Infected by Martin Sargent

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began = November 11, 2005
ended = December 6, 2007
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Infected by Martin Sargent was a weekly video podcast produced by Revision3, hosted by Martin Sargent. Sargent created the podcast as a spiritual successor to "Unscrewed", the late night TV show he hosted on TechTV and later G4techTV. [http://www.tilzy.tv/infected Infected - Tilzy.TV ] ] The first episode was aired on November 11, 2005, exactly one year after the cancellation of "Unscrewed."

Cast

The podcast is hosted by Sargent alongside co-host Bruce "The Gator" Sanchez, [ [http://revision3.com/infected/gator Gator Dies — Infected by Martin Sargent — Revision3 ] ] a "drifter-type" from Florida that Sargent ostensibly met at a Los Angeles bar, played by Jay Speiden. Also appearing on the show is former "Unscrewed" production assistant Joseph Rabier, a.k.a. "Joey the Intern". Regular guests include Hollywood reporter Johnny O'Banion, performed by co-writer Stewart Engesser, and martial-arts master Rickey Kang, also played by Speiden. O'Banion and Kang were recurring characters on "Unscrewed" as well. While both characters appear as call-in interview guests, they also appear in themed segments. "View from the Canyon with Johnny O'Banion" is a fictitious account of celebrity gossip hosted by O'Banion, while "On the Stick with Rickey Kang" features Kang appearing at a random location to assault people with a kendo stick. Engesser, who also writes and produces Revision3's "Mysteries of Science Explained" podcast (which began as an "Unscrewed" segment), writes and produces "View from the Canyon" as well as the "Lights, Camera, Orlando" interview segment, in which Engesser impersonates actor Orlando Bloom.

Format

The podcast is produced in the format of a roundtable discussion between Sargent and the Gator with Rabier offering infrequent commentary. The show is peppered with parodied commercials for real-life products and businesses, sometimes narrated by cast impressions of celebrities. Each episode is structured around a specific theme and involves Sargent and the Gator's discussion of the topic, inserted with phone interviews or quizzes moderated by Sargent. Any number of the above scripted segments are also inserted, as well as a news report referred to as a check of the "High Tech Tech News Ticker." The podcast customarily ends with Sargent being pressured into telling a bizarre bedtime-style story by Joey and the Gator. Sargent's usual farewell to the audience was the same as that on "Unscrewed" ("We'll see you at the bar"), but following an incident in which Sargent was swept out to sea during a trip to the beach, the sign-off has been preceded with "Don't get ripped by the riptide" with a hand-clap inserted after the word "ripped."

Martin also likes giving drawing assignments to the podcast's fanbase, which he refers to as the "Infected Army," reminiscent of the "Unscrewed Army" from his previous show, as well as "User Created" off of TechTV's "The Screen Savers" and later "Attack Of The Show". Entries from the assignments are customarily posted on Sargent's website. [ [http://www.sargeworld.com/ Sargeworld ] ]

Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback appeared in Episode 50 of the show where he and Martin announced, in the form of a skit, that the show was in fact being canceled, but that Martin has a new show called "Internet Superstar" that debuted on January 30th 2008.

Episode list

References

External links

* [http://revision3.com/infected Infected with Martin Sargent]
* [http://Sargeworld.com/ Sargeworld, Martin Sargent's blog.]
* [http://www.myspace.com/infectedbymartinsargent Martin's MySpace]