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Heroes of Cosplay is a 2013 Syfy channel reality television show co-produced by Mark Cronin, Courtland Cox and Dave Caplan of 51 Minds Entertainment.WEB, Michael, Perry,weblink "Heroes of Cosplay" Coming to SyFy With Chloe Dykstra, Holly Conrad, Jessica Merizan « Nerdist, Nerdist.com, 2013-07-07, 2013-12-02, The show's first season's six episodes follows nine cast members as they compete in cosplay events at various conventions across the United States, attending Wizard World Portland, Emerald City Comicon, MegaCon, Anime Matsuri and Planet Comicon.WEB,weblink Planet Comicon - Part 2 | Episodes | Heroes of Cosplay, Syfy, 2013-12-02, 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.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131020055541weblink">weblink dead, 2013-10-20, Syfy Extends Season 1 of 'Heroes of Cosplay' With Order of Six Additional Episodes - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers, Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com, 2013-12-02, WEB,weblink Syfy Extends Breakout Hit 'Heroes Of Cosplay', ScienceFiction.com, 2013-10-22, 2013-12-02, 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).

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! !! Season 1 !! Season 1.5 Chloe Dykstra {{y}} {{y}} Holly Conrad (Commander Holly) {{y}} {{y}} Jesse Lagers {{y}} {{y}} Jessica Merizan {{y}} {{y}} Riki LeCotey {{y}} {{y}} Yaya Han {{y}} {{y}} Becky Young (Aktrez) {{y}} Monika Lee {{y}} Victoria Schmidt (Scruffy Rebel) {{y}} Carl Martin {{y}} Indra Rojas (FantasyNinja) {{y}} Katie George (cosplayer) >| {{y}} Meg Turney {{y}} Miguel Guifarro (MiggyJagger) {{y}}

Reception

Heroes of Cosplay was criticized by some for allegedly grossly misrepresenting cosplay,WEB,weblink Seven Reasons Why Heroes of Cosplay Is Terrible, Topless Robot, 2013-09-03, 2013-12-02, Hanson, Brian, humiliating and frustrating the cosplayers who were not part of the show's cast but were attending competitions at the series' featured conventions,WEB, Moran, Sarah,weblink More 'Heroes of Cosplay' Drama – Last Night's "Villain" Speaks Out, nerdbastards.com, 2013-09-18, 2013-12-02, and hurting the community.WEB, Gallagher, Luke,weblink Sexuality vs Talent – Why Manufactured Drama on Syfy's 'Heroes of Cosplay' is Ruining Cosplay, nerdbastards.com, 2013-08-21, 2013-12-02, According to Zac Bertschy of Anime 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."WEB,weblink 5 Things I Learned From SyFy's "Heroes of Cosplay", Anime News Network, 2013-09-10, 2013-12-02, Bertschy, Zac, Syfy and its owner NBCUniversal Cable were also accused of having used photographs of cosplayers without the permission of the photographers, one of whom threatened to sue.WEB,weblink NBC Accused Of Using Cosplay Photos Without Photographer's Consent, 26 August 2013, Kotaku.com, 2013-12-02, WEB,weblink Cosplay photographer is set on suing Syfy's Heroes of Cosplay Nerd Reactor, Nerdreactor.com, 2013-08-26, 2013-12-02, 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|date=July 2014}}Despite the controversies surrounding it, the first season achieved solid Nielsen ratings, being watched by some 1 million viewers,WEB,weblink There's a Villain of Cosplay now! Yarrrrrr!, Two Geeky Nerds, 2013-03-23, 2013-12-02, and a mostly positive Metacritic score of 66.WEB,weblink Heroes of Cosplay - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic, 2013-08-21, 2013-12-02, Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+NEWS, Jeff Jensen,weblink Heroes Of Cosplay review, Entertainment Weekly, 2013-08-23, 2020-06-09, and Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a worthy journey into a world few may be familiar with."NEWS,weblink Heroes of Cosplay: TV Review, The Hollywood Reporter, 2013-08-13, 2013-12-02, Allison, Keene, The New York Post writer Linda Stasi gave the show 3 out of 4 stars but questioned whether cosplayers are "confused;"NEWS, Stasi, Linda,weblink Syfy looks at world of make-believe reality in 'Heroes of Cosplay' | New York Post, New York Post, 2013-08-05, 2013-12-02, Stasi's article upset some readers.WEB,weblink Cosplayers React To NY Post 'Heroes of Cosplay' Review, Aaron, Sagers, MTV, 2013-08-06, 2020-06-09,

See also

• Cosplay Melee

References

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External links

• {{official websiteweblink}}
• {{IMDb title|2923816}}

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