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Str8Dog writes "Looks like Comcast has made its plans for the G4 / Tech TV merger public via, G4TechTV.com. The FAQ page list the shows that will be surviving the merger. Call For Help seems to have received the axe. No word is given if the casts will remain the same."
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  • G4?? (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:43PM (#9112047)
    Haven't you heard, it's all G5 these days.

  • If Leo goes, I go. (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Seoulstriker ( 748895 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:45PM (#9112064)
    Leo is the only reason I watch the Screensavers and is only one of two reasons I even watch the network (the other is for X-Play). If Leo isn't there anymore, I'm out of there. :-(

    • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:5, Funny)

      by FrostByte12 ( 778724 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:02PM (#9112188) Homepage
      Leo is...TECHTV. When all the boring tech news gets you down, Leo's black shoes with speed-style flame stripes come to the rescue. Best of all, they make whoever wears them go faster. Removing leo is like taking Krispy Kremes from a fat man. It's a sin.

    • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:2, Informative)

      by tbmaddux ( 145207 ) *
      Leo is the only reason I watch the Screensavers
      Are you sure you are still watching it? Leo Laporte ended his gig as regular host in late March (as reported on Slashdot [slashdot.org]) and he left TechTV altogether in early April. [typepad.com]

      • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:5, Informative)

        by sweeney37 ( 325921 ) <mikesweeney@gma[ ]com ['il.' in gap]> on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:12PM (#9112260) Homepage Journal
        except everything was worked out with the parent company and he was back on TV by April 20th. [typepad.com]

        Mike

      • Are you sure you are still watching it? Leo Laporte ended his gig as regular host in late March (as reported on Slashdot) and he left TechTV altogether in early April.

        Are YOU still watching TechTV?

        If you read Leo's CURRENT blog [typepad.com] and the boards [leovilletownsquare.com] at leoville.com [leoville.com] you'll read that he came to terms on a new contract with the interim TechTV and has been back on Call for Help for the last few weeks.

        He's currently on a a road trip with others from TechTV.

        You'll see Comcast filed termination notices for the en

        • Are YOU still watching TechTV?

          Actually, no, I stopped watching a little before he stopped his stint as regular host. Also, even though I stopped watching, I maintained my subscription via Comcasts "Digital Extra" package of channels (which I purchased for the sole purpose of watching TechTV).

          So I suppose that makes me 1) uninformed in my decisions of what to watch and 2) ineffective at making my decisions known in a way that matters (i.e. Comcast's pocketbook).

          Still it's good to hear that Leo is

    • well, leo hasn't been on the screensavers in about a month. so i guess you're already out of there.

    • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:2, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward
      TechTV only is available for people paying for the full package here in Portland. That means unless you're payign $110+ for your cable bill, you don't get TechTV. I got rid of my expensive cable a long time ago so stopped getting techTV back then.

      That being said, I was impressed with the quality of some of their shows. Granted, some were total crap but Unscrewed, Call For Help, The Screen Savers, X Play (okay, I only watched X-Play for Morgon Webb...yum).

      Call For Help and The Screen Savers are geared towa

      • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:2, Informative)

        by zaffir ( 546764 )
        I was very relieved to see that Invent This and Nerd Nation weren't cut. They're some of my favorite shows. I really like the style of Invent This, where the only input from the network is little text blurbs at the bottom explaining a few background facts, and the rest is totally from the person the episode is about. I miss Deep Thinkers which was much the same.
    • Leo has left The Screen Savers. Nothing to do with Comcast. He left The Screen Savers before his prior contract dispute, which was before Comcast firing everyone.

      If you paid attention, you'd know that Leo has remained on The Screen Savers this long solely because the (now previous) ownership insisted he do so. He always wanted to work on Call For Help, and even had to leave THAT show for a time (and was quite happy when he got the show back).

      When word of Comcast's purchase came, Leo saw his opportunity

    • Yeah dude, seriously. I mean, I watch it for a lot of other reasons, but Leo is the man. He's one of VERY few people who actually appeal to all audiences -- unlike Kevin, who appeals to hackers, and Adam, to gamers.

      Even though the idea of a huge Technology/Gamer channel is one of the things I've always dreamed of, It's never going to be the same as TechTV was. Gah, I wish Comcast would have just put G4 on another channel and left TechTV alone. They would generate enough profit from TechTV by itself... wh
    • Leo is probably out. For one reason, he has said many times he did not want to go to L.A. Secondly, he says he hasn't been approached to stay.

