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Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge

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Ten aspiring creature creators competing to out-imagine one another in a series of challenges where they build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts, bringing high-end creature designs to life. The contestants compete for a prize worth up to $100,000 including the opportunity for the job of a lifetime - a contract working at the world-renowned Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™.

StatusCanceled
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 25, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - What Lies BeneathE160m

What Lies Beneath

Brian Henson welcomes 10 talented creature designers to Jim Henson Studios for their first Creature Brief: design and build an original underwater creature for a screen test on the Henson Soundstage.

Mar 25, 2014

Episode 2 - Return of the SkeksisE260m

Return of the Skeksis

The creature designers are given the chance to reimagine the fictional species Skeksis from "The Dark Crystal." Later, their characters appear in a screen test for the original 1982 film.

Apr 1, 2014

Episode 3 - Assembly InspiredE360m

Assembly Inspired

Unconventional materials from a junkyard are used to create scrap-fantasy creatures that are trapped inside a hanging cage.

Apr 8, 2014

Episode 4 - Heads Up!E460m

Heads Up!

A humor-filled challenge requires the designers to create mounted creature heads that magically come to life under the spell of a wizard played by Donald Faison.

Apr 15, 2014

Episode 5 - Life in MotionE560m

Life in Motion

An appearance by Lady Gaga's unicorn inspires the creature designers to create a larger-than-life creation with realistic movement, performed on a blacklight soundstage.

Apr 22, 2014

Episode 6 - Swamp ThingsE660m

Swamp Things

The designers make camouflaged creatures hiding in plain sight for a mystical swamp-theme challenge. Neville Page ("Face Off") serves as guest judge.

Apr 29, 2014

Episode 7 - Alien Press ConferenceE760m

Alien Press Conference

Gigi brings her "Farscape" costar Rygel to the workshop to offer inspiration when the creature designers are given the task to build original alien species attending an intergalactic press conference. Director Barry Sonnenfeld is the guest judge.

May 6, 2014

Episode 8 - Tavern at the CrossroadsE860m

Tavern at the Crossroads

The final three receive help from contestants who were previously eliminated as they face their toughest challenge, which is to design, build and perform a full-body mystical creature, complete with props and special effects, for the chance to win a job at Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

May 13, 2014

Actors

Brian Henson

Brian Henson

Himself - Lead Judge

Gigi Edgley

Gigi Edgley

Herself - Host

Beth Hathaway

Herself - Judge

Kirk R. Thatcher

Kirk R. Thatcher

Himself - Judge

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