Tekzilla
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| Tekzilla | |
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 Tekzilla Logo |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosting | Patrick Norton Veronica Belmont Robert Heron Former: Jessica Corbin |
| Genre | Technology Show |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Tuesdays & Thursdays 6PM EST |
| Length | 30 - 50 Minutes |
| Production | |
| Camera | 3 Cam Shoot |
| Direction | Camilla Stenmark |
| Production | Roger Chang |
| Preceded By | inDigital (2006-2007) |
| Theme Music Composer | Lawrence Scaduto |
| Motion Graphics | Eden Soto |
| Picture format | HDTV 720p |
| Video format | QuickTime, Flash, WMV, Xvid |
| Publication | |
| Debut | September 28, 2007 |
| Genre | Technology Show |
| Provider | Revision3 |
| Related shows | Systm DL.TV The Screen Savers Call For Help |
| Website | tekzilla.com |
Tekzilla is an American biweekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It is hosted by Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and Robert Heron with Roger Chang (who also acts as the show's producer) as a frequent guest host. For the first 14 episodes of Tekzilla, Patrick's co-host was Jessica Corbin who made a guest appearance on episode 16 confirming she has left Tekzilla. Tekzilla is released every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Format[edit]
Tekzilla is a viewer question, review and technology news show, a mix between The Screen Savers and Call for Help (and featuring some of the same on-air talent as those shows). Each show begins with a brief rundown of segments of the episode followed by an overview of the sponsors. After a short title sequence the hosts introduce themselves and talk about events that happened to them and events that are coming up before moving onto questions. It has become a common trait of the show to have special guests to answer specialist questions the hosts may not be able to provide answers for. In 2008 for a few weeks Revision3 broadcast Tekzilla live, this has been stopped for uncited reasons however PA Serafina is quoted on the forums for saying, "There's details and red tape we still need to figure out. I'll keep you updated".[1] In more recent episodes viewers have been urged to upload video questions on YouTube, building on this Roger Chang mentioned during one of the 2008 live shows that he thinks having live skype calls would be a good addition to the show – however now that live shows have ceased this seems unlikely to happen.
Set[edit]
Since Spring 2009 Tekzilla has had a change for set, as pictured to the left. This includes a new area with a cityscape with red sunrays (similar to the Tekzilla logo) behind it. In addition the old faux brick wall has been painted white and has had various other cosmetic changes from the 2007-2009 set.[2] The set has two Vizio televisions – on Tekzilla Daily they are used to show screenshots, on the main show they are mostly used to show the Tekzilla logo and occasionally the output of a monitor. Since January 2009 the Tekzilla set has occupied the space previously used by Internet Superstar, a previous Revision3 show.[3]
Tekzilla Daily Tip[edit]
Tekzilla Daily Tip, formerly 'Tekzilla Daily', is a daily Videocast made by the cast and crew of Tekzilla, originally starring Patrick Norton and now starring Veronica Belmont with Norton occasionally filling in for Belmont. Episodes are generally 1 minute to 3 minutes long. Tips are usually broken down and include various categories; Windows, Mac OS, Firefox, iTunes and occasionally other.
Merger with Systm and HD Nation[edit]
On episode 109 of Systm, an announcement stated that Systm and Tekzilla will be merging. Systm will become a mini-series inside of the regular Tekzilla episodes.
On November 16, 2010, Tekzilla's producers announced that the show would be expanded to two full episodes per week with HD Nation becoming part of Tekzilla and its host Robert Heron joining as a third presenter.[4]
References[edit]
- Tekzilla weekly vidcast, http://www.revision3.com/tekzilla. Retrieved on 2008-01-10
- http://www.revision3.com/tekzilla, Tekzilla on Revision3. Retrieved on 2008-01-01
- http://www.revision3.com/advertise, Advertise with Revision3. Retrieved on 2008-01-01
- http://www.revision3.com/about, About Revision3. Retrieved on 2008-01-01
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