G4 Cancels Videogame Programming
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X-Play is responsible for me getting heavily into games. Since it was dropped from DirecTv, I haven't been able to watch it except on Hulu. I was sad to see Sessler leave, and I haven't seen him anywhere else yet, I hope he stays in game journalism. I hope he continues his long teamup with Morgan Webb. They had excellent chemistry together and hopefully a strong partnership that can continue without G4.
I always thought the two of them should move the show to either TWiT or CNET.
I always thought the two of them should move the show to either TWiT or CNET.
I knew this day would come eventually but somehow it still feels too soon. I loved X-play from its early days and I've watched it through pretty much all of its studio changes and iterations. It was nice that Sessler broke his type-casting as the goof and got to talk candidly about major issues in and outside gaming. I wish him and Morgan the best and hope to see them somewhere soon.
BTW, is anyone else confused how out of everyone on that network Olivia Munn, who I'm pretty sure had one of the shortest runs, is the breakout "mainstream" star?
BTW, is anyone else confused how out of everyone on that network Olivia Munn, who I'm pretty sure had one of the shortest runs, is the breakout "mainstream" star?
It's been slowly dying over the past decade. This is just the final twitch before death. My tears were shed a long time ago. It's time to move onto bigger and better things.
They used to be the nerd channel essentially several shows focused on games and the web such as shows like Screensaver, a do it yourself type of show for computers, Unscrewed, a late night talk show that focused on a lot on web stars and a few porn stars(same thing in most cases) as well as a few video game review shows other then X Play, plus they were the only channel other then Cartoon Network that regularly played anime.kajinking said:
Wow...I stopped watching G4 long ago, before I even lost the channel on cable. The station started falling, and X-Play started started focusing less and less on game reviews and more and more on 'hype'. Their reviews were only two minutes long, and the episodes got to the point where you were lucky if you got two reviews in. When I found out Adam did his own show on the website, that was a shot in arm because it was him being him, like back in the days of Extended Play. Then he left and I was like, "Well, there's nothing left. Morgan barely reviews anything anymore," but I still check the website for stuff.
But this...this still makes me sad. I'll miss Morgan and I already miss Adam and I hope they can both find careers doing what they love. Still, to think that G4 would tear out the last pieces of what made their channel remotely interesting. The logic behind this decision. Man, I would have LOVED to be part of that discussion, just to see how they can justify it.
"Well, no one watches X-Play anymore anyway, so it's just dragging us down."
"Well yeah, that's because you changed the format and style of the show."
"That's because they needed to be more like the gossip and reality shows we're airing."
"Obviously not, because people aren't watching it."
"Exactly. No one watches it now, so let's just get rid of it."
"..."
But this...this still makes me sad. I'll miss Morgan and I already miss Adam and I hope they can both find careers doing what they love. Still, to think that G4 would tear out the last pieces of what made their channel remotely interesting. The logic behind this decision. Man, I would have LOVED to be part of that discussion, just to see how they can justify it.
"Well, no one watches X-Play anymore anyway, so it's just dragging us down."
"Well yeah, that's because you changed the format and style of the show."
"That's because they needed to be more like the gossip and reality shows we're airing."
"Obviously not, because people aren't watching it."
"Exactly. No one watches it now, so let's just get rid of it."
"..."
Pretty much this.Xathos said:
I met one of the guys from X-Play/AotS a year back, and he was a really nice and super dude. Wonder what's going to happen with him?
Also, weirdly enough, for the second time, the Escapist has made an article on a subject that I posted about on the forums not too long before the article went up [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.392290-G4-Canceling-X-Play-and-Attack-of-the-Show#15812397] (the first being the deviantArt user that was making a real life PokeDex a la field notes).
I stopped watching after Arena and Portal left. Those were two awesome shows. But G4 has finally sold out. I don't even know why they call themselves G4 anymore, They aren't about Games anymore. Maybe G3. Or how about Soulless sellout jerks?
Oh wait, thats taken.
Oh wait, thats taken.
Remember back in 2002-2005 when G4 was actually pretty awesome? Yeah... I miss those days. I guess now they can finally make the full transition to Spike TV Jr.
Adam Sessler, Tommy Tallarico, Victor Lucas... I miss those guys, especially Tommy.
Adam Sessler, Tommy Tallarico, Victor Lucas... I miss those guys, especially Tommy.
What little I saw before the hostile takeover of TechTV, made it seem that they were going after the MTV crowd, which turned me off to the channel almost entirely. It also saddened me greatly when they trashed TechTV, as that was my favorite channel at that point in time.dyre said:
Wait.
G4 still had gaming programming?
Oh well, the guys on Attack of the Show and Xplay will most likely get a job on a gaming website of some sort of or another, just you wait.
G4 still had gaming programming?
Oh well, the guys on Attack of the Show and Xplay will most likely get a job on a gaming website of some sort of or another, just you wait.
Apparently, they're trying to make themselves appeal to the "modern man" a la Esquire/GQ.GenericAmerican said:
That's really ironic. As a regular buyer of Esquire, I can attest that it's basically one step away from being Maxim itself. The only thing both those magazines still have going for it is the men's clothing advice and feature stories, and I don't see those translating over to this new station.
It truly is the end of an era.
So long all that remained of TechTV.
I remember watching AotS back when it was The Screen Savers and we actually learned things about computers and technology instead of "what's cool to buy". I enjoyed watching Arena and Cheat. Some of my favorite progams were Icons/Game Makers and Cinematech. Xplay was like their flagship, but slowly it had become their only ship.
they used to be something unique, but decided it was cheaper to air reruns of cops and cheaters, then they tried to make cops cool and relevant by making Campus PD and failed so hard.
Goodbye G4, you have an amazing history, as well as a horrible and unrespectable present.
I remember watching AotS back when it was The Screen Savers and we actually learned things about computers and technology instead of "what's cool to buy". I enjoyed watching Arena and Cheat. Some of my favorite progams were Icons/Game Makers and Cinematech. Xplay was like their flagship, but slowly it had become their only ship.
they used to be something unique, but decided it was cheaper to air reruns of cops and cheaters, then they tried to make cops cool and relevant by making Campus PD and failed so hard.
Goodbye G4, you have an amazing history, as well as a horrible and unrespectable present.