document_title: The Drew Carey Show

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text: The Drew Carey Show

text: Premise[edit]

text: Drew Carey is a fictionalized version of himself, a self-proclaimed "everyman".[3] Drew Carey (the actor) has been quoted as saying his character is what the actor would have been if he had not become an actor. He has a "gang" of friends who embark with him on his everyday trials and tribulations. Drew's friends include erudite but unambitious Lewis (Ryan Stiles), excitable dimwitted Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and his friend (later on-off girlfriend) Kate (Christa Miller). In the final two seasons, Kate gets married and moves to Guam, in the same two-part episode that introduces and develops Drew's relationship with Kellie (Cynthia Watros), which carries on over the final two seasons.

text: For its first seven seasons, Drew's workplace is the office of fictional Cleveland department store Winfred-Louder, where he has worked for years and still works as Assistant Director of Personnel. One of his coworkers is Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney), a large woman with a clownish wardrobe, a lot of make-up (including her trademark bright blue eye shadow), and a foul mutual dislike for Drew. The two eventually become closer (although still maintaining a less heated rivalry), primarily because Mimi fell in love with and married Drew's cross-dressing heterosexual brother Steve (John Carroll Lynch), a frequently recurring character.

text: In the first season they work for the unseen Mr. Bell (Kevin Pollak), only seen in the season one finale, to which he is greeted with applause; in later seasons, their boss and sometimes-co-worker is Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson), an eccentric, sadistic and unlucky Englishman. In the final two seasons, they work for peaceful, hippie-like Evan (Kyle Howard) and the much more professional Scott (Jonathan Mangum), tech-smart but naïve twenty-somethings who own the Neverending Store, an online retailer with offices in the same location.

text: In addition to his day job, Drew, along with Oswald, Lewis, and Kate (replaced from around Season 5 onwards by Mimi), runs a small business out of his garage, selling Buzz Beer, a caffeinated alcoholic drink. It becomes popular in the region and is sold at the group's hangout, The Warsaw Tavern.

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Season 1 (1995–1996)[edit]

text: The first season's opening credits consisted of a caricature of Carey—consisting of his face and a yellow tie—singing the Robert McGuire-penned "Moon Over Parma". The song was trimmed for the opening sequence, and the reference to Eastlake in the line "Guide her to Eastlake underneath your silvery light" was changed to a reference to Cleveland to stay in theme with the show.

text: In the first season, Drew and Mimi worked under Mr. Bell, who existed only as a voice on Drew's speakerphone, excluding the season finale (his final episode) wherein he is fired by Winfred-Louder's new owners. Other characters that appeared exclusively in this period were Drew's hillbilly neighbor Jules and his family. Drew's first girlfriend Lisa was introduced in this season, as was Jay, Kate's love interest who used to attend the same high school as Drew and his friends. Both characters lasted until Season 2, where they were quickly written out of the show in the early episodes.

text: Nine of the episode titles were related to chemistry in some way, with names such as "The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture" and "Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics". However, this theme was abandoned by the end of the season.

text: Seasons 2–7 (1996–2002)[edit]

text: "Moon Over Parma" was phased out during the second season by "Five O'Clock World" sung by The Vogues. This season introduced openings that paid homage to music videos which included the cast dancing and singing around the various sets of the show. In the third season, yet another change was made to "Cleveland Rocks", a cover of an Ian Hunter song performed by The Presidents of the United States of America. This change lasted until the second "wave" of the show ended, with the finale of Season 7.

text: The man who took over Mr. Bell's job after his firing was Nigel Wick, who served as a foil for both Drew and Mimi in the workplace. During this period, Drew and Mr. Wick also periodically took the top management job away from each other. This would usually result in Drew ending up back at his old job as Assistant Director of Personnel and Mr. Wick would miraculously retain his job as manager. By the end of Season 7, they were both Co-Managers before Winfred-Louder was closed down (albeit after undergoing drastic changes to stay in business).

text: Kate and Oswald became closer and eventually became romantically involved and almost married during the third season, but Kate stood Oswald up at the altar. Kate and Drew also became romantically involved and were on the verge of getting married, but they called it off when they realized they didn't feel the same about the prospect of children. Drew's cross-dressing brother Steve was introduced during this period. He eventually fell in love with Mimi and they had a child together, Gus (whose name was decided by means of a contest).

text: Drew also got married a number of times during this portion of the show. His first marriage was to Diane, a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas. This was only temporary however, as she needed Drew to retain custody of her children. His second marriage was to Mr. Wick, who forced Drew to marry him in a sham same-sex civil union in Vermont (the only place it was legal at the time) in hopes that the marriage would placate the Immigration and Naturalization Service. At the beginning of Season 7, Drew married both Nikki and Kate (the former had been a recurring character for some time since Season 3, and suffered from weight problems). They found out about this and all three of these marriages ended in divorce, and Drew became known as the "Impotent Bisexual Bigamist". Nikki eventually returned, and the actress, Kate Walsh, donned a fat suit again and moved in with Drew.

text: During this period the show also had frequent "event" episodes. Recurring themes were "What's Wrong With This Episode?", in which the show contained numerous deliberate continuity errors and other mistakes and invited viewers at home to find the most errors and win a prize, and live episodes, with loose plots and improvised scenes featuring cast members from Carey's improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Chip Esten, Kathy Greenwood, Jeff Davis, Laura Hall, and Linda Taylor) contributed to these episodes, with Brad Sherwood hosting.

text: Seasons 8–9 (2002–2004)[edit]

text: Beginning in season 8, the show rotated through 9 different opening sequences, each of which contained a new version of one of the show's three theme songs. Each theme ("Moon Over Parma", "Five O'Clock World" and "Cleveland Rocks") was seen in three different segments, in new, wildly different arrangements. The show eventually went back to having just five main characters, akin to the first season, as Kate, Mr. Wick, and Steve were eventually written out of the show. Kate's character was married off, Mr. Wick disappeared after three appearances until the Season 8 finale, wherein it is revealed he became a weatherman (although he continued to appear in the opening credits, unlike Kate, who was eliminated completely, and never mentioned again.) Steve left at the beginning of the ninth season to "find himself".

text: With Winfred-Louder closed, the location became the office of online retailer Neverending Store. Drew, Mimi, and Mr. Wick were hired as employees of the new company. Mimi was hired first in a similar role to her old job, and Drew was eventually hired as "Internal Expediting Analyst", and a recurring gag began wherein Drew had no clue as to what his job entailed. Before being written out, Mr. Wick was at first a janitor, and another recurring joke came in the form of Mr. Wick attempting to climb the ladder back to being the boss. Before being written out, he went from janitor to the carrier of the dessert trolley.

