Blown Away (TV series)
Blown Away is a Canadian reality glassblowing competition television series that premiered on the Canadian channel Makeful[1] before a subsequent release on the streaming platform Netflix. The 10-episode first season was released on July 12, 2019. The series is filmed in Canada[2] and is produced by Marblemedia.[3]
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Presented by | Nick Uhas |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | Marblemedia |
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| Original network | Makeful |
| Original release | February 20, 2019 – present |
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| Official website | |
Casting for a second season was announced in November 2019.[4][5] Season 2 was released on Netflix in January 2021.
The contestants on the show comprise 10 glassblowers. Nick Uhas, a former Big Brother USA contestant and science YouTuber, hosts the show,[6] while Katherine Gray, an artist and professor at California State University, San Bernardino is the chief judge. The winner receives a $60,000 prize and an artist residency at the Corning Museum of Glass.[7] The first season was filmed in a converted warehouse in Hamilton, Ontario,[8] a facility that was "custom-built to accommodate 10 glass blowers working simultaneously".[7] Industry experts from the Craft and Design Glass Studio at Sheridan College, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Corning Museum of Glass consulted the producers during the construction of the facility and provide advice and evaluation to the contestants each round.
Contestants
Season 1 (2019)
| Contestant[9] | Outcome |
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| Deborah Czeresko[10] | Winner |
| Janusz Poźniak[11] | Runner-up |
| Alexander Rosenberg[12] | 3rd place |
| Patrick Primeau[13] | 4th place |
| K. Momoko "Momo" Schafer[14][15] | 5th place |
| Leah Kudel[16] | 6th place |
| Annette Sheppard | 7th place |
| Edgar Valentine[11] | 8th place |
| Benjamin Kikkert | 9th place |
| Kevin Kiff | 10th place |
Season 2 (2021)
Ages are at time of filming.
| Contestant[17] | Outcome |
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| Elliot Walker[18] | Winner |
| Cat Burns[19] | Runner-up |
| Chris Taylor[20] | 3rd place |
| Nao Yamamoto | 4th place |
| Andi Kovel[21] | 5th place |
| Mike Shelbo[22] | 6th place |
| Brad Turner | 7th place |
| Jason McDonald | 8th place |
| Ben Silver | 9th place |
| Tegan Hamilton | 10th place |
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | February 20, 2019 | April 24, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 10 | January 22, 2021 | |||
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [23] | Canada viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Snapshot" | February 20, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Christ Taylor from the Pilchuck Glass School | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Potluck Party" | February 27, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Marc Lepine from the restaurant Atelier | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Lighten Up" | March 6, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Jay Macdonell from the contemporary and design manufacturing company Bocci | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Clash of the Robots" | March 13, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Jesse Hirsh | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Thirsty Work" | March 20, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Sommelier Emily Pearce-Bibona | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Pop Art Blowup" | March 27, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Perry Tung from Bonhams Auction House | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dual Intent" | April 3, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Catherine Osborne, former editor-in-chief of the architecture and design magazine Azure | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Glass is Greener" | April 10, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Janet Morrison, president of Sheridan College | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Body Parts" | April 17, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Greta Hodgkinson, principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Best in Blow" | April 24, 2019 | N/A | |
| Guest evaluator: Eric Meek, from the Corning Museum of Glass | |||||
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [23] | Canada viewers (millions) | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Mirror, Mirror" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Alexander Rosenberg, glass artist and educator, season 1 contestant | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "Think Inside the Box" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Benjamin Wright, artist director of Pilchuck Glass School | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Name That Toon" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Kathryn Durst, artist and illustrator | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "Force of Nature" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Heather McElwee, executive director at Pittsburgh Glass Center | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "Center of Attention" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Bobby Berk, design expert on Queer Eye | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "Scents and Sensibility" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Michel Germain, fragrance entrepreneur | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Who's Got Game?" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Stephen Weatherly, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Runway Walk" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Sunny Fong, Project Runway Canada season 2 winner | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Light My Fire" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Deborah Czeresko, glass artist, season 1 winner | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Finale" | January 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| Guest evaluator: Rob Cassetti, former senior director of Corning Museum of Glass | |||||
Results Summary
Season 1 (2019)
| Elimination chart | |||||||||||||||
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| Artist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Deborah | BEST | BEST | BEST | WINNER | |||||||||||
| Janusz | BEST | BEST | BEST | Runner Up | |||||||||||
| Alexander | BEST | BEST | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Patrick | BEST | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Momo | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Leah | BEST | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Annette | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Edgar | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Benjamin | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Season 2 (2021)
| Elimination chart | |||||||||||||||
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| Artist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Elliot | BEST | BEST | BEST | BEST | WINNER | ||||||||||
| Cat | BEST | BEST | Runner Up | ||||||||||||
| Chris | BEST | BEST | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Nao | BEST | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Andi | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Mike | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Brad | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Jason | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Ben | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Tegan | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Colour key:
- Artist got through to the next round.
