYFY’S 2014 SPRING LINEUP INCLUDES ORIGINAL SERIES PREMIERE OF JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP CHALLENGE

 

PLUS FAREWELL SEASON OF BELOVED WAREHOUSE 13

 

MARCH FEATURES ORIGINAL SPECIALS CARVERS, MY BIG FAT GEEK WEDDING AND FOXY & CO.

 

NEW YORK – February 14, 2014 – The debut of the new reality series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge (March 25), the fifth and final season of the much beloved Warehouse 13 (April 14), a trio of weekly Tuesday night original specials – Carvers (March 4), My Big Fat Geek Wedding (March 11) and Foxy & Co. (March 18) – and the Season 3 return of Continuum (April 4) will be among the original programming highlights of Syfy’s 2014 spring primetime schedule.

KELLY OSBOURNE, JUDD HIRSCH, ANDY DICK AND JUDAH FRIEDLANDER TO CAMEO IN SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE

 

VIVICA A. FOX AND MARK MCGRATH TO JOIN CAST

 

PRODUCTION ON SYFY AND THE ASYLUM ORIGINAL MOVIE BEGINS IN NEW YORK CITY

 

NEW YORK – February 13, 2014 – Syfy and The Asylum today announced that Kelly Osbourne, Judd Hirsch, Andy Dick, Judah Friedlander, Vivica A. Fox and Mark McGrath will join the eagerly anticipated Original Movie Sharknado 2: The Second One.

By Jamie Ruby

This Friday, Jeri Ryan guest stars on the popular Syfy series Helix as Constance Sutton, the chief operating officer of ILARIA Corporation, the owner of Arctic Biosystems. She is clearly not who she first appears to be.

In preparation for the episode, Ryan, along with showrunner Steven Maeda, talked to the digital press earlier in the week about the upcoming episode and new character.

Ryan talked to SciFi Vision about her character on the series. "She was just fun. This was a really fun role to play, because she's kind of out there. You know, she's not subtle, which I love.

Exclusive Interview with Cameron Porsandeh for Helix
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby

Last month, Syfy premiered one of its newest series, Helix, and they received a massive reaction, bringing in exceptionally high ratings for the network. The show follows a team of scientists from the CDC, led by Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell), who are brought to the Arctic Biosystems research facility to investigate a possible virus outbreak.

The creator of the mysterious new sci-fi thriller, Cameron Porsandeh, recently sat down with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision for an exclusive interview to talk about his series.

Porsandeh talked about how his journey to creating the series started. "I had an idea for a script and I pitched it to my agent, which was an interesting thing, because they liked the idea, and they said, "This is going to be a tricky sell; if you feel confident you should go ahead and do it." So it didn't go out with a pitch; I wrote it on spec, completely on spec. And I was really excited about it when I was done.