text: Kate left after the first two episodes of season 8, the same two episodes that introduced Kellie, an old high school friend of Drew's who had been working as a stripper. She eventually became a waitress at The Warsaw Tavern, Drew's girlfriend, and the carrier of his child. The plot of the final episode was Drew and Kellie attempting to get married before their child is born. Mr. Wick also returned and stayed on for the series finale.

text: The show began featuring cameos from reality-TV participants in the final two seasons, such as former Road Rules star Timmy Beggy, The Real World alumna Cara Khan, and The Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl. Tony the Bus Driver (Bill Cobbs) became a regular, serving as smart-alecky "bartender" type to whom Drew could tell his problems. The eighth season was put in a timeslot that frequently clashed with Monday Night Football. It was pulled mid-season and the remaining episodes were shown during the summer of 2003. The ninth season did not air until the summer of 2004, with most of the episodes out of order.

text: The last season's tone changed radically from the previous seasons. The directors began experimenting with one-camera set-ups, showing the sets completely built, with four walls in most rooms, and with rooms actually linked together. The writers also began experimenting, including story lines in which Gus burns down Mimi's house, forcing her to move in with Drew after Steve leaves her.

text: Post-series[edit]

text: On March 24, 2009, Kathy Kinney appeared in character as Mimi at the beginning of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Kinney appeared twice on The Price Is Right as Mimi Bobeck on April Fools' Day. Drew Carey has been the host of the show since 2007.[4] Carey would later revive the "What's Wrong with This Episode?" format for later April Fool's Day episodes of The Price Is Right.[citation needed]

text: At the end of the final episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on December 19, 2014, Ferguson woke up, revealing that the entire show was a dream of Mr. Wick's.[5] Drew Carey reprised his role (the two were in bed together, as in the final episode of Newhart) and was surprised that, in Wick's dream, he had somehow lost weight and become a game show host.[5]

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main characters[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Role
Years
Seasons
Episodes

Drew Carey
Drew Allison Carey
Assistant Director of Personnel
1995–2004
1–9
233

Diedrich Bader
Oswald Lee Harvey
Delivery Man/Trainee Nurse
1995–2004
1–9
233

Kathy Kinney
Mimi Bobeck
P.A./Floor Manager
1995–2004
1–9
232

Ryan Stiles
Lewis Kiniski
Janitor at DrugCo.
1995–2004
1–9
224

Christa Miller
Kate O'Brien
Cosmetic Saleswoman/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1995–2002
1–7 (Starring), 8 (Starring, 2 Episodes)
184

Craig Ferguson
Nigel Algernon Wick
Drew's boss
1996–2003, 2004
2–8 (Starring), 9 (2 Episodes)
170

John Carroll Lynch
Steve Carey
Cosmetics Salesman/Stay-At-Home Husband
1998–2004
3–5 (Recurring), 6–8 (Starring), 9 (Guest)
73

Cynthia Watros
Kellie Newmark
Waitress
2002–2004
8–9
52

text: Recurring characters[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Role
Years
Seasons
Episodes

Ian Gomez
Larry Almada
Worked at Winfred-Louder/Matchmaker
1995–1999, 2002–2004
1–4, 8–9
38

Jane Morris
Nora
Co-worker at Winfred-Louder
1995–2002, 2004
1–2, 4–5, 7, 9
14

Nan Martin
Mrs. Louder
Owner of Winfred-Louder
1995–2000
1–5
25

Kelly Perine
Chuck
Security Guard
1995–2000
1–2, 4-5
17

Robert Torti
Jay Clemens
Kate' boyfriend/High-School friend
1995–1997, 1999–2001
1–2, 5–6
15

Kate Walsh
Nikki Fifer
Drew's girlfriend
1997–1999, 2001–2003
3–4, 7–8
21

Jenica Bergere
Sharon Bridges
Handywoman/Drew's girlfriend
1997–2000
3–5
11

Katy Selverstone
Lisa Robbins
Drew's girlfriend
1995–1997
1–2
16

Bill Cobbs
Tony
Bus driver
2002–2004
8–9
9

Jonathan Mangum
Scott
Drew's boss
2002–2004
8–9
18

Kyle Howard
Evan
Drew's boss
2002–2004
8–9
14

Kaitlin Olson
Traylor
Works at Neverendingstore.com
2002–2004
8–9
14

Speedy
Speedy The Dog
Lisa/Drew's Dog
1996–2003
2–8
41

Tim O'Rourke
Tim
Bartender at The Warsaw Tavern
1995–2004
1–9
11

text: Regular guest stars[edit]

text:
Beulah Carey (Marion Ross) – Drew's mother
George Carey (Stanley Anderson) – Drew's father
Kim Harvey (Adrienne Barbeau) – Oswald's mother
Mother Bobeck (Tammy Faye Bakker) – Mimi's mother
Gigi Bobeck (Lynn Wanlass) – Mimi's sister
King Augustus Antonio Carey (Dakota and Ryan Williams) – Drew's nephew, Steve and Mimi's son
Misty Kiniski (June Lockhart) – Lewis's mother

text: Guest stars[edit]

