Owner Illusion Television Availability United States of America | Founder Dekker Dreyer | |
Type of business Cable Video On Demand network | ||
Illusion On-Demand is an American VOD Video On Demand cable TV network focused on science fiction and fantasy programming. Illusion launched nationally in October 2007 with a special Halloween lineup. The regular programming consists of 21 shows and content blocks
Contents
Illusion's initial lineup includes anime, live-action programming, news and talk.
Anime on Illusion ranges froms series to features such as Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, Kakurenbo, Ichi: Zero and BlackJack: Infection.
Illusion is distributed by TVN Entertainment Corporation.
Premieres
Illusion not only premiered Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere to American audiences but has been applauded for returning classic Doctor Who to television after well over a decade of absence. Illusion will also be premiering the original independent sci-fi vidcast web series, Venus Rises, to television.
Website and Related Ventures
Illusion maintained a science fiction portal site which features broadband video, a community and several related blogs. The site is home to "Transmitter" magazine, an online literary anthology which supports emerging genre writers.
The developers behind Illusion originally owned a vodcasting cult movie network called "Clash TV". Clash TV was subsequently repackaged as "Zoe's Drive-In" show on Illusion's lineup.
At the present time, the website appears to have expired as the website now displays a DirectInc page which indicates that the domain is no longer controlled by Illusion TV.
Events
To date Illusion has been part of two genre events, co-hosting a New York Comic Con afterparty with website Popcultureshock.com and Marvel Comics and joining forces with comic book writer Stan Lee and the Hero Initiative for a charity event during San Diego Comic Con 2007.
Additionally, Illusion co-sponsored the 33rd annual Boston Science Fiction Marathon
Programming Lineup
Incomplete list of channel offerings