- Artist was eliminated.
- Artist was the Best in Blow.
- Artist was a series runner-up.
- Artist was the series winner.
Reception
Blown Away received a positive review from Joel Keller of Decider who compared it to Top Chef and The Great British Bake Off.[24] The Fader praised the series as rising above other competition shows and being educational.[2]
References
- Collins, Leah (July 25, 2019). "Blown away by Blown Away? Fact checking the new Netflix reality series with Canadian glass artists". CBC. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
Technically, the series first aired on Makeful
- Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 17, 2019). "Blown Away is like Great British Bake-Off, but with glassblowing". The FADER. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- Schuster, Clayton (July 17, 2019). "Where Reality TV and Museums Meet: How Netflix's 'Blown Away' Teamed Up With Corning". Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- Quattrini, Nick (November 21, 2019). "Contestants sought for 2nd season of "Blown Away" on Netflix". WENY News. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- @BlownAwaySeries (November 21, 2019). "Now casting season 2 of the @netflix original series Blown Away! @marblemedia is casting glassblowers from around the world for season 2 of Blown Away! Follow the link to apply: blownaway2.castingcrane.com #casting #glassblowers #CastingCall #glassblowing #Netflix" (Tweet). Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Twitter.
- Kirkl, Justin (July 15, 2019). "'Blown Away' Is Netflix's Must-Watch Glassblowing Competition of the Summer". Esquire. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- Logan, Liz (July 12, 2019). "The Spectacle and Drama of Netflix's New Glassblowing Show Will Shatter Your Expectations". Smithsonian. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- "Blown Away: Edmonton glass artist stars in new reality show on Netflix". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Raga, Pippa (July 16, 2019). "The Contestants of Netflix's 'Blown Away' Will... Well, Blow You Away". Distractify.
- Brennan, Matt (July 31, 2019). "Love her or hate her, Deborah Czeresko is the unlikely star of Netflix's 'Blown Away'". Los Angeles Times.
- Talbott, Chris (July 12, 2019). "2 glassblowers, from Seattle and Tacoma, feel the fire on new Netflix competition 'Blown Away'". The Seattle Times.
- SNJ Today Staff (July 12, 2019). "Salem Community College Instructor to Appear on Netflix Reality Show 'Blown Away'". SNJ Today.
- "Quebecer shows off his glass-blowing skills after Netflix show | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- Icasiano, Spencer (July 17, 2019). "In Netflix's 'Blown Away,' Artist K. Momoko Schafer Holds Up Glass In A New Light". WBUR. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- Thompson, Kim (July 17, 2019). "Blown Away Contestants Talk About Their Time on the Hot New Netflix Show". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- Roe, Jon (July 11, 2019). "Alberta glass-blower competes for cash on Netflix show Blown Away | Calgary Herald".
- White, Brett (January 22, 2021). "'Blown Away' on Netflix: How to Follow the Season 2 Cast on Instagram". Decider.
- "Elliot Walker Defying Convention & Twisting Perception". 2021.
- "Cat Burns Glass". 2021.
- Edwards, Eve (January 22, 2021). "Meet Chris Taylor from Blown Away season 2: Netflix's glass artist to beat".
- Turnquist, Kristi (January 22, 2021). "Portland designer competes on Netflix's glassblowing series, 'Blown Away'".
- Bryant, Jackie (January 21, 2021). "Vista glassblower Mike Shelbo appears on Netflix series 'Blown Away'".
- "Blown Away – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- Keller, Joel (July 12, 2019). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Blown Away' On Netflix, A 'Top Chef'-Style Glass Blowing Competition". Decider. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
External links
- Blown Away on Netflix
- Blown Away at IMDb
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