Episode 1
J.J. Abrams
30m
Episode credits
Guest stars J.J. Abrams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Greg Grunberg, Ving Rhames, Jennifer Garner
TV series
Icons
2002TV-145 seasons8.0 / 10
Icons was a documentary TV show on G4 that originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in world of video games. It was relaunched in 2006 and focused entirely on pop culture. It was cancelled soon afterwards. On May 10, 2006, it was announced that Icons was relaunching on June 3 with an episode focusing on J.J. Abrams. The show will feature a broader scope on things and people "men 18–34 care about, admire and emulate." Future episodes would focus on Marc Ecko, The Onion, and Family Guy. This change in format had been suspected, due to the recent episodes about George A. Romero, Frank Miller and the history of the King Kong franchise. The classic video game themed episodes continued to air on the network sporadically until 2008, under the new name of Game Makers.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Icons premiered May 1, 2002. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Icons was a documentary TV show on G4 that originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in world of video games. It was relaunched in 2006 and focused entirely on pop culture. It was cancelled soon afterwards. On May 10, 2006, it was announced that Icons was relaunching on June 3 with an episode focusing on J.J. Abrams. The show will feature a broader scope on things and people "men 18–34 care about, admire and emulate." Future episodes would focus on Marc Ecko, The Onion, and Family Guy. This change in format had been suspected, due to the recent episodes about George A. Romero, Frank Miller and the history of the King Kong franchise. The classic video game themed episodes continued to air on the network sporadically until 2008, under the new name of Game Makers.
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Episode 4
Michelle Rodriguez
30m
Episode credits
Guest stars Stan Lee, Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez
Episode 6
Kevin Smith
30m
Episode credits
Guest stars Stan Lee, Harvey Weinstein, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Rosario Dawson
Episode 9
Seth Green
30m
Comedy guru Seth Green, the actor-writer-director noted for roles in the “Austin Powers” films, “Family Guy,” and his work on his series, “Robot Chicken,” is profiled.
Episode credits
Guest stars Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Rachael Leigh Cook
Episode 10
Lollapalooza
30m
The Lollapalooza festivals are discussed.
Episode credits
Guest stars Henry Rollins, Perry Farrell, Ice-T
Episode 17
Frank Miller
30m
Episode credits
Guest stars Stan Lee, Jessica Alba, Frank Miller
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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More about Icons
Cast
Jake SteeleNarrator
Eli Roth
Tommy Tallarico
J.J. Abrams
Jamie Kennedy
Matthew Lillard
Stan LeeSelf
Henry RollinsProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 89
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
G4United States
Themes
video game