text:
Nikki Cox as Drew's cousin Kirsten Carey, who briefly dates Mr. Wick in "Drew's Cousin".
Shirley Jones as Drew's lady friend Celia (Season 4, 3 episodes)
Caroline Rhea as Drew's date, Bonnie, (Season 2, 2 episodes)
Pauley Perrette as Drew's girlfriend, Darcy (Season 4, 4 episodes)
Dan Castellaneta as Sal, the King of Poland in "Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into A Bar" (all of his scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community)
Hal Linden as Mr. Van Zandt in the episode "Brotherhood of Man" (Season 5)
Mark Curry as Robert Soulard
John Ratzenberger as himself in Drew Live III
Eddie Money as himself, the former husband of Mimi Bobeck
Penn & Teller as Fenn and Geller in "Drew Meets Lawyers" (season 1, episode 6) and "See Drew Run" (season 2, episode 17)
David Cross as Earl in "Drew and the Unstable Element" (season 1, ep.13) and "Two Drews & the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar" (season 2, ep. 20).
Tim Allen as himself in "The Front" (season 1, episode 17)
Norm Macdonald as Simon Tate in "The Bully You Know" (season 2, episode 4)
Henry Rollins as E-Bay Ass Kicking Guy and Amy Farrington as Bonnie in "Hickory Dickory... Double Date" (season 8, episode 5)
Richard Chamberlain as Mr. Wick's mother, Maggie in "Curse of the Mummy" (season 7, episode 14) and "Look Mom, One Hand!" (season 7, episode 25)
Gregory Jbara as Ron in "Drew and the Conspiracy" (season 4, episode 1) and "Golden Boy" (season 4, episode 3).
Charles Nelson Reilly as Mr. Hathaway, Lewis's boss, in "The Salon" (season 3) and "DrugCo" (season 4)
Joe Walsh as Ed, a guitarist (in several episodes)
French Stewart as Buddy in "Drew's Best Friend" (season 9, episode 10)
Colin Mochrie as Eugene in "She's Gotta Have It", "Drew Live", and "Drew Live II"
Brad Sherwood as himself/host of "Drew Live" and "Drew Live II"
Wayne Brady as himself in "Drew Live" and "Drew Live II"
Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Kathy Greenwood as themselves in "Drew Live II"
Chris Palmer, head coach for the Cleveland Browns
Susan Saint James (Christa Miller's real life aunt) as Kate's mother in "Drew and Kate and Kate's mother".
Jamie Lee Curtis as Sioux in "Playing a Unified Field".
Steve Buscemi as Mimi's lawyer in "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party".
Micky Dolenz as Mr. Metcalf in "Drew and the King" (season 7, episode 13)
Tom Poston as Oswald's father
Beata Pozniak as Raisa in "What Women Don't Want".
Julia Duffy as Lindsey Mercer, Lord Mercer's ex-wife who temporarily takes control of Winfred-Louder in "Rich Woman, Poor Man" (season 7, ep. 23)
Nicholas Turturro as the New York detective in "New York and Queens" (season 2, episode 24).
Mike McShane as Ray in "Drew's Inheritance" (Season 6, Episode 3)
Phyllis Diller as Mimi's grandmother
Megyn Price as Waitress at Warsaw Tavern in "Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew" (Season 1, Episode 14) and "Miss Right" (Season 1, Episode 2)
Dave Winfield as himself in "Science Names Suck" (Season 1, Episode 10)
Jenny McCarthy as various roles in "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour" (Season 7, Episodes 1 and 2)

text: Special appearances[edit]

text:
Donald Trump and Carol Channing as themselves in "New York and Queens" (Season 2, Episode 24).
"Weird Al" Yankovic as himself in "Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place" (Season 4)
Joe Alaskey as Daffy Duck (Applies at Drew's work place for a job in scene before opening title) in "My Best Friend's Wedding".
Rush Limbaugh as himself in "The Salon" (Season 3)
Triple H as The Disciplinarian, Pro Wrestler Sponsor for Buzz Beer
The Reverend Horton Heat as The Underprivileged in "That Thing You Don't" (Season 3, Episode 10)
Slash, Rick Nielsen, Dusty Hill, Matthew Sweet, Joey Ramone, Lisa Loeb, Dave Mustaine, Roy Clark, Johnny Lang, and Michael Stanley as themselves and Joe Walsh as Ed in "In Ramada Da Vida" (Season 4, Episode 2)
Ben Stein as St. Peter
Lemmy Kilmister and his band Motörhead as themselves in "Drew Gets Out of the Nut House" in Season 7, playing a loud song with altered lyrics from Mimi to apologize for putting Drew in a mental institution.
The James Gang as themselves at the end of Season 4, Episode 4
The Go-Go's as themselves in "The Pregnancy Scare" (season 6, episode 6)
Debbie Lee Carrington as Mini Mimi in Season 5, Episode 1
Kristen Wiig as a realtor in Season 9

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Production
line

Season premiere
Season finale

1
22
September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)
May 8, 1996 (1996-05-08)
4570xx

2
24
September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)
May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14)
4659xx

3
28
September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
4662xx

4
27
September 23, 1998 (1998-09-23)
May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)
4675xx

5
26
September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)
May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17)
2254xx

6
27
October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)
May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23)
2263xx

7
27
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)
May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)
2273xx

8
26
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)
2279xx

9
26
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02)
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08)
1785xx

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The show finished its first season (1995–1996) barely in the Top 50, placing 48th in the Nielsen ratings, with an average rating of 10.1. The second season did considerably better, making it into the Top 20 finishing its second season (1996–1997) 18th in the Nielsen ratings with an average rating of 11.5. Viewership increased 13.9% from season one.[citation needed]

text: The show finished its third season (1997–1998) at a higher place in the ratings, placing 16th with an average rating of 11.1 during the season; however, the ratings share was a drop of 3.5% from the second season. During its fourth season (1998–1999), the series finished the season in the Nielsen ratings higher in the Top 20 making it to 14th place but with an average rating of 9.9, a decrease of 10.8% from the third season.[citation needed]

text: The show finished its fifth season (1999–2000) 24th in the Nielsen ratings, the first time since season one that the show was not in the Top 20, with an average rating of 9.5, a decrease of 4% from the fourth season. This was a smaller drop than many other series experienced, given the erosion of network audiences. This was also a smaller drop than the previous season. The show's sixth season (2000–2001) finished 41st with an average rating of 8.23, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the fifth season.[citation needed]

text: ABC signed a new contract to keep the show on through a ninth season, even though the show had yet to enter its seventh season (2001–2002) at that time. The season saw one of the show's biggest drops in ratings, finishing 57th with an average rating of 5.9, a significant drop of 28.3% from the sixth season. The show finished its eighth season (2002–2003) season 119th with an average rating of 3.29, a drop of 44.23 percent from the seventh season. This caused ABC to put the series on hiatus, airing the rest of the season in the summer of 2003. Unable to get out of the contract, ABC was forced to allow the show to film a ninth season, paying three million dollars per episode. Not doing well enough to receive a time slot on ABC's fall schedule in 2003, the show had its ninth and final season burned off during the summer of 2004. The series finale was viewed by a little over 5 million viewers.[citation needed]

text:
Season
Years
Rank
Rating

Season 1
1995–1996
#48
10.1[6]

Season 2
1996–1997
#18
11.5[7]

Season 3
1997–1998
#13
16.7[8]

Season 4
1998–1999
#13
14.9[8]

Season 5
1999–2000
#24
9.5[9]

Season 6
2000–2001
#33
12.7[10]

Season 7
2001–2002
#67
9.1[11]

