The 1UP Show
Encyclopedia
The 1UP Show was a video podcast
that was updated weekly on the video gaming website, 1UP.com
. It featured editors of 1UP.com along with the magazine editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly
and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
. Like the website, the podcast focused on various aspects of modern gaming culture. Since its creation in 2005, the show has featured previews and reviews of games, as well as in-house debates and discussions on recent developments in the gaming community.
The 1UP Show was canceled after UGO.com bought out 1UP and the production crew got laid off. Some of the staff of the The 1UP Show (Jason Bertrand, Rob Bowen, Matt Chandronait, Jay Frechette, Ryan O'Donnell and Cesar Quintero) started their own video production company, Area 5 Media, and its accompanying website, Area5.tv, featuring a show called CO-OP
, which for all intents and purposes was a continuation of The 1UP Show. The program was picked up by Revision3 in March of 2009. CO-OP
ceased production in 2010.
In the show's second season, production values of the show were raised significantly, with the addition of professionally made video graphics and high quality footage, as well as a theme song written and performed by Jane Pinckard and Eric Haller.
On the 7th of January 2009, the 1UP Network was sold by Ziff Davis to the UGO Network. In a blog post by Matt Chandronait, the most recent producer of the video podcast, it was revealed that it would no longer be produced after the acquisition.
This included Broken Pixels, in which members of the staff (notably "Rest of the Crap" writer Seanbaby
of Electronic Gaming Monthly
) were simply filmed laughing and "enjoying" poorly-received video games such as Bible Adventures
on the NES
and Escape from Bug Island on the Wii
. This segment has since been seen as an offshoot from the show it started on.
While The 1UP Show was focused on game coverage, Not The 1UP Show was more focused on gaming and gaming culture.
of an episode and before the closing title card. Original music for the series was composed by Ryan O'Donnell. Though the show featured an opening title sequence featuring members of the 1UP.com staff, neither the cast nor crew of The 1UP Show were formally credited.
early in the season to work under Microsoft (under the Turn 10 development team) to develop an Xbox 360
game, Forza Motorsport 2
. In May, the events of E3 2006 were covered in a 3-part special.
The season features 21 episodes, including the first four episodes of Not The 1UP Show.
Season Two Main Cast:
was featured in September. Near the end of the season, Jane Pinckard left Ziff Davis to work as a conference manager for the Game Developers Conference
.
Season Three contains 18 episodes.
Wii
and PlayStation 3
were heavily explored in this season, as were other anticipated games such as Final Fantasy 12, Bully
, Elite Beat Agents
, Gears of War
, and even an early feature on the following fall's Halo 3
.
Season 4 contains 11 episodes, with one episode of "Not The 1UP Show" and another of "Broken Pixels".
Season Four Main Cast:
Season Five Main Cast:
Game Videos; Crispin Boyer, Greg "The Yakker" Ford, Bryan "Fragile EAgle" Intihar, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Shane Bettenhausen, Michael Donahoe, and Jennifer Tsao from EGM; Shawn Elliott, Sean Molloy, Ryan Scott, Darren Gladstone, and Jeff Green from GFW; Luke Smith, Garnett Lee, Andrew "Skip" Pfister, Matt Leone, Sam Kennedy, John Davison, Karen Chu, Seana Lyn Mickols, Jenn Frank
, Jared Rea, Todd Zuniga, and James "Milkman" Mielke from 1Up.
and Grand Theft Auto IV
. Two 1UP Show Specials aired post-Season 8 which covered the WWE Superstar Challenge, a new "Freeloader" and the premiere of a brand new series of 1UP Specials entitled "RSVP".
, Gears of War 2
and Call of Duty: World at War
as well as E3 2008 and Leipzig Games Convention 2008 coverage. The Penny Arcade Expo was covered after the Season 9 finale under 1UP Show Specials.
The 1UP show came to a close after their purchase by UGO.com in 2009.
