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Kevin Rose Leaving G4 to start Internet Only Show

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-luck-to-you-kevin dept.

Quantum Jim writes "Kevin Rose, one of the famous contributors and co-hosts of The Screen Savers, is leaving this week to concentrate on a new technology howto show called Systm. The Systm will be an internet-only show distributed free (as in beer AND speech) in a number of formats: Theora, Xvid, WMV, H.264, and PSP (what's that?). There will be bittorrent trackers available too! If only I had broadband..."

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  1. Best of luck to him... by th3space · · Score: 5, Interesting

    God knows that he and Morgan Webb were the only things worth watching on that sinking ship of a channel...

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    1. Re:Best of luck to him... by xlr8ed · · Score: 5, Funny

      he and Morgan Webb were the only things worth watching

      You're half right

  2. Of course he is leaving... by forceflow2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He knows how bad things have gotten (as if they could get any worse...) and is leaving to pursue bigger and better things that everyone knows he can. If only he could call up Leo and Patrick and have them help out...that would be excellent.

    1. Re:Of course he is leaving... by thiefius · · Score: 5, Informative

      They've already gotten together as of recently to do the podcast, "This Week in Tech." http://thisweekintech.com/

  3. Too cool for vowels. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kevin Rose is too cool for vowels. Pretty soon he'll have his name changed to Kvn Rs. That shit's leet.

  4. Screensavers podcast by slapout · · Score: 5, Informative

    Fans of the old TechTV show "The ScreenSavers" might want to check out Leo Laporte's podcasts. He makes his radio show available. He has also gotten together with some people from the old show and they do a podcast called This Week in Tech.

    http://www.leoville.com/
    http://thisweekintech.com/

    also see Dan Huard's take on TechTV:
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/01/172523 0&tid=129

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  5. techno by LinkDJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    the systm.. is down..
    the systm.. is down..

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  6. Latest Dialogue with Kevin's mom. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mom: So kevin, how's your job at the Sceensavers?

    K: I don't work there any more?

    Mom: What?

    K: I'm doing something new!

    Mom: What's that?

    K: I'm a PODCASTER!

    Mom: A Broadcaster? That's nice.

    K: NO.. POD caster.. POD as in iPod!

    Mom: You sell ipods?

    K: No..

    Mom: What's it got to do with Ipods?

    K: well, they can listen to my new show on ipods.

    Mom: Oh.. that's nice.
    Does it pay more?

    K: It's a new venture, I expect to generate revenue from ads.

    Mom: So, you have advertisers lined up?

    k: Um..

    Mom: Are you making any money yet?

    k: Um...

    Mom: what's with all the stuff you moved into my basement? You're not moving in there are you?

    K: Um..

    Mom: And what's with that microphone? Could you get it out of my face, I'm trying to talk to you?

    k: *runs* OK peeps, stay tuned to my next podcast, brought to you buy Redbull, Vodka, and our biggest sponsor.. Mom!

  7. Hopefully Sarah Lane stays behind... by Z-Knight · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I'm hoping she doesn't follow ... those two need to get a damn hotel room and get their frustrations out once and for all, instead of flirting continuously on-air...geez

    Here's also hoping that the new show is actually is actually any good...the last few months of The ScreenSavers/Attack of the Crappy Show have had about 3 minutes of actual computer related stuff covered in them. Thanks to all of the geniuses at G4...good job on getting rid of Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton, they obviously were too good so you replaced them with the obviously "better" (NOT!) younger hosts that did nothing but waste my hour!