Season 8
2002–2003
#121
5.2[12]

Season 9
2004
#150
3.1

text: Viva Las Vegas[edit]

text: The episode "Drew Gets Married" is part of a crossover with Grace Under Fire, Coach and Ellen set in Las Vegas. It features Brett Butler as Grace Kelly, Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Damme, Joely Fisher as Paige Clark and Jeremy Piven as Spence Kovak.[citation needed]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: The Drew Carey Show entered off-network syndication in September 1999 and continued until September 2007, for example, Philadelphia's The WB station WPHL-TV reran the show weeknights 7:30pm EST and 11:30pm EST, Chicago's WB station WGN-TV at 6:30pm & 10:30pm CST, Cleveland's local FOX station (Drew's hometown) weeknights 7pm EST & 11pm EST both after local news on WJW-TV and New York City & Washington, D.C.'s UPN stations WWOR-TV and WDCA-TV reran the show weeknights 11:30pm EST.[citation needed]

text: During the early-to-mid 2000s (decade), The Drew Carey Show was also seen on cable's TBS. ION Television aired reruns of the show from 2007 to 2009, premiering on New Year's Eve 2007, with the station promoting it as "The Drew Year." ION Television did not air all of the episodes as it only aired the episodes that aired from seasons 1–5; the channel also removed references to the male genitalia from certain episodes, the season 5 episode "Do Drew and Kate Have Sex?" being one in particular.[citation needed]

text: The CW Television Network also aired episodes during the 2008–09 television season. Two back-to-back episodes were aired on Sundays at 6:00pm to replace the cancelled Sunday Night Block by Media Rights Capital.[citation needed]

text: The show ran in syndication on Canada's "TVtropolis" until June 2013, when the channel was rebranded as "DTour".[citation needed]

text: LAFF began carrying the show as part of its inaugural lineup when it launched in April 2015.[citation needed]

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: During the height of the show's popularity, Barbie-esque dolls of Drew and Mimi were released, with accessories and are currently in rare supply and considered collector's items. Matchbox also released Drew's car, a Volkswagen Beetle with flames on the sides which Drew owned from the third season until the eighth. The soundtrack album Cleveland Rocks! Music from The Drew Carey Show was released in May 1998.[13]

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: On February 28, 2006, a six-episode release of the sitcom was released on DVD titled "The Drew Carey Show: TV Favorites".[14] Initially, the DVD was exclusively sold at Best Buy, but later sold at other national retailers as well. The DVD features the episodes "Pilot", "Playing the Unified Field", "We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day", "Drew Blows His Promotion", "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "DrugCo." However, this DVD has since gone out of print.

text: On April 24, 2007, Warner Home Video released the complete first season of The Drew Carey Show on DVD in Region 1. The WB has released a statement in which it said that the reason as to why the second season, and any of the later seasons have yet to be released as of 2016 is because of copyright issues regarding music used on the show. For the same reason, it is unlikely ever to stream on online services.[15]

text: The first season was released in Australia (Region 4) on September 10, 2008. Small distribution company Madman Entertainment, usually known for releasing anime and manga, has picked up the rights to the series.[citation needed]

text:
DVD Name
Ep#
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Special Features

The Complete First Season
22
April 24, 2007
N/A
September 10, 2008

1-900-MIMI (a phone sex spoof featuring Mimi)
Life Inside a Cubicle Featurette

The Drew Carey Show: TV Favorites
6
February 28, 2006
N/A
N/A

"Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)
"Playing the Unified Field" (Season 1, Episode 18)
"We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day" (Season 2, Episode 1)
"Drew Blows His Promotion" (Season 2, Episode 15)
"My Best Friend's Wedding" (Season 3, Episode 28)
"DrugCo" (Season 4, Episode 20)


document_title: Los Alamitos Circle

question_text: who designed the traffic circle in long beach ca

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text: Los Alamitos Circle

text: History[edit]

text: In 1930, German engineer Werner Ruchti was contracted to design the traffic circle, which was to be based on European models. Construction was expedited in order to accommodate the increased vehicle traffic that was expected with the 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, as many of the aquatic and rowing events were to be held in Long Beach.[1]

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text: The Los Alamitos Traffic Circle was one of the first of its kind to be constructed in the United States, and prior to their truncation, was also an end point of US 6 (which connects Provincetown, Massachusetts some 3,227 miles (5,193 km) to the east) and US 91.[2]

text: Reclassification[edit]

text: In 1993, the circle was converted from an old-style traffic circle to a modern roundabout by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). This was the first such conversion in the United States. Yield signs replaced Stop signs, giving drivers inside the circle the right of way, which increased traffic flow efficiency. PCH (the main thoroughfare) was given an additional entry lane at both north and south bound routes.[3] Also added were widened feeder lanes,[4] and dedicated lanes for traffic traveling only 90 of the 360 degrees of the circle - the equivalent of a right turn at a traditional American traffic light. After the conversion, both the total auto accident and the injury rate significantly dropped, making the circle one of the safest statistically in the nation. The aforementioned modifications ran a cost of $350,000.[3]

text: The Los Alamitos Traffic Circle was very similar to the 1932 Garces Memorial Circle located in Bakersfield, though the Bakersfield circle has not undergone modernization to roundabout standards.

text: Present day[edit]

text: Today the circle handles over 60,000 vehicles a day, mostly commuters from Orange County in the south heading to jobs in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. The roadway is now owned by the State of California but managed by the City of Long Beach in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The city provides landscaping and traffic code enforcement, while the state provides road maintenance.

text: In addition to the main traffic circle, there is also an Outer Traffic Circle that is concentric with the main roundabout. The artery Atherton Street ends at the Outer Traffic Circle and does not continue toward the main roundabout


document_title: List of Vice-Presidents of India

question_text: the first vice president of india who become the president letter was

text: List of Vice-Presidents of India

text: List[edit]

text: The complete list of Vice-Presidents of India includes the persons sworn into the office as Vice-President of India, following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950. Some of whom later became presidents.[4]

text:
№
Name
(birth–death)
Portrait
Elected
(% votes)
Took office
Left office
Term (in years)
Notes
President(s)
Candidate of

1
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(1888–1975)

1952
(Unopposed)

1957
(Unopposed)

13 May 1952
12 May 1962
10
Radhakrishnan was a prominent scholar. Besides being awarded the Bharat Ratna he also held the position of vice-chancellor in the Banaras Hindu University and the Andhra college. He served as the Vice-President for two terms.
Rajendra Prasad

