Portal (TV series)
| Portal | |
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| File:Portal G4.jpg | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Running time | half-hour[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | G4 |
| Original release | May 1, 2002 – 2004 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Portal was a half-hour television series that aired on G4.[1] During its two-season run from 2002–2004, it was one of the most popular shows on the network. Written, produced, and hosted by Dave Meinstein, Portal was a sketch comedy and news show focused on the genre of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), blending satire, stylistic elements, and various levels of dramatism. Portal was the first television series to use machinima. Live-action scenes featuring the host "Cybernaut Dave" (played by Meinstein) were combined with in-game skits and "reports" from characters inside of MMOs.[2][3][4][5]
Return[edit]
On June 22, 2006, Meinstein announced at his message board that Portal would be returning to G4 as webisodes on g4tv.com.[6] However, due to reported computer problems, the project was delayed, and nothing has been mentioned since. Portal was included in the G4 Rewind block in the summer of 2008.[citation needed]
Episode List[edit]
| Number | Season | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | May 1, 2002 | Mission Briefing |
| 2 | 1 | May 1, 2002 | Anarchy Online |
| 3 | 1 | May 8, 2002 | Asheron's Call |
| 4 | 1 | May 15, 2002 | More Anarchy Online |
| 5 | 1 | May 22, 2002 | EverQuest |
| 6 | 1 | May 29, 2002 | More Asheron's Call |
| 7 | 1 | June 5, 2002 | More EverQuest |
| 8 | 1 | June 12, 2002 | E3 |
| 9 | 1 | June 19, 2002 | Dark Age of Camelot -- Albion |
| 10 | 1 | July 3, 2002 | "A Very Swampy Portal" |
| 11 | 1 | July 10, 2002 | Dark Age of Camelot - Hibernia |
| 12 | 1 | July 17, 2002 | EverQuest: Past, Present, and Future |
| 13 | 1 | July 24, 2002 | "The High Level Hoedown" |
| 14 | 1 | July 31, 2002 | VBS Is On The Air |
| 15 | 1 | August 7, 2002 | Dark Age of Camelot -- Midgard |
| 16 | 1 | August 14, 2002 | Visions of Rick |
| 17 | 1 | August 21, 2002 | The Secret Origin of Grooter |
| 18 | 1 | August 28, 2002 | Tales of Sacrifice |
| 19 | 1 | September 4, 2002 | Love & Hate |
| 20 | 1 | September 11, 2002 | How to Make Friends Online |
| 21 | 1 | September 18, 2002 | Vanished |
| 22 | 1 | September 25, 2002 | Fist of the Redneck |
| 23 | 1 | October 2, 2002 | Captive! |
| 24 | 1 | October 9, 2002 | Portal's Salute to the Elements |
| 25 | 1 | October 16, 2002 | Dave Quits |
| 26 | 1 | October 27, 2002 | A Crappy Portal Halloween |
| 27 | 1 | November 6, 2002 | Vacation Day |
| 28 | 1 | November 20, 2002 | Portal's 1st Annual Film Fest |
| 29 | 1 | December 4, 2002 | Searching for Bodies |
| 30 | 1 | December 19, 2002 | Virtual Arbor Day |
| 31 | 1 | January 8, 2003 | Down the Tubes, Part 1 - Enter: Apex |
| 32 | 1 | January 15, 2003 | Down the Tubes, Part 2 - Rust |
| 33 | 1 | January 22, 2003 | Down the Tubes, Part 3 - Desperate Measures |
| 34 | 1 | February 12, 2003 | Down the Tubes, Part 4 - Heroes, Villains, & Bed Wetters |
| 35 | 1 | February 19, 2003 | Down the Tubes: The Aftermath |
| 36 | 2 | March 5, 2003 | The Trial of Zherbo Reaufeaux |
| 37 | 2 | March 12, 2003 | New Beginnings |
| 38 | 2 | March 26, 2003 | Plumbers, Gambling Addiction, & Tatooine |
| 39 | 2 | April 9, 2003 | What About Bob? |
| 40 | 2 | April 27, 2003 | What About Dave? |
| 41 | 2 | April 30, 2003 | VBS 2 |
| 42 | 2 | May 14, 2003 | Hearts & Boulders |
| 43 | 2 | June 4, 2003 | A Gal Named Yoodle |
| 44 | 2 | June 11, 2003 | People of the Portal |
| 45 | 2 | June 25, 2003 | The Patient |
| 46 | 2 | July 9, 2003 | The Social Relevance of Film in Early 21st Century Culture |
| 47 | 2 | July 30, 2003 | Power Fluting |
| 48 | 2 | August 6, 2003 | The Wrath of Bob |
| 49 | 2 | August 20, 2003 | Boxing for Boxes |
| 50 | 2 | September 3, 2003 | The Tears of Little Michael |
| 51 | 2 | September 17, 2003 | The Supermodel Episode |
| 52 | 2 | October 1, 2003 | Attack of the Unrelated Orange Villains |
| 53 | 2 | October 15, 2003 | Another Portal Crapoween |
| 54 | 2 | November 5, 2003 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman |
| 55 | 2 | November 12, 2003 | Ultimate Victory, Part 1: Hawks & Doves |
| 56 | 2 | November 26, 2003 | Ultimate Victory, Part 2: Who's The Dummy Now? |
| 57 | 2 | December 10, 2003 | Portal's Weirdest Moments |
| 58 | 2 | January 14, 2004 | Ultimate Victory, Part 3: The Foul Smell of Death |
| 59 | 2 | February 25, 2004 | Ultimate Victory, Part 4: Tearing Thru the Ranks |
| 60 | 2 | February 25, 2004 | Ultimate Victory, Part 5: The Day the Portals Died |
Video Games Featured[edit]
Machinima[edit]
- Anarchy Online
- Asheron's Call
- Asheron's Call 2
- Dark Age of Camelot
- Earth & Beyond
- EverQuest[1]
- Final Fantasy XI
- Horizons
- Second Life
- Star Wars Galaxies
- The Sims Online[1]
Trailer/Preview Featured[edit]
Mentioned Only[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Buchanan, Levi (August 9, 2003). "Underground machinima is making waves". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ PC Zone staff (April 2004). "Reinventing the Reel". PC Zone (140). 12–13. ISSN 0967-8220. OCLC 173325816.
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. 2016. p. 190. ISBN 191056141X.
First airing on G4 TV in 2002, Portal becomes the first TV series to use machinima. It is a comedy sketch show in which the host, Cybernaut Dave, aka Dave Meinstein, explores the virtual worlds of MMOs.
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- ↑ McDonald, Thomas L. (August 2002). "T.V. Takes All the Fun out of Games". Maximum PC. Retrieved 15 February 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Gerosa, Mario; Pfeffer, Aurélien (March 2006). Mondi virtuali: benvenuti nel futuro dell'umanità [Virtual worlds: welcome to the future of humanity] (in Italian). Rome: Castelvecchi. p. 254. ISBN 8876151095. OCLC 68207897.
(translated) As a hinge between the two media expressions, the television program Portal, broadcast in the United States in 2002 on the G4 channel, dedicated exclusively to the culture of videogames. The protagonist of the program was Dave Meinstein, who played a cybernaut engaged in exploring the worlds of videogames.
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-06-25.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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