G4 Is No More

[servant]

One of the shows I'll miss the most, is Icons. Such an amazing show

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=lx3iWt-P0pg

I learned so much from this series at the time, this and cinematech. Actually these 2 and x-play were all that I could stand on G4 and they cancelled
cinematech and this after a year or something. x-play just turned into an add-on for Aots later.

 

[431unknown]

One of the shows I'll miss the most, is Icons. Such an amazing show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx3iWt-P0pg

I forgot about Icons. The first 2 season were actually good till they started covering stupid shit in season 3.

 

[Maverick Lunar X]

I preferred Gamespot TV, but that was a LONG time ago.

 

[retrodoctor]

I don't know about you guys, but I have no idea how people can reminisce about what G4 used to be. G4, and strictly g$ has never been good. Ever. Not a damn thing about it. However, Tech TV has always had a place in my heart. With G4 made the exit for The Screensavers and in came AOTS. AOTS is like 7-Up while The Screensavers is Mountain Dew. AOTS is Pepsi, Screensavers is Coke.

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

G4 was good for the first few years, but as everyone else has said, it took a turn for the worst. Recently, G4 was similar to reality television; it the same crap over and over again, most of which sucked, and anything good suddenly vanished (Icons for example)

 

[tatripp]

The only thing I watched on that channel was cops and sometimes ninja warrior. All of the other shows were really bad.

 

[FAST6191]

One of the shows I'll miss the most, is Icons. Such an amazing show

It does not have quite as high production values (usually just a lot of gameplay and Ken Burns effect rather than video of people talking) but http://www.youtube.com/show/allyourhistory?s=1 is a pretty good substitute and is still ongoing.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

yep, I'm sure it's in good hands.

The Sci-Fi channel has always been shit, the only good thing to come out of it in years was Battlestar Galactica. Only reason I watch it nowadays is the occasional Star Trek re-run (for the fucking Sci-Fi channel you'd think they'd show more of the most important piece of sci-fi film in history), Battlestar Galactica re-runs (which are also, and more frequently on, BBC America), and that's about it.

 

[godreborn]

sg-1 and atlantis r good. syfy has become nothing more than ghost hunters, shity reality shows, or even worse B movies. either the american public has become so stuipd that they'll watch anything or nbc thinks as such..

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

either the american public has become so stuipd that they'll watch anything or nbc thinks as such..

Take a look around.
It's a little from Column A, and a little from Column B.

 

[godreborn]

Well, it's the reason why I either download shows that I don't have access to or watch reruns. Virtually all reality shows, which makes up 90% of American tv, might as well be considered an offshoot of Jerry Springer considering they rely on drama, or rather fake drama, to sell the show to the audience. I'm surprised anyone would believe that unless they're unbelievably stupid.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Well, it's the reason why I either download shows that I don't have access to or watch reruns. Virtually all reality shows, which makes up 90% of American tv, might as well be considered an offshoot of Jerry Springer considering they rely on drama, or rather fake drama, to sell the show to the audience. I'm surprised anyone would believe that unless they're unbelievably stupid.

Well reality shows, in some sort of way, are kinda a necessary evil to television. Despite being shitty, they're cheap to make and get some easy money. How many women do you hear talk about Real Housewives? An awful show, but it's easy to make. Have a few cameras follow them around, get some basic graphics done, pay your editor monkeys and bam, it's a hit. Other shows require much more money to pay their talent, build sets, make props, do special effects, as well as write and plot. Money made from these cheap reality shows can be dumped into these better, original shows. Reality shows allow companies to task risks in other ventures.

So while we all hate reality shows, it's better to just pass them by on the TV guide than say they're the cancer of American television.

 

[FAST6191]

No argument on the simple economics front but I do feel compelled to link up the classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clnozSXyF4k

Granted it is cheaper than ever (I imagine it made economic sense there even in 2009 and prior) but several of those are the "cheap and cheerful" what would have been "one camera" shows in years past.

Also re:90%..... Sturgeon's Law might be worth looking up.

 

[DSGamer64]

Nothing of value was lost. Honestly, G4 has been terrible forever. They ruined TechTV and the gaming shows all became casual Halo loving fanboy biased bullshit so long ago that you couldn't take it seriously. Also, the fact that they employed that whining douche Adam Sessler for so long tells me that the folks who operate the network don't care about game quality or show quality.

 

[WhoRuJudge]

Long live The Screen Savers!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Only watched G4 for the E3 coverage and that was it. Watched some stuff on TechTV when I was little, but other than that I don't have much of a history with the channel.

 

[GameWinner]

I used to watch G4 back in 08, but after that I stopped. So I really don't care.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Nothing of value was lost. Honestly, G4 has been terrible forever. They ruined TechTV and the gaming shows all became casual Halo loving fanboy biased bullshit so long ago that you couldn't take it seriously. Also, the fact that they employed that whining douche Adam Sessler for so long tells me that the folks who operate the network don't care about game quality or show quality.

You're nuts dude, he may have an annoying voice, but Sessler is just as informed with games as Geoff Keighley.

 

[PyroSpark]

I used to love x-play, chea, icons and cinamatech (sp) a long time ago. Shame they took out almost all of those.