The 1UP Show was a mainstay of the Top 10 Games & Hobbies podcasts on iTunes's website, the gaming podcast with the highest number of Diggs at Digg.com. It was also the most popular podcast by 1UP (a Featured Provider in iTunes's podcast space).
Video podcast
Video podcast is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures...
that was updated weekly on the video gaming website, 1UP.com
1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
. It featured editors of 1UP.com along with the magazine editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a bimonthly American video game magazine. It has been published by EGM Media, LLC. since relaunching in April of 2010. Its previous run, which ended in January 2009, was published by Ziff Davis...
and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
Games for Windows: The Official Magazine was a monthly computer game magazine published by Ziff Davis Media, licensing the Games for Windows brand from Microsoft Corporation. It was the successor to Computer Gaming World. The first issue was released in November 2006...
. Like the website, the podcast focused on various aspects of modern gaming culture. Since its creation in 2005, the show has featured previews and reviews of games, as well as in-house debates and discussions on recent developments in the gaming community.
The 1UP Show was canceled after UGO.com bought out 1UP and the production crew got laid off. Some of the staff of the The 1UP Show (Jason Bertrand, Rob Bowen, Matt Chandronait, Jay Frechette, Ryan O'Donnell and Cesar Quintero) started their own video production company, Area 5 Media, and its accompanying website, Area5.tv, featuring a show called CO-OP
CO-OP (video podcast)
CO-OP was a weekly video podcast produced, written and directed by Area 5 Media LLC and distributed by Revision3. The format of the show usually discusses two or three upcoming or recent videogame releases in detail...
, which for all intents and purposes was a continuation of The 1UP Show. The program was picked up by Revision3 in March of 2009. CO-OP
CO-OP (video podcast)
CO-OP was a weekly video podcast produced, written and directed by Area 5 Media LLC and distributed by Revision3. The format of the show usually discusses two or three upcoming or recent videogame releases in detail...
ceased production in 2010.
History
The first episode of The 1UP Show became available on October 21, 2005. It began as a low-budget side project created by Jane Pinckard and Ryan O'Donnell, both of whom also wrote the majority of the show's scripted segments. The two were aided in the show's production by then-Managing Editor of 1UP.com, Che Chou.In the show's second season, production values of the show were raised significantly, with the addition of professionally made video graphics and high quality footage, as well as a theme song written and performed by Jane Pinckard and Eric Haller.
On the 7th of January 2009, the 1UP Network was sold by Ziff Davis to the UGO Network. In a blog post by Matt Chandronait, the most recent producer of the video podcast, it was revealed that it would no longer be produced after the acquisition.
Style
The show was shot largely in and nearby the offices of 1UP and its affiliated magazines, though some portions were filmed on location at press events and game shows. Though various episodes of The 1UP Show featured brief segments of scripted skits and lighthearted segues, the majority of content was off-the-cuff.Not The 1UP Show
When The 1UP Show could not make its weekly deadline, it was usually replaced with alternate video series titled Not The 1UP Show that featured its own, less news-related segments.This included Broken Pixels, in which members of the staff (notably "Rest of the Crap" writer Seanbaby
Seanbaby
Sean Patrick Reiley , better known as Seanbaby, is an American writer best known for his comedy website and frequent contributions to video game media outlets Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1UP.com. He is also a regular contributor to the humor website Cracked.com...
of Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a bimonthly American video game magazine. It has been published by EGM Media, LLC. since relaunching in April of 2010. Its previous run, which ended in January 2009, was published by Ziff Davis...
) were simply filmed laughing and "enjoying" poorly-received video games such as Bible Adventures
Bible Adventures
Bible Adventures is a Christian video game by Wisdom Tree and not sold through video game retailers, first released in 1991 for the NES, and re-released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. It contains three different games: Noah's Ark, Baby Moses, and David and Goliath, all of which are...
on the NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
and Escape from Bug Island on the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. This segment has since been seen as an offshoot from the show it started on.
While The 1UP Show was focused on game coverage, Not The 1UP Show was more focused on gaming and gaming culture.
