I have officially stopped watching g4 allthey have now are crap programming it jjust makes me angry when one of sveral of my favorite channels decides it wants to be like its competition.It is trying to be like spike tv but it is failing miserably!!!!
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I think the problem with a channel like G4 is that video games, despite their current popularity, and notoriety, are way too niche to support 24 hours of programing. That's why they've tried other types of programing in recent years. The way i see it, maybe a couple of shows that look at the gaming world could thrive on certain channels that might be interested. Shows like 'Judgment Day' would be great for the syndication market, and would be a breath of fresh air to the dreck that local stations currently air. Heck, i'd gladly watch a weekly version of 'Videomasters TV' on a local station. Unfortunately, with the mainstream media's fear of games thanks to the controversy of the 'Grand Theft Auto' series, programing that caters to gaming fans would have a much better chance thriving on the internet than in the media industrial complex. _________________ If it's got wings, i can crash it!
To me the concept of G4 or any gaming show on television is imminently flawed, because the shows are controlled by big corporations that will naturally control the content of the program. I prefer to get my gaming news from independent sites like VMTV. G4 seems to think boobs=ratings.
Yeah, all you have to do is look at Attack of the Show. Why do you think people tune in?
The studio audience goes nuts if Olivia does something suggestive, like have Kevin touch her bum. _________________ John R. Gibson
Host/Writer/Creator Video Masters TV
"The whole planet Houston?" -General Zod
"Am I supposed to conduct with my penis?" -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
"What does God need with a starship?" - Star Trek V
Yeah, all you have to do is look at Attack of the Show. Why do you think people tune in?
The studio audience goes nuts if Olivia does something suggestive, like have Kevin touch her bum.
I agree. G4 has pretty much become a 'Spike TV' clone at this point, but then again, what did you expect from a channel owned by Comcast? (Which also owns 'E!'.) _________________ If it's got wings, i can crash it!
A lot of networks copy off of someone else. A lot of people do the same. They find what's hot, and duplicate it. _________________ John R. Gibson
Host/Writer/Creator Video Masters TV
"The whole planet Houston?" -General Zod
"Am I supposed to conduct with my penis?" -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
"What does God need with a starship?" - Star Trek V
Wow. I'm gonna sound like the odd man out here. But i love how g4 airs cops.
But overall, yea, the channel has turned to shit. They only credit I give them now a days is having some fine women on there.
But even during their E3 Conferences converages, it would end, they'd spend maybe 15 minutes talkin about it, with 8 being commercials, then they'd go to a shitty program like Puke, which frankly wants to make me puke.
I agree with the sentiment that no gaming channel will ever do well cause the mainstream view of video games is tainted by the news. Sure we all see GTA IV on the news for being a bad influence and the controversy surrounding it. But the public never gets to see great games like MGS 4.
Wonder what it was like when they decided to add Cops to the lineup.
Imagine your network is still all video games.
Coming up:
X-Play
Up Next:
Electric Playground
After that:
Cops (wait, huh?) at E3 (Ohhhhhhh) _________________ John R. Gibson
Host/Writer/Creator Video Masters TV
"The whole planet Houston?" -General Zod
"Am I supposed to conduct with my penis?" -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
"What does God need with a starship?" - Star Trek V
Yeah, imagine E3 in LA, and having the LAPD in charge at E3.
"You're standing a little too close to that HD screen, son" *WHACK* _________________ John R. Gibson
Host/Writer/Creator Video Masters TV
"The whole planet Houston?" -General Zod
"Am I supposed to conduct with my penis?" -Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
"What does God need with a starship?" - Star Trek V
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