Lots of people were upset when TechTV got taken over by G4, which decided to ditch shows like The Screen Savers in favor of more gaming related content by revamping it into Attack of the Show. Obviously the bigwigs at G4 had no idea that gaming nerds pretty much equates to computer-related hardware/software nerds, so getting rid of techie shows like TSS was a sucky move. At least I thought so. And now, G4 is going to be re-airing old episodes of The Man Show starting October 10th at 10 P.M. What the heck? Are they trying to be another SpikeTV or something? The show's funny at times, I'll admit, but for G4? I just don't get it.[via Cynopsis]















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11-20-2005 @ 4:27PM
John said...
I never saw Tech tv but i know G4 really sucks it has hardly anything to do with games and more to do with lame jokes and half nude girls. I think that they are trying to make it the new spiketv cuz spiketv is dying.
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11-25-2005 @ 9:37PM
Jeremy said...
why does everyone complain about g4 if the dont like gaming??? just dont watch it. no1 wants 2 watch tv about games all day. y not just play games then? ive seen tss on alot the last few weeks and call for help is still on... who cares if its canadian? and dont tell me u dont like brainiac... brainiac is awesome...g4 is alot more mature and still funnier then ttv
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12-03-2005 @ 6:10PM
Will Rose said...
My friends have confused me for a nerd all my life. You guys make me feel better about myself. You have no friends. You are nerds. The Man Show is on G4 because it rules balls. It's probably the funniest shows on television next to South Park.
Xplay is mediocre because of their awful attempts at humor, Attack of the Show rules most of the time because the Kevin guy can be funny even if most of their attempts at humor fail due to Sarah Lane being extremely unfunny but that's okay because she's not half bad looking and plays videogames, and the fastlane crap needs to go because face it, black people don't watch G4 and nobody really cares about them anyways.
That stupid videogame vixens needs to go too, noone wants to see pixels when some of us can maybe get REAL women or I don't know, look at midget porn on the internet(midget porn is half off so it's worth it.)
That obnoxious asian bitch needs to go too. So does the whore on Cheat! It's obvious they know jack shit about videogames or anything for that matter.
Icons is bad ass as ever, especially now that they have PCGamer (best magazine ever) journalists on it.
What redeems the station is Attack of the Show, The Man Show, and of course, Icons. Xplay is decent. Honestly, there is nothing to bitch about because there are more shows to watch on that station than there are on pretty much any other station for me. When someone says they don't like The Man Show, they are either a feminist, gay, or a lesbian and therefore, need to kill themselves right now.
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9-27-2005 @ 7:19PM
Evilpig said...
G4 is gay, they killed techtv :(
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9-27-2005 @ 8:25PM
Wingless said...
The Man Show and Formula D, the car drifting show? I can hardly contain my excitment.
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9-27-2005 @ 8:28PM
Don Wilson said...
Just when I thought it couldn't get lower...
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9-27-2005 @ 9:22PM
Joe Levell said...
G4TV Things To DO
1. Ruin TSS
2. Steal Sarah lanes Soul
3. Xplay! make it Xgay
4. Bring back Call for Help.... now that it's Canandian
5. Creat Lame Award Show No One Wathces
6. Whip Set... yo yo NO!
7. Fastlane... Fast Pain
8. Ruin TV for GeekNation
9. Sink slowly into a deep dark abyss of TV
10. every list needs 10
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9-27-2005 @ 8:40PM
iTrader said...
Does this mean that the AOTS girls will be jumping on trampolines?
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9-27-2005 @ 8:41PM
Craig Spurlock said...
G4 is going straight to hell, and they are headed there on greased rails. I am so happy that most of the people I learned from on ZDTV and TechTV are still doing tech journalism. Paul Allen ought to be burned at the stake for selling TechTV to Comcast and letting them kill it.
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9-27-2005 @ 8:42PM
Nataku said...
ive been watching that channel since the first day zdtv was on the air on my c-band dish....zdtv was killed by techtv then techtv was killed by g4...i didnt think it could get any worse...but now this....we need a new tech channel
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9-28-2005 @ 7:06PM
I hate g4 said...
G4 suck g4 sucks g4suck g4 is the worst channel eve i hate g4 i hate g4 g4 suck Thechtv Rock zdtv rocks IN teh words of jello birafraand the dead kennesyd "g4 tv get of the "
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10-02-2005 @ 11:18AM
Mike Davis said...
screen savers used to be one of my fav shows... friggen g4 ruined the network, I dont even watch that channel anymore
-- Mike
http://www.meetoc.com/user/mikedavis
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9-27-2005 @ 8:50PM
Ian said...
I miss TechTv.
G4 YOU SUCK ASS!
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9-27-2005 @ 8:56PM
Aaron said...
When AOTS announced "Vanilla Ice" as the new host, I was in the midst of reaching for the remote to delete my season pass when I realized it was a joke. I'll give them one more chance to see who the new host is, then likely stop watching. Without a DVR, the show, the channel is basically unwatchable. Niche channels all end up like this, in order to survive, they abandon their any unique content in favor of cheap generalized programming. Look at what has happened to MTV, VH1, Bravo, etc...
Anyone taking bets on when G4 will start airing reality shows?
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9-27-2005 @ 9:35PM
Matt said...
Bump. Ditto. Couldn't agree more w/above comments.
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11-05-2005 @ 10:06PM
Gabriel R. said...
If G4 is a "gaming" network, why do they have Formula D? Does racing , or whatever the show has, have anything to do with gaming? I guess G4 wanted to not be racist and have something that appeals to: black people, Asians, and gay people who like rap, hip hop, and drifting shit.
To: Aaron < I almost committed suicide when I heard it. But, I kind of knew it was a joke. I really hope Nar gets picked as host.
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11-06-2005 @ 1:32AM
Gabriel R. said...
If G4 is a "gaming" network, why do they have Formula D? Does racing , or whatever the show has, have anything to do with gaming? I guess G4 wanted to not be racist and have something that appeals to: black people, Asians, and gay people who like rap, hip hop, and drifting shit.
To: Aaron < I almost committed suicide when I heard it. But, I kind of knew it was a joke. I really hope Nar gets picked as host.
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11-05-2005 @ 10:05PM
Gabriel R. said...
If G4 is a "gaming" network, why do they have Formula D? Does racing , or whatever the show has, have anything to do with gaming? I guess G4 wanted to not be racist and have something that appeals to: black people, Asians, and gay people who like rap, hip hop, and drifting shit.
To: Aaron < I almost committed suicide when I heard it. But, I kind of knew it was a joke. I really hope Nar gets picked as host.
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9-30-2005 @ 8:11PM
Steve said...
G4 can go to HELL!!!!
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9-27-2005 @ 10:03PM
Dale said...
Unbelievable. Running reruns of a show that was lame when it was on Comedy Central. It will get old after maybe two weeks. I watched it once when it ran on CC and have no reason or desire to watch it on G4. Just bring back the tech stuff. That's what the people want, for crying out loud.
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