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Horse TRADE Presents

The SCI FI SCREENING ROOM:

The Sci Fi Screening Room is a new monthly showcase of offbeat sci-fi videos.  The film series features a variety of cult classics, bootleg favorites and TV rarities.  Previous shows include Batman Night! and Kiss Night!  The Sci Fi Screening Room has been a Voice Choice, Time Out NY Best Bet, Gothamist pick and featured in the New York Times’ Urban Eye.)


Every third Wednesday @ 9pm


 

The show is hosted by Kevin Maher (American Movie Classics’ The Sci Fi Department) and Dekker Dryer (founder of the illusionTV.com)  They’ll bring trivia, prizes and drinking games to the show, plus bizarre sci-fi film clips and behind-the-scenes footage from the feature.

KEVIN MAHER is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer whose work has been seen on Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1 and HBO’s This Just In. Last year, American Movie Classics hired Kevin to host THE SCI FI DEPARTMENT.  He’s becoming the Joe-Bob Briggs of his generation, taking an “inside baseball” approach to science-fiction films, with episode like: An Oral History of the Star Wars Holiday Special, Infrequently Asked Questions about King Kong (1976), A Guide to E.T. Rip-offs.
See all the episodes here:  www.ThisKevin.Blogspot.com

DEKKER DRYER is the founder and artistic director of Illusion On Demand, the  first science-fiction VOD cable channel. By programming a mix of  rediscovered classics and new work by emerging artists, Dekker has gained a reputation as one of the most compelling curators of the genre. Dekker is best known for orchestrating the return of classic Doctor Who to American television and transitioning cutting edge web series into national television franchises.  Visit www.illusiontv.com for more.

About KEVIN MAHER
and THE SCI FI DEPARTMENT

KEVIN MAHER is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer whose work has been seen on Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1 and HBO’s This Just In.  He’s made over 50 short films, which have been shown everywhere from MoMA to Troma, with screenings outside of Sundance and Cannes.  Kevin produced the monthly comedy film festivals Video Vaudeville and First Sundays.  He also wrote and produced 11 stage shows, including the off-off-Broadway hit Lone Drifter. Critics have compared Kevin to Ernie Kovacs and Jonathan Winters, but his highest praise came from Tiger Beat, who called him “funny!”

Last year, American Movie Classics hired Kevin to host THE SCI FI DEPARTMENT.  He’s becoming the Joe-Bob Briggs of his generation, with a web-show that takes an “inside baseball” approach to science-fiction, with episode like:

An oral history of the Star Wars Holiday special
A walking tour of Sci Fi New York (and how it’s constantly getting destroyed on film)
A guide to movies almost ruined by casting disasters 
And a roundtable discussion on The Golden Compass with a Harry Potter fan, a Lord of the Rings fan, a Narnia fan and a guy who loves CGI Polar Bears

See all the episodes here:
blogs.amctv.com/scifiscanner/scifi_department_videos/index.html

“(The Sci Fi Department) show kicks seven different kinds of ass.”
- Ernie Cline, screenwriter of the upcoming Star Wars-inspired film Fanboys

“Kevin knows way too much about this shit.”
- Bob Balaban

“Kevin Maher is a shining example of truly independent humor and spirit.  Not only that, but he’s actually funny, too!”
– Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma and creator of The Toxic Avenger