Catch It Keep It

Type:	Unscripted
Channel:	Science Channel

Imagine a storied $1,800 Gibson Les Paul guitar surrounded on all sides by a chemical compound that burns at more than 4,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Cringe as a timer counts down to the detonation of one year’s supply – 672 bottles – of beer. Picture an expensive scooter being launched off an 80-foot long ramp suspended 26 feet off the ground. What fate will meet all of these treasured items? Total annihilation…unless three skilled challengers use science wisely to invent, design and build a contraption within 48 hours that will save the cherished prize. If they can catch it, they can keep it in Catch It Keep It, True’s all-new series on the Science Channel.

During each episode of Catch It Keep It three contestants test their scientific and engineering mettle against Science Channel’s “engineer of destruction,” Mike Senese, who devises dastardly schemes uniquely designed to obliterate the prize of the week. The contestants must brainstorm, plan and construct a way to rescue the item within the span of 48 hours – teams can build anything from a blast/fire-proof box to a giant net used for catching objects in mid fall. Host Zach Selwyn guides viewers through the pressure-packed 48 hours of organized chaos as the team works tirelessly, not only against the clock, but also against passionate differences of opinion and seemingly never-ending obstacles. Catch It Keep It airs weekly Fridays at 10 PM (ET/PT).

At the end of each episode viewers will see the contestants’ inventive creation to the engineering problem, and hold their breaths as it’s put to the test. Will the contestants walk away with the prize or will their invention fail miserably? “Engineer of destruction” Mike Senese will also reveal how he would solve the problem with a unique design and build of his own. Can Mike’s invention to save the prize outmaneuver his inventive way to destroy it?

Zach Selwyn, Host
Zach Selwyn is a television host, actor, writer and singer-songwriter.

Selwyn entered the hosting arena in 2004 after besting over 20,000 contestants to become a finalist on ESPN's SportsCenter competition show “Dream Job.”

He has worked on many hit cable series including ESPN’s Around the Horn, GSN’s Extreme Dodgeball and G4’s Attack of the Show and has appeared on HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival, That ‘70s Show, Stargate: Atlantis.

Zach also has a strong musical background, including his band Zachariah and the Lobos Riders, which has collaborated with artists like Fergie. The band’s albums include the 11 original country-rock songs for the 2005 film “Dead and Breakfast” (in which Selwyn also had a role), and his newest record “Alcoholiday.”

Buy "Ghost Signs" on CD Baby
Buy "Alcoholiday" on iTunes.
Buy "Alcoholiday" on CD Baby
Buy the soundtrack to “Dead and Breakfast” on iTunes

Extending his musical and comedic abilities, Selwyn recently entered into an agreement with Atom.com to write, produce and star in six comedy/music videos that will also be featured on Comedy Central. His web video “White People Problems” became the highest rated and viewed video on the website to date in April 2009.

Need more Zach? We know you do. Check out:
Zach’s Music YouTube Channel
Zach’s Comedy YouTube Channel

If you liked the "Catch It Keep It" music video, check out more great comedy written by Zach and starring Zach, directed by his brother, Jesse Selwyn.

Mike Senese, Engineering Of Destruction
Ever since his dad taught him how to use a power drill at age three, Mike Senese has never met a piece of machinery he wasn’t dying to take apart.

Graduating from remote control vehicles to robotics to reviving a 39-foot, 26 ton 1963 caboose, he immersed himself into the dynamic worlds of physics, electronics and mechanical engineering.

At 16, he spent his first summer abroad, promoting public health by constructing latrines in the Ecuadorian Andes. A few years later, he rebuilt his 1973 Land Rover bumper to bumper to explore the Arizona desert.

As the science co-host of Fuse TV’s “Rock and Roll Acid Test,” Mike applied technical know-how to challenge the most extreme urban legends of rock music.

Prior to that, he was based in San Francisco working at Wired and ReadyMade magazines. An accomplished guitarist and fair-to-middlin’ drummer, Mike is also the co-founder of the record label Sneakmove.com.

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