On The Verge

On The Verge 006: Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, Marco Arment

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:03:48 PDT

On The Verge returns with its biggest show ever. Damon Lindelof talks Lost and Prometheus, Masi Oka takes a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image, and Marco Arment joins us in studio to talk about Instapaper and Tumblr. Watch more episodes at on.theverge.com

On The Verge, Episode 006: Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, and Marco Arment

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:59:52 PDT

We've crammed more content into this episode of On The Verge than anyone believed was humanly possible. No, really. Josh talks to Lost creator and Prometheus screenwriter Damon Lindelof about Alien, Ridley Scott, prequels, and what exactly happened on the island (fair warning, there are a ton of Lost spoilers).

If that wasn't enough show, Paul takes a trip to the Museum of the Moving Image with Masi Oka, Nilay hits the streets to ask if people about lying on their resumes, the trio predicts the names of future babies, and Marco Arment sits on the couch and talks about the early days of Tumblr, Instapaper, and his most valuable resource: time.

We also have great music from Infinity Shred (you can listen to them out on iTunes or Spotify).

Okay, you know how this works. Just below we've provided you with the full episode, as well as all the clips you could ask for. Go ahead, watch the show out of order. We don't mind.

BONUS: The chat with Damon Lindelof in this episode is only 1/3rd the length of the full interview! We've embedded two longer clips from the full piece below, and if you're still hungry for more, you can check out the full 64-minute interview here.

Full episode:

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Clips:

Producer: Chad Mumm
Director: Billy Disney
Production Manager: Nina Sokoler
Senior Producer: Creighton DeSimone
Segment Producers: Billy Disney, Jordan Oplinger,
Sam Thonis, John Lagomarsino
Editors: Billy Disney, Jordan Oplinger
Executive Producers: Chad Mumm and Joshua Topolsky

Special Guests: Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, Marco Arment
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Musical Guest: Infinity Shred

Lighting design: Matt Piercy for Vibrant Design
Makeup: Sasha Grossman

Opening titles: Misha Shyukin

Additional Music: "Galeforce" "Pathfinder"

Filmed at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

On The Verge episode 006 teaser: Damon Lindelof on working with 'Prometheus' director Ridley Scott

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:42:58 PDT

Getting to speak with Damon Lindelof, the co-creator of Lost and screenwriter of Prometheus, was undoubtably an On The Verge highlight. In this teaser from our show last Thursday, Lindelof tells our own Joshua Topolsky about director Ridley Scott's strong hand in the creative process during the making of Prometheus — it turns out that when you're working with a director like Scott, screenwriting can be somewhat comparable to Mad Libs, with Lindelof filling in the blanks around Scott's vision.

The full episode will be available Monday, including the full interview with Lindelof, Paul Miller's encounter with Masi Oka (of Heroes and Hawaii Five-0), and a performance by Infinity Shred — but until then, feast your eyes and ears on the clip below.

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Thursday's On The Verge just got bigger! Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, Marco Arment, Infinity Shred, and giveaways!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:56:01 PDT

You know a lot about tomorrow's episode of On The Verge. You already know that we're talking to Damon Lindelof about Prometheus, Lost, and all manner of nerdery, Masi Oka about Heroes (in a museum no less), and Marco Arment about... well we're not sure what he's going to be talking about, but it's going to be awesome.

What you don't know is that Infinity Shred will be preforming live and they will definitely melt your faces off. And we've got three huge giveaways. Yes, tomorrow we're handing out a PlayStation 3, an Xbox 360, and an Apple TV. Seriously? Seriously.

The show happens tomorrow, May 17th, 2012. Taping starts at 7:00PM at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Directions to the theater can be found here. Tickets for assigned seating will be available at the theater box office starting at 12:00pm on the day of the show. Here's what you need to know:

There is no admission fee — tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Thursday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
You cannot collect tickets for friends or family — anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
The show runs about an hour long.

If you're a member of the media who wishes to attend, please contact us at: rsvp@theverge.com, and we'll try to accommodate you. All other non-media questions can be sent to: OnTheVerge@theverge.com.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

1 2 3 to Chambers Street stop, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.
4 5 6 to Brooklyn Bridge stop, walk 6 blocks west on Chambers.
J M Z to Chambers stop, walk 6 blocks west on Chambers.
A C to Chambers Street stop, walk 3 blocks west on Chambers.

Bus

Take M20 to the Chambers Street stop, located directly in front of BMCC.
Take M1 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M6 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M10 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M22 (Crosstown on Chambers), walk west.

Ferry

Take Staten Island Ferry to South Street. Take 1 2 3 to Chambers, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.

Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, and Marco Arment are all On The Verge this Thursday!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:57:53 PDT

Just when you thought On The Verge couldn't get bigger, we have our biggest show yet. We sent Josh to Los Angeles to interview Lost co-creator, Prometheus screenwriter, and all-around nerd genius, Damon Lindelof. Also, Paul took Masi Oka, actor (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) and former Industrial Light and Magic employee, out to the Museum of the Moving Image where they hung out and talked about Star Wars. If that wasn't enough show, Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper and co-host of the Build and Analyze podcast, will be live in the studio.

The show returns Thursday, May 17th, 2012. The show starts at 7:00PM at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Directions to the theater can be found here. Tickets for assigned seating will be available at the theater box office starting at 12:00pm on the day of the show. Here's what you need to know:

There is no admission fee — tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Thursday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
You cannot collect tickets for friends or family — anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
The show runs about an hour long.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

Bus

Ferry

Take Staten Island Ferry to South Street. Take 1 2 3 to Chambers, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.

On The Verge returns Thursday, May 17th with Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, and more!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:17:16 PDT

On The Verge is back! The show returns Thursday, May 17th, 2012, and along with the regular assortment of news, segments, and music, we have an exclusive interview with one of the biggest brains in Hollywood. Josh and the team flew all the way out to Los Angeles to sit down with the co-creator of Lost, Prometheus screenwriter, and all around nerd-genius, Damon Lindelof. We also took Masi Oka (star of Heroes and Hawaii Five-0) out to a museum, and of course have a few other surprises up our sleeves.

The show starts at 7:00PM at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Directions to the theater can be found here. Tickets for assigned seating will be available at the theater box office starting at 12:00pm on the day of the show. Here's what you need to know:

There is no admission fee — tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Thursday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
You cannot collect tickets for friends or family — anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
The show runs about an hour long.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

Bus

Ferry

Take Staten Island Ferry to South Street. Take 1 2 3 to Chambers, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.

On The Verge episode 005: Tony Fadell and Chris Grant

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:24:14 PDT

In this episode of On The Verge, Editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky plays host to Tony Fadell, who talks about his time at Apple and what it was like designing 18 generations of iPod, and Chris Grant, who has a seemingly endless list of failed names for his new video game site. Get all that plus news about Kickstarter, Instagram, Valve, Nest and more. See more episodes at On.TheVerge.com

On The Verge episode 005 teaser: Tony Fadell talks about early iPhone prototypes

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:14:54 PDT

Tony Fadell, former Apple executive and CEO of Nest, stopped by On The Verge this past Friday and shared some inside details around the iPhone's creation, including the fact that Apple seriously considered building an iPhone with a hardware keyboard. We've pulled together a quick piece of the interview where Fadell goes into detail on the different iPhone designs that Apple considered — if your'e curious to learn more about the early days of Apple's big moneymaker, check out the clip below. The full episode will be available on Monday, so stay tuned.

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On The Verge returns tonight with Tony Fadell and Chris Grant!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:37:34 PDT

On The Verge is back! The show returns Friday, April 27th, 2012, with two very special guests: Tony Fadell and Chris Grant. Tony is a former Apple exec who is now the CEO of Nest. We've covered Nest a bunch here at The Verge and we're excited to talk to Tony about his history at Apple, and what Nest can do to keep our podcast room cooler. It gets really hot in there, it's actually becoming a problem.

Chris is going to talk about Polygon. In case you hadn't heard, Polygon is the new name for Vox Games. Don't be surprised if Chris and Josh skip the interview and just play Mario Kart 64 on that giant screen behind the desk.

We're also excited to have Animal Style as a special musical guest along with the usual news, videos, and hilarious interludes.

Motorola is sponsoring the show and they are giving away 50 tickets. That means no waiting in line for 50 people! All you have to do is email Motorola@theverge.com, reply to a confirmation email, and pick up your ticket before 6:30PM. Just like at the box office, it's one ticket per person.

UPDATE: Even though Motorola gave away 50 tickets there are still 200 seats available. If you're in New York you should come to the show!

There is no admission fee -- tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Friday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
You cannot collect tickets for friends or family -- anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
The show runs about an hour long.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

Bus

Ferry

Take Staten Island Ferry to South Street. Take 1 2 3 to Chambers, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.

On The Verge episode 004: Neil deGrasse Tyson

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:03:17 PDT

In this episode of On The Verge, Joshua Topolsky sits down with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and talks about NASA, space, and gadgets. Nilay Patel and Paul Miller talk about the new iPad and some new apps that came out of SXSW.

