SciFi Channel "Cell Phone Girl" (et al) Superhero program to debut July 27

The Sci Fi Channel on July 27 will premiere “Who Wants To Be A Superhero” (see below) and one of the contestants is “Cell Phone Girl” with a camera phone tie-in.

The show features 11 contestants who will participate in six, one-hour episodes to “be tested for courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion, and resourcefulness — all traits that every true superhero must possess.”

The winner will star in a new comic book by comic book creator Stan Lee (“Fantastic Four,” “X-Men,” “Spider-Man,” “Incredible Hulk”) and appear in an original Sci Fi Channel movie.

Cell Phone Girl

Each of the contestants has their own set of super powers and vulnerabilities.“

Cell Phone Girl” (Chelsea Weld, a 22–year-old interior designer) can: “Teleport from one active cell phone to another; eyes can take digital photos; download any information available on a computer (i.e., learn Japanese on the fly); use cell-phone waves to move physical objects; fires beams from her cell phone.”

(Hey — her eyes should be able to take videos, too!)

She is vulnerable in areas with no coverage and must recharge herself every day.

According to the Sci Fi Channel site, “Cell Phone Girl” is fighting for “the safety and fashion-consciousness of all mankind.”

Okay, so maybe it’s not the greatest “Camera Phone Report” article!