Game On (2002 game show)

Last updated
Game On
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time22 minutes
Original release
Network G4
ReleaseMay 1 (2002-05-01) [1]  
November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)

Game Onis a game show that aired as part of G4's original 13-show line-up. [2] It was filmed all over the country [3] as the hosts invite people off the street to compete against each other in video games. The hosts, Randy Kagan and Matt Gallant, [4] would choose a side and then the losing host would be humiliated [5] [6] (normally in public). The Game On crew included producer Don Handfield, production manager Keith Worthington, associate producer Brian Mayer, production assistant Michael Leffler, and production associate Nicki La Rosa. [5]

Game On shot fourteen episodes and then was canceled after creator and producer Don Handfield left G4 to pursue a career in film. The final episode aired on November 6, 2002.

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References

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  2. "Programming". Cablefax . 13 (69). April 10, 2002.
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  4. Rick Bentley (November 17, 2002). "Cable channel reaches out to video gamers". Fresno Bee . p. H1.
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  6. Rob Watson (October 1, 2002). "With a TV channel, gamers get more screen time". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1.