Illusion On-Demand is an American VOD Video On Demand

Video on demand

Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...

 cable TV network focused on science fiction and fantasy programming. Illusion launched nationally in October 2007 with a special Halloween lineup. The regular programming consists of 21 shows and content blocks

Illusion's initial lineup includes anime, live-action programming, news and talk.

Anime on Illusion ranges froms series to features such as Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, Kakurenbo, Ichi: Zero and BlackJack: Infection.

Illusion is distributed by TVN Entertainment Corporation

TVN Entertainment Corporation

TVN Entertainment Corporation is a US-based provider of video on demand services to various cable, telecommunication and direct broadcast satellite companies...

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Premieres

Illusion not only premiered Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...

's Neverwhere

Neverwhere

Neverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...

 to American audiences but has been applauded for returning classic Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...

 to television after well over a decade of absence. Illusion will also be premiering the upcoming original sci-fi vidcast series, Venus Rises, to television.

Website and Related Ventures

Illusion maintained a science fiction portal site which features broadband video, a community and several related blogs. The site is home to "Transmitter" magazine, an online literary anthology which supports emerging genre writers.

The developers behind Illusion originally owned a vodcasting cult movie network called "Clash TV". Clash TV was subsequently repackaged as "Zoe's Drive-In" show on Illusion's lineup.

At the present time, the website appears to have expired as the website now displays a DirectInc page which indicates that the domain is no longer controlled by Illusion TV.

Events

To date Illusion has been part of two genre events, co-hosting a New York Comic Con afterparty with website Popcultureshock.com and Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 and joining forces with comic book writer Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....

 and the Hero Initiative for a charity event during San Diego Comic Con 2007.

Additionally, Illusion co-sponsored the 33rd annual Boston Science Fiction Marathon

Programming Lineup

Incomplete list of channel offerings

• Analog Magazine Presents: The Science of Fiction
• Troma Creature Feature
• Now and Then, Here and There
  Now and Then, Here and There
  is a thirteen episode anime series directed by Akitaro Daichi and written by Hideyuki Kurata. The story was originally conceived by director Daichi. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed for Region 1 DVD English...
  
  
• Strange (BBC
  BBC
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• Shadow Star Narutaru
• The Day of the Triffids
  The Day of the Triffids (TV series)
  This 1981 BBC adaptation was made in six half-hour episodes, produced by David Maloney, directed by Ken Hannam and written by Douglas Livingstone, with original music by Christopher Gunning. It premiered simultaneously in the UK and in Australia on ABC Television...
  
  
• Neverwhere
  Neverwhere
  Neverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...
  
  
• Doctor Who
  Doctor Who
  Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
  
  
• Venus Rises

Availability

• Ace Communications
• Americom
• AT&T U-verse
  U-Verse
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• Antietam Cable
  Schurz Communications
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• Armstrong Cable
  Armstrong Group of Companies
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• Bend Cable
• Blue Ridge Communications
  Blue Ridge Communications
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• Bluewater TV
• Bruce Telecom
• Cameron Communications
• Charter Communications
  Charter Communications
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• Cincinnati Bell
  Cincinnati Bell
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• Click!
• Community Television co
• Compton Communications
• Eastlink Digital Cable
• GVTC
• HTC
• Hood Canal Communications
• Knology
  Knology
  Knology Inc. is a cable company that formed in 1994 by ITC Holding Company, Inc, a telecommunications holding company in West Point, Georgia that also founded Internet service provider Mindspring. In late 1994, shortly after Knology's inception, two employees made a $600,000 investment to make...
  
  
• Metrocast
• Mountain Cablevision
• NPG Cable
• OneLink
• OneSource
• RCN Corporation
  RCN Corporation
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• San Bruno Municipal Cable TV
• Seaside Communications
• Starfire
• Sunflower Broadband
• Thames Valley Communications
• Verizon Fios
  Verizon FiOS
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• Wave Broadband
• Westman Communications Group
  Westman Communications Group
  Westman Communications Group is the operating name of Westman Media Co-operative. Formerly referred to as Westman Cable, it is the main cable television company for the city of Brandon, Manitoba and the surrounding towns and villages of southwestern Manitoba.WCG was established in 1977 and...