Rudy Jahchan
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| birth_name = Rudy Jahchan
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| other_names = Zod, Coderonin
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| notable_works = Galacticast, A Comicbook Orange, and Kitkast
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| website = http://www.rudyjahchan.com
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Rudy Jahchan is the co-producer and star of the internet shows Galacticast, A Comicbook Orange, and Kitkast. The primary writer and director of the shows, he managed the technical aspects such as devising the special effects and developing their websites, and co-starred alongside Casey McKinnon.
Education and early career
Born in Bahrain, and raised there and Canada, Rudy took his B.Sc. in Computer Science at McGill University, graduating with distinction in 2000, and pursued a career in software and web development.
Web series
Rudy Jahchan first became known under the pseudonym “Zod”, the man behind the scenes of video blog Kitkast. It debuted on October 15, 2005, and received an average 40,000 weekly viewers by the end of its run in March 2006.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/|title=Music News – Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone }}{{failed verification|date=November 2022}}
He next launched Galacticast as a weekly science fiction parody show on May 8, 2006. Becoming known for its Robot Chicken like fan-based humor, and recreation of Hollywood effects with minimal budget, it has a following{{as of when|date=November 2022}} of over a quarter million viewers a month.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Highlighted by the BBC,{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6178644.stm|title=What to watch on the web|date=November 27, 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} the Montreal Gazette,{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=27a2f092-1939-4e2a-94da-5b0d27ead403&k=78700|title=In a galaxy not so far, far away}} and the Hollywood Reporter,{{Cite web|url=http://www.reelpopblog.com/a-neutral-perspective-on-fitness-diets/|title=A Neutral Perspective On Fitness Diets}} on November 5, 2006 Galacticast won five Vloggies including the People’s Choice for Best Special Effects, Best Entertainment, and Best Website.{{Cite web|url=http://podtech.net/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113125238/http://www.podtech.net/home/1441/and-the-vloggies-winners-are|url-status=dead|title=This is PodTech.net|archivedate=November 13, 2008|website=podtech.net}}
His most recent project was A Comicbook Orange, a review show for comics and graphic novels.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
Awards
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!| Award Show !| Category !| Work !| Result | ||||
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| rowspan="2"|2012 | Inaugural IAWTV Awards | Best Writing (Non-Fiction) | A Comicbook Orange | {{won}}{{Cite web |url=http://iawtvawards.org/winners |title=IAWTV Awards – 2012 IAWTV Award Winners |access-date=2013-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404222326/http://iawtvawards.org/winners |archive-date=2013-04-04 |url-status=dead }} |
| Dragon*Con Short Film Festival | Best Science Fiction | D.N.E.: Do Not Erase | {{won}}{{Cite web|url=http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/contests-awards/film-festival-award-winners/|title=Film Festival Award Winners|first=Daily Dragon|last=staff|date=3 September 2012 }} |
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External links
- [http://rudyjahchan.com/ Rudy Jahchan's Official Web Site]
- [http://www.galacticast.com/ GALACTICAST] - Weekly Sci Fi Parody Show
- [http://acomicbookorange.com/ A COMICBOOK ORANGE] - Comicbook review show
- [http://www.kitkast.com/ KITKAST] - Former show
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