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Defiance - First Look - Making of Video

22 May 2012

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NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2012 - Syfy and Trion Worlds today released an all-new trailer detailing the production of the highly-anticipated transmedia event, Defiance™. Featuring cast from the series (Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Jaime Murray and Tony Curran) as well as members of the visionary creative teams from both the game and show, this making-of video is a first look behind the scenes in developing the most immersive entertainment experience ever produced.



About Defiance
Defiance is a visionary enterprise in collaboration with Trion Worlds, with the Syfy series and Trion’s multi-platform shooter MMO poised to debut simultaneously. Set in the near future, Defiance introduces a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the human and alien survivors of a universal war. Forced to co-habitate, the disparate group struggles to build a new society among the devastation. The dramatic tapestry of the series and the intense action of the game will exist in a single universe where their respective narratives will inform one another and evolve together into one overall story.

The series has begun production on the pilot in Toronto, with an eye towards an April 2013 premiere.
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10 comments:

  1. laura334122 May 2012 at 23:24

    This sounds pretty incredible,but i'm not a gamer,haven't been for years.I can't wait to see promos!

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  2. DarqueMode23 May 2012 at 00:20

    This sounds like an incredibly terrible concept to me. 
    Not the show premise, but the concept of having a video game influence the series.The public should NEVER influence a TV series and the direction of the story. Period.If I want to influence a story I will go rent a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book....

    Rant aside, the premise of the series itself sounds interesting and I will probably tune in.... However if the story seems to evolve in some inorganic manner due to the MMO I will quit immediately.

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  3. magnutude23 May 2012 at 00:23

    Interesting and ambitious concept to try to have the game and tv show linked together, but the execution remains to be seen and obviously depends heavily on the writing for both. Seeing Julie Benz and Jaime Murray onboard satisfies my eye candy requirement so far..

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  4. Folie-lex23 May 2012 at 00:28

    I like the idea of the interactivity and interconnectivity, but I don't if it will actually work out. (I'm hoping it does!)

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  5. Bruce_F23 May 2012 at 00:40

     If I can enjoy the show while completely ignoring the existence of the video game then it's all good.  If not, this is one big TV failure.

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  6. DarqueMode23 May 2012 at 00:47

    Exactly!
    Well put and succinct.

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  7. Emmalyn King23 May 2012 at 00:58

    This sounds like a ground-breaking, potentially-absolutely-amazing idea. I really hope it works, and I'll certainly be participating as the project unfolds! Can't wait to see more updates on the whole thing.

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  8. Nicole Mallon23 May 2012 at 08:38

    awsome can't wait to play and watch xD
     

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  9. Borednow23 May 2012 at 08:51

    So we do not like innovation, then, I suppose?

    There's nothing wrong with an interactivity in work of fiction.  

    Its not like MMO players will decide ships or which character dies. MMO players are just a chaotic element that affects the show background and story setting. 

    Most likely you won't even notice on WHAT was altered by MMO decisions and activities anyway, while those playing the game will have an extra layer of insight into WHY stuff is happening on the show. Its a win-win, imo.

    IMO, more shows should do that. 

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  10. DarqueMode23 May 2012 at 11:17

    Innovation is neither inherently bad or good... just different. Bad ideas can be innovative too! XD
    How many times have new ideas seemed brilliant only to be bad ideas and people have to backtrack? Too many to count. Likewise new ideas can change the world for the better. 
    However, any serialized story that goes in not knowing their story is just looking for trouble. Making it up on the fly and adding random changes because some arbitrary gamer accomplished something "interesting and fun" inside a game is just about the absolute worst idea I can think of.

    Having a game based on a series is great cross-promotion, but having a series based on game events?  Seriously I cannot imagine a worse idea in my mind. I hate the concept of showrunners catering to fans in the first place. The last thing that should ever come out of a showrunner's mouth is something along the lines of, "Fans like this guy for this girl, well then we better put them together instead of our original plan."

    There's a reason I don't watch many shows on ABC, they put their finger to the wind and adjust their stories by what fans want. I would much rather have a showrunner have a well thought out story arc and stick to their artistic vision than checking the social winds for inspiration. 

    But now this show will have the writers saying things like, "Hey look, dV8ntDan666 in Missourri did such and such... let's add that to the show."

    I can't imagine serious writers that respect or love their story would feel comfortable letting their story be changed by random events out of their control. I can see mercenary writers that do not care about the project putting out material and adjusting on the fly. Why not, right? They're getting paid. It sounds like nothing more than a unveiled attempt to make viewer's think they can influence the story by playing their game. The concept of game play influencing the story offends me. I cannot put it any simpler.Rant over... That said, if they keep the game separate and let it be a supplemental story in parallel that people can get into on their own I would have no issue.  That might be cool for people who like video games. Having a show be a supplemental source for the video game sounds great for games too.I just don't know why they would make it sound like they want to integrate the show into the game and the game into the show if that was not their plan......

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