SCIENCE CHANNEL, ANIMAL PLANET AND DESTINATION AMERICA RULE THE 2013 NEW YORK COMIC CON UNIVERSE
WITH FIVE OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD PANELS
-- Science Channel Shines With Three Panels Including:
PUNKIN CHUNKIN featuring THE MYTHBUSTERS; FUTURESCAPE WITH JAMES WOODS; and
ODDITIES ----
-- Animal Planet Presents Blockbuster Show
FINDING BIGFOOT and
Films a Special Episode in Front of a Live Audience --
-- Destination America’s Band of Hardcore West Virginians Invades New York
With Their Breakout Hit
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS —
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(NEW YORK)—Science Channel, Animal Planet
and Destination America today announced they will descend
upon the east coast’s ultimate comics and pop culture convention with
five exclusive all-star panels at this year’s
New York Comic Con (NYCC), taking place on Friday, October 11
and Saturday, October 12.
Science
Channel leads the network pack with three mind-blowing presentations
during the East Coast’s four-day bonanza. Headlined by a star-studded
lineup, Science Channel will present: A Punkin Chunkin Extravaganza hosted by Discovery Channel’s
MYTHBUSTERS; Academy-Award nominee James Woods will premiere exclusive footage from his new series
FUTURESCAPE; and ODDITIES, local favorites and masters of the macabre, will shock audiences with a show-and-tell session that NYCC won’t soon forget.
Animal Planet returns to NYCC with fan-favorite
FINDING BIGFOOT, this time turning the cameras on the
convention-goers themselves in a special episode filmed in front of the
live audience, while NYCC newcomer Destination America presents their
monstrous sensation MOUNTAIN MONSTERS to the Comic
Con audience for the very first time.
“This
is going to be our biggest and best show yet,” said Lance Fensterman,
global vice president of ReedPOP. “We’ve got out of this world talent
and Science
Channel, Animal Planet, and Destination America are adding to the mix
to help make this the one not-to-miss event of the year.”
On Saturday October 12, Science Channel gives a double-dose of entertainment with two brand new panels. Discovery Channel’s
MYTHBUSTERS present A PUNKIN CHUNKIN EXTRAVAGANA. For 25 years, the
World Championship Punkin Chunkin
backyard engineers
have been launching pumpkins high into the skies above Bridgeville,
Del. For the fifth consecutive year in Science Channel returns to the
pumpkin paradise November 1- 3 to catch every far-flinging, high-flying moment for the network’s annual Thanksgiving Day
special PUNKIN CHUNKIN. From air cannons and catapults to
torsion machines and the ever-mighty trebuchet, join hosts Grant
Imahara, Tory Bellecci and Kari Byron as they demonstrate these
unbelievable, home-engineered machines! The team will share
behind-the-scenes
footage from past Chunks and reveal what’s on the horizon for those who
seek the 2013 Punkin Chunkin title.
THE MYTHBUSTERS
Present
A PUNKIN CHUNKIN EXTRAVAGANZA
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: 1A22
Also on Saturday, October 12,
prepare to glimpse into the future of life on Earth. Join Academy
Award-nominee James Woods on a Tech Road Show from the Future,
as he presents never-before-seen footage of the new Science Channel
series FUTURESCAPE,
premiering on November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.
He leads this panel with the most notable rock stars of the gadget
world as they unveil the latest and greatest in the world of technology.
Clips will take fans on a journey to reveal world-changing
breakthroughs and their implications for the future, including
demonstrations of synthetic biology, predictive analytics, habitable
planets, and nano technology. What’s happening in these game-changing
fields? What does it mean for us? Woods will ask the big
questions, ignite debate and reveal a stunning image of the future.
FUTURESCAPE With James Woods: Tech Toys From The Future
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Location: 1A14
Animal Planet’s hit series
FINDING BIGFOOT returns with all-new episodes this fall, and the
intrepid cast of investigators – Bigfoot Field Research Organization
(BFRO) president Matt Moneymaker, researchers James “Bobo” Fay and Cliff
Barackman, and skeptical scientist Ranae Holland
– are traveling across America and around the globe in their search for
the elusive creature. But before they hit the woods, they’ll take to
the NYCC stage on Saturday, October 12.
Moderated by executive producer and FINDING BIGFOOT: UNTOLD STORIES
host Keith
Hoffman, the cast will discuss investigations in greater detail, answer
fan-submitted questions and preview footage from the upcoming season.
Find out how the team films at night without scaring a sasquatch, or
what the cast believes is its most compelling
evidence to date?
Animal Planet Presents
FINDING BIGFOOT
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Location: 1A14
On Friday, October 11,
join New York’s fan favorites and purveyors of the peculiar – Evan
Michelson, Mike Zohn, and Ryan Matthews – from Science Channel’s
hit series ODDITIES as they return to NYCC to appraise some of
their most macabre, bizarre and obscure items. They will open the doors
of their famed East Village shop, Obscura Antiques and Oddities, to the
NYCC audience, and interact with fans to talk
about what’s in store for their new season.
ODDITIES Antique Road Show Presented by Science
Channel
Date: 10/11/2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 1A22
Also on Friday, October 11, Destination America presents its breakout hit series
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS. Devil Dog, Wampus Beast, Mothman, Lizard Demon
– for generations, these mysterious monsters have spawned countless
sightings in the Appalachian Mountains. Now, a band of hardcore hunters
and trappers native to West Virginia and known
as The Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings (AIMS) is
attempting to identify and snare these shadowy figures to help local
mountain communities rest more easily when night falls and nature comes
out to play. AIMS members John “Trapper” Tice, Jake
“Buck” Lowe, and Bill “Wild Bill” Neff unleash authentic artifacts from
their hunts and never-before-seen footage exclusive to Comic Con fans.
Door prizes and plenty of surprises await to transport fans into the
thick of this timeless battle between monster
and man.
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS Presented by Destination America
Date: 10/11/2013
Time: 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Location: 1A14
For more information on the shows featured in this year’s NYCC lineup, please visit:
SCIENCECHANNEL.com,
ANIMALPLANET.com and
DESTINATIONAMERICA.com. More
information about New York Comic Con is available online at http://www.newyorkcomiccon.
DAY-BY-DAY PANELS AT NEW YORK COMIC CON 2013
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 ODDITIES Antique Road Show Presented
by Science Channel
Date: 10/11/2013
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 1A22
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS Presented by Destination America
Date: 10/11/2013
Time: 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Location: 1A14
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12
THE MYTHBUSTERS
Present
A PUNKIN CHUNKIN EXTRAVAGANZA
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: 1A22
FUTURESCAPE With James Woods: Tech Toys From The Future
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Location: 1A14
Animal Planet Presents
FINDING BIGFOOT
Date: 10/12/2013
Time: 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Location: 1A14
