bendak Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 No, they aren't adding more car drifting shows, robot war shows, or lame science experiment shows to the network... They will start airing re-runs of Star Trek. In an attempt to further up its geek quotient, the game-centric G4 cable channel is aiming to acquire the rights to the Star Trek television series and its spin-offs. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Comcast, G4's owner, is in final negotiations with Paramount Domestic Television, the unit of Viacom that owns the license. The trade also said that the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation will begin airing on G4 on January 8, 2006, with the original Star Trek series beginning in the second quarter. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6141587.html Coupled with the recent cancellation of G4tv.com, there really isn't any gaming shows left, unless you think X-Play counts. :lmfao "Icons" is officially the only good gaming show left, but you rarely see new episodes. "G4 - Videogame TV" ....riiiiggghhttt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thought G4 couldn't get any worse? Think again I always had confidence that when G4 hit rock bottom they would start digging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendak Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 I always had confidence that when G4 hit rock bottom they would start digging. Maybe when they reach the other side, something good will come out of it. Assuming they survive the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Im still sad to see G4tv.com go. With Geoff on the show full time the last few months there have been a lot of good interviews, and a lot of the crap segements cut out. It became a good show about gaming, and i hope Geoff , Tina , Laura and the others do a online podcast of some sorts down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 In terms of identifying groups of viewers it seems to me that gamers in the 18-34 market ought to be pretty easy to please. TechTV did it pretty well: Fairly intelligent geek speak with just enough eye candy so as not to be obviously marketing sex. Why the boneheads at G4 can't seem to find that formula again is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendak Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 More G4 crap... So apparently in tonight's Attack of the Show, Kevin P. slammed DOA4 and the 360 in general claiming there were no good games at all, and it wasn't "next-gen"... Now, check out his gamertag (yes, this is authentic. he showed it back in december) http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=g4kevinp Look at his DOA4 achievements... 0/1000. CLEARLY he has given the game a fair chance, and hell with a stellar gamerscore like that, he has definitely played the 360 to its limits. : : Just found this amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 In his defense (someone I would never normally defend) I have had DOA4 since its release and I have yet to unlock a single achievement. Yes, I suck that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendak Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 In his defense (someone I would never normally defend) I have had DOA4 since its release and I have yet to unlock a single achievement. Yes, I suck that bad. Well, first of all, no defending needed. He is a journalist reviewing a game. They should complete it, right? Or at least play the game online for pete's sake. BTW all you need to do to unlock a DOA4 achievement is beat one of the 17 story modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan FB Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I don't know how Live sign-in and account management works on the 360, but maybe he's been playing it on a 360 at work where his gameplay isn't tied in with his gamertag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I actually became a fan of AOTS for a while. Used to look forward to Chris Gore's DVDtuesday segements. Then I stopped watching AOTS completely because of Kevin P. He really has no idea what he is talking about. Not only in gaming, but everything in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Kevin P. has become the poster boy for the word Douchebag. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Kevin P. has become the poster boy for the word Douchebag. That was the word i was looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Say goodbye to Judgement Day on G4, as this post on Victor Lucas' forums reveals: Hey Everyone, Thank you all so much for the continued support! We know you all must be wondering what is going on with Judgment Day. Judgment Day was born when we decided that the most popular segment in our long-running show, The Electric Playground (celebrating 10 years on air in 2006!), needed its own half hour. That segment in EP was called Reviews on the Run. Reviews on the Run is its own show that has been airing in different markets outside of the US for quite some time. Judgment Day was the US version of the show which we created exclusively for G4. As of the new year we have stopped making Judgment Day for G4 but we are continuing to produce episodes of Reviews on Run, which will be airing throughout 2006 and beyond in our current syndication. We will be making some exciting announcements very soon about Reviews on the Run in regards to new increased distribution. We're working to make the show available to everyone that has enjoyed our reviews in the past and to a whole lot more people as well! Also, new episodes of Electric Playground will start airing this spring on G4 and all of our other networks outside of the US. There's more stuff brewing and it's a bit too soon to talk about everything just yet. Stay tuned for more info and thank you again for