      There is more info about it in this [slashdot.org] part of the thread.
    • Y'know, Leo's a nice guy, and I can respect his passion for what he does, but I never learned much from him. Patrick, Yoshi and Kevin, on the other hand, have actually managed to clue me in to stuff I didn't know about.

      Anyway, this is the Slashdot crowd, and stuff like TechTV has never been aimed at us.

      • Yeah, I used to sit in their chat rooms and correct them a lot while watching the shows. They were always hilarious after the show stopped rolling. I think that was back when it was ZDTV.

        I since then have stopped watching... just techtv didn't really seem all that tech to me. My mom really likes it though. It seems really targeted for people of her experience level.

        I do have a renewed interest with the merger though.

        I will miss Leo though...

    • Re:If Leo goes, I go. (Score:3, Informative)

      by jseale ( 691367 )
      Yeah, looks lke Tech Live got axed too. Heck! That was like the Headline News of the tech biz. Speaking of which, CNN's tech-related news articles have been produced by TechTV these past few years. You've gotta' wonder if they'll be doing that anymore.

  • Thank god! (Score:5, Interesting)

    by SirPhreak ( 122663 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:46PM (#9112073)
    Was ready to change the channel today at 5 to avoid the horrible robot wars, was suprised to see that Filter was on, a former G4 show. No complaints show far, work out the techtv crap and bring in decent G4 shows. If they keep the right people this might not work out too bad.

  • Now featuring (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:46PM (#9112075)
    All outsourced Indian hosts! In the near future, they'll be replacing the Indian hosts with computer generated people to lower the costs even more.
    • Actually... ZDTV/TechTV used to have a computer graphics division reponsible for powering animated personalities Dash and Tilde. They were all let go when the 9-and-a-half-hour version of TechLive folded.

  • And the timeliness of /. prevails! (Score:5, Interesting)

    by LinuxHam ( 52232 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:46PM (#9112077) Homepage Journal
    I was *just* wishing for TechTV to start showing up on my Comcast Digital Cable. In the meantime, I was watching a Screen Savers episode On Demand -- the one about security, not 20 minutes ago. I figured it was going to be a lousy glossing over, but they opened by talking about Nessus and spent a good 10-15 minutes going over a nice-looking Windows port of Nessus, Newt. They really seemed to know what they were talking about. A couple of screw-ups here and there, but I was just blown away that a couple of tv dorks even heard of Nessus and could speak authoritatively about it.
    • Comcast viewers without TechTV will be able to see a preview of some of the surviving TechTV content tonight over G4. The two networks will simulcast every day from 4pm to 6pm ET and 10pm to 12mid ET with one hour of TechTV original content and one hour of G4 content in each block. Basically, you'll be seeing X-Play and Unscrewed as TechTV's contribution to those blocks.

  • 4 Hours? (Score:4, Interesting)

    by DaHat ( 247651 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:47PM (#9112082)
    Maybe I'm seeing a bad page... but their line up looks only like 4 block hours thus far... oh yea!

    • Re:4 Hours? (Score:4, Informative)

      by LostCluster ( 625375 ) * on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:07PM (#9112233)
      No, what you're seeing is are the two "crossover blocks" when TechTV content will appear for the first time on G4 and G4 content will appear for the first time on TechTV. Those will happen every day from now until May 27th when the two networks finally merge and become one.

  • How is this bad again? (Score:5, Interesting)

    by MrZaius ( 321037 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:49PM (#9112094) Homepage
    Okay.... so they're keeping the two shows I sometimes actually liked (Anime Unleashed and the Screen Savers), adding gamer-oriented content I never got to see before.

    I'm supposed to bitch and moan....... why?
    • If you like gamer-oriented content, then I guess you don't need to bitch and moan. I personally couldn't care less about gamer-oriented content, and IMHO anybody who goes on as they did about catering to "the gamer lifestyle" is probably a marketroid who couldn't come up with a good show to save his or her life. Also, combining the two into one network probably means that the good stuff will be crowded out by the "gamer-oriented content," and that it will be that much less likely that we'll see a TechTV pr

  • poor unscrewed (Score:2, Interesting)

    by lawngnome ( 573912 )
    I sadly doubt that one of my favorite techtv shows, unscrewed will be around... From what I have heard it sounds like the new network will be game heavy with a little tech thrown in to balance things out...

    I wonder what Martin will do after this? He should get a public access show, as thats what unscrewed resembles now.