Season One: October 2005 - December 2005
The first season of The 1UP Show contains 10 episodes, loosely tied together through a series of ongoing skits. Usually, these skits will take place during the cold openCold open
A cold open in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown...
of an episode and before the closing title card. Original music for the series was composed by Ryan O'Donnell. Though the show featured an opening title sequence featuring members of the 1UP.com staff, neither the cast nor crew of The 1UP Show were formally credited.
Season Two: January 2006 - June 2006
Season 2 of The 1UP Show saw the introduction of a standard opening credits sequence, accompanied by an original theme song written and performed by Eric Haller and Jane Pinckard. Managing Editor Che Chou left the 1UP.com staff and Ziff DavisZiff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
early in the season to work under Microsoft (under the Turn 10 development team) to develop an Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
game, Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2 is a racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza Motorsport series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport and is followed by Forza Motorsport 3 .The box art features a tuned Nissan 350Z...
. In May, the events of E3 2006 were covered in a 3-part special.
The season features 21 episodes, including the first four episodes of Not The 1UP Show.
Season Two Main Cast:
- Team 1UP Show - Jane Pinckard, Ryan O'Donnell, Che Chou
- The High Rollers - John Davison, Sam Kennedy, Mark MacDonald, Simon Cox
- Guitar Heroes: 'Liberante - Garnett Lee, Kimi Matsuzaki, Matt Leone, Andrew "Skip" Pfister
- Video Prod. Squad - Mikey Nguyen, Jason Bertrand, Cesar Quintero, Robert Bowen
- 1UP.com Art Ops - Greg Ma, Karen Chu
- The 'Core Club - Jared Rea, Patrick Klepek, Richard Li
- with James Mielke
Season Three: June 2006 - October 2006
The third season of The 1UP Show began on June 9, 2006. The series introduced a new summertime opening sequence with an alternate Beach Boys inspired version of the theme song, arranged by Jane Pinckard, Eric Haller, Ryan O'Donnell and Chris Groves. The Tokyo Game ShowTokyo Game Show
The , commonly known as TGS, is a video game expo / convention held annually in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. It is presented by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association and the Nikkei Business Publications, Inc...
was featured in September. Near the end of the season, Jane Pinckard left Ziff Davis to work as a conference manager for the Game Developers Conference
Game Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
.
Season Three contains 18 episodes.
Season Four: October 13, 2006 - December 22, 2006
The fourth season of The 1UP Show began October 13, 2006. The impending launches of the NintendoNintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
were heavily explored in this season, as were other anticipated games such as Final Fantasy 12, Bully
Bully (video game)
Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit for the PAL PlayStation 2 version, is an open world video game released by Rockstar Vancouver for the PlayStation 2 on 17 October 2006 in North America, and 25 October 2006 in the United Kingdom...
, Elite Beat Agents
Elite Beat Agents
Elite Beat Agents is a music video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It was first released in North America, and has since been released in Europe and South Korea . It is the spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game...
, Gears of War
Gears of War
Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios...
, and even an early feature on the following fall's Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
.
Season 4 contains 11 episodes, with one episode of "Not The 1UP Show" and another of "Broken Pixels".
Season Four Main Cast:
- Ryan O'Donnell, Kathleen Sanders, Cesar Quintero, Mark MacDonald, Demian Linn, Jason Bertrand, Rob Bowen, Nelson Laut, Mike Nelson, Crispin Boyer, Bryan "Fragile EAgle" Intihar, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Shane Bettenhausen, Luke Smith, Garnett Lee, Andrew "Skip" Pfister, Matt Leone, Sam Kennedy, John Davison, Shawn Elliott, James "Milky" Mielke, Electronic Gaming Monthly staff, Official PlayStation Magazine staff, Games For Windows staff.