On The Verge returns Friday, March 23rd with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:41:54 PDT

On The Verge is back! prepare to have your minds blown: The big show returns on Friday, March 23rd, 2012, with a very special guest: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr. Tyson is an Astrophysicist, recently published his tenth book (Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier), and has made numerous appearances on television. Recently some of Dr. Tyson's captivating pro-NASA statements have been tied to a new project aimed at raising awareness and money for what NASA stands for.

We're also excited to have Blip Blip Bleep as a special musical guest along with the usual news, giveaways, and hilarious interludes.

There is no admission fee -- tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Friday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
You cannot collect tickets for friends or family -- anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
The show runs about an hour long.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

Bus

Ferry

Take Staten Island Ferry to South Street. Take 1 2 3 to Chambers, walk 2 blocks west on Chambers, entrance is up the ramp and through the main doors.

On The Verge episode 003: Jimmy Fallon

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:17:21 PST

Jimmy Fallon and musical guest George & Jonathan join Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller, and Joanna Stern for another brain-combusting episode of On The Verge.

On The Verge episode 003 teaser: Jimmy Fallon rants about his new camera

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:31:01 PST

If you've ever wanted to hear Jimmy Fallon — host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — really go off about a bad camera experience, here's your chance. We pulled out a short clip from our latest episode of On The Verge to give you a taste of just what kind of intense, somewhat shocking entertainment you're going to see in the full show. We're sure you'll be appropriately scandalized when you listen to what Jimmy has to say about the Canon Powershot S100. We know we were.

The full show will be available this Monday, but until then, feast your eyes and ears on the clip below.

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On The Verge returns Friday, February 10th with Jimmy Fallon!

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:07:07 PST

On The Verge is back, prepare to have your minds blown: The big show returns on Friday, February 10th, 2012, with a very special guest: Jimmy Fallon. You probably know Jimmy from NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where our very own Joshua Topolsky serves as resident tech expert. The tables have turned and Jimmy will be joining us on our show for the sort of frank, meaningful, and downright entertaining conversation that On The Verge provides. We'll also have news, demos, giveaways, hilarious interludes, and more.

We're also excited to have the incredible George & Jonathan as a special musical guest.

The show is taping at 7:00PM at the Manhattan Center TV Studio 1, located at 303 West 34th Street (across the street from Madison Square Garden and adjacent to the Hammerstein Ballroom) in New York City. Tickets for assigned seating will be available at the studio starting at 12:00pm on the day of the show. Here's what you need to know:

There is no admission fee — tickets are completely free.
The event is all ages.
Ticketing will begin at the TV Studio at 12:00PM on Friday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM. You cannot collect tickets for friends or family -- anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
The venue is located at 303 West 34th Street (across the street from Madison Square Garden and adjacent to the Hammerstein Ballroom) in New York City. Directions to the theater can be found below
The show length is around an hour.

Directions (see map here):

Subway

A C E to 34th Street - Penn Station stop, exit on the Northwest corner of 34th and 8th. Studio will be on the right, directly past the Tic Toc Diner.
1 2 3 to 34th Street - Penn Station stop, walk one avenue west on 34th Street .
B D F M N Q R to 34th Street - Herald Square, walk two avenues west on 34th Street.

Bus

Take M20 to the 8th Ave 34th Street stop. Exit the bus and walk west across 8th Avenue. TV Studio will be on the right directly past the Tic Toc Diner.
Take M34 to 8th Ave 34th Street stop.

On The Verge is sponsored by Sony.

On The Verge Episode 002: John Gruber

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:45:00 PST

John Gruber of Daring Fireball joins us to discuss Apple and his career as an independent writer. Plus Paul visits the new Grand Central Apple Store, Josh travels to Microsoft Research in Redmond, Joanna cleans up Windows, Nilay presents some exclusive mockups of Apple's recent suggestions to Samsung, and the return of New Thing.

On The Verge 002 teaser, full episode on Monday

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:02:44 PST

The second episode of On The Verge was taped last night to wide appeal. If you couldn't make it out to NY, check out this little teaser, including a bit of Josh's chat with John Gruber, conjecturing on the future of Apple. Interestingly, John actually thinks Apple might get better at some of the little details of design with out Steve, but of course there's the bigger picture to consider. Stay tuned for the entire show on Monday, which includes our whole chat with Gruber, a tour of Microsoft's campus, and many more precious and spellbinding moments. You won't want to miss it.

Oh, and you can also watch this very same teaser on our YouTube page!

On The Verge Episode 001: Matias Duarte

tips@theverge.com (The Verge) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:35:00 PST

Guys, we have a new show and it's name is On The Verge. In this first episode Joshua Topolsky sits down with Matias Duarte to talk about Android and the many skins on the market. Nilay Patel and Paul Miller discuss the new RAZR, a giant Windows Phone and the Kindle Fire.