Icons (TV series)

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Icons is an American documentary TV show that aired on G4 from May 1, 2002, to March 4, 2007. It originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in the world of video games.

On May 10, 2006, it was announced that Icons was relaunching on June 3 with an episode focusing on J. J. Abrams.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The relaunch was an attempt to feature a broader scope on things and people that "men 18–34 care about, admire and emulate." Recent episodes about George A. Romero, Frank Miller and the history of the King Kong franchise had aired prior to the announcement. The final season focused on pop culture subjects such as Marc Ecko, The Onion, and Family Guy. The classic video game themed episodes continued to air on the network sporadically until 2009, under the new name of Game Makers, unrelated to the G4 series of the same name.

Episodes

Season 1

#	Title	Production Code	Content	U.S. air date	Ref.
1	"Oddworld"	101	Oddworld Inhabitants	May 1, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	"Nolan Bushnell"	102	Nolan Bushnell	May 1, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	"Pac-Man"	103	Pac-Man	May 6, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	"Lara Croft"	104	Lara Croft	May 19, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	"Activision"	105	Activision	June 9, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	"Miyamoto"	106	Shigeru Miyamoto	June 16, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	"EverQuest"	107	EverQuest	July 7, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	"Bioware"	108	BioWare	July 28, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	"Will Wright"	109	Will Wright	August 18, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	"Women in Gaming"	110	women video game company CEOs	September 1, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	"Insomniac Games"	111	Insomniac Games	September 22, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	"Sid Meier"	112	Sid Meier	October 6, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	"Scary Games"	113	horror games	October 27, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	"Richard Garriott"	114	Richard Garriott	November 10, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	"Bruce Shelley"	115	Bruce Shelley	November 24, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	"John Madden NFL Football"	116	Madden NFL	December 15, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	"Splinter Cell"	117	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	December 18, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18	"Lord of the Rings"	118	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Vivendi Universal)	December 23, 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Season 2

#	Title	Production Code	Content	U.S. air date	Ref.
1	"Atari"	201	Atari	January 19, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	"Game Music"	202	video game musicians	February 2, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	"Unreal"	203	Unreal	February 16, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	"Yu Suzuki"	204	Yu Suzuki	March 2, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	"Intellivision"	205	Intellivision	March 23, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	"The Legend of Zelda"	206	The Legend of Zelda series	March 27, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	"Xbox"	207	Xbox	April 10, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	"Arcade"	208	Video arcades	April 28, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	"The History of E3"	209	History of E3	May 22, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	"LucasArts"	210	LucasArts	June 5, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	"Red Storm"	211	Red Storm Entertainment	June 12, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	"Warren Spector"	212	Warren Spector	June 19, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	"PC Gaming"	213	Personal computer gaming	July 10, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	"The Crash"	214	Video game crash of 1983	July 24, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	"Games in the Military"	215	Military simulation	August 7, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	"Naughty Dog"	216	Naughty Dog	September 25, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	"Mario"	217	Mario	August 21, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18	"Onimusha"	218	Onimusha Halloween '03	October 16, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19	"Mega Man"	219	Mega Man series	November 20, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20	"Yuji Naka"	220	Yuji Naka	December 11, 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21	"Final Fantasy"	221	Final Fantasy	January 15, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22	"Dungeons and Dragons"	222	Dungeons & Dragons	January 29, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Season 3

#	Title	Production Code	Content	U.S. air date	Ref.
1	"Music Games"	301	Music games	February 12, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	"Dreamcast"	302	Dreamcast	March 11, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	"ESRB"	303	ESRB	March 25, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	"Peter Molyneux"	304	Peter Molyneux	April 8, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	"Tetris"	305	Tetris	April 22, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	"Electronic Arts"	306	Electronic Arts	May 6, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	"Game Boy"	307	Game Boy	June 10, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	"Donkey Kong"	308	Donkey Kong	June 24, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	"Nobuo Uematsu"	309	Nobuo Uematsu	July 8, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	"The DOOM Franchise"	310	Doom	July 22, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	"Dead or Alive"	311	Dead or Alive	August 5, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	"SNK"	312	SNK	August 19, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	"Mortal Kombat"	313	Mortal Kombat	September 2, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	"Prince of Persia"	314	Prince of Persia	September 30, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	"Mark Cuban"	315	Mark Cuban	October 14, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	"Metal Gear Solid"	316	Metal Gear series	October 28, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	"Half-Life"	317	Half-Life	November 16, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18	"Bungie"	318	Bungie	December 9, 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19	"Apple II"	319	Apple II	January 6, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20	"Fighting Games"	320	fighting games	January 20, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Season 4

#	Title	Production Code	Content	U.S. air date	Ref.
1	"Gran Turismo"	5001	Gran Turismo	February 3, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	"Splinter Cell"	5002	Splinter Cell	March 3, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	"Frank Miller"	5003	Frank Miller	March 31, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	"Tim Schafer"	5004	Tim Schafer	April 28, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	"Star Wars Games"	5005	Star Wars video games	May 12, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	"Ralph Baer"	5006	Ralph Baer	June 9, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	"PlayStation"	5007	PlayStation	September 8, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	"George A. Romero"	5008	George A. Romero	October 31, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	"Xbox 360"	5009	Xbox 360	December 4, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	"NES"	5010	Nintendo Entertainment System	December 1, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	"King Kong"	5011	King Kong	December 12, 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Season 5

#	Title<ref name=g4ieplist>Icons Episode Guide Template:Webarchive. G4. Retrieved December 4, 2008.</ref>	Production Code<ref name=g4ieplist/>	Content	U.S. air date	Ref.
1	"ICONS: J. J. Abrams"	6001	J. J. Abrams	June 3, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	"ICONS: Suicide Girls"	6002	SuicideGirls	June 10, 2006 July 1, 2006 (uncut version)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	"ICONS: Marc Ecko"	6003	Marc Ecko	June 17, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	"ICONS: Michelle Rodriguez"	6004	Michelle Rodríguez	June 24, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	"ICONS: Kevin Smith"	6005	Kevin Smith	July 15, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	"ICONS: Jamie Kennedy"	6006	Jamie Kennedy	July 22, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	"ICONS: Shepard Fairey"	6007	Shepard Fairey	August 12, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	"ICONS: Seth Green"	6008	Seth Green	August 19, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	"ICONS: Lollapalooza"	6009	Lollapalooza	August 26, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	"ICONS: The Onion"	6010	The Onion	September 2, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	"ICONS: British Music Invasion"	6011	British rock (focus on indie bands Oceansize and Nine Black Alps)	September 24, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	"ICONS: Chuck 'The Ice Man' Liddell"	6012	Chuck Liddell	December 17, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	"ICONS: Sacha Baron Cohen"	6013	Sacha Baron Cohen	November 3, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14	"ICONS: Tom 'Tsquared' Taylor"	6014	Tsquared	December 10, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	"ICONS: Tony 'Mad Dog' Alva"	6015	Tony Alva	December 24, 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	"ICONS: Frank Miller"	6017	Frank Miller	March 4, 2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Specially released episodes

At least six of these episodes were put onto versions of the games they were about.

• Episode 112, "Sid Meier,"was put in the game of the year edition of Civilization IV.
• Episode 116, "John Madden NFL Football," was featured as part of the Madden 2005: Collector's Edition for PlayStation 2.
• Episode 117, "Splinter Cell," was featured on the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory collectors disc for the PlayStation 2.
• Episode 219, "Mega Man," was featured on the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox versions of Mega Man Anniversary Collection (Though some of the content featured in the original episode that was unrelated to Mega Man or Capcom was removed).
• Episode 310, "The DOOM Franchise," was featured on the Doom 3 Collector's Edition for Xbox
• Episode 311, "Dead or Alive", was included as an unlockable movie in Dead or Alive Ultimate.

External links

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