Arena (G4 TV series)
Arena is a
G4 (formerly
G4techTV)
TV show hosted by
Lee Reherman and
Kevin Pereira. It is devoted entirely to teams competing against one another via
multiplayer video games. Repeat episodes continue to air on G4.
Some video games overlap episodes, such as
Unreal Tournament 2004. Teams are also given a chance to talk about themselves and explain the origin of their team name. Some notable team names include
Team Mizota (named for
Diane Mizota of
Filter) (lost),
Team Corpse Factory (won),
Team Domination Creation Station Nation (lost), and
Team ZoMBiE, who won the Tournament of Champions in
2004 to become the Ultimate Arena Champions.
The show was originally hosted by
Wil Wheaton and
Travis Oates, but both hosts left due to issues between them and the producer. [
1] They were replaced by Reherman and
Michael Louden before the current hosts were introduced, The show was placed on hiatus in early
2005 due to budget problems, but sources say that a new season will be produced once they secure a financial budget. The show continues on G4 in rerun form every weekday at 2:30pm ET/ 11:30 PT. Arena has also recently began airing again on G4's sister network
G4techTV Canada. After a long hiatus and run on G4, Arena was finally removed from G4's schedule in July 2006.
