G4 why?

[Sheeplovr]

<p>Does anyone here watch g4 the channel that used to be Techtv?</p><p>so
first comcast bought tech tv and it was sorta okay most things were the
same there was some new shows that kinda stunk but werent too aweful </p><p>then all of a suddon they changed </p><p>they got rid of call for help and all tech related programs and slowly slid into G4 4 of what Gs who knows but it was g4</p><p>&nbsp;okay so they still had screen savers oh wait it changed its name ot attack of the show cause i guess it attacked</p><p>it still had some of the tech news i want and video game stuff&nbsp; nerdy content alright thats cool</p><p>but now</p><p>now why</p><p>what are they dooing read this </p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117941685?cs=1&s=h&p=0" target="_blank">a scaled-back focus on technology. Heavier emphasis will be on attitude, humor and a broader range of male-oriented topics.</a></p><p>so now some chick named oliva munn but when you look her up her name is lisa and howard Chick joins the channel </p><p>and they want to make it male-oriented? </p><p>I know i can just read video game reviews and tech news and what ever i already do</p><p>but like its fun to have a show to watch with the topics you like </p><p>what
i don't understand they want to get away from tech but they are still
going to e3 live and want it to be male-oriented what ever that means
and are going live to the sandiago comic con&nbsp;</p><p>it's like they want to be a mtv for perverts who only want cars, big boobs, and beer<br />
</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[furie]

it's Spike-lite.

[Fallon]

I used to enjoy the channel for the computer and video game news. Then it just became shit, every show had to have skits and comedy. Then they starting picking up non-tech shows and the channel was just ruined.<br />

[tele7]

<p>The<strong> X-Play</strong> formula seems to be working.&nbsp; They are actually pretty funny at times, and the game reviews are'nt bad either.&nbsp; </p><p><img height="569" src="http://www.doorfromhell.com/thelair/blogimages/TheRock_MorganWebb_FHM_November2004_01.jpg" width="416" border="0" /></p>

[Freakshow]

I watch the Man Show reruns. So I guess the change worked in that I watch now and I didn't before, if only for one show.

[Sheeplovr]

<p>I'll never stop likeing x-play i would like them to lay off some of
the bits and get to games like they go for the bad game to review for
the jokes more then just reviewing games </p><p>They got lost in
makeing the skits then to focus on the purpose of the show sometimes
they get so into jokes that i cant tell if its a positive review or a
negitive till the Rateing at the end so like thats really anoying&nbsp;</p><p>but how soon before they can Adam&nbsp;</p>

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Freakshow</strong> wrote:<br />I watch the Man Show reruns. So I guess the change worked in that I watch now and I didn't before, if only for one show.

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Leo Laporte was on O&amp;A months ago and said Man Show reruns were the highest rated shows on the network.</p><p>All the cool tech shows have moved online.&nbsp; The old TechTV hosts are at <a href="http://thisweekintech.com/" target="_blank">TWiT.tv</a> and Kevin Rose founded <a href="http://www.digg.com" target="_blank">digg</a>, too.<br /></p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody">All the cool tech shows have moved online.&nbsp; The old TechTV hosts are at <a target="_blank" href="http://thisweekintech.com/">TWiT.tv</a> and Kevin Rose founded <a target="_blank" href="http://www.digg.com/">digg</a>, too.</span></p><p>but there not live</p><p>I like Live shows&nbsp;</p><p>pluss
i refuse to use anything that calls its self a podcast till they change
it to just Digitle video stream or dvs or Diditle Video Online DVO i
wont cause there is no Cast involed the symantics of it is all
wrong&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

<p>Business.&nbsp; It's that simple.</p><p>Last year G4 hit the 50 million homes mark.&nbsp; When you do that, you come into some major competition and in order to get higher rates for your commericals, you have to get higher ratings.</p><p>&quot;it's like they want to be a mtv for perverts who only want cars, big boobs, and beer&quot;</p><p>Yep.&nbsp; Because that will bring in ratings, and that will bring in $$$$.</p><p>Those interesting tech shows that you liked?&nbsp; You'd be better finding one on a public access channel, because those people don't have profits to worry about.</p><p>This is the same reason why &quot;video&quot; channels such as MTV &amp; VH1 don't really play videos anymore.&nbsp; Videos don't get ratings.&nbsp; Videos don't bring in money.</p><p><br />&nbsp;</p>

[Se7en]

They're promoting Howard's chick, but Morgan Webb is so much hotter than her it's not even funny.

