EP Daily
| EP Daily | |
|---|---|
|
EP Daily logo | |
| Genre |
Video Games Entertainment |
| Created by | Victor Lucas |
| Developed by | Greedy Productions |
| Written by |
Victor Lucas Blake Siefken Ryan Nicolas Rob Koval Jason Margolis Geoff Chapman Miri Jedeiken Shaun Hatton Marcus Onischak Alistair Brown |
| Directed by | Victor Lucas |
| Presented by |
Victor Lucas Marissa Roberto Scott C. Jones Jose Sanchez Miri Jedeikin Shaun Hatton Ben Silverman Steve Tilley Raju Mudhar Ben Bolea |
| Theme music composer | Paul Ruskay |
| Composer(s) | Audio Network (music) |
| Country of origin |
Canada  |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Victor Lucas |
| Producer(s) |
Jason Margolis Rob Koval |
| Editor(s) | Jordan Taylor (Lead) |
| Location(s) |
Vancouver, British Columbia Toronto, Ontario San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Richard Grundy |
| Production company(s) | Greedy Productions Ltd. |
| Distributor |
Greedy Productions Ltd. PPI Releasing |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
G4 Canada City Syndication Youtoo TV |
| First shown in | September 1, 1997 |
| Original run | September 1, 1997 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Reviews on the Run Greedy Docs |
| External links | |
| Website | |
EP Daily (formerly The Electric Playground) is a daily news television show that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets. Created and executive produced by host Victor Lucas, and his Vancouver, British Columbia production company Greedy Productions Ltd, EP Daily has been a staple on airwaves since its debut in September 1997.
Synopsis
The show features previews of upcoming videogames, videogame industry news, and interviews with celebrity gamers and people in the videogame industry; as well as segments that look at the latest toys, games, comics, and gadgets. EP’s hosts travel the world bringing viewers behind the scenes of the global game business to meet the planet’s most respected videogame creators. The show features daily coverage from Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Cast/Hosts
Current cast and correspondents include: Victor Lucas, Scott Jones, Marissa Roberto, Jose "Fubar" Sanchez, and Shaun Hatton.[1]
Former cast and correspondents have included: Tommy Tallarico, Julie Stoffer, Jade Raymond, Geoff Keighley, Donna Mei-Ling Park and Briana McIvor.
International broadcasters
| Country | Network(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| America | Discovery Science Channel (2001-2002), G4 (2002-2006), Syndication (2010-present), Youtoo TV (2012–Jan 2015), Reelz (2013-Jan 2015) | Started airing weekly episodes in September 2011,[2] the daily version was made available in select markets on September 3, 2012. Began airing in April 2013 on Reelz. | [3] |
| Australia | SF Channel (relanuched as Syfy on January 1, 2014) | Unknown if EP Daily will be shown in Australia at all in 2014 | |
| Canada | G4, City, Space (TV channel), Razer, A-Channel, OMNI 1 | Aired only once on OMNI.1 | |
EP Daily airs on G4 Canada and Citytv. The show had previously been aired in Canada on Space, Razer, A Channel, and OMNI.1, and in the United States on The Science Channel and G4. The show's website, elecplay.com, was launched in 1995.
In 2002, the reviews segment of the show, "Reviews on the Run", was spun off into its own show. It was known as Judgment Day in the United States and Reviews on the Run in Canada. The final airing of Judgment Day on G4 was in December 2005. In 2010 "Reviews on the Run" was expanded out to a daily format. The show's website is reviewsontherun.com.[4]
On December 31, 2006, Lucas announced on the EP Daily forums that Greedy Productions had canceled its contract with CHUM television, which had broadcast Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run on SPACE and A-Channel, and signed a two-year exclusive deal with Rogers Communications, to broadcast the shows on G4 Canada and then additionally on other Rogers owned TV stations. The Electric Playground aired only once on OMNI.1, on September 3, 2007.
On December 15, 2007, the series premiered on Citytv Toronto and Citytv Vancouver, airing episodes that had aired on G4 Canada. Greedy Productions Ltd. currently has a multi-year contract with Rogers Media for its television program Electric Playground.
Since December 1, 2010, EP Daily airs every weeknight at 8pm on SCI FI Channel Australia. This ceased on December 31, 2013 when SFTV Australia was closed after the owners of the channel failed to reach an agreement with Foxtel, and has now been replaced by NBCUniversal's Syfy Australia [5]
In September 2010, the show returned to America on ABC stations in select cities in the United States.[6] It featured two specials that aired on Sunday, January 16, 2011: "Everythings Cool Awards" and "Cool Things For 2011". Weekly episodes began airing in September 2011. Each episode is an hour split into two parts, either airing back to back or at separate times, depending on the station that's airing the show. Daily episodes began airing on select stations on September 3, 2012.[2][3] As of January 2015, none of the USA broadcasters including Reelz and Youtoo channels were continuing to broadcast EP Daily in the US markets.
The show was known as The Electric Playground until July 2012, at which point the name was changed to EP Daily.
Late in 2014, Shaun Hatton left the series[7] and Reelz has decided not to renew the series on the network.[8]
References
- ↑ "Hosts". epn.tv. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PPI RELEASING". ppi.tv. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ""EP DAILY" TO LAUNCH DAILY IN US ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd". epdaily.tv. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Electric Playground Network". reviewsontherun.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Scifitv.com.au. The Electric Playground Coming To SCI FI Dec 1
- ↑ hollywoodreporter.com. PPI, Greedy Prods. Launching 'Electric Playground' on ABC Stations
- ↑ "メガショーン on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Brian de Castro - Hey, was wondering what the status of... - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.