Editing ZeD (section)

==Reception==
''ZeD'' was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]].<ref name="Gill"/>  The series was nominated for [[Gemini Award]]s, including for Best Music, Best Variety Program or Series, Best Visual Effects, and Best Cross Platform Project.<ref name="Gee"/><ref>[http://geminiawards.ca/gemini21/noms.cfm?catid=1025&gemnig=0 Best Cross Platform Project], ''21st Annual Gemini Awards'' website, URL accessed May 10, 2007.</ref>  Tong was also nominated for a 2005 Gemini Award for Viewer's Choice for Lifestyle Host.<ref>"Great, watchable north: The 20th Gemini Awards gala honours the best in Canadian TV," ''[[National Post]]'', November 19, 2005, pg. TO.42.F.</ref>  In 2002, television critic Alex Strachan wrote that "Almost everything about ZeD is exactly right, from its sense of timing... to the lack of commercials" and that Sharon Lewis' style was nicely easygoing.<ref>Alex Strachan, "Audacious, energetic and offbeat: That's ZeD on CBC," ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'', October 23, 2002, pg. B.6.FRO.</ref>  That year, 70,000 watched the show, which was aimed at people in their twenties and thirties who were comfortable with technology.<ref name="Sweet"/>  Still, the executive producer Mashingaidze-Greaves admitted that "millions of Canadians" did not know what ''ZeD'' was during its run.<ref name="Gill"/>

The sexual content of the website and series was sometimes controversial. In 2002, some of CBC's critics on the website CBC Watch preferred to see the sexual content unaired, and CBC quoted them as predicting that "''ZeD'' will mostly be remembered for taking the 'L' out of public broadcasting."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/10th/timelineContent/20020420_zed.html |title=ZeD debuts |date=April 20, 2002 |access-date=March 15, 2007 |work=CBC.ca archives}}</ref>  ''ZeD'' also received letters from viewers who thought one short film featuring a sexual scene between brothers was unusual.<ref>Peter Goddard, "CBC's 'hip' show loses sight of purpose The hottest art gallery screens on weeknights ; ZeD an outlet for emerging talent CBC show loses sight of purpose," ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 14, 2002, pg. J.15.</ref> ''ZeD'' explained that "ZeD isn't about gratuitous nudity or being gross just for the sake of being gross. Don't get us wrong. We're not squeamish about anything... except outright stupidity."<ref name="Indie"/>

[[Current TV]], a television channel launched by politician [[Al Gore]] in 2005, was partially influenced by ''ZeD''.<ref name="Gill"/>  This led Mashingaidze-Greaves to express ''ZeD'' had "the world leaders in interactive television, without a doubt."  Mashingaidze-Greaves also said he did not fear having a larger rival in ''Current TV'' and said ''ZeD'' would continually innovate itself.<ref name="Gill"/>