SYFY EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with Mark Stern

SYFY EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with Mark Stern

This past weekend Syfy held its annual digital press tour, during which CBM editor Ed Gross managed some one-on-one interview time with Mark Stern, President Original Programming. In that conversation they discuss the challenges of mounting sci-fi as well as reality vs. scripted shows.

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