Battlecast Primetime
Publisher	Electronic Arts Los Angeles
Designer	David S. Silverman
Release Date	August 2007 - March 2010
Ratings	ESRB: T

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Battlecast Primetime was the major sub-show in Command and Conquer TV, imagined to announce C&C news and updates, as well as broadcast some of the more attractive multiplayer matches at the time.

BackgroundEdit

As the title says, the main goal of the show was battlecasting the top Command and Conquer ranked ladder matches. It was hosted by David Silverman and Raj Joshi. At the end of the first season, Silverman joined BioWare and was incapable of continuing to host the show that he had started. During the second season, Joshi was either alone or accompanied by Joe Kucan or Jeremy Feasel.

The Battlecast Five/TenEdit

The Battlecast Five was the section that showcased the best replays of online matches from the past month, with commentary by the hosts in ESPN style. In time, the Battlecast Five has been switching between Tiberium Wars, Kane's Wrath and Red Alert 3.

In more recent episodes, this section evolved into the Battlecast Ten.

APOC's Community CornerEdit

In APOC's Community Corner, latest updates in Command and Conquer games, like patches, mods and tools were announced. APOC usually talked about newer mods focused on the Tiberium and Red Alert universes. APOC focused completely on what the community wanted, and his motto was: Every day is community day.

The Main EventEdit

In the main course of the show, The Main Event showed the most important matches of Command and Conquer battlecasting. The Battlecast was commentated by Greg Black and Jason Bender, designers of C&C games at the time. It had strategy guides by Greg Kasavin, the host of Command School, and a detailed map overview called Battlefield Reconnaissance. The Main Event was fought by two players who were voted for in the previous month's poll or were the finalists in the belonging tournament.

Ask A DeveloperEdit

Ask A Developer was a part of the show where the C&C developing team answered questions posted on the C&C forums regarding the next game or expansion pack.

EpisodesEdit

The number of episodes is cca 25, including the special releases.

In March 2011, the final episode of BattleCast Primetime was broadcasted, ironically scheduled when EA had been firing many employees. The episode was called "The Final 10", and showed the best replays from Generals: Zero Hour, Tiberium Wars, Kane's Wrath and Red Alert 3, in association with GameReplays.org. David Silverman came specially to say "gg" for one last time. The final episode was originally intended to have more content, but was hurried for an unknown reason.

LegacyEdit

After the official C&C website was changed in February 2011, Battlecast Primetime episodes could no longer be streamed from there. The alternatives are Youtube uploads (with some episodes missing) and direct downloads from EA's FTP.

The fans have decided to create a spiritual sequel to the series, called Community Battlecast Primetime, or CBCPT, in November 2011.

External linksEdit

C&C TV archive @ CNCNZ.com