    • Re:poor unscrewed (Score:3, Informative)

      by gamgee5273 ( 410326 ) *
      Dude, read the FAQ. Unscrewed survived.

    • I don't know how anybody can call "Unscrewed" one of their favorite shows. Martin Sargent is just not that funny, and Laura Swisher is too something. I tried to watch the show when it first came on, and it sucked. A few months went by and I thought, "Well, they haven't canceled it yet, so maybe it's gotten better." So I watched it again. It hadn't.

      If you took everything funny out "The Man Show" and pointed it squarely at computer geeks, you'd have something sorta, kinda like "Unscrewed." But it would

    • I mean it's there in all it's table glory. Yes the craptacular show Unscrewed is on.

      I can't believe that one made it really. I mean I tried to watch it but it's like watching an edited for TV porno. A bunch of nudge nudge wink wink crap but nothing serious. I mean this IS pay cable and such and it is scheduled here out east at 11PM EST/EDT so it's not like every kid is up late.

      I just despise shows that try to get by on craploads of innuendo.

      Maybe it changed but I could only make it through about the

  • What article about G4 would be complete (Score:5, Funny)

    by Talez ( 468021 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:51PM (#9112107)
    Without Penny Arcade's Review of G4TV [penny-arcade.com]!
  • I can't stand it! However, I hear the test pattern that is taking its slot is promising great ratings!
    • Robot Wars is actually on the "safe list" however its 5pm and 10pm ET timeslots are going to get pre-empt for the next three weeks by TechTV simulcasting G4 programming in a pre-tease of the merged network.

      Some of the crossover blocks will contain live coverage of the E3 convention.

  • Strong line-up... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by gamgee5273 ( 410326 ) * on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:54PM (#9112136) Journal
    I like the line-up, and I think the logical crossovers (TSS's LAN party days easily can be tied into a larger Arena presence) are good things...

    I think this could end up being The Geek Network... or it could end up being a rehash of all we've seen on both TechTV and G4 (rerun after rerun after rerun). I'm surprised to see that X-Play survived. I seriously wonder how it will fit in with a bunch of shows (Judgment Day, G4TV.com, Cheat!) that basically do what it does in much greater detail (it's gotta be Morgan).

    I think the network needs to do three things for it to take off correctly: 1) Bring back Leo as a major presence; 2) Bring back Wil (yes, CleverNickName, even with your view of The Company and The Viewer I think Comcast would be silly not to ask you to return) to not just Arena but maybe TSS, too; 3) Make sure Jim Downs is out and that his ghost never rises again...

    And the one thing that would bring many old-school TSS fans back? Find, and hire, Kate and Megan, dammit! :)

    I gotta go warm up my TiVo...

  • Ugh. Too much anime. (Score:4, Interesting)

    by EvilStein ( 414640 ) <spamNO@SPAMpbp.net> on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:54PM (#9112137)
    Just like when MTV was playing the same stuff on Headbanger's Ball, 120 Minutes, Alternative Nation...

    TechTV has 3 anime shows that show up quite often. I will miss "Call for Help" as it was sometimes an informative & fun show.

    Also notice that TechLive is not on the list of shows. That was one of my favorites.
    "The Tech Of.." is gone, but "Robot Wars" stays?

    I knew Comcast was going to screw everything up.
  • I think this is one of the best outcomes that could happen. The shows that I care about most (X-Play, Fresh Gear, and Invent This!) are all OK, along with others (Anime Unleashed, for one). At the same time I'll get new shows from G4 (some of them must be good, right?).

    I was worried about this whole thing, but this seems to be about the best anyone could realistically hope for.

  • Tech Tv... (Score:3, Insightful)

    by TJ_Phazerhacki ( 520002 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @07:57PM (#9112158) Journal
    I was sorely dissappointed when I returned from an extended leave of absence - years - and discovered that one of my favorite channels, TechTv, had lost almost all the qualities that I used to appreciate. The need for a network preaching tech to the beginning user is past - and some of the content on Tech TV is downright questionable. I have seen very little of G4, but I absolutely love the concept - I hope that G4 benefits from becoming part of a larger network, instead of rotting away in the recesses of a network with an identity crisis. Anime, computer games, and SOME hardware stuff... Not going to name certain shows or hosts (some of them seem to have a fanatical following around here...Leo) That's a network that I could devote some time to. Wired for Sex, Unscrewed in it's current format, and live broadcasts of games I'd rather turn on and play myself? This could fall both ways folks. Let's hope it remains a lifestyle channel, not a public ridicule and stereotypical all-things-that-make-geeks-antisocial montage.

