Heroes of Cosplay
| Heroes of Cosplay | |
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| Starring | See below |
| Narrated by | Mike Bratton |
| Composers | David Vanacore (Vanacore Music) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No.of seasons | 2 |
| No.of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lauren Brady Dave Caplan Mark Cronin |
| Producers | Tanya McRae Summer Oakley Kate Aquillano |
| Cinematography | Steve Russell Mike L. Taylor Dan Farnam |
| Editors | John Babinec Phil Habeger Raiko Siems |
| Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | August 2013– 2014 |
Heroes of Cosplayis a 2013Syfychannelreality televisionshow co-produced byMark Cronin,Courtland Cox and Dave Caplan of51 Minds Entertainment.[1]The show's first season's six episodes follows nine cast members as they compete incosplayevents at various conventions across the United States, attendingWizard WorldPortland,Emerald City Comicon,MegaCon,Anime Matsuriand Planet Comicon.[2]The series was renewed for a continued season 1 (officially "Season 1.5" ) in 2014, with a few new additions to the cast and will primarily be set in Los Angeles and Atlanta areas.[3][4]The second season, billed as "season 1.5", features events outside the United States: Arte Cosplay 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (episode 7) and Ottawa Pop Expo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (episode 8).
Cast
[edit]| Season 1 | Season 1.5 | |
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| Chloe Dykstra |  |
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| Holly Conrad (Commander Holly) | |
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| Jesse Lagers | |
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| Jessica Merizan | |
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| Riki LeCotey | |
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| Yaya Han | |
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| Becky Young (Aktrez) | |
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| Monika Lee | |
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| Victoria Schmidt (Scruffy Rebel) | |
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| Carl Martin |
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| Indra Rojas (FantasyNinja) |
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| Katie George |
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| Meg Turney |
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| Miguel Guifarro (MiggyJagger) |
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Reception
[edit]Heroes of Cosplaywas criticized by some for allegedly grossly misrepresenting cosplay,[5]humiliating and frustrating the cosplayers who were not part of the show's cast but were attending competitions at the series' featured conventions,[6]and hurting the community.[7]According to Zac Bertschy ofAnime News Network,the show is "just a really terrible, manipulative, mean-spirited reality TV series that completely misrepresents the entire hobby and craft of cosplaying, makes cosplayers look like a bunch of backstabbing harpies and generally does a disservice to the already widely-misunderstood world of people who just like making costumes and showing them off at silly nerd conventions."[8]Syfy and its ownerNBCUniversal Cablewere also accused of having used photographs of cosplayers without the permission of the photographers, one of whom threatened to sue.[9][10]The second half of the first season (1.5) had an overhaul of the presentation formatting for the show with more emphasis on the crafting, group work, skit competitions and less manufactured drama.[citation needed]
Despite the controversies surrounding it, the first season achieved solidNielsen ratings,being watched by some 1 million viewers,[11]and a mostly positiveMetacriticscore of 66.[12]Jeff Jensen ofEntertainment Weeklygave it a B+[13]and Allison Keene ofThe Hollywood Reportercalled it "a worthy journey into a world few may be familiar with."[14]TheNew York Postwriter Linda Stasi gave the show 3 out of 4 stars but questioned whether cosplayers are "confused;"[15]Stasi's article upset some readers.[16]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Syfy Extends Breakout Hit 'Heroes Of Cosplay'".ScienceFiction.com. 2013-10-22.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Hanson, Brian (2013-09-03)."Seven Reasons Why Heroes of Cosplay Is Terrible".Topless Robot.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Moran, Sarah (2013-09-18)."More 'Heroes of Cosplay' Drama – Last Night's" Villain "Speaks Out".nerdbastards.com.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Gallagher, Luke (2013-08-21)."Sexuality vs Talent – Why Manufactured Drama on Syfy's 'Heroes of Cosplay' is Ruining Cosplay".nerdbastards.com.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Bertschy, Zac (2013-09-10)."5 Things I Learned From SyFy's" Heroes of Cosplay "".Anime News Network.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^"NBC Accused Of Using Cosplay Photos Without Photographer's Consent".Kotaku.com. 26 August 2013.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^"Cosplay photographer is set on suing Syfy's Heroes of Cosplay Nerd Reactor".Nerdreactor.com. 2013-08-26. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-03.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^"There's a Villain of Cosplay now! Yarrrrrr!".Two Geeky Nerds. 2013-03-23. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-03.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^"Heroes of Cosplay - Season 1 Reviews".Metacritic. 2013-08-21.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Jeff Jensen (2013-08-23)."Heroes Of Cosplay review".Entertainment Weekly.Retrieved2020-06-09.
- ^Keene, Allison (2013-08-13)."Heroes of Cosplay: TV Review".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Stasi, Linda (2013-08-05)."Syfy looks at world of make-believe reality in 'Heroes of Cosplay' | New York Post".New York Post.Retrieved2013-12-02.
- ^Sagers, Aaron (2013-08-06)."Cosplayers React To NY Post 'Heroes of Cosplay' Review".MTV. Archived fromthe originalon January 8, 2016.Retrieved2020-06-09.