Independent

2
Zakir Husain
(1897–1969)
—
1962
(97.59)
13 May 1962
12 May 1967
5

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Independent

3
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
(1894–1980)
—
1967
(71.45)
13 May 1967
3 May 1969
2

Zakir Husain

Independent

4
Gopal Swarup Pathak
(1896–1982)
—
1969
—
31 August 1969
30 August 1974
5

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1969–1974)

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974)

Independent

5
Basappa Danappa Jatti
(1912–2002)
—
1974
(78.70)
31 August 1974
30 August 1979
5

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977)

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977–1979)

Indian National Congress

6
Mohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992)
—
1979
(Unopposed)
31 August 1979
30 August 1984
5

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1979–1982)

Giani Zail Singh (1982–1984)

Independent

7
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(1910–2009)

1984
(71.05)
31 August 1984
24 July 1987
3

Giani Zail Singh

Indian National Congress

8
Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999)

1987
(Unopposed)
3 September 1987
24 July 1992
5

Ramaswamy Venkataraman

Indian National Congress

9
Kocheril Raman Narayanan
(1920–2005)

1992
(99.86)
21 August 1992
24 July 1997
5

Shankar Dayal Sharma

Indian National Congress

10
Krishan Kant
(1927–2002)
—
1997
(61.76)
21 August 1997
27 July 2002
4

Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997–2002)

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2002)

Janata Dal

11
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(1923–2010)

2002
(59.82)
19 August 2002
21 July 2007
5

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Bharatiya Janata Party

12
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
(1937–)

2007
(60.51)

2012
(67.31)
11 August 2007
11 August 2017
10

Pratibha Patil (2007–2012)

Pranab Mukherjee (2012–2017)

Ram Nath Kovind (2017)

Indian National Congress

13
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
(1949–)

2017
(67.89)
11 August 2017
Incumbent
—

Ram Nath Kovind

Bharatiya Janata Party

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text: † Died in office

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document_title: Red Dead Redemption

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text: Red Dead Redemption

text: Gameplay[edit]

text: Red Dead Redemption is a Western-themed action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player controls John Marston and completes missions, linear scenarios with set objectives, to progress through the story. Outside of missions, players may freely roam the open world. The player can interact with the environment and engage in combat with enemies, using various firearms. Different breeds of horses are the main forms of transportation, each with different attributes. These horses must be tamed in order to use them. Marston can utilize trains for quick travelling, but he can also stop the train by threatening or killing the passengers or driver. The game's undeveloped land makes up the largest portion of the game world, featuring various rugged and vast landscapes with occasional travelers, bandits, and wildlife. Urban settlements range from isolated farmhouses to crowded towns. Besides the American West, the player can also traverse a fictional Mexican state bordering the United States.[2]

text: In addition to following the main storyline, the player character will witness and can take part in random events they encounter as they explore the game world. These include public hangings, ambushes, pleas for assistance, encounters with strangers, ride-by shootings, and dangerous animal attacks. For example, if a group of people ride into town firing guns in the air, Marston can kill them, and will receive a bonus of honor and fame for protecting the town. The player character can also take part in optional side activities, most of which give the player money. These side activities include dueling, in which the player character must be a faster draw than their opponent; bounty hunting, where Marston can hunt down bounties on wanted posters; herb collecting, which involves gathering exotic plants from around the game map for town medics; gambling, where people can be found playing games such as poker and Five Finger Fillet;[3][4] and hunting, in which the player can kill wild animals and skin their hides.[4]

text: Red Dead Redemption makes use of a morality system where players have the ability to gain positive or negative honor.[2] Honor can be gained by making morally positive choices, such as taking in an outlaw alive or saving a woman from a kidnapping. The player character's overall honor standard is lowered for committing crimes or other negative choices. This works in conjunction with another system, fame, which affects how people react based on Marston's honor status. If Marston has little honor, non-player characters will feel insecure around him. If he has a high amount of honor, other characters will usually greet him and feel safe around him. He will also receive discounts in some stores, more pay for jobs and other bonuses.[2][5] A very low honor rating can result in a town's establishments closing their doors when Marston arrives. To combat this he can disguise himself by wearing a bandana when performing criminal acts; alternatively, a very negative or criminal reputation warrants the player a large amount of respect and steep discounts from bandits and fencers at criminal hideouts, such as Thieves' Landing.[2]

text: Combat[edit]

text: Gunfights are a major gameplay mechanic in Red Dead Redemption. The player can take cover, target a specific person or animal, blindfire, and free aim. Individual body parts can also be targeted, in order to take targets down non-lethally. When the player shoots an enemy, the game engine uniquely creates the AI reactions and movements depending on where they were hit. The player character can choose from period-accurate weapons including revolvers, pistols, lever or bolt-action rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, knives, explosives, lassos, mounted Gatling guns, and cannons.[6] Duels utilize a gunslinger gameplay mechanic known as Dead Eye. Dead Eye is a targeting system that is used in a bullet time-like manner, allowing the player to slow down time to place a precise shot or paint in multiple shots. When the targeting sequence ends, Marston automatically fires to all marked locations in extremely quick succession.[2]

text: Adopted from the Grand Theft Auto series, Red Dead Redemption has a modified wanted system. When the player commits a crime such as killing people near witnesses, some will run to the nearest police station. The player can bribe them or kill them before they reach the station. If a crime is committed near a police officer, the wanted meter immediately appears along with a bounty count which increases with each crime committed. If Marston's bounty becomes high enough he will be pursued by either the U.S. Marshals or by the Mexican Army depending on his locations. To evade law enforcement in pursuit, John Marston must escape a circular zone until the wanted meter disappears. Alternatively, the player character can kill all lawmen in a town to have the wanted meter disappear.[2] Despite the chase being aborted, a bounty is placed upon John which will cause bounty hunters to come after him in the wilderness. It is impossible to surrender to these bounty hunters by putting away Marston's weapon and standing still as they will kill him regardless. Only law enforcement in towns and a posse will accept surrenders. The law will continue to chase Marston unless he pays his bounty at a telegraph station or presents a pardon letter. When arrested, Marston pays off his bounty and is then released. If the player does not have enough money to pay back the bounty, the law will assign bounty hunting activities.[2]

text: Multiplayer[edit]