  • Call For Help finally done for! (Score:3, Interesting)

    by SnowCrashed ( 778322 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:00PM (#9112168)
    Finally, they're going to cut Call for Help... All Call for Help really was is a rehashed/dumbed down version of the Screen Savers. Admittedly, Leo does/did a great job at running the show, and he is the perfect person to run a show for the less experienced crowd, I just think that if they do have a show of the Call for Help "nature" that they should either make it completely for beginners, or just make the Screen Savers slightly more newbie friendly.
    • Fuck, if they dumb down the screen savers anymore I won't even watch it. Sometimes they cover semi-interesting shit like a few days ago when Kevin Rose told you how to use an OpenGL desktop on KDE and OpenGL desktop switching 'ala Expose in Linux... Occasionally there are good articles like that, but then they'll have 45 minutes of "What size hard disk do I need to buy to upgrade my computer???" and I just cringe.... The truth is, 90% of the questions they are asked could be solved by typing the questio

  • Now they might have enough content for one channel (Score:3, Informative)

    by Anubis333 ( 103791 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:00PM (#9112172) Homepage
    Well, from the times I watched Tech TV and G4, I wasn't at all impressed, maybe now they will have enough programs to fill ONE channel with content, instead of rerunning old programs as endlessly as they plug themselves with HUGE commercial breaks full of their own spots and commercials for their own network. There were a few great shows on ZDTV/TechTV, and a videogame network was a cool idea, but I could have told you they were going to fold eventually, G4 was especially terrible, it only had one or two shows a day and then recycled all it's content for the rest of the 12 hours before it sold it's soul to infomercials at night.

  • text of FAQ page (Score:2, Informative)

    by slyguy420 ( 193568 )
    G4 and TechTV Merger - Press
    Press Release
    G4 and TechTV Merger - Quick Facts
    When will TechTV and G4 merge into one network?
    The merged network will premiere on Friday, May 28th.
    What will the merged network be called?
    G4techTV
    Will my provider carry the merged network?
    The following systems will carry G4techTV: Comcast, Time Warner, Mediacom, Insight, Cablevision, Charter, Adelphia, Cox, Cable One, Dish, and DirecTV.
    What channel number will G4techTV be located at?
    Your cable or satellite provider will be letting y

  • The big question (Score:5, Funny)

    by Profane MuthaFucka ( 574406 ) <busheatskok@gmail.com> on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:02PM (#9112185) Homepage Journal
    Will that sweet sweet maiden Sarah Lane still be on Screen Savers, and will she dump Kevin Rose for me?

    • Will that sweet sweet maiden Sarah Lane still be on Screen Savers, and will she dump Kevin Rose for me?

      The more likely question is whether the two of them are going to live in the same appartment if they relocate to Los Angeles when the show moves...

      BTW. For casual fans of the show... Kevin's real-life roommate at the time is fellow cast member Dan Huard... together they rent out the garage of an otherwise large house.
      • That's not information for casual fans...that's more like information for heavy breathers.
      • The more likely question is whether the two of them are going to live in the same appartment if they relocate to Los Angeles when the show moves...

        They'll need a roommate too. Preferably a doctor, lawyer or CEO with a lot of savings.
    • Wow, my comment about Sarah Lane got modded up to +5! That means there's a chance she might read it!

      Oh shit...that means there's a chance she might read it, and she'll never become Mrs. Muthafucka now.

  • Anime stays? (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Quebst ( 263980 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:02PM (#9112186) Homepage
    No offense to the anime lovers, but doesn't comcast already have other outlets for anime? I fail to see the direct connection to technology, although gaming is somewhat related.

    Again, no offense to anime lovers, but it seems to be in places where it shouldn't. I really don't mind it on Cartoon network(where it may belong) but would still prefer other adult swim titles. I guess it's better than many of the new kids cartoons, which can't compete with even my generation's(X) classics.
    • I agree that the reason it's on TechTV is because of the huge overlap. On the surface it doesn't make a lot of sense, but when you look at the audiences it's perfect.

      I am fine with the fact that it's there, and I think that anime itself is underepresented on American TV and I would hate to see ANY outlet get rid of it. As a matter of fact I would love to see a fulltime channel for Anime in the US.
    • but doesn't comcast already have other outlets for anime?

