Revision3 is a San Francisco based Internet television network that creates, produces and distributes web television shows on niche topics.

The company name refers to the evolution of video programming, according to founders Jay Adelson and David Prager, starting with standard terrestrial broadcast television as ground zero. The first revision was cable television, adding general interest channels, catering to the “most common denominator”. The second revision was PC-based Internet video, independent films, no business model, no loyalty, no audience. The third revision or Revision3 is TV and Internet converged. iPods, TiVo, mobile, broadband enable mass, loyal audience to shift to on-demand, niche content.^[1]

Shows[link]

Production and Distribution[link]

Some of the shows are produced and owned by Revision3 however most of Rev3's shows are produced independently. Revision3 only handles the distribution and marketing aspects of these shows and does not produce the content. In February 2008 Revision3 completed work on its own studio where their own shows are recorded.

The shows are distributed through a wide range of platforms and distribution partners, including Virgin America's in-flight entertainment system, CNET TV, iTunes, BitTorrent, YouTube, PyroTV, Miro, TiVo, and Zune. The shows are also distributed in wide variety of formats, including QuickTime, Windows Media Video and Xvid. An embeddable Flash/HTML5 player is also available. Revision3 utilizes BitGravity's content delivery network for the distribution of the shows video files.^[2] In September 2011, Revision3 programming began to air on cable television on the rebranded YouToo TV, the former American Life Network.

Programming[link]

The following table gives an overview of the programming Revision3 provides.

Notes[link]

• Revision3 splits its content into unique verticals for different categories and creates original content for them. One is Rev3Games which provides more in-depth gaming coverage than its unique shows do. They have also created Rev3Tech for its tech coverage, though it doesn't feature original content. They also say more verticals are on the way.^[3]
• Revision3 create an original show for Sony called SGNL. This advertises Sony's products in a more interesting and creative way than a usual tech advert by featuring hosts and a longer format.
• Revision3 have created a feed called "One Offs" where random episodes are posted.
• The Cute Win Fail show premieres first on Toby Turner's personal YouTube channel Tobuscus before Revision3.
• The HD Nation show doesn't include original content anymore, instead taking from Tekzilla where they still frequently discuss entertainment systems as the HD Nation segment.
• The Lifehacker show stopped production on its main show at the end of 2011, but still continue to create video versions of their "Ask Lifehacker" podcast and posting them on Revision3 as Lifehacker Extra.
• The Toasted Donut show has been announced as on hiatus since March 2012.
• The Unboxing Porn show has been announced as on hiatus since November 2011.
• The Ask Jay show has been announced as on hiatus since May 2012.

Show Development and History[link]

The following timeline gives an overview of Revision3 shows and major changes through time - grouped into shows on air today, shows no longer on Revision3 but still on air and shows no longer on air at all.

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 bar:rev3           from:01/04/2005 till:$now       color:revision3       text:Revision3 

