G4's Proving Ground (found G4 TV series; 2011): Difference between revisions

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Status: Partially Found

G4's Proving Ground was an experiment show hosted by Ryan Dunn and Jessica Chobot. In each episode, the two would try to recreate fictional works in real life, ranging from Mario Kart to Star Trek.

The series premiered on the G4 network on June 14, 2011. In the wake of Ryan Dunn's death on June 20, the network pulled the next episode and put further premieres on hold until the following month.^[1]

Nine episodes were produced and aired, but only three have been recovered in full, while four other episodes have been found partially as clips.^[2]

Episodes

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	Mario Kart	Jun. 14 2011	Found
2	The Goonies	Jul. 19 2011	Found
3	Star Trek	Jul. 26 2011	Partially Found [1] [2]
4	Harry Potter	Aug. 2 2011	Found
5	Mortal Kombat	Aug. 9 2011	Partially Found [3] [4]
6	Spider-Man	Aug. 16 2011	Lost
7	Star Wars	Aug. 23 2011	Partially Found
8	Angry Birds	Aug. 30 2011	Lost
9	Zombie Apocalypse	Sep. 6 2011	Partially Found [5] [6]

References

↑ News article on Dunn's death and the episode being pulled. Retrieved 09 Dec '18
↑ Episode list for the series. Retrieved 09 Dec '18

[1] News article on Dunn's death and the episode being pulled. Retrieved 09 Dec '18

[2] Episode list for the series. Retrieved 09 Dec '18

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 The series premiered on the G4 network on June 14, 2011. In the wake of Ryan Dunn's death on June 20, the network pulled the next episode and put further premieres on hold until the following month.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/g4-pulls-proving-ground-off-the-schedule-after-star-ryan-dunns-death/2011/06/20/AGu285cH_blog.html News article on Dunn's death and the episode being pulled.] Retrieved 09 Dec '18</ref>
-Nine episodes were produced and aired, but only two have been recovered in full, while two other episodes have been found partially.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/g4s-proving-ground/episodes/ Episode list fo the series.] Retrieved 09 Dec '18</ref>
+Nine episodes were produced and aired, but only three have been recovered in full, while four other episodes have been found partially as clips.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/g4s-proving-ground/episodes/ Episode list for the series.] Retrieved 09 Dec '18</ref>
 ==Episodes==
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 |1||Mario Kart||Jun. 14 2011||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBbywUaqGqA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
 |-
-|2||The Goonies||Jul. 19 2011||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
+|2||The Goonies||Jul. 19 2011||[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c2rb8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
 |-
 |3||Star Trek||Jul. 26 2011||<span style="color:orange;">''Partially Found''</span> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-j9O8h2ris] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6oGSuMgyKQ]
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 |4||Harry Potter||Aug. 2 2011||[https://vimeo.com/128493587<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
 |-
-|5||Mortal Kombat||Aug. 9 2011||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
+|5||Mortal Kombat||Aug. 9 2011||<span style="color:orange;">''Partially Found''</span> [https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video54671] [https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video54670-flvhd]
 |-
 |6||Spider-Man||Aug. 16 2011||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
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 |8||Angry Birds||Aug. 30 2011||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
 |-
-|9||Zombie Apocalypse||Sep. 6 2011||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
+|9||Zombie Apocalypse||Sep. 6 2011||<span style="color:orange;">''Partially Found''</span> [https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video55078] [https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video55077]
 |}
 ==References==