text: Red Dead Redemption includes online multiplayer with a maximum of 16 players per session. Every multiplayer game, both free-for-all and team based, will begin with a Mexican standoff. Survivors of the standoff will be able to move to any part of the battlefield in preparation for respawning enemies. Crates in the environment contain extra weapons, ammo, and other powerups. Players can level up and complete weapon challenges which earn them rewards such as new character models, golden weapon skins, new titles, and new breeds of animal mounts.[7] Additional multiplayer modes were added via downloadable content (DLC). Stronghold is an attack or defend scenario, with teams switching roles as the round ends. It is included in the Liars and Cheats pack.[8] The Undead Nightmare pack included two new games modes: Undead overrun mode, and Land Grab. It also included eight new zombie characters.[9]

text: The free-for-all and team versions of Shootout mode both follow a traditional deathmatch scenario where players or teams must accumulate the most kills. Many capture the flag variants are also available. Hold Your Own is a traditional mode where each team has to defend their bag of gold from the enemy team whilst capturing the other. Grab The Bag has both teams attacking one bag placed in a section of the map. Gold Rush is a free-for-all variant, trying to grab and keep as many bags as possible. The multiplayer portion Red Dead Redemption also features open world gameplay.[2] All players in the server can form or join a group of other players, known as a posse, of up to eight players and take part in activities such as hunting or attacking computer-controlled gang hideouts or another player's posse.[10] In some game modes, players are unable to kill other players.[11][b]

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Setting[edit]

text: Red Dead Redemption spans two fictitious United States counties and a fictitious Mexican state: New Austin, West Elizabeth, and Nuevo Paraiso. New Austin and West Elizabeth are adjacent to each other and share a southern border with Mexico. Nuevo Paraiso is a Mexican state, separated from U.S. territory by the San Luis river. The game takes place primarily in the year 1911, featuring the final decade of the American Frontier and the cowboy and outlaw archetypes that shaped it. The landscape of the Wild West is beginning to fade and modern technologies like automobiles, machine guns, and oil drilling projects are beginning to appear.

text: Plot[edit]

text: The game begins in 1911, where former outlaw John Marston (Rob Wiethoff) is taken from his family by the Bureau of Investigation, and will only be granted amnesty when he brings the remaining members of his old gang to justice. Marston sets off to track down Bill Williamson (Steve J. Palmer), who now runs his own gang. Marston confronts Williamson at his stronghold, Fort Mercer, only to be shot and left for dead. Local rancher Bonnie MacFarlane (Kimberly Irion) finds him critically wounded and takes him to her ranch for recovery. Several days later, Marston begins repaying the MacFarlanes for their help in the form of odd-jobs around the ranch. During this time he works with U.S. Marshal Leigh Johnson (Anthony De Longis) and his deputies, con artist Nigel West Dickens (Don Creech), treasure hunter and grave robber Seth Briars (Kevin Glikmann), and an unreliable alcoholic arms dealer known only as Irish (K. Harrison Sweeney). Marston performs various tasks and favours in exchange for their help with organizing an attack on Fort Mercer. Marston and his group then breach the fort and defeat Williamson's gang only to find that Williamson had fled to Mexico to seek help from Javier Escuella (Antonio Jaramillo), another member of Marston's former gang.

text: In Mexico, Marston sides with Mexican Army Colonel Agustín Allende (Gary Carlos Cervantes) and his right-hand man Captain Vincente de Santa (Hector Luis Bustamante), to help end a rebellion in return for Allende delivering Escuella and Williamson to him. However, Allende betrays Marston, who then sides with the rebels. With the initial help of elderly gunslinger Landon Ricketts (Ross Hagen), Marston, along with rebel leader Abraham Reyes (Josh Segarra) and one of his lovers Luisa (Francesca Galeas), eventually turns the tide in favour of the rebels, killing de Santa and launching an assault on the El Presidio fortress. They find Escuella, who attempts to bargain for his life by revealing that Williamson has been under Allende's protection. Marston is given the option to either kill Escuella or turn him over to the Bureau. Marston and Reyes then take the fight to Allende, where Luisa is killed during the attack. As Allende's palace is stormed by the rebels, both he and Williamson flee, but are apprehended and executed. Reyes then takes charge of the local government and plans to advance on the capital, while Marston leaves to meet with the Bureau in Blackwater.

text: Agents Edgar Ross (Jim Bentley) and Archer Fordham (David Wilson Barnes) refuse to let Marston return to his family until he assists the Bureau in hunting down Dutch van der Linde (Benjamin Byron Davis), the leader of Marston's former gang. Marston learns that Dutch has been forming his own gang, and joins Ross, Fordham and a group of U.S. soldiers in an attack on Dutch's hideout. During the assault, Marston chases Dutch up to a cliff, where the latter commits suicide by backing off the cliff and falling to his death. Marston is released from his deal with Ross and returns to his ranch where his wife Abigail (Sophie Marzocchi) and son Jack (Josh Blaylock) are waiting. Marston devotes his time tending to the ranch, having sworn to keep himself and his family away from the outlaw lifestyle forever. He is then suddenly forced to repel a surprise attack from a combined force of soldiers, lawmen and government agents led by Ross. Marston is able to fend off several waves of attackers and get his family to safety but stays behind to hold back the rest. Despite a valiant last stand, he dies after being shot numerous times by Ross and his men, and is buried by his family on the hill overlooking the ranch.

text: Three years later, following the death of his mother, Jack tracks down the now-retired Ross, and kills him in a duel. The fates of Marston's companions are later summarized: Marshal Leigh Johnson retired from Armadillo and moved away; Reyes was consumed by power and became a tyrant; Bonnie MacFarlane eventually married; Irish shot himself dead in an outhouse when his gun accidentally discharged; Seth Briars eventually found treasure and became rich; and Landon Ricketts died quietly in his sleep.

