iFanboy
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| Hosting | Josh Flanagan Conor Kilpatrick Ron Richards |
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| Language | English |
| Updates | Wednesday 12AM EST (video) Sunday 6PM EST (audio) |
| Video format | QuickTime, Flash, WMV, Xvid |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Debut | January 17, 2007 (video) November 2, 2005 (audio) |
| Genre | Video podcast, Audio Podcast |
| Provider | Revision3 |
| Website | ifanboy.com revision3.com/ifanboy |
iFanboy is a weekly video podcast and audio podcast produced by Revision3 which both focus on comic books, comic book publishing, and comic book creators. It stars Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ron Richards.[1][2] The first episode of the audio podcast was released on November 2, 2005, and the first episode of the video podcast on January 17, 2007.[3][4] They were bought by the Boulder based Graphic.ly in 2010 to add the ready-built community of iFanboy to their digital comics platform.[5]
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[edit] Audio podcast
The Audio Podcast, also known as the iFanboy.com Pick of the Week Podcast, is where the iFanboys tell you the best books that they have read that week and answer listener e-mail and voicemail. It usually begins with an iFanboy informing you that you are listening to the iFanboy.com Pick of the Week podcast and then the episode number. This is followed by a music selection and a brief introduction of what iFanboy is. Each week one of the iFanboys picks a comic book and then they talk about that book and other books that came out that week. After the "Pick of the Week" section, they answer e-mail and voicemail and wrap up the show. Exceptions to this format are Special Edition Episodes, which include Creator Interview, Movie Review, or Year End Wrap-Ups. On September 4, 2008, iFanboy officially released the first episode of Talksplode, an audio podcast devoted to interviews with comic creators. As of November 14, 2010, 260 Regular Episodes have been produced.[6]
On occasion, iFanboy also puts out special edition podcasts, regarding movies or other forms of media that somehow relate to comics. They also traditionally do an end of the year "media roundup," where the hosts go over some their top picks in various spheres of media
[edit] Video podcast
The iFanboy Video Podcast is totally different from the audio podcast. It is produced by Revision3 and stars the same three iFanboys, but also occasionally features Gordon "the Intern". In the video show, the iFanboys discuss comics related to that episode's theme. They also read viewer e-mail, have creator interviews, go to Comic Conventions, respond to voicemail, talk about specific creators or lines of books or series, etc. The show is most commonly filmed in a casual, "on the couch" setting. The show starts with a cold open before the opening titles play, accompanied by 'Never In' by 'The 101'. In the video podcasts there are adverts from iFanboy and Revision3's different sponsors, most notably Go Daddy. At the end of the show there is usually an outtake from the show and the credits differ in speed depending on how long the outtake is, this is also accompanied by 'Never In' by 'The 101'. On October 3rd, 2010, it was announced that iFanboy would no longer be a part of the Revision3 network.
[edit] iFanboy Mini
iFanboy Mini was a short-form video podcast released Monday through Wednesday and then on Friday and Saturday[1], in the style of Tekzilla Daily and Lil' Internet Superstar, in which the iFanboys answered questions, made recommendations, highlighted the shipping lists, talked about the Pick of the Week, or anything else they could think of. It was only a few minutes long, like the other daily Revision3 shows. iFanboy announced on September 29, 2008 that the iFanboy Mini would be discontinued as of October 4, 2008 with the 145th episode stating that the Mini was experimental in nature and proved to be too time-consuming to produce.
[edit] Notes
- ^ iFanboy.com. "The Men Behind the Magic". http://ifanboy.com/about. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Revision3. "About iFanboy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080522101446/http://revision3.com/ifanboy/about/. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ iFanboy.com. "Pick of the Week Podcast". http://ifanboy.com/podcasts/audio. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Revision3. "iFanboy Episode 1". http://revision3.com/ifanboy/five/. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Graphic.ly Acquires iFanboy to Bring Community to the Digital Comics Platform" (Press release). Business Wire. February 17, 2010. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100217006461&newsLang=en. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ iFanboy - Podcasts
[edit] References
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- Staff (February 6, 2006). "Revision3’s Nerd Magnet: iFanboy". Red Herring. http://www.redherring.com/Home/21173.
- Frattallone, Doug (May 24, 2006). "X-Men: The Fanboy's View". NBC4. http://www.nbc4.com/entertainment/9265620/detail.html.
- Staff (January 2, 2008). "50 Best Websites - Joost.com". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633507_1633514,00.html.
- Westmark, Jan (July 17, 2008). "Movies Based On Comic Books Dominate The Media". All Headline News. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011638725.