      Comcast might, but other cable providers may not. I have Charter, and the only somewhat decent anime I get is on Cartoon Network and TechTV. I'm glad they're keeping it in, for non-Comcast subscribers who need an anime fix.
    • No offense to the anime lovers, but doesn't comcast already have other outlets for anime?

      Like what? Cartoon Network? I like Anime but what Cartoon network chooses to play is not to my tastes. It's all dumbed-down and g-rated. Part of what makes good Anime so good is that it is so different from American television. Cartoon Network only likes to show Anime when it fits in well with it's American programming. The good stuff is nothing like American cartoons and, as often as not, is not considdred safe
  • Back in the beginning, it was ZDTV. A great network -- lots of useful information, tech news updates (basically a video version of news.com -- updates on the 1/2 hour). It was great. Then it became TechTV, stripped away much of the serious news coverage and replaced it with silly shows about how to use your computer (Screen Savers, anyone?). Now it will basically become a gamer's channel. Probably Ch. 485 on most cable systems. A say day :(.
    -Jason

  • Leo most likely gone... others stay (Score:4, Informative)

    by Roger Keith Barrett ( 712843 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:06PM (#9112219)
    Leo Leporte said somewhere on his leoville site that most all of the TechTV talent has been approached about staying on EXCEPT for him.

    Basically, that means that the outward face of X-Play, TSS, and Unscrewed would basically be the same.

    Wish I had a link to back this up, but it's burried somewhere within his huge messageboard.

  • the good and the bad (Score:5, Insightful)

    by dirk ( 87083 ) <dirk@one.net> on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:14PM (#9112275) Homepage
    While I see a lot of good stuff staying (TSS, G4TV.com, Icons, X-Ply, I see some things that I just can't figure out.

    They kept the fucking Thunderbirds?? The Thunderbirds??? I have never talked to anyone who actually watched this show, much less enjoyed it. Same thing with Portal and Cheat.

    They should definitely tone down the G4 contribution, as that was by far the weaker channel. And they need to keep the hosts as is if at all possible. I like Leo, but he was a much better fit for Call for Help than the Screen Savers. He is better with the lower knowledge crowd, and TSS was moving towarda a geekier crowd.
    • Um... I watch the Thunderbirds (or at least Tivo it) every week. And I enjoy it.

      It's not a new show... it's a classic. And, BTW, there is a big budget live action version coming out this summer. Info at IMDB [imdb.com].

      I would guess that there are many fans all over the world for them to decided to do a live action version of a supermarionation program as old as that.
    • I can't help but feel like the Thunderbirds is some inside joke that I just don't get. I mean could some one please explain it to me? At best it's campy garbage that might be funny for it's awfulness once, but I just can't understand why anyone would watch it unless they were high or something.

  • Who Will Stay? (Score:2, Insightful)

    by SlashdotOgre ( 739181 )
    A show with all new hosts is basically an entirely different show. The loss of a number of behind the scenes people is a shame, but I don't believe it would have as much of an effect (at least not on the types of shows being kept). I really hope they will post who will be staying on soon. I am betting Cat will stay (she mentioned she was in LA over the weekend on today's show); but unfortunately I doubt that will be the case with Leo. I wouldn't be suprised if the younger people on staff (Kevin, Sarah,

  • Bleh (Score:3, Insightful)

    by davmoo ( 63521 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:28PM (#9112386)
    Any organization that would can Call For Help and Leo but keep Unscrewed with Martin the Dork obviously has no concept of what they are doing.

    Be afraid, be very afraid.
  • I don't know. I'm happy about the merger; I think the topics are natural fits, but they BOTH struggled mightily for ad revenue. I keep thinking about the song "Nothing From Nothing Means Nothing." Can combining both really bring a real bump in revenue?

    m
  • First of all, this is a good thing. Sad that the merged network may be Laporte-less, but without someone to buy the network, we might lose all TechTV.

    Some people are scratching their heads at the inclusion of stuff like Thunderbirds. I can't blame them.

    But remember: Comcast has said all along that the merged network will see new programming. But new programming takes time. In the meantime, something has to be put on air. Here they are, acquiring TechTV, which has purchased a good amount of external prog

    • It looks like all of the made-by-TechTV shows are going to end up suffering a downtime while they relocate to be with the rest of Comcast's TV operations in Los Angeles (which include G4 as well as The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, E! and Style Network).

      Therefore, there's going to have to be a bit of a stop-and-reboot before new "TechTV" content comes out of the merged network.