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 bar:gap2 text: In production
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  # Shows on air (or on hiatus) right now with oldest on top (no matter if it was on Rev3 at start or not)
   bar:hak5           from:05/08/2005 till:08/09/2008 color:independent
 bar:hak5           from:08/09/2008 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:Hak5
 bar:philipdefranco       from:16/09/2006 till:06/01/2012      color:independent
 bar:philipdefranco       from:06/01/2012 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:The Philip DeFranco Show
 bar:trs            from:27/03/2007 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:The Totally Rad Show
 bar:tekzilla       from:28/09/2007 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:Tekzilla
 bar:tysihelp       from:14/02/2008 till:28/09/2011 color:independent
 bar:tysihelp       from:28/09/2011 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:Ty's iHelp
 bar:soldier       from:05/04/2008 till:17/05/2011      color:independent
 bar:soldier       from:17/05/2011 till:$now      color:inproduction    text:SoldierKnowsBest
 bar:scamschool     from:07/04/2008 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:Scam School
 bar:nixiepixel     from:27/11/2008 till:15/02/2012 color:independent
 bar:nixiepixel     from:15/02/2012 till:$now      color:inproduction    text:Nixie Pixel's Geekbuzz
 bar:filmriot       from:27/05/2009 till:01/10/2010      color:inproduction
 bar:filmriot       from:01/10/2010 till:$now      color:onhiatus 
 bar:filmriot       from:01/11/2010 till:$now      color:inproduction text:Film Riot
 bar:hdnation       from:14/07/2009 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:HD Nation
 bar:appjudgment    from:10/08/2009 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:AppJudgment
 bar:techno         from:02/11/2009 till:13/06/2011 color:independent
 bar:techno         from:13/06/2011 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:TechnoBuffalo  
 bar:unboxingporn    from:18/04/2010 till:18/04/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:unboxingporn    from:18/04/2010 till:21/07/2010       color:onhiatus
 bar:unboxingporn    from:21/07/2010 till:$now       color:inproduction text:Unboxing Porn
 bar:geekbeat       from:25/06/2010 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:GeekBeat.TV
 bar:benheck       from:12/09/2010 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:The Ben Heck Show
 bar:cutewinfail    from:27/09/2010 till:13/02/2012       color:independent
 bar:cutewinfail    from:13/02/2012 till:$now        color:inproduction   text:Cute Win Fail
 bar:destructoid       from:11/10/2010 till:$now       color:inproduction    text:Destructoid
 bar:epicmealtime       from:17/10/2010 till:26/04/2011      color:independent
 bar:epicmealtime       from:26/04/2011 till:$now      color:inproduction    text:Epic Meal Time
 bar:osalt           from:27/11/2010   till:09/03/2012 color:independent
 bar:osalt           from:09/03/2012   till:$now       color:inproduction    text:OS.ALT
 bar:foundation     from:03/01/2011    till:$now      color:inproduction    text:Foundation
 bar:breakinitdown   from:27/01/2011 till:23/03/2012 color:independent
 bar:breakinitdown   from:23/03/2012 till:$now       color:inproduction text:Breakin' it Down
 bar:filmstate      from:07/03/2011  till:$now       color:inproduction text:Film State
 bar:lifehacker     from:22/03/2011 till:01/01/2012 color:inproduction
 bar:lifehacker     from:01/01/2012 till:$now      color:onhiatus text:Lifehacker
 bar:newchallenger  from:25/08/2011 till:$now      color:inproduction text:New Challenger
 bar:toasted        from:15/11/2011 till:20/03/2012 color:inproduction
 bar:toasted        from:20/03/2012 till:$now      color:onhiatus  text:Toasted Donut
 bar:annie          from:02/03/2012 till:$now      color:inproduction text:Annie's Bits
 bar:io9            from:13/04/2012 till:$now      color:inproduction text:io9
 bar:variant        from:02/05/2012 till:$now      color:inproduction text:Variant

 bar:gap4
 bar:gap5 text: Independent
 bar:gap6

# Shows still being produced but not on Revision3
 bar:ifanboy        from:02/11/2005 till:17/01/2007 color:independent
 bar:ifanboy        from:17/01/2007 till:28/09/2010       color:inproduction    
 bar:ifanboy        from:15/06/2009 till:$now       color:independent   text:iFanboy
 bar:wltv           from:21/02/2006 till:23/06/2008 color:independent
 bar:wltv           from:23/06/2008 till:27/10/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:wltv           from:27/10/2008 till:$now       color:independent     text:Wine Library TV
 bar:epicfu         from:01/06/2006 till:04/06/2008 color:independent
 bar:epicfu         from:04/06/2008 till:30/12/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:epicfu         from:30/12/2008 till:$now       color:independent     text:Epic Fu
 bar:animetv        from:15/02/2007 till:07/01/2010       color:independent
 bar:animetv        from:07/01/2010 till:26/05/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:animetv        from:26/05/2010 till:$now       color:independent    text:Anime TV
 bar:coop           from:09/03/2009 till:18/05/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:coop           from:18/05/2010 till:07/10/2010       color:onhiatus
 bar:coop           from:07/10/2010 till:$now       color:independent    text:CO-OP
 bar:rofl           from:10/05/2009 till:03/10/2010       color:inproduction    
 bar:rofl           from:03/10/2010 till:$now      color:independent     text:ROFL

