I'm very late to this party and I blame other "reality" shows for tainting my perception. And I blame SyFy's other effects show Monster Man for chasing me off completely.
We caught a Face Off marathon a while back and I was really surprised to find a show that was nothing about back-stabbing and horrible human values. It's just a bunch of talented makeup artists working on a weekly design challenge which gets presented to a panel of judges. No forced drama. No fake scripting. And a lot of neat makeup effects.
The artists even help each other out along the way, lending a creative hand where they can, so it's kinda sad when someone loses the weekly challenge. Though it always seems to be a legitimate, talent-based elimination.
Click the judge below for season four's trailer:
