Victor Lucas
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Victor "Vic" Lucas is a Canadian television producer and personality, mainly known as the creator, executive producer, writer, co-host and director of the television program The Electric Playground
. He is also the creator, executive producer, and co-host of Reviews on the Run
; the show was known in the United States as Judgment Day. Victor's co-hosts on Reviews on the Run
originated with Tommy Tallarico
and has recently included game industry veterans like, Scott C. Jones
, Jose Sanchez, Ben Silverman, Tom Russo, Marc Saltzman, Steve Tilley, Geoff Keighley
, and as announced on February 18, 2010, Reviews on the Run
will also feature regular guest spots from Jeff Cannata
from The Totally Rad Show
.
and available on the Gameplay HD
network; GameTap News for Turner Broadcasting's GameTap
network, which won Lucas and Greedy Productions an Emmy Award in 2007; as well as two tech-centric series, The Lab With Leo Laporte
and Torrent
for Rogers' G4 Canada network. Based in Vancouver, BC, Lucas' production company has created hundreds of hours of television for broadcasters and other corporate clients and has created a number of very well received documentary projects. In 2005, Lucas executive produced, directed and edited, Big Red One: Behind The Game, for Discovery's Military Channel
. In 2007, Lucas and Greedy Productions kicked off a wave of documentary production and formed a division within the company called, Greedy Docs. Work under the division includes; The Making of Golden Axe, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk for Sega, The Making of Turok for Touchstone, The Making of Metal Gear Solid 4 for Kojima Productions, The Making of Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for Disney Interactive, The Making of Fallout 3 for Bethesda Softworks, and The Making of Lego Batman and The Making of Batman: Arkham Asylum for Warner Bros. Interactive. Victor Lucas is also the creator and founder of the Electric Playground website at http://www.elecplay.com, which has been online covering video games since 1995, making it one of the longest running video game websites. Victor Lucas and Greedy Productions Ltd. created the majority of the video segments for the Video Games Live
concert tour. Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico
also appeared semi-regularly on HypaSpace Weekly as video game experts and Victor has been interviewed by several local, national, and international media publications, television programs, and radio shows about video games and technology. He recently did a cameo in the webseries Mortal Kombat Legacy as himself.
The Electric Playground
The Electric Playground is a daily news television show on the cable TV network G4 that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets...
. He is also the creator, executive producer, and co-host of Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run and "Reviews on the Rock" in the earlier seasons of the Electric Playground is a video game review TV show hosted by Victor Lucas and Scott C. Jones . The show is produced by Lucas' company Greedy Productions...
; the show was known in the United States as Judgment Day. Victor's co-hosts on Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run and "Reviews on the Rock" in the earlier seasons of the Electric Playground is a video game review TV show hosted by Victor Lucas and Scott C. Jones . The show is produced by Lucas' company Greedy Productions...
originated with Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the concert series Video Games Live...
and has recently included game industry veterans like, Scott C. Jones
Scott C. Jones
Scott Jones is a writer and television personality who is focused primarily on video games and technology.- Early life :Jones was born in Oneida, New York and grew up in a small town near Oneida Lake called Blossvale...
, Jose Sanchez, Ben Silverman, Tom Russo, Marc Saltzman, Steve Tilley, Geoff Keighley
Geoff Keighley
Geoff Keighley is a Canadian video game journalist. His work spans online, print, and TV outlets, and he has been writing about games since 1992....
, and as announced on February 18, 2010, Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run
Reviews on the Run and "Reviews on the Rock" in the earlier seasons of the Electric Playground is a video game review TV show hosted by Victor Lucas and Scott C. Jones . The show is produced by Lucas' company Greedy Productions...
will also feature regular guest spots from Jeff Cannata
Jeff Cannata
Jeff Cannata is an actor and podcaster who is best known as co-host of The Totally Rad Show. Raised in California, he graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1999 with a BFA in theater. Cannata has been acting since 2000 and has appeared in movies, commercials and theater. He became the co-host of The...
from The Totally Rad Show
The Totally Rad Show
The Totally Rad Show is a formerly weekly, now daily, video podcast produced by Team Awesome, LLC and distributed by Revision3. TRS consists primarily of reviews and commentary on pop-culture phenomena such as movies, video games, television programs, and comic books...
.
Career
Lucas is the founder, president, and owner of Greedy Productions Ltd., which was formed in 1995. Greedy Productions is the independent company that owns and produces the aforementioned shows. Additionally, Greedy Productions has also produced other series programming created and/or executive produced by Lucas, The Art Of Play, was one of the first video game preview shows in high definitionHigh-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
and available on the Gameplay HD
GamePlay HD
GamePlay HD was an American high-definition television channel that focused on the world of video games. Programming included tips on playing strategies and tricks from the masters of current games to the arcade classics. GamePlay HD also had exclusive coverage of video game tournaments...
network; GameTap News for Turner Broadcasting's GameTap
GameTap
GameTap is an American online video game service established by Turner Broadcasting System . Dubbed by TBS as a "first of its kind broadband gaming network", the service provides users with classic arcade video games and game-related video content...
network, which won Lucas and Greedy Productions an Emmy Award in 2007; as well as two tech-centric series, The Lab With Leo Laporte
The Lab with Leo Laporte
The Lab with Leo Laporte was a technology-based television program hosted by Leo Laporte. Episode #1 debuted on April 23, 2007 on G4techTV Canada and HOW TO Channel Australia. The program was produced by Greedy Productions in Vancouver, BC. Production was overseen by the show's producer, Matt...
and Torrent
Torrent (TV Series)
Torrent is a TV show on G4 Canada, that premiered April 6, 2006, at 8pm ET/6pm PT.Torrent was originally hosted by Amber MacArthur, and later hosted by Matt Harris. The show is currently hosted by Eliza Bayne and Eric Morin...
for Rogers' G4 Canada network. Based in Vancouver, BC, Lucas' production company has created hundreds of hours of television for broadcasters and other corporate clients and has created a number of very well received documentary projects. In 2005, Lucas executive produced, directed and edited, Big Red One: Behind The Game, for Discovery's Military Channel
Military Channel
The Military Channel is a cable and satellite television network which broadcasts television programming related to the military, warfare and military history. It is part of the group of networks owned by Discovery Communications within the United States and Canada...
. In 2007, Lucas and Greedy Productions kicked off a wave of documentary production and formed a division within the company called, Greedy Docs. Work under the division includes; The Making of Golden Axe, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk for Sega, The Making of Turok for Touchstone, The Making of Metal Gear Solid 4 for Kojima Productions, The Making of Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for Disney Interactive, The Making of Fallout 3 for Bethesda Softworks, and The Making of Lego Batman and The Making of Batman: Arkham Asylum for Warner Bros. Interactive. Victor Lucas is also the creator and founder of the Electric Playground website at http://www.elecplay.com, which has been online covering video games since 1995, making it one of the longest running video game websites. Victor Lucas and Greedy Productions Ltd. created the majority of the video segments for the Video Games Live
Video Games Live
Video Games Live is a concert series created and produced by industry veterans and video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall. The concerts consist of segments of video game music performed by a live orchestra with video footage and synchronized lighting and effects, as well as several...
concert tour. Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the concert series Video Games Live...
also appeared semi-regularly on HypaSpace Weekly as video game experts and Victor has been interviewed by several local, national, and international media publications, television programs, and radio shows about video games and technology. He recently did a cameo in the webseries Mortal Kombat Legacy as himself.