Penn and Teller to keep judging magicians on Syfy’s Wizard Wars

Wizard Wars—which is a reality show about magicians, not a Syfy original movie—has gotten an order for an additional six episodes. The series pits teams of magicians against each other to see who can best convince jaded members of a live audience that magic is real while also pleasing a panel of experts who grade them on creativity, deception, and showmanship. Each team is also charged with incorporating everyday objects—examples have thus far included Spam, chess pieces, and a live puppy—into their acts. That makes it kind of like one of those head-to-head cooking shows, except that the random ingredients are sent to whatever mysterious place magicians have been sending doves and playing cards all these years instead of being baked into a casserole.