PXG: Lost Jetix UK show from 2005 - 2008
Jul 24, 2016 20:49:24 GMT
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Post by Allanbuzzy on Jul 24, 2016 20:49:24 GMT
PXG was a television show that originally broadcast itself on the British and Irish feed of Jetix on 12th February 2005 and ended it's run on the channel on 17th March 2008. The show revolved around the Japanese host Kentaro and disembodied CGi head Game Girl, who was voiced by Noodle of Gorillaz fame, however was later removed in later seasons to focus more on UGC. PXG stood for PlayStation, Xbox and GameCube, consoles which were out at the time, hence why it's called PXG. It was a review gaming show where they took looks at many games out at the time, typically for the main 3 home consoles as well as on mobile handhelds, like the newly released Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP. The show was produced by the now-somewhat-defunct Prism Entertainment, who ironically also produced another lost gaming show called Lan Jam for the UK children's FTA channel (at the time, block on ITV1) CITV. Their website lacks any information regarding the show and only mentioned in archive versions of their site. The only footage of this show are:
Jetix UK 2005 continuity (Contains promo for PXG at 3:45):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=88z-LpZUVVE
prismmediaproduction.com/
PXG: Review of Crash of the Titans (contains end of part one)
PXG: Review of the Bee Movie game (contains tips for Virtua Tennis 3)
PXG promo (both regular and extended cut, found in a Jetix Magazine DVD, and in better quality)
Clips of the show, including a "Jam Packed" promo and a (incomplete) history of the PlayStation (one of which is in surprising 50fps)
Unfortunately, this is all we can find for video footage of the show. The show, despite airing constantly weekly in between shows (until June 2005), is still considered lost for it's 4-year run. No DVD footage or other reviews have been recovered from anyone's archive, and finding contact for the producer is hard than it may seem. Promotional material, which has been found on Jetix's Puzzle Buzzle and on kids magazine Sky Kids have been found by various people, however rarely once has a full episode been uncovered.
I'm hoping that at least some lost media enthusiasts, even for how niche a topic like this is regarding a British gaming review show, can at least interest folks who may have not realised Jetix had a gaming show at one point or never lived in the UK, as Jetix was still a very prominent brand, even if it was beat out in more cases by Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon over here.