''Internet Tonight'' (1998 – October 1, 2001
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on the cable network ZDTV (later known as

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and G4). The show combined the "effervescent

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" of Michaela Pereira with the "dry wit" of Scott Herriott, to bring the viewers the latest in

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trends, humor, and news. Due to the production value it was called the "absolute slickest show echTVhad" but was canceled when " Paul llentook a dislike to the show ... and just killed it" A daily, half-hour show, it was on the launch schedule for ZDTV, and strove to be "the show of record about the Net." Segments included Strange Sites, Incredibly Useful Sites, and Home Sweet

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. The collection of these links were amassed into an archive called ''The Big List'' and on each show Scott's trademark was to yell 'THE BIG LIST' at its first mention. The show had contributing

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s, most with their own dedicated segment: *The Surf Guru – ZDTV's night watchman and self-proclaimed net expert played by Ed Marques. *Meghan Marx – the host of Love Online with Match.com *Liam Mayclem – the Music Online reporter and *Roving reporter

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* TechTV original programming Mass media about Internet culture {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub