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''Fake Off'' is an American reality competition television series. The show features groups of performers who recreate and reimagine moments from pop culture (e.g. movies, events, television series) in spectacular 90-second routines. The teams use a diverse range of stage disciples including
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, puppetry, and dance. The term "Faking" is used to describe the act of recreating an iconic moment. It debuted on
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on October 27, 2014, and is produced by
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. TruTV renewed the show for a second season, which was also its last.


Summary

The knock-out performance competition is hosted by Robert Hoffman and judged by actor and dancer Harry Shum, Jr., Pop Star Rozonda Thomas and renowned choreographer Michael Curry. The series features ten teams of performers who each week are given a new pop-culture theme (such as action movies,
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, the moon landing, or the Olympic Games). Each team has one week to turn their theme into a 90-second Fake that is then scored by the three judges and the studio audience. The team whose Fake got the lowest score is eliminated from the competition. The Fakes consist of visually stunning special effects that are generated by the group through various stagecraft techniques. After eight episodes one team wins the title of America's Best Fakers and $100,000.


Contestants


Competition summary


Season 1


Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3


Season 2

The judges are Harry Shum Jr., Laurieann Gibson, and Beau Casper Smart. The host is
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is the backstage correspondent. 10 new teams competed in Season 2 (Academy of Villains, Astra Dance Theatre, ClownSnotBombs, CubeMetricks, The Deca Crew, JUNK, LUMA, On The Fly, The Surrealists, Tribe of Fools). * Winners: Academy of Villains * Runners-Up: Cubametricks * 3rd Place: The Surrealists * 4th Place: Tribe of Fools * Eliminated: Astra Dance Theatre, LUMA, ClownSnotBombs, The Deca Crew, JUNK, On The Fly


Week 1

The theme of the week was "Movie Night".


Reception

The show received a positive reception from critics when it launched in October 2014. Allison Keene from ''
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'' wrote “TruTV has truly created a flashy and worthwhile series that is cut above current competition series, and far more exciting than yet another iteration of a singing show.” Pilot Viruet from Flavorwire wrote “I think Fake Off is my new favorite unscripted program, it was completely mesmerizing.”


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