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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.
I tried to watch the new Screen Savers with an open mind, but was horrified by the complete lack of technical know-how exhibited by the pretty boys and girls that they hired. Like the other poster, I sadly removed it from TiVo's To-Do list and I later gave it "thumbs down" when TiVo took the initiative and recorded a couple of episodes on its own.
I really don't understand the corporate mentality at Comcast. If you you have a totally different vision of what a tech channel should be, aren't interested in producing programming in the San Francisco area, and don't want to use the rights to the name "TechTV", why would you buy TechTV? Comcast's management could not have honestly believed that they would retain TechTV's audience after dumbing down the shows and replacing just about every on-screen personality with some reject from MTV's Real World. Comcast, if you don't intend to keep the people, the production facilities, the channel name, the shows, or the audience, just what were you buying?