Toonami

Toonami was a programming block on Cartoon Network. It is famous for debuting several popular anime in the US, including Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon, and reviewing video games during commercial breaks.

Toonami and Rez
On April 24th, 2004, during a broadcast of Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, Toonami did a review of Rez featuring only Sara, the holographic artificial intelligence co-host of the block. She stated the game's plot was "well... you're a virus of some sort, invading the mainframe of a computer. Sound familiar?" Then, Swayzak (from the block's previous event Trapped in Hyperspace) appeared, laughing evilly.

Not only did this review help Rez see a re-release in the United States under the PlayStation 2 "Greatest Hits" label that year, it also inspired half of the way Rez lore is portrayed in fanon; for example, the protagonist being a virus nicknamed Swayzak, and even the protagonist of Child of Eden being nicknamed Sara.

Trivia

 * Toonami was a spin-off of Cartoon Network's late night staple Space Ghost Coast to Coast, being hosted by Moltar for its first two years. Rez fanon hasn't ignored this, as the corrupt cop sent to investigate Eden and Swayzak is named Chad, after Chad Ghostal.