G4 Drops TechTV Name

MrM writes "According to the latest press release from G4techTV, G4 will drop the TechTV name in mid-February 2005. This comes as a major step to the old TechTV viewers, as the focused content has become gaming-oriented once more. G4 also released a copy of their "redesigned" logo, but quickly pulled it off the web after release." The article also includes details of "two new series, "Formula D" and "Girls Gone Wired." Formula D appears to be coverage of Drift Racing (because obviously gamers love that), and unfortunately Girls Gone Wired appears to be exactly what you'd expect: Guys ogling video game characters in a beauty pageant.

Comments

words fail me

[RobertTaylor]

"The network also presented TCA critics with "Girls Gone Wired," a digital beauty pageant featuring the hottest 2D and 3D women on the planet"

Thats just sad...

Not a huge surprise

[gbulmash]

Does this really come as a surprise to anyone? The gradual dismantling of Tech TV has been going on for years. Pure tech is too hard to translate into a full channel, and if you dumb it down to reach a wider audience, the core people who would watch a pure tech channel can't stand the content. Tech TV struck a pretty good balance between accessibility and intelligence, but it was always a tough row to hoe.

How about /.TV? 24 hour news and information for nerds? Fellas?

Re:Uh oh...

[ViceClown]

Dumbing down starts? I don't think you can get any "dumber" than G4 already is. The poor TechTV souls...

G4 bought TechTV for one reason ...

[HP-UX'er]

... to get their crappy programming into millions of more homes by 'buying' TechTV's slot in most Cable Companies lineup. I mean really, no one would give them a whole freaking channel otherwise. Any clown can see their current (not original TechTV shows) shows are total shit. /rant

Re:G4 bought TechTV for one reason ...

[numbski]

I really wish you were wrong.

Unfortunately, you're right. What they've done is unforgivable. They destoryed the channel, and the shows the kept, save X-Play (which was already far superior to any of the gaming shows G4 already had), they mangled beyond recognition. The Screen Savers is no longer even worth watching.

Call For Help? Gone.
Fresh Gear? Gone.
Unscrewed? Gone.
Tech Live? Gone.

I could go on and on and on. Ugh...it SUCKS.

I sincerely hope someone steps up and resurrects some of this content. It used to be some of the smallest amount of worthwhile content on TV.

Worse thing in ages...

[eSavior]

G4 buying Tech TV was the worst thing to happen in ages.
Damn... I wish I lived in that universe. :(

Re:Remember the Golden Days

[mopslik]

...or when TLC meant "The Learning Channel" rather than "Monster $OBJECT" and "$TRENDY_HOUSE_DECORATING_SHOW"?

Re:SOB....

[spac3manspiff]

I miss techTV too, but glad they dropped the name. G4 only a disgrace to the TechTV name in the first place..

Re:another step in the wrong direction

[beckerbuns]

After G4TechTV (or whatever it's going to be called) ruined the Screen Savers by getting rid of everyone who was entertaining and had actual knowledge, and replacing them with a bunch of good-looking young know-nothings, I stopped watching.

It is really too bad that they've ruined a perfectly good channel. There was so much potential to make it better but they just keep making it worse.

Re:SOB....

[elecngnr]

I too am glad they dropped the TechTV name. I had stopped watching TechTV when they started getting rid of people who knew what the hell they were talking about or would bring people on who knew the what they were talking about. Replacing these true techies with rejects from 'The OC' was a bad move. And, not surprisingly, with these rejects you started to see a younger client base that wanted more game crap.

I was not aware how bad it was until a few weeks when I switched in on and it was all gaming stuff. That was enough for me. Sorry to see the old TechTV go, it was pretty cool having a station like that--although my wife appreciated it much less than I did.