G4 Faces Layoffs, X-Play Changes
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i think there actually Spending the Budget on Hallucinogenic drugs, but thats my answer to alot of problems
In three years or so the whole network will most likely be gone. They just spend to much money and time on these horrible shows (Hurl,Cops,Space Balls The animated series,Cheaters,etc.) that no one cares about.
I hear ya.Tenmar said:
For a long time I didn't have G4 as an option, and I was very excited when my cable company began to offer it almost 2 years ago.
I've really noticed in the last 9 months that more and more 'tech' shows have been replaced by marathons of Cops and Cheaters as well, where it seems AOTS and X-Play are the only noteworthy tech shows on that channel (I don't count Nocturnal Emissions and the Kristin Holt/Adams show).
It really is a sad and shameful in this day and age a channel devoted to tech cannot survive and being replaced more and more often with Jerry Springer inspired crap that often shows up multiple times on multiple channels.
Even before this news broke, I noticed that last week X-Play was lacking new episodes and had been cut back in the daily repeats so G4 could show Gremlins for the 10th time this week,
As far as hosts go, I'd rather put up with crazy Adam and lack luster Morgan than to have no show at all.
Boo G4.....Boo!
I dont really care if AOTS is taking off that show to me is a 1 out of 5.I mean just look Kevin is a guy whos not funny trying to be funny and Olivia is well some retards who makes nerds have a hair trigger on their pants.Now if X play is gone i will have a 
I miss when TechTV and G4 were completely separate networks. I got to watch Screensavers, X-Play, Arena, etc.
So many good shows wasted to appeal to the people who think gaming is fashionable. But whatever. I did like Code Monkeys, though.
So many good shows wasted to appeal to the people who think gaming is fashionable. But whatever. I did like Code Monkeys, though.
I think that Xplay could use with less of the scripted skits that they seem to love, and more of the unscripted discussion about games. I remember right before they told us Xplay was "leveling up" there were a couple of episodes where Adam and Morgan just sat there and talked about games that they were playing or gaming trends they didn't like, and I thought "If this show was just this type of shit they might get a better reputation" (I know it sounds like Yahtzee in the Mario review but I didn't try that).
Anyway, I can understand why they changed Xplay to what it is now, they're trying to get a wider viewership of non-hardcore gamers. Personally if I were one of the execs I'd bring back a few of the older shows (like Screen Savers) and spin off most of Xplay's non reviewer segments into AOTS (I admit I've never really watched AOTS but it seems like 90% of what they're trying to do is get teens to giggle at suggestive titles) and return Xplay to a reviews show (maybe with a few of the interviews/game based discussions). Cheat I can see not returning as a full show because of the gamefaqs and cousin sites. I'd also probably try to pick up some of the more mature comedy shows (or rerun the REAL Man's Show type of things, with Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel?) to keep the teenage demographic. And I'd probably try to come up with a show or two to work on the backround of geekdom culture (maybe a comic book show and a show that covers the video game tie ins, like the comic books, movies, literature etc.)
Anyway, I can understand why they changed Xplay to what it is now, they're trying to get a wider viewership of non-hardcore gamers. Personally if I were one of the execs I'd bring back a few of the older shows (like Screen Savers) and spin off most of Xplay's non reviewer segments into AOTS (I admit I've never really watched AOTS but it seems like 90% of what they're trying to do is get teens to giggle at suggestive titles) and return Xplay to a reviews show (maybe with a few of the interviews/game based discussions). Cheat I can see not returning as a full show because of the gamefaqs and cousin sites. I'd also probably try to pick up some of the more mature comedy shows (or rerun the REAL Man's Show type of things, with Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel?) to keep the teenage demographic. And I'd probably try to come up with a show or two to work on the backround of geekdom culture (maybe a comic book show and a show that covers the video game tie ins, like the comic books, movies, literature etc.)
Well, they've done it. They've finally destroyed everything on that network that had anything to do with tech and gaming.
I mean, G4 used to have an identity. It was the definitive geek channel. It was the channel with show by geeks, for geeks.
But what is it now? I don't even know anymore. It's like the execs just grabbed some random shows and threw them together.
I used to love G4. I loved X-Play. I loved Attack of the Show. I loved Filter. I loved Cheat. I loved Cinematech for Christ's sake! But now, it's nothing to me.
*sigh* Nothing left to do but watch as G4's shell of its former self just whither away.
I mean, G4 used to have an identity. It was the definitive geek channel. It was the channel with show by geeks, for geeks.
But what is it now? I don't even know anymore. It's like the execs just grabbed some random shows and threw them together.
I used to love G4. I loved X-Play. I loved Attack of the Show. I loved Filter. I loved Cheat. I loved Cinematech for Christ's sake! But now, it's nothing to me.
*sigh* Nothing left to do but watch as G4's shell of its former self just whither away.