Opposite Worlds (season 1)

Template:Big Brother housemates Opposite Worlds is an American reality game show that premiered on January 21, 2014 on the cable channel Syfy. The show will air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the latter being a live elimination episode. The format is based on the Chilean series Mundos Opuestos (2012-13). The series revolves around a group of strangers living in a house that is divided by a "future" and "past" theme. The contestants are divided into two teams, and compete in weekly challenges to determine where they will live. One contestant, known as the Decider, selects two contestants to compete in a challenge, with the loser being eliminated from the game. The winner of the series, determined after six weeks, will win a $100,000 prize. The series is hosted by Luke Tipple.

Development

The series first rose to fame on the Chilean television channel Canal 13.

The series is based off of the Chilean reality series Mundos Opuestos, which premiered in 2012. The Chilean edition featured a mixture of celebrity contestants and non-celebrities. In October of 2012, it was confirmed that SyFy had picked up the rights to air the series for twelve episodes for a total of six weeks. Mark Stern, president of content over SyFy, said the series "has become an absolute phenomenon [...] This groundbreaking, edgy program is a remarkable television experiment transporting the audience and the contestants into starkly opposite worlds, simultaneously." The series is executive produced by JD Roth, Todd A. Nelson, Brant Pinvidic, Adam Kaloustian and Curtis Colden for Eyeworks USA. Casting for the series was done both online and through casting calls, with applicants being able to submit videos to SyFy or to appear at a casting call. It was noted that eight out of the original twelve contestants were from California, while three of the potential four contestants were from California as well. Wyatt, JR, Frank, and Charles were the only contestants who submitted their applications online.

It was announced on January 9, 2014 that Luke Tipple would host the series. Tipple had previously been on television series' for networks such as The CW and the Discovery Channel. The contestants entered the house on January 16, 2014. The cast was revealed on January 14, 2014. Contestants Danielle Pascente and Jeffry Calle were the youngest contestants at age 25; Wyatt Werneth was the oldest at age 47. Rachel Horton had previously been a character model for an animated film in the Resident Evil series, while Charles Haskins joined the Marines at the age of 19. Jessie Wilson had previously appeared on the reality series Love in the Wild (2012). Aside from the original twelve contestants, an additional four contestants were revealed to be potential contestants, with the public deciding which two should enter the game. The two contestants selected entered the house at a later date.

Opposite Worlds airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on the SyFy network. The Wednesday episode of the series was announced to be live, making it the first SyFy series to air live episodes. The show is simulcasted in Canada on Bell Media's Space channel. In addition they hold the rights to produce a local edition of the show.

Format

Opposite Worlds is a game show in which a group of contestants live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built "house", constantly under video surveillance. The house is divided by a "future" and "past" theme, with a glass wall dividing the two areas. The contestants are divided into two teams, and participate in a weekly "Worldly Challenge" to determine which area the teams will stay; the winning team is given the option to live in the future or the past. The two teams later select one of their own to be "protected" for the week, thus are not able to be eliminated that week. The viewers then vote for one of the two protected contestants to become the "Decider", who will then select one player from each team to face off in "The Duel of Destiny". The loser of the duel is eliminated from the competition. The series also features a "Twitter Popularity Index", which is used to determine the popularity of each contestant; the most popular contestant receives a reward, while the least popular receives a punishment.

Contestants

The cast was revealed a week before the premiere.

ContestantI	Team
Angela Lima 34, VP at Vegan Food Company, Minneapolis, MN	Epoch
Charles Haskins 39, Military Reserve/Youth Boxing Coach, New York City, NY	Epoch
Danielle Pascente 25, Sports Model/Personal Trainer, Phoenix, AZ	Chronos
Frank Sansonetti 33, Firefighter, Staten Island, NY	Chronos
Jeffry Calle 25, Non-profit Coordinator, Suffern, NY	Chronos
Jessie Wilson 34, Model/Photographer, Knights Ferry, CA	Chronos
JR Cook 34, Attorney, Knoxville, TN	Epoch
Lauren Schwab 27, Fulcrum Adventures Instructor, Valley Center, KS	Epoch
Lisette Resille 32, Registered Nurse, Tucson, AZ	Chronos
Rachel Lara 27, Professional Gamer/Multimedia Personality, Sherman Oaks, CA	Chronos
Samm Murphy 37, Medical Supplies Distributor, Jacksonville, FL	Epoch
Wyatt Werneth 47, Military/Public Safety Diving Specialist, Cocoa Beach, FL	Epoch
Americas Choice1
Americas Choice1

In addition four more potential cast members were revealed for a public vote. The two players with the most votes will move into the house in time for the January 21 taped episode.

Name	Age[I]	Occupation	Hometown
Kevin Donoghue	38	Personal Trainer	Monroe, NY
Mercy Ukpolo	25	Operations Manager	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Natela Valentin	30	Jewellery Sales	Sochi, Russia
Steve DiCarlo	24	Journalist	Burnt Hills, NY

Notes

^{^[I]} Contestant's age at the start of the season.

• ^Note 1 Players were chosen by the public to move into the house.

Game Summary

On Day 1, the 12 players formed in two teams of six moved into the house. Danielle, Frank, Jeffry, Jessie, Lisette, and Rachel formed team Chronos and moved into the future world. Angela, Charles, Danielle, JR, Lauren, Samm, and , Wyatt formed team Epoch and moved in to the past world. Shortly after they moved in the nature of the competition was revealed when the glass wall was revealed giving the players a view into the opposite world.

On Day 2, the contestants took part in their first Worldly Challenge. This challenge had the players face off in a battle of strength. Standing on a platform thirty feet in the air. Players had to run up a ramp to the platform grab a stun gun pole then knock their opponent off the platform to score a point. The first team to score four points would win the challenge and the power to choose what world their team would live. In a close match Chronos won 4-3 and chose to stay in the future world. Two members of team Epoch were injured during this challenge. Lauren broke a finger and sprained her wrist and came back to the house. Charles allegedly broke his leg and will not be returning to the game.

On Day 3, Luke visited the teams in the present and asked each team to selected one player each to be protected. The player chosen would be safe from elimination. After the teams had chosen Lisset from Chronos and JR from Epoch, Luke announced a twist to being protected. Out of the two players protected one would become The Decider. The player will be selected by a public vote. The player selected to be The Decider will nominated two players for The Duel of Destiny. The two nominated players will face off head to head in a duel, the winner will return to the house and the loser will be forced to leave.

Game history

Week	Worldly Challenge Winner	Residence	Protected	The Decider	Duel Noms	Duel Winner	Eliminated
1	Chronos	Future	Lisette
		Past	JR
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6

Notes

•   Represents Team Chronos
•   Represents Team Epoch