text: Development[edit]

text: Rockstar San Diego began to develop Red Dead Redemption in 2005. Development was conducted by a team of more than 800 people, including Rockstar San Diego's core team and staff from parent company Rockstar Games's studios around the world.[12] The game runs on the proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), which was improved for the game to improve its draw distance rendering capabilities.[13] The Euphoria and Bullet software handle additional animation and rendering tasks.[14] Having exhausted the use of previous hardware on previous projects, Rockstar felt inspired after realising the potential power of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[15] Analyst estimations place the game's combined development and marketing budget between US$80 million and US$100 million, which would make it one of the most expensive video games ever made.[16]

text: The open world was created to represent iconic features of the American frontier. Key members of the game world product team took research trips to Washington and the Library of Congress in their extensive research on the American frontier.[17] They also captured a multitude of photographs, and analyzed various classic Western films.[14] The team considered creating the open world one of the most technically demanding aspect of the game's production, in terms of filling the world with enough content to interest players.[18] The team chose 1911 as the game's setting as they felt that exploring the transformation from "the old West" into a modern world was intriguing.[13] The team viewed Red Dead Redemption as a spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver,[19] and designed it to improve upon the gameplay mechanics. They sought to maintain the shooting mechanic and expand on other game features, attempting to achieve realism with every feature of the game.[14] In particular, the team faced a challenge in creating realistic movement for the horse, resulting in the engagement of a stunt horse to simulate movement for the designers.[20]

text: After an audition process, Rob Wiethoff was selected to portray John Marston.[21] The cast's performances were mostly recorded using motion capture technology, with additional dialogue and sound effects recorded in a studio.[22] Red Dead Redemption also features an original score, which was composed by Bill Elm and Woody Jackson, collaborating with each other over fifteen months.[23] Rockstar also consulted musicians who played traditional Western instruments, such as harmonica player Tommy Morgan.[24]

text: Though a technology demonstration was shown in 2005,[25] Red Dead Redemption was first formally announced by Rockstar Games on February 3, 2009.[26] They released its debut trailer on December 1, 2009, introducing the game's protagonist.[27] The game missed its original projected April 2010 release date, pushed back to May 18, 2010 to allow for further polishing.[28] To spur pre-order game sales, Rockstar collaborated with several retail outlets to provide pre-order bonuses. These included exclusive in-game outfits, weapons and horses,[29] as well as the game's official soundtrack.[30]

text: Additional content[edit]

text: Post-release content was added to Red Dead Redemption as downloadable content (DLC) packs. Outlaws to the End, released on June 22, 2010, added six new cooperative side missions for the game's multiplayer. The Legends and Killers pack was released on August 10, 2010; it added eight multiplayer characters from Red Dead Revolver, nine map locations, and a Tomahawk weapon. The Liars and Cheats pack was released on September 21, 2010; it added competitive multiplayer modes and mini-games, additional characters from the single-player game and the Explosive Rifle weapon.[31] The Hunting and Trading pack was released on October 12, 2010; it added a jackalope to the game's world, and some additional outfits.[32] Undead Nightmare, released on October 26, 2010, added a new single-player campaign with ghost towns and cemeteries full of zombies; in the game's story, players continue to assume control of Marston as he searches for a cure to the zombie outbreak.[33] The Myths and Mavericks pack, released for free on September 13, 2011, added additional characters from the single-player campaign.[34][35]

text: A Game of the Year Edition containing all downloadable content was released for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, on 11 October 2011 in North America and on 14 October 2011 internationally.[36] Additionally, Microsoft added the game to its backwards compatibility list for Xbox One platforms in July 2016.[37]

text: Reception[edit]

text:
Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator
Score

Metacritic
95/100[38][39]

Review scores

Publication
Score

1UP.com
A[40]

Edge
10/10[41][c]

Eurogamer
8/10[43]

Game Informer
9.75/10[44]

GamePro
[45]

GameSpot
9.5/10[48]

GameSpy
[46]

GameTrailers
9.5/10[47]

IGN
9.7/10[49]

Award

Publication
Award

PlayStation Official Magazine - UK
3rd best PS3 game of all time[50]

text: Red Dead Redemption was released to critical acclaim. Review aggregator website Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating in the 0–100 range, calculated an average score of 95 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 73 reviews for the PlayStation 3 version and 96 reviews for the Xbox 360 version.[38][39] Commercially, the game has also been very successful. By August 2011, the game had shipped over 11 million copies, 2 million of which were retail units of Undead Nightmare.[51] As of February 2017, Red Dead Redemption has shipped over 15 million units.[52]

text: Many critics praised the landscape, environment and graphics of Red Dead Redemption. Erik Brudvig of IGN lauded the environmental details, noting the player can even scare a flock of birds from the bushes as they ride past. He also noted that the game's dynamic events, weather and ambient sounds provide a rich experience for players. He summarized by stating "you can also expect a fantastic game that offers the Western experience we've all been waiting for."[49] Game Informer called the scenery "breathtaking", and the cinematic cutscenes "vastly improved" over Grand Theft Auto IV, and named it the "best-looking Rockstar game to date".[44]

text: The music, sound and voice acting in the game was also widely praised and spoken about. It won the Best Original Music and Best Voice Acting awards from GameSpot.[54][55] When talking about the sound design of Red Dead Redemption, Game Informer said "From pitch-perfect gunshots to the daunting rumble of prairie thunderstorms, the remarkable attention to audio detail brings the world to life".[44]

text: Critics and reviewers spoke about the successful use of the game engine, and made similarities of the controls and physics to the Grand Theft Auto series. Game Informer said that Rockstar "[transposed] the Grand Theft Auto gameplay template onto a Wild West setting".[44] Good Game reviewer Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen said that "[Rockstar] really looked at what people liked and didn't like in their game design from [Grand Theft Auto IV], and included it here".[56] Eurogamer's Simon Parkin felt Red Dead Redemption successfully "re-clothes" the Grand Theft Auto framework in an "exciting, distinct and expertly realised scenario".[43]

text: The multiplayer aspect of Red Dead Redemption received mixed commentary from critics. GamePro's Will Herring praised the variety of multiplayer modes and the open gameplay, but noted that it put more responsibility on the players for keeping the game interesting.[45] Justin Calvert of GameSpot also gave high marks for the game's variety of multiplayer modes, but felt that there was a lack in customization options for players.[48] In a more critical view of multiplayer, Scott Sharkey of 1UP.com noted that games can suffer from griefing[b] due to the open nature of multiplayer gameplay. He also criticized the leveling and unlocking aspects, noting that "The first few minutes spent as a toothless miner riding a balky mule can be pretty humiliating".[40] G4TV's Jake Gaskill echoed this sentiment. He noted that the game often respawns players in a similar location to their death, which allows the killing player to repeatedly grief the other player.[57] Rockstar has since added a feature which allows for players being griefed to transport to another area upon respawn.[58]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Since its release, Red Dead Redemption has received a large number of awards. It won several Game of the Year awards from media outlets such as GameSpy,[59] GameSpot,[60] Good Game,[61] Computer and Video Games,[62] and Machinima,[63] among others.[64][65] The game's music also received awards for its original score from GameSpot,[54] Machinima.com,[63] and Spike TV.[66] José González also received an award from Spike for his original song "Far Away".[66] The graphics received honors at the Korean Games Conference,[67] and from the television program Good Game.[68] Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare also received Best Downloadable content awards from Spike TV,[66] G4 TV[69] and Game Revolution.[70] At the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, Red Dead Redemption won the Game of the Year, Best Song in a Game ("Far Away" by José González), Best Original Score and Best DLC (Undead Nightmare) awards.[66] Red Dead Redemption was not nominated for any of the jury based awards at the BAFTA Video Game Awards due to Rockstar's refusal to submit the title for consideration; BAFTA cannot enter games without permission from the developers and publishers.[71][72]

text:
[show]List of awards and nominations for Red Dead Redemption

Year
Awards
Category
Outcome
Ref

2010
GameSpot Best of 2010
Best Story
Won
[73]

Best New Character (John Marston)
Won
[74]