 bar:gap7
 text: Out of Production
 bar:gap9

 bar:thebroken      from:21/07/2003 till:01/01/2004 color:inproduction
 bar:thebroken      from:01/01/2004 till:26/09/2006 color:onhiatus
 bar:thebroken      from:26/08/2006 till:26/09/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:thebroken      from:26/09/2006 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:thebroken
 bar:systm          from:23/05/2005 till:17/05/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:systm          from:17/05/2006 till:11/05/2007 color:onhiatus
 bar:systm          from:11/05/2007 till:15/06/2009 color:inproduction
 bar:systm          from:15/06/2009 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Systm
 bar:diggnation     from:01/07/2005 till:18/01/2012 color:inproduction    
 bar:diggnation     from:18/01/2012 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Diggnation
 bar:infected       from:11/11/2005 till:06/12/2007 color:inproduction
 bar:infected       from:06/12/2007 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Infected
 bar:geekdrome      from:23/11/2005 till:27/11/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:geekdrome      from:27/11/2006 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Geekdrome
 bar:indigital      from:06/02/2006 till:25/09/2007 color:inproduction
 bar:indigital      from:25/09/2007 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:InDigital
 bar:ctrlaltchicken from:23/03/2006 till:05/10/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:ctrlaltchicken from:05/10/2006 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Ctrl+Alt+Chicken
 bar:mose           from:26/09/2006 till:05/10/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:mose           from:05/10/2006 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Mysteries of Science Explained
 bar:notmtv         from:26/09/2006 till:10/11/2007 color:inproduction
 bar:notmtv         from:10/11/2007 till:16/08/2008       color:independent
 bar:notmtv         from:16/08/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction     text:Not Mainstream Typical Videos
 bar:webdrifter     from:26/09/2006 till:15/12/2006 color:inproduction
 bar:webdrifter     from:15/12/2006 till:09/10/2007 color:onhiatus
 bar:webdrifter     from:09/10/2007 till:18/03/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:webdrifter     from:18/03/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction        text:Web Drifter
 bar:pixelperfect   from:30/09/2006 till:27/10/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:pixelperfect   from:27/10/2008 till:29/12/2008 color:onhiatus
 bar:pixelperfect   from:29/12/2008 till:10/01/2010 color:inproduction
 bar:pixelperfect   from:10/01/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction        text:PixelPerfect
 bar:xlr8rtv        from:26/02/2007 till:13/10/2010 color:inproduction
 bar:xlr8rtv        from:14/10/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction           text:XLR8R TV
 bar:gigaom         from:25/07/2007 till:27/03/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:gigaom         from:27/03/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:The GigaOm Show
 bar:rev3gazette    from:05/09/2007 till:14/02/2009 color:inproduction
 bar:rev3gazette    from:14/02/2009 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:The Revision3 Gazette
 bar:diggreel       from:17/01/2008 till:30/09/2010      color:inproduction
 bar:diggreel       from:30/09/2010 till:$now      color:outproduction    text:The Digg Reel
 bar:superstar      from:30/01/2008 till:27/10/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:superstar      from:27/10/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Internet Superstar
  bar:thegameshow    from:12/02/2008 till:23/03/2010 color:independent
 bar:thegameshow    from:23/03/2010 till:12/07/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:thegameshow    from:12/07/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction    text:The Game Show
bar:popsiren       from:09/03/2008 till:27/10/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:popsiren       from:27/10/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:popSiren
 bar:socialbrew     from:28/04/2008 till:06/06/2008 color:inproduction
 bar:socialbrew     from:06/06/2008 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Social Brew

 bar:bytejacker     from:30/07/2008 till:23/09/2009 color:independent
 bar:bytejacker     from:23/09/2009 till:18/08/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:bytejacker     from:18/08/2010 till:01/10/2010       color:onhiatus
 bar:bytejacker     from:01/10/2010 till:16/06/2011       color:inproduction    
 bar:bytejacker     from:16/06/2011 till:$now           color:outproduction   text:Bytejacker
 bar:dialogg        from:07/04/2009 till:12/04/2011       color:inproduction
 bar:dialogg        from:12/04/2011 till:$now         color:outproduction    text:Digg Dialogg
 bar:jvsworld       from:03/05/2009 till:19/10/2009 color:inproduction
 bar:jvsworld       from:19/10/2009 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:JV's World
 bar:webzeroes      from:07/10/2009 till:07/07/2010       color:inproduction    
 bar:webzeroes      from:07/07/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction   text:Web Zeroes
 bar:instmsgs       from:11/11/2009 till:18/02/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:instmsgs       from:18/02/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction    text:INST MSGS
 bar:landlinetv     from:02/12/2009 till:18/05/2010      color:inproduction
 bar:landlinetv     from:18/05/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction    text:Landline TV
 bar:foodmob        from:22/04/2010 till:15/09/2010       color:inproduction
 bar:foodmob        from:15/09/2010 till:$now       color:outproduction    text:Food Mob
 bar:pennpoint       from:24/05/2010 till:26/10/2011       color:inproduction    
 bar:pennpoint      from:26/10/2011 till:$now       color:outproduction    text:Penn Point
 bar:tomstop5       from:22/06/2010 till:01/11/2011       color:inproduction
 bar:tomstop5       from:01/11/2011 till:$now         color:outproduction    text:Tom's Top 5
 bar:joegenius       from:15/07/2010 till:06/10/2010      color:inproduction
 bar:joegenius       from:06/10/2010 till:$now      color:outproduction    text:Joe Genius
 bar:dan30       from:02/08/2010 till:08/04/2011       color:inproduction    
 bar:dan30       from:08/04/2011 till:$now color:outproduction text:Dan 3.0
 bar:delicioussteak  from:12/07/2011   till:22/07/2011       color:inproduction     
 bar:delicioussteak from:22/07/2011 till:$now color:outproduction  text:Delicious Steak
 bar:askjay      from:08/09/2011 till:14/05/2012  color:inproduction
 bar:askjay      from:14/05/2012 till:$now    color:outproduction  text:Ask Jay
 bar:wilsontech1 from:01/11/2011 till:24/02/2012  color:independent
 bar:wilsontech1 from:24/02/2012 till:30/03/2012  color:inproduction
 bar:wilsontech1 from:30/03/2012 till:$now        color:outproduction text:WilsonTech1

Ended Shows[link]

The following table gives an overview of the Revision3 shows that are cancelled or on hiatus.

1. ^ Produced by "the editorial team of XLR8R magazine"

History[link]

2003-2006[link]

The company was founded in Los Angeles, California by Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose and David Prager in April 2005.^[2] Dan Huard, Keith Harrison, and Ron Gorodetzky were also involved. Most of them were previously employees of the television network TechTV.

Show development began in July 2003 with a podcast series called thebroken, a videozine related to computer hacking featuring Rose and Huard. After TechTV merged with G4 and removed most of its technology related programming, Rose and Huard were inspired to create a new series, Systm, in May 2005, which is geared toward “the common geek”. Rose left his job as a host of the G4 series Attack of the Show (formerly The Screen Savers) on May 27, 2005, to work full time for Revision3 Corporation. The popular show Diggnation, also starring Rose, followed in July 2005, forming the first three shows of the new network. Alex Albrecht joined Revision3 on August 5, 2005, to co-host Diggnation with Rose and contribute to other projects while Prager focused on production and business development.