[EffMeBoobs]

She has my name but I'm better.

[booster11373]

Remeber the abortion of G4techTV. Tech TV is dead it was great while it lasted.

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody">
They're promoting Howard's chick</span></p><p>I
saw her on Tony Danza the other day by chance and she is like a tard
very ditsy and is she like in her 40s? she looks older then she is and
she even more annoying she goes oh g4 jsut hire me to do MY SHOW filter
</p><p>so its her show</p><p>first off filter is a shitty show in the
first place crappy half hass countdowns in a half hour woopity doo but
she made it sound like its her idea or something like she started this
show filter</p><p>atlest she knows she is only getting work cause of howard and goes on tv and says it </p><p>shes not a girlfirend shes a employee</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p>G4 did a bunch of talk about satellite Radio tonight</p><p>they had Chance Patterson the Vice Ceo in corperate affairs on and he didn't talk well but he kept saying opie and anthony</p><p>then the next satellite segment was talking about product </p><p>since the network employs howards gf they are all like on sirus side it seams </p><p>just a little related info</p><p>the
new set up i still dont like so i havnt been watching it but tonight
the e-mail thing said they would be talking about satelite radio so i
watched and they wont let me leave comments on their website anymore i
found out </p><p>really there cant be many people who watch attack of
the show much when's Comic Con that will probly the last week i watch
just cause im curious how they will handel reporting from a convention
everyday i hated how they did the E3 but comics is a whole nother
thing&nbsp;</p>

[Don Stugots]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>EffMeBoobs</strong> wrote:<br>She has my name but I'm better.<hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>


of course you are , you're effmeboobs!!!!

[Fallon]

AOTS stinks now!<br />

[TheKnicks23]

<p>Yeah, G4 is a joke.&nbsp; Anyone looking for Tech TV programming of
the old check our Revision3.com and Twit.tv for all the Kevin Rose, Leo
Laporte, Patrick Norton etc. podcasts.</p><p>Its really cool stuff and they have the ability to do stuff they never did on Tech TV.<br />
</p>

[JustJon]

After reading how they were changing the network, I haven't even flipped to the channel once since E3, and even the stuff I saw on their E3 showing made me want to turn it off.<br />

[Furtherman]

Changing again:

In its bid for the largely untapped metrosexual viewership, NBCUniversal is set to rebrand G4 channel as the Esquire channel.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the NBCUniversal-owned cable network has closed a deal with Esquire parent Hearst Corporation to shift the former gaming network to a destination more in line with the modern male. The effort is designed to capture a growing, upscale demographic that isn't being reached through other male networks, including adrenaline-heavy Spike and History.

Some of the new programming -- which will focus on such genres as cooking, travel and fashion -- already is in production as the rebrand is expected to take place during the first half of 2013, according to sources. True to the decade-old network's heritage, there will be gaming fare as well.

An NBCU spokesperson declined comment.

The news comes nearly a year after NBCU cable entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer hired longtime NBC marketing executive Adam Stotsky to take the helm as general manager at G4. Earlier this fall, his team canceled the network's Attack of the Show! and X-Play, a move that followed press reports of the net's desire to include more than simply geek TV.

In exploring potential partners, NBCU had conversations with Hearst rival Conde Nast as well. For their part, NBC and Hearst Corp. have a history, having served as co-owners of A&E Networks as recently as this summer, when the former sold its 15.8 percent stake for $3.03 billion. Hearst maintains an ownership stake in the cable group, which includes Lifetime, A&E, History and Bio.

[realmenhatelife]

Man once that Olivia Munn realized she needed to jump ship the writing was on the wall.


I hope Morgan Webb lands on her feet or my face.

[Furtherman]

And Sara Jean Underwood.

[Gmann]

whatever happened to Layla Keighley??

[Misteriosa]

whatever happened to Layla Keighley??

i think she works on mtv now.

[BigRigRichard]

I used to enjoy the channel for the computer and video game news. Then it just became shit, every show had to have skits and comedy. Then they starting picking up non-tech shows and the channel was just ruined.<br />

i agree 100% wish they'd bring back a channel devoted to video games of all platforms. guess the internet is the only place for that now

[hanso]

Can't even have 1 geek stuff chanel..sukz