Best Atmosphere
Won
[75]

Best Original Music
Won
[54]

Best Voice Acting
Won
[76]

Best Improved Sequel
Won
[77]

Best Writing/Dialogue
Won
[78]

Best Ending
Won
[79]

Best Action/Adventure Game
Won
[80]

Best PS3 Game
Won
[81]

Best Xbox 360
Won
[82]

Game of the Year
Won
[83]

Best Downloadable Content (Undead Nightmare)
Nominated
[84]

Best Graphics, Artistic
Nominated
[85]

Best Sound Design
Nominated
[86]

Best Original Game Mechanic
Nominated
[87]

IGN Best of 2010
Funniest Game (Xbox 360) (Undead Nightmare)
Won
[88]

Best Story (PlayStation 3)
Won
[89]

Best Character (PlayStation 3) (John Marston)
Won
[90]

Best Story (Xbox 360)
Nominated
[91]

Coolest Atmosphere (Xbox 360)
Nominated
[92]

Best Character (Xbox 360) (John Marston)
Nominated
[93]

Best Visuals (Xbox 360)
Nominated
[94]

Best Horror Game (Xbox 360) (Undead Nightmare)
Nominated
[95]

Best Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Nominated
[96]

Funniest Game (PlayStation 3) (Undead Nightmare)
Nominated
[97]

Coolest Atmosphere (PlayStation 3)
Nominated
[98]

Most Addictive Game (PlayStation 3)
Nominated
[99]

Best Visuals (PlayStation 3)
Nominated
[100]

Most Bang for Your Buck (PlayStation 3)
Nominated
[101]

Best Horror Game (PlayStation 3) (Undead Nightmare)
Nominated
[102]

Best PS3 Game of the Year
Nominated
[103]

GameSpy Game of the Year 2010
Best Action Adventure Game of the Year
Won
[104]

Overall Game of the Year
Won
[105]

Spike Video Game Awards 2010
Game of the Year
Won
[66]

Best Song in a Game ("Far Away" by José González)
Won

Best Original Score
Won

Best DLC (Undead Nightmare)
Won

Best Original Game
Won

Best Zombie Game (Undead Nightmare)
Won

Studio of the Year (Rockstar San Diego)
Nominated
[106]

Character of the Year (John Marston)
Nominated

Best PS3 Game
Nominated

Best Action Adventure Game
Nominated

Best Graphics
Nominated

Best Performance by a Human Male (Rob Wiethoff as John Marston)
Nominated

2011
14th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Action Game of the Year
Won
[107]

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Won

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Won

Outstanding Character Performance (Rob Wiethoff as John Marston)
Won

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Won

Game of the Year
Nominated

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Nominated

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Nominated

2011 British Academy Video Games Awards
GAME Award of 2010
Nominated
[108]

11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Game of the Year
Won
[109]

Best Game Design
Won

Best Technology
Won

Best Audio
Won

Best Writing
Nominated

2012
2012 Spike Video Game Awards
Entertainment Weekly and Spike VGA Best Game of the Decade
Nominated
[110]

2016
Giant Bomb's 2016 Game of the Year Awards
Xbox One Backwards Compatible Game of the Year
Nominated
[111]

text: John Marston[edit]

text: GameSpot and IGN named Marston the year's best new character.[112][113] Marston was a nominee for character and voice acting awards at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards[114] and 14th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[115] In 2013, Complex remembered Rob Wiethoff's voice acting performance as the second best in a video game.[116] Network World stated John Marston "is a complicated character, having been a bad person who is trying to make things right."[117] The New York Times stated that "[John] and his creators conjure such a convincing, cohesive and enthralling re-imagination of the real world that it sets a new standard for sophistication and ambition in electronic gaming."[118] Marston has been included in multiple lists of top video game character traits.[119][120][121][122][123][124] GamesRadar placed Marston fifth in their list of best game characters of the generation,[125] and GameSpy called John Marston a noticeable omission from the 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition's top 50 video game characters.[126]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: Critics concurred that Red Dead Redemption was one of the best games of the seventh generation era of video game consoles.[127] Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer wrote that he hoped the eighth generation of consoles would offer "similarly powerful experiences".[128] IGN ranked the game third on its 2011 list of the top modern video games,[129] and seventh on its 2014 list of the best games of the generation.[130] GamesRadar listed Red Dead Redemption at second on its list of the best games of all time, in February 2013,[131] and sixth on its list of the best video game stories, in July 2013.[132] In September 2013, the game was ranked the thirteenth best PlayStation 3 game,[133] and the seventh best Xbox 360 game, by IGN.[134] In November 2013, the game was ranked at fourth and eighth place on Eurogamer and Hardcore Gamer's list of the best games of the generation, respectively.[127][135] In January 2014, Computer and Video Games ranked the game at number fifteen on its list of the best games of the generation.[136] In June 2014, the game placed at number five on IGN's list of the "Games of a Generation: Your Top 100" as voted by readers of the site.[137] In August 2014, the game placed seventh on Good Game's Top 100 list.[138] In July 2015, the game placed 10th on USgamer's The 15 Best Games Since 2000 list.[139]

text: Prequel[edit]

text: In March 2013, Karl Slatoff, chief operating officer of Take-Two Interactive, revealed that the company has an "extensive pipeline of unannounced titles in development" and mentioned that the Red Dead franchise was important to the company.[140] Concept art for a future game in the series was reportedly leaked online in April 2016.[141] Images released by Rockstar in October 2016 sparked speculation regarding a sequel.[142][143] Red Dead Redemption 2 was confirmed by Rockstar in October 2016, scheduled for release on October 26, 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[144]