On September 27, 2006, Revision3 launched a new website alongside new shows: Mysteries of Science Explained, Not Mainstream Typical Videos, PixelPerfect, and Web Drifter. Mysteries of Science Explained was cancelled after 2 episodes. In November 2006, the Diggnation podcast accepted sponsorship from the Microsoft Zune and HD DVD, and the March 8, 2007, episode was sponsored by IBM.

2007-2009[link]

It was announced on July 10, 2007, that Jim Louderback would become the new CEO of the Revision3 Corporation. He previously worked as editor-in-chief for PC Magazine, a publication of Ziff Davis.^[4] He was followed by Patrick Norton in August 2007, who worked at Ziff Davis as 'head of podcasts' and host of the IPTV show DL.TV. At Revision3, he is now Managing Editor and the co-host of Systm, Tekzilla, and HD Nation. At DL.TV, he was replaced by Roger Chang who in turn left DL.TV and Ziff Davis in December 2007 to join Revision3. Chang has joined Norton as co-producer of Systm and Tekzilla.^[5] All three had previously worked at TechTV.

On January 2, 2008, Revision3 announced that the network delivered more than 25 million shows and over 103 million clips in 2007. Also, a variety of leading consumer product companies signed advertising contracts with Revision3 in 2007.^[6]

Revision3 launched new website design on January 18, 2008 featuring an updated layout and additional features that were not available on the previous website. Revision3 is located in a new studio, which was revealed in the behind the scenes video podcast, The Revision3 Gazette. The network released five new shows in the first quarter of 2008, Best Of..., The Digg Reel, Internet Superstar, popSiren, Scam School, and so far two new shows in the second quarter, Social Brew and EPIC FU.

On April 9, 2008, Revision3 announced that Veronica Belmont would be joining the Revision3 staff as co-host of Tekzilla. On April 21, 2008, on the 47th episode of Systm, it was announced that Chief Engineer and co-host David Randolph had left for another job outside of Revision3. On June 6, 2008, CEO Jim Louderback announced the cancellation of Social Brew after only four episodes. Previous to the announcement Revision3 employee Neha Tiwari was let go without notice.

On September 8, 2008, Hak5 started being distributed on Revision3 show, being the first ever program on Revision3 not produced by Revision3 themselves. On October 27, 2008, CEO Louderback announced on the official Revision3 blog that three shows were canceled, PixelPerfect, PopSiren, and Internet Superstar and that Revision3 stopped their distribution agreement with EPIC FU, and Wine Library TV. In January 2009, Revision3 debuted the pilot episode of a new show on the network entitled Sun Studios at the end of viewer surveys for the other shows, which ended up not being produced.

On March 9, 2009, Revision3 picked up a show called CO-OP, the first show about video games, produced and presented by Area 5 Media formerly from The 1UP Show.^[7] They stopped production of the original show at the end of 2009 and started production on CO-OP Live, a version of the show broadcasted live. This ran for 6 episodes before being cancelled. On May 4, 2009, Revision3 launched a new show called JV's World to a great deal of controversy and viewer backlash after offensive and unprofessional comments^{[citation needed]} were made by the host, in response to negative community response to the debut episode. This ran for 11 episodes before being canned. On May 11, 2009, Revision3 launched a new show called ROFL which showcases stand up comedy from all over the world produced by Rooftop Comedy. From 2010, a new format was introduced with host Alex Koll, which was widely hated among fans. The show stopped production in October 2010 after 74 episodes.

On May 27, 2009, Revision3 launched Film Riot from Triune Films, a show that creates comedy sketches with high levels of visual effects and then explains how to accomplish them with an equal level of comedy. It has since become one of Revison3's most popular and longest running shows with its most dedicated fanbase. On June 16, 2009, Patrick Norton announced that Systm would no longer be a weekly show, instead becoming segments within his other show, Tekzilla. He also announced that he would be launching a new show in July called HD Nation, which will be a show all about HD and Home Theatre. It will be co-hosted by Robert Heron who was a co-host on DL.TV, with Patrick Norton, and then remained host for 23 months after Norton left.

