24 Hours with G4

Nathan Smart writes "A writer for satire site The Game Rag watches 24 hours of G4TV and lives to tell about it." From the article: "'Cheat' had to evolve into a broader format, which coincidentally no longer involves actual cheating, and became a show about walkthroughs and tips. So right off the bat there's an immediate problem, and it ties back into that internet-thing I said earlier. There is nothing, seriously nothing, you can get from this show that you couldn't find with a simple trip to your local neighborhood Gamefaqs.com. Nothing. And Strike two is the disgustingly cheerful host, Kristin Holt. My assumption is that G4 wanted to hire some attractive women, as that falls under the category of 'things nerds like to look at', but Miss Holt, in my professional opinion, has NEVER SEEN A VIDEO GAME IN HER LIFE." He's already posted the second part of his outing, and G4 has a response to his project on their website.

Comments

Public access feel missing

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The G4 channel is missing the hardware/software hacking stuff big time. They need that public-access feel. Forget that hot girl, get some guy with an spf 3000 tan in front of a wall of machines with a hand scanner securty system in his basement. The opening shot where he says 'Not now mom, I'm on the air! So anyways, check this out...' lets you know you're about to see something incredible.

People still watch G4?

[Anonymous Coward]

I got rid of that channel when they eliminated the rest of the old TechTV programming - I still fail to see the business model behind G4. I probably should've gotten rid of it earlier - it seems the only thing I can remember was how turned off I was on the entire channel. G4 wanted to buy the audience, rather than figure out why, perhaps, that their channel sucked so badly in the first place that it's got very few subscribers. Once the TechTV shows started being infected, well... I can't stand 10 minutes of that channel now, nevermind 24. I think CPAC (Canadian version of C-SPAN) would be more bearable to watch. And G4 Canada was considered the saner channel.

Programming about games done in a style that attracts teens and younger? Who these days use the 'net for the same content? At least TechTV inspired an older generation of people who still rely on "old media" (TV/radio/newspaper/magazines) just as much as "new media" (Internet - web/blogs/etc).

Where did the geek-girls go?

[Jess (geek-chick)]

I used to watch Tech TV, and loved that they had knowledgable geek/gamer females as hosts. When the change over was made, they have gotten rid of them, and instead just have the typical model/bimbo type as hosts. What the hell? Sure we don't make up the majority of the gamer and geek market, but they definitely lost my viewing. My hubby only watches Attack of the Show and some of the "Midnight Spank" shows.

Big example: When Attack of the Show had a contest for a co-host. They had to show how geeky, personable, and well they would do on the show. A guy got the job (I believe only guys made the finals.) When they replaced Sarah Lane, they put some girl who doesn't contribute much. And some skinny British girl to report "The Feed". Why couldn't they hold another contest? They had a lot of geek girls on their "MySpace Girl of the Week", and I'm sure there would be plenty who would love to be a co-host.

It seems the people who decide all that just thought Pretty girls = male viewers, when any geek/gamer could tell you they'd rather see a knowledgeable geek/gamer girl than just eye candy. Plus they'd get the female demographic. Your mileage may vary.

G4 Shows

[MrCopilot]

Attack of the Show, Sometimes good, sometimes painful. The Feed, now very painful. I miss Sarah, but not her husband

XPlay, Good Reviews, and subtle comedy that you have to listen carefully for.

Icons, Reruns that are gaming History related, New ones not so much.

Everything Else, Change the channel.

The Demographic they are trying to zero in on, is not one I would like to be associated with. I mean, I like hot chicks as much as the next guy, but damn, there has to be Content OR Nudity. Content would be preferred we already have Nudity channels. What we don't have are Technical Content. Hardware, Software, Internet, and Geek Culture on tv.

If maybe I hadn't seen every StarTrek and NextGeneration 10 years ago, I might include them as high points.

Re:G4 Shows

[British]

Icons, Reruns that are gaming History related, New ones not so much.

I noticed that Icons had an episode about THE SUICIDE GIRLS. I mean come on, they are not icons to any extent of the imagination. They are just dang good at marketing what would otherwise be a pay adult site. Why would they have them on the same show that would focus on Sid Meier, Romero, etc is beyond me.

Nope, I'm glad I got rid of my digital cable service(went back to basic) with horrible offerings like G4, VH-1 Classic(oh boy did that jump the shark), and "rerun the same show" channels(like Discovery Wings?), etc.

8 billion channels, and still nothing to watch. Hey YouTube, start your own channel. Have a "viral video" hour or something like Web Junk 20.