CHASE MASTERSON
OFFICIAL FAN CLUB
Sci-Fi Entertainment
Sci-Fi Entertainment, a weekly half-hour magazine series premiered on the Sci-Fi
Channel on May 1, 1998. It was a replacement for Sci-Fi Buzz. Although touted as
the replacement for Buzz, SFE was cut from an entirely different cloth. It was
designed to be slicker and more encompassing. As such there was initially some
difficulty in determining the timbre and scope of the program. After an uneven start,
the producers discovered what Chasers knew all along - Chase Masterson's talent
and dedication could carry the show without gratuitous cleavage and without co-host
Scott Mantz. Unfortunately for Mantz, his duties gradually faded away.
Reflecting the look of the new
magazine of the same name, a
balance on interviews, new
releases, promotional material, and science fact all revolved around
Chase's ability to seamlessly switch from one topic to another, whether it
was computers or a retro look at an old SciFi classic. SFE hits its stride,
but too late to save the show. In a classic example of shortsighted
programming, show was removed from the SciFi Channel line at the end of
the summer.
Credit: Chase Masterson - Host