On September 23, 2009, Revision3 launched a new video game show Bytejacker featuring a focus on indie games (which was since canned because of a move separating the show's original creators) and its first scripted show (and sitcom) Web Zeroes, a comedy featuring 3 guys who ironically want to become famous on the internet (which ended after 25 episodes).

2010-2012[link]

On March 31, 2010, Revision3 picked up a show called The Game Show.^[8] Hosted by Jim Festante, Nikole Zivalich, and David "Gweedz" Guida, they track the happenings of the video game industry, serving up equal doses of entertainment and commentary (in between serving drinks). This was later dropped after its parent company, TheStream.tv, went on a temporary hiatus.

On June 28, 2010, a new show GeekBeat.TV was begun featuring as host Cali Lewis formerly of GeekBrief.TV. The show covers new technology, gadgets, gizmos, and web sites. On August 2, 2010, a new show called "Dan 3.0" began airing, which stars the YouTube star Dan Brown, doing tasks that his audience suggests. On April 8, 2011, after deciding to quit doing Dan 3.0, Dan changed the format of the show, keeping some elements of "Dan 3.0," but also adding other elements from his older videos. After abandoning that idea, Dan started posting irregular vlogs before starting a new show called 'Delicious Steak' on July 12, 2011, which continued for 4 episodes until he decided he wanted to make more of a YouTube channel than a show.

Revision3 has since re-attempted to break in to gaming content post-CO-OP and Bytejacker. On October 10, 2010, Revision3 launched a show from the popular gaming website Destructoid, which recaps the latest news in video games 3 times a week in studio starring employees Max Scoville and Tara Long. On August 25, 2011, Past host of Bytejacker Anthony Carboni started a video game review show called "New Challenger" where other reviewers are pitted against Anthony's review, whether it be from a live guest or sourced from other popular websites. They have since together started "Rev3Games", a centralised channel for this and short bonus content.

On March 13, 2011, Revision3 announced a partnership with Gawker Media which would bring its most popular websites to video podcasting. This started with Lifehacker, a show showing small tips to improve your life. This was followed up a year later on April 13, 2012 by io9 with a Tekzilla-like show called "We Come from the Future", where the editors of io9 discuss the latest news in science and sci-fi. In a similar way, on March 10, 2011 the company behind Film Riot launched "Film State", a look into news and trailers of upcoming films, and then a year later on 2 May 2012 launched "Variant", a comic book news show.

On April 26, 2011, Revision3 added Epic Meal Time to their lineup on YouTube.^[9] The show teaches how to prepare cuisine with an experimental food palette and alternative recipes. They garner millions of hits an episode. On May 17, 2011, Revision3 added SoldierKnowsBest, a well-known YouTube channel^[10] featuring Mark Watson's reviews of gadgets. Revision3 followed this up with adding TechnoBuffalo on June 13, 2011, another well-known YouTube channel^[11] which features the employees of tech blog TechnoBuffalo responding to viewer questions, reviewing mobile apps and talking about the latest tech rumours. On 11 August 2011, Jay Adelson (founder of Revision3) started a show responding to questions for entrepreneurial, company and business advice called "Ask Jay", and on 23 September 2011, Ty Moss started a new show called "Ty's iHelp" where he reviews and recommends Apple applications and products. On January 24, 2012, Lamarr Wilson launched "WilsonTech1" a fast-paced tech news show, but after just a month he canned it and switched to a more sporadic "vlogger" format.

Diggnation announced that it would stop production of episodes from the end of 2011, which caused massive uproar. To consolidate for this, production star Glenn McElhose started his own show called "Toasted Donut" on November 15, 2011, where he experiments with different formats. The last episode went ahead live at the Music Box on December 30, 2011, skipping to episode #420 for a 2-parter. To consolidate for this further, on January 6, 2012, Revision3 added Philip DeFranco, a very well-known, popular, YouTube "celebrity".^[12] It features him talking about politics, pop culture, and world news. With millions of subscribers and daily views, the show is one of Revision3's most popular. On March 23, 2012, Breakin' it Down was launched on Revision3, a movie review/comedy show from Catherine Reitman, part of the famous Reitman family of directors.

On May 3, 2012, Discovery Communications announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Revision3.^[13] The transaction is anticipated to close on June 1, 2012.^[13]

Controversy[link]

In May 2008, Revision3's BitTorrent server was on the receiving end of a MediaDefender Denial of Service attack which brought down all of Revision3's servers and their email system. The FBI launched an investigation, but no charges were brought against MediaDefender.^[14]

On June 29, 2009, former studio engineer David Randolph wrote on his personal blog about how he had been mistreated during the construction of the Revision3 studio.^[15] The post has since been removed from his website.

Revision3 Beta[link]

In September 2008, Revision3 started Revision3 Beta,^[16] a "talent-farming" sub-network of unofficial shows headed by Martin Sargent.^[17] The project has been axed due to lack of funds for the shows with no shows being promoted at this time to the full Revision3 lineup.^[18] Some shows are still produced independently and are added to the revision3 beta website on occasion, however no new shows are being made.

See also[link]

• Digg
• TechTV
• TWiT.tv
• Web series
• Web television

References[link]

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External links[link]

• Official website
• Revision3's YouTube channel
• Interview with David Prager, co-founder Revision 3 - Intruders tv Video

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010)

Grant Imahara
Imahara in 2007
Born	(1970-10-23) October 23, 1970 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Grant Masaru Imahara (今原 真申, Imahara Masaru?) (birth name)
Occupation	MythBusters (build team), Electronics and radio control expert
Website
MYTHBUSTERS Bios Imahara's Myspace Imahara's Facebook Imahara's Twitter

Grant Masaru Imahara (born October 23, 1970)^[1] is a Japanese-American electronics and radio control expert, best known for his work on the American television show MythBusters.

Education and early work[link]

Imahara is a graduate of the University of Southern California, with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. For a time, he seriously considered switching majors, with the intention of becoming a screenwriter; he decided to stay on the engineering track after assisting Tomlinson Holman,^[2] a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and creator of the Lucasfilm THX sound system.

After graduation, Imahara was hired as an engineer for Lucasfilm's Home THX division; he then moved to the visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he worked for nine years. While at ILM, he was involved in films such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Galaxy Quest, AI: Artificial Intelligence, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Van Helsing, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Imahara is credited in many feature films as a model maker. In particular, he is credited for his work in updating the aging R2-D2 robots for the Star Wars prequel trilogy.^[3] As an official Artoo Technician, he makes a cameo appearance in the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome.^[4]

[edit] MythBusters

Imahara joined MythBusters on the invitation of friend and occasional employer Jamie Hyneman^[5] and former ILM colleague Linda Wolkovitch, who is now an Associate Producer of MythBusters. He joined as the third member of the Build Team, replacing former MythBusters welder Scottie Chapman. His colleagues often, jokingly, refer to him as the geek of the Build Team. He often makes the robots that are needed for the show and otherwise specializes in operating the computers and electronics for the myths.

Other work[link]

In addition to his role on MythBusters, he is known for his appearances on BattleBots, where he designed and competed with his robot Deadblow. He also had a cameo appearance on the web series The Guild. Other well-known works include: designing the circuit that creates the rhythmic oscillation of the arms of the modern Energizer Bunny;^[3] leading Team ILM to victory in an appearance on Junkyard Mega-Wars; as well as authoring Kickin' Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots (ISBN 0-7645-4113-7), considered to be a definitive reference in robot construction.^[3]

Imahara was a cast member, and story writer, for the short film Architects of Evil, created for the 2004 Industrial Light and Magic Backyard Film Contest.^[6] He mentors the Richmond High robotics team Biomechs #841 (Richmond Ca.) for the FIRST Robotics Competition, lending his expert guidance on how to create the right robot for the right job.^[7] Imahara was profiled in the magazine IEEE Spectrum, in an issue focusing on engineering dream jobs. The article was titled "Grant Imahara: Debunker in The Box.";^[8] he is shown in a fire resistant suit on the cover.

One of Imahara's independent projects, during early 2010, was constructing a robotic sidekick for Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show.^[9] The robot, named Geoff Peterson, was unveiled on the April 5, 2010 Late Late Show episode.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Grant Imahara's autobiography on MBFC
• Grant Imahara's biography from the Discovery Channel
• Grant Imahara: Debunker in The Box
• Grant Imahara at the Internet Movie Database
• Grant Imahara on Myspace
• Grant Imahara on Twitter
• AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published March 17, 2007

Patrick Norton
Patrick Norton, October 2006
Born	(1970-06-26) June 26, 1970 (age 42) Urbana, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Managing Editor; Host
Children	2
Website
patricknorton.tv Revision3 Tekzilla Systm TWiT (This Week in Tech)

Patrick Norton (born June 26, 1970) is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers, an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast. He is currently a managing editor at Revision3 where he hosts Tekzilla and formerly HD Nation and Systm.

Early life[link]

Norton grew up in the Midwest. He has claimed the Jersey Shore as his home. He graduated from Pace University in New York City with a major in English literature.

Career[link]

After graduating from college, Norton tested products and wrote for PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, and InfoWorld, and managed the hardware reviews section of Windows Sources magazine.

In the spring of 2000, ZDTV (later TechTV) named Norton as the co-host (alongside Leo Laporte) and managing editor of The Screen Savers, a television show centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world. Norton remained in this capacity until the spring of 2004.

On March 25, 2004, Comcast's G4 gaming channel announced a merger with TechTV. This move became hugely controversial among loyal fans of TechTV. Around May 6, G4 announced the termination of 250 employees from the San Francisco office by July 10, 2004, allowing approximately 80 to 100 employees to transition to G4's main office in Los Angeles, California if they agreed to relocate there. Norton chose to stay in San Francisco instead of moving to Los Angeles, and left the company.

Norton co-hosted an Internet videocast with Robert Heron called DL.TV which covers a wide range of technology related topics and is streamed live every Thursday (it was streamed live twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays until episode 189). Norton has created a large fan base that is still delighted with his work as a technology guru. He announced on August 2, 2007 that he will no longer be the host of DL.TV in favor of a new job and having a child on the way in a few months.^[1] His last appearance as the host of DL.TV was episode 188.

Norton also co-hosted a weekly podcast with Jim Louderback, the current CEO for Revision3, called What's New Now. This podcast is no longer being produced, the final episode having been produced May 15, 2007.

Norton wrote for ExtremeiPod before the site was taken down in the wake of pressure from Apple over the use of the word "iPod". He also ran the hardware reviews section of Windows Sources magazine. Norton cut his technical teeth on Osborne and Kaypro CP/M systems in the early 1980s.

Norton regularly appears on the weekly podcast This Week in Tech (a.k.a. TWiT) along with several other former members of TechTV, including Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, John C. Dvorak, and his former DL.TV co-host Robert Heron. He is also currently a co-host of This Week in Computer Hardware on the TWIT.TV network along with Ryan Shrout.

Norton is currently a managing editor at Revision3 where he is hosting HD Nation and Tekzilla. Norton first confirmed his employment with Revision3 on TWiT episode 110 at 58:52 (The popular Netcast hosted by friend Leo Laporte).^[2]

Personal life[link]

Norton currently lives in San Francisco, California with his wife Sarah ^[3] and his children.^[4][5][6]

References[link]

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