Revision3
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Revision3 is an American online television network. The network distributes its shows through its website. Revision3 is the first online television network.
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Birth
In 2003 Kevin Rose and Dan Huard released thebroken, a web video about related to computer hacking. After the death of TechTV, the world was short on tech based television shows. Rose and Huard were inspired to create a new series, Systm, in May 2005 and Diggnation was released in July.
Revision3 was born in April 2005 in LA to Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, and David Prager.
Shows
In Production
| Show | Summary | Hosts | Schedule | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Of... | A collection of the best clips from the Revision3 shows. | March 12, 2008 | ||
| Diggnation | Talk show with the main purpose to discuss the top stories from the social bookmarking site Digg.com. |
| Friday 6PM | July 1, 2005 |
| The Digg Reel | Weekly review of the most popular videos featured on Digg.com. |
| Wednesday 6PM | January 17, 2008 |
| Epic Fu | The owner's manual for the web. The show started independent on August 6, 2006 before joining Revision3. |
| Tuesday, Thursday 6PM | June 4, 2008 |
| The GigaOm Show | Show about technology and business. |
| (On hiatus) | July 25, 2007 |
| Hak5 | Show about computers, technology, and do-it-yourself projects. |
| Wednesday, 12pm | September 8, 2008 |
| iFanboy | Video show which focus on comic books, comic book publishing, and comic book creators. iFanboy also produces an audio show independent of Revision3 which debuted on November 2, 2005. |
| Wednesday 3PM | January 17, 2007 |
| PixelPerfect | Show which gives Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator advice. |
| Monday 12PM | September 30, 2006 |
| The Revision3 Gazette | Behind the scenes at Revision3. |
| (On hiatus) | September 5, 2007 |
| Scam School | Magician Brian Brushwood explains bar tricks, street cons, and scams. |
| Thursday 12PM | April 7, 2008 |
| Systm | Do it yourself projects geared toward “the common geek”. |
| Monday 6PM | May 23, 2005 |
| Tekzilla | Tech show that covers product reviews, computer help, tech tips, and do it yourself projects. |
| Saturday 12PM | September 28, 2007 |
| The Totally Rad Show | Discussion show about films, video games, comics and television. |
| Tuesday 3PM | March 27, 2007 |
| Web Drifter | Martin Sargent going on the road to meet the people who make odd, strange, and/or weird websites. |
| (On hiatus) | September 26, 2006 |
| Wine Library Reserve | Wine reviews and advice on wine appreciation. Episodes consists of wine tastings along with other wine related topics. The show started independent on February 21, 2006 before joining Revision3. |
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3PM | June 23, 2008 |
| XLR8R TV | XLR8R TV is an Internet TV show produced by the editorial team of XLR8R magazine. Like XLR8R, XLR8R TV covers emerging music, culture, style, and technology. |
| Tuesday 12PM | February 26, 2007 |
Out of production
Shows no longer in production:
- Ctrl+Alt+Chicken - Each episode features the duo attempting to cook a dish, such as Chicken Cordon Bleu. Their lack of overall experience in cooking often causes them to fail.
- Geekdrome
- InDigital - The content is similar to Fresh Gear, covering and reviewing technology products.
- Infected by Martin Sargent - Sargent created the podcast as a spiritual successor to Unscrewed, the late night TV show he hosted on TechTV and later G4techTV.
- Mysteries of Science Explained
- Not Mainstream Typical Videos - Not Mainstream Typical Videos goes behind and inside the independent music scene. This series has been discontinued on Revision3, although the series still produces new content for its website.
- Social Brew - An inside look into the world of social networking.
- thebroken - Underground technology show with a hacker mentality that caters to the elite (or wannabe 1337) computer user using a mixture of seriousness and irreverent comedy.
- popSiren - Pop culture show that covers modern culture, indie arts, and internet.
- Internet Superstar - Talk show with Sargent along with Gator who has since been replaced by Jay Speiden interviewing interesting people out of garden shed in Sargent's parents backyard.