  • G4 was pretty weak (Score:2, Interesting)

    by McP ( 5183 )
    First, I was never able to decide if the writing on most of those shows was aimed about 2 generations behind me or it was just plain awful. Not that I'm Shakespeare over here, but their writing and attempts at being funny just fall flat.

    Second, watching segments of an Unreal Tournament match on shows like Arena are just... not thrilling. I can watch a friend play just fine, or even spectating a net match is cool sometimes, but the way they presented it was just bleah. This is partly due to my first com

  • A Sreen Savers without Kevin Rose... (Score:5, Funny)

    by callipygian-showsyst ( 631222 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:39PM (#9112479) Homepage
    A "Screen Savers" without Kevin Rose is like a Day without Sunshine! I can't imagine watching some LA "actor" portraying a Silicon Valley nerd.
  • Mirrored drive doors and quicksilver still come to mind.

  • New casting -- Linux support show (Score:3, Interesting)

    by MMHere ( 145618 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @08:59PM (#9112635)
    Steve Gates and Bill Balmer will be hosting a new show on Linux installation, maintenance, and support.

    Strangely, I think these may pseudonyms, as the publicity head shots show (1) a portly balding man of middle age with small bits of blonde hair left, and (2) a wiry geeky looking skinny guy with squarish glasses and unkept brown hair. They were both dressed in $4000 Armani suits, so apparently the budget is no longer an issue.

    I wonder what their credentials are, though, for being experts at Linux support?
  • Are they going to be able to convince everyone to move to LA? For someone settled in San Francisco, picking up and moving to LA would be quite a shock.
  • This is a good thing for most of us. I currently have TechTV and love it. Now I will be keeping all my shows I love from TechTV and gaining a few extra from G4. This time of year is the only real reason to have G4...e3 coverage!

  • G4Tech? (Score:3, Funny)

    by GypC ( 7592 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @09:23PM (#9112790) Homepage Journal
    How is that pronounced in 1337-speak? Gay-Tech?
  • One more reason to hate Comcast. I hate them so much I could spit. They need to be put out of business.

    --
    email: Richard@comcast.net
  • I just wish X-Play would be on more often.

  • Body Hits makes the cut... (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Jonah Hex ( 651948 ) <hexdotms AT gmail DOT com> on Monday May 10, 2004 @09:42PM (#9112911) Homepage Journal
    I'm happy to see that Body Hits is sticking around, I appreciate any show that has the guts to show the reality of drugs and alcohol from a fair viewpoint. If I remember correctly it's one of their "British imports" like that occasionally interesting spy show, which may explain their break from the usual US Drug War propaganda on our TVs over here.

    Jonah Hex

  • So (Score:3, Interesting)

    by cubicledrone ( 681598 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @09:44PM (#9112921)
    Why fire everyone? Is it some kind of new rule that every time a business does something new that step one is to fire the entire staff?

    MCI just announced 7500 layoffs today. Another several thousand careers out in the street. Wonderful.

  • Xplay (Score:4, Insightful)

    by tetro ( 545711 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @10:02PM (#9113049) Homepage
    I met Adam and Morgan and they're genuinely nice people. I'm happy to hear that their show is safe and I hope they'll stay around.

  • TechTV Canada? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Sandman1971 ( 516283 ) on Monday May 10, 2004 @10:05PM (#9113080) Homepage Journal
    I wonder how this all affects TechTV Canada. They currently run about 80-90% of TechTV's(US) content. Nothing on the TechTV Canada website. Anyone heard anything?
  • So, is the version of Robot Wars that will show on the new merged channel be the cool UK version, or the loud, dumbed-down, idiotic pro-wrestling-esque American version? I'm an American myself, but every single aspect of the UK show is superior to the American travesty.

    Signed, A Man Without Cable Until He Buys a House This Year

  • I am watching "Unscrewed" right now on G4 (or what was G4) here in Pittsburgh, PA, and I don't have TechTV.

  • Morgan to be in maxim! (Score:3, Informative)

    by Roger Keith Barrett ( 712843 ) on Tuesday May 11, 2004 @12:44AM (#9114020)
    Lookie what I found. Here is a press release [marketwire.com] about X-play... and look what it says about Morgan:

    Morgan Webb is well known as one of the true gamer girls in the industry. Objective and passionate, fans look to Morgan for a no-nonsense approach to all the latest and greatest titles. Morgan who will be featured in the July issue of Maxim has also appeared on "ESPN Cold Pizza" and was one of five TechTV talent in Playboy.com's "Women of TechTV" online poll.

    OMG... real Morgan skin on it's way. Horray!

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