Season Five: January 19, 2007 - April 20, 2007
The fifth season of The 1UP Show began on January 19, 2007. 8 episodes, along with three episode of "Not The 1UP Show", were shown. Two more episodes of "Not The 1UP Show" were aired post-Season Five. During this season, Luke Smith had announced his departure from Ziff Davis to work at Bungie.Season Five Main Cast:
- Ryan O'Donnell, Kathleen Sanders, Cesar Quintero, Mark MacDonald, Demian Linn, Jason Bertrand, Rob Bowen, Nelson Laut, and Mike Nelson from
Game Videos; Crispin Boyer, Greg "The Yakker" Ford, Bryan "Fragile EAgle" Intihar, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Shane Bettenhausen, Michael Donahoe, and Jennifer Tsao from EGM; Shawn Elliott, Sean Molloy, Ryan Scott, Darren Gladstone, and Jeff Green from GFW; Luke Smith, Garnett Lee, Andrew "Skip" Pfister, Matt Leone, Sam Kennedy, John Davison, Karen Chu, Seana Lyn Mickols, Jenn Frank
Jenn Frank
Jenn Frank is a video game industry journalist. She was 1UP.com's community manager, an editorial position she held at Ziff Davis Media until 2008. She also wrote reviews for Electronic Gaming Monthly and frequently appeared on the podcast Retronauts, which focuses on vintage video games and...
, Jared Rea, Todd Zuniga, and James "Milkman" Mielke from 1Up.
Season Six: May 11, 2007 - August 24, 2007
Episode one of the sixth season of The 1UP Show commenced on May 11, 2007 including a new summer season intro (accompanied by the theme song first introduced in season two). 15 episodes aired for the season, two episodes being "Not The 1UP Show" and 5 for E3.Season Seven: August 31, 2007 - December 21, 2007
The seventh season of The 1UP Show began on August 31, 2007. It consisted of 16 episodes, one being "Not The 1UP Show" and another for a 1UP Show Special. The season premiere episode was the 100th episode of The 1UP Show, and also saw the departure of John Davison and Kathleen Sanders. John Davison will still take part in the 1UP Yours podcast.Season Eight: January 18, 2008 - May 9, 2008
Season 8 of The 1UP Show premiered on January 18, 2008. 18 episodes were filmed, this includes coverage of the Game Developers Conference and the launch for both Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIICrisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable. First released in 2007, the game is a prequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII and is also the sixth installment in metaseries Compilation of Final Fantasy VII which includes products related to the game...
and Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
. Two 1UP Show Specials aired post-Season 8 which covered the WWE Superstar Challenge, a new "Freeloader" and the premiere of a brand new series of 1UP Specials entitled "RSVP".
Season Nine: June 6, 2008 - August 22, 2008
14 episodes were aired for Season 9 of The 1UP Show which started on June 6, 2008. This season covered video game titles such as Soul Calibur IV, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
is a video game developed by Kojima Productions for the PlayStation 3 console. The game was directed by Hideo Kojima and made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008, ten years after the release of Metal Gear Solid and twenty years after the North American release of Metal Gear.Guns of the Patriots...
, Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski, and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series. The game was officially released in North America, Europe and...
and Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was...
as well as E3 2008 and Leipzig Games Convention 2008 coverage. The Penny Arcade Expo was covered after the Season 9 finale under 1UP Show Specials.
Season Ten: September 22, 2008 - December 19, 2008
Season 10 began on September 18, 2008. The final show was December 19, 2008.The 1UP show came to a close after their purchase by UGO.com in 2009.
Awards and nominations
In 2007 and in 2008, The 1UP Show was nominated for a "Best of the Web Award" in "Best Podcast or Vodcast" by Media Industry Newsletter (min). In 2007, it lost to the Slate Magazine podcast. Results for the 2008 awards will be announced at Access Intelligence's "min day" Digital Media Summit on April 18, 2008.The 1UP Show was a mainstay of the Top 10 Games & Hobbies podcasts on iTunes's website, the gaming podcast with the highest number of Diggs at Digg.com. It was also the most popular podcast by 1UP (a Featured Provider in iTunes's podcast space).