TAKING HOME THE GOLD: THE WRESTLER, LEFT 4 DEAD AND LOST

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San Francisco, CA – January 13, 2009 – As awards season heads to a crescendo, Internet TV superstars Alex Albrecht, Dan Trachtenberg and Jeff Cannata, hosts of the Totally Rad Show name the “Raddest of 2008.” The awards show, available today at www.revision3.com/trs was filmed in front of a live audience, with the hosts honoring the Raddest in their core coverage areas of movies, TV and video in 2008.

And the awards are…

Totally Rad Movie of 2008: The Wrestler, a drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.
“It’s the obvious pick and I feel very good about it.” – Jeff Cannata
“Wrestler is my #1 and our #1.” – Alex Albrecht

Totally Rad Video Game of 2008: Left 4 Dead, a co-operative, survival horror, first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by the Valve Corporation part-way into development. The game uses the Source game engine and is available for Windows-based personal computers and the Xbox 360.
“I cannot remember a game that has a higher fun per minute quotient than this game. There is more fun packed in this game, by design, than any game I can remember recently.” – Jeff Cannata

Totally Rad TV Show of 2008: Lost, an American serial drama television series. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. Each episode typically features a primary storyline on the island as well as a secondary storyline from another point in a character’s life.
“[Lost] brings a seriousness to really geeky ideas… Every level that could be good – sound, picture – is all great in this show. ” – Dan Trachtenberg

Hosted by Alex Albrecht, Jeff Cannata and Dan Trachtenberg, the Totally Rad Show is Revision3’s explosion of movie, video game, TV and comics news and reviews. Four dudes in a garage. One green screen. A cubic ass-ton of enthusiasm. The Totally Rad Show is all about the feeling of sharing a great new movie, video game, TV show or comic. If it’s out there and it is rad, it is on the Totally Rad Show.

About Revision3
Revision3 is the first media company that gets it. Born from the Internet, Revision3 is the home of Internet Television, creating and producing shows for a new audience: passionate, committed fans who want to watch shows about technology, modern culture and music that entertain, educate and help to expand their life experiences.

The company was founded in 2005 by technology visionaries Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager because they couldn’t find anything they wanted to watch on traditional television. The company is now led by Internet TV pioneer Jim Louderback. With more than 60 million views to date (and six million per month), Revision3’s programs can be found everywhere from Revision3 to a wide range of platforms, including iTunes, YouTube, Joost, Hulu, Viddler, Blip.TV and TIVO. Shows can be watched on any device, from a cell phone to an Apple iPod to a computer or a TV.

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