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Hot Set

2012 American TV series or program

Hot Set is an American reality television game show on the Syfy cable network in which a group of production artists compete against each other to create movie sets. Ben Mankiewicz serves as the show's host, with judges being Curt Beech, Lilly Kilvert, and Barry Robison.

Each week, the artists must build a "hot set" that tests their artistry and techniques to create a fully functioning film set to match a theme over the course of 3 days, using a budget of $15,000. The first two days allows for concept design and building, a third day of filming and judging. The judges then have the opportunity to look at the sets from afar and up close. One artist will be deemed the winner, receiving a cash reward of $10,000.

01Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Crash Landed Astronaut"September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
The designers try to build a movie set for an astronaut who has crash-landed on an alien planet.
2"Alien Queen"September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
The designers try to build a film-ready throne room for a brutal alien queen.
3"Android Bordello"October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
The designers and their teams must design and build a set for three futuristic android dancers. Production designer contestants: Kim A. Tolman, Carl Dove
4"Down the Rabbit Hole"October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
The designers must create a set inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; the set must have the illusion that Alice is oversized, shrunken, or both as she navigates through at least two rooms in a dream state.
5"Basement of Horrors"October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
The designers must create a serial killer's secret lair.
6"Super Villain's Lair"October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
The designers must build a film-ready super villain's lair where a secret agent is trapped in a death machine.
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