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Is it Just me, or does TechTV SUCK A** since G4 bought them out?

Xander562

Xander562

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now, i dont know how many of you used to, or still do, watch TechTV back in the day when it was good. but ever since G4 bought them out, its total Sh**! no computer news, absolutely none! its all gaming news! constant reviews of games. now dont get me wrong, i love gaming. but its only interesting if YOUR ACTUALLY PLAYING IT! watching someone else play in a capture the flag tournament is like watching paint dry! Remember back in the day when TechTV actually reviewed PC hardware and operating systems, not just XBOX/XBOX360/PS2/GameCube games? I know this is a little late in comming but i just wanted to see what you guys had to say on this matter.
G4 ruined the only good Technology Network on my cable:mad: :( :mad:
 
It sucks more than just a**...

Whenever I sit down in front of the TV, I check what's on a few channels through the satellite guide feature. I still find myself checking Ch 354, even though I'm sure I haven't watched a second on that channel in the last 9 months.

Gooshh... And they even changed the name to Attack of the Show.
What the hell does that even mean?!?

:(
 
G4 (the TV channel) sucks now. At least when it was TechTV, you could learn something, even if you were already a tech geek.

Now it's just filled with anime and the likes of Morgan Webb, who ain't THAT hot... she's hot in a Danica Patrick sort of way, i.e., she's a semi-attractive woman in a field where you don't expect to find them, and that amplifies their apparent hotness. (She used to look better than she does now... and did she have a boob job? I caught a snippet of X-Play last night and her chest is HUGE.)
 
faintember said:
I used to throughly enjoy that network...but now....i'd rather use Windows...on a Dell.
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wow those are some pretty big and powerful words there.
Windows, Dell, Enjoy, i never thought i'd see those in the same sentence...:rolleyes:
 
It took you this long to find out?

I haven't watched G4 since about 2 weeks after they "merged" the channels.
 
clayj said:
and did she have a boob job? I caught a snippet of X-Play last night and her chest is HUGE.)
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Thats maybe the only reason I even give the channel a glimpse every now and then.:p

TWIT is worth a listen tho if you haven't done so yet.

and what happened to Sarah? Attack Of The Show was barely watch able before but now its just horrid.
 
I've tried watching Trek, but its just too distracting with all the crap around the sides. Granted, I know most of the stories by heart by now, but still, it would be nice to actually see the show.

I rarely visit anymore, it just has nothing for me.
 
I agree, what a disaster G4 has been. I liked it before it was TechTV (it was ZDTV back then), esp. the Screen Savers with Leo LaPorte and and Kate Botello. She was also really good on Extended Play (which became Xplay). Too many things have changed since those days. I still find myself looking at the schedule from time to time, but never watching anything.
 
danny_w said:
I agree, what a disaster G4 has been. I liked it before it was TechTV (it was ZDTV back then), esp. the Screen Savers with Leo LaPorte and and Kate Botello. She was also really good on Extended Play (which became Xplay). Too many things have changed since those days. I still find myself looking at the schedule from time to time, but never watching anything.
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wow yeah, those days were like 8 years ago... :( i miss those days too
 
I only watch XPlay, and even then it's scraping the bottom of the barrel. The funny thing is that XPlay is turning more and more into a variety show than a review show. WTF?

I miss TechTV. :(
 
G4 truly sucks. Ever since the demise of the original Screen Savers it's been a continuous decline. I was flipping channels a few nights ago and there was a show with a sock puppet or something next to a girl with a massive bust and they were talking about pr0n... i was confused. I'm not a treky either, so essentially G4 is nothing to me. I don't watch that crap channel.

I miss Leo, podcasts are too tiresome to listen to :(
 
What is G4 now, Its supposed to be a video game network but they don't show anything really having anything to do with video games anymore. It seems to be more like a Spike TV rip off then anything else.
 
MacNut said:
Thats maybe the only reason I even give the channel a glimpse every now and then.:p

TWIT is worth a listen tho if you haven't done so yet.

and what happened to Sarah? Attack Of The Show was barely watch able before but now its just horrid.
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She married Brendan from AOTS and they both quit their jobs. They
are now traveling the world blogging.
You can find more here:
http://www.sarahlane.com

G4 does suck. But I get all my computer/tech news from the web and podcasts so it doesn't really bother me.
 
plinden said:
It took you this long to find out?

I haven't watched G4 since about 2 weeks after they "merged" the channels.
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yes well, i just thought that it might make a good thread topic
 
The Screen Savers used to be a good show before everyone got fired and/or left. Now... [toilet flushing sound effect]

I removed that crap channel from my DirecTV menu. :rolleyes:
 
Yep, I remember ZDNet and when ZDNet became TechTV. I only watched G4TechTV a few times when my stepbrothers were watching a gaming show.. but as you all say now, it is just G4, and I suspect it has just gotten worse, but we no longer have cable and so it is never on in our home anymore (we watch the shows we want on DVD for the most part, and movies on DVD).
 
Yes G4 does suck. I like many people have a habit of punching in 354, but then I realize, what the heck have I done? I am close to removing it from my DirecTV receivers, both of them and my DVR. I want the Canada version of G4, at least would could watch Call for Help for more than 2 weeks! Isn't that how long their trial run was? And their episodes weren't even the recent ones! I hope Comcast regrets G4.
 
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