Cosplay Melee’s Pilot Shows Potential To Let Cosplayers Flourish

Cosplay can be anything from throwing on a wig and calling it a day to spending months upon months of hard work to create a work of art that you can use to transform yourself into any character of your choosing. You have the freedom to use elaborate makeup and prosthetics to achieve a look… [divider type=”space_thin”] Or…I mean, whatever works [divider type=”space_thin”] In its most professional form, it is an intricate craft that involves artistry, some engineering, some improvisation, extreme patience, and incredible attention to detail. While for many it is a fun break from your day-to-day self and a time to step into the universe of a whole other being, Cosplay Melee is a new SyFy show that takes this art to a whole other level in an all-new, elimination-based competition series. The Premise Cosplay Melee features weekly battles in which four different talented cosplayers battle to create highly imaginative, original designs under panic-inducing time constraints—and only one talented nerd comes out on top in each 30 minute episode.

The Host

Yvette Nicole Brown is the perfect front woman to represent the show; from voice acting in Elena of Avalor, a children’s show featuring the first Disney Latina princess, to her work on DC Super Hero Girls as Amanda Waller, to arguably one of her most notable roles as Shirley Bennett on the hilarious NBC hit, Community —this self-proclaimed “super fan-girl” brings the enthusiasm with the nerd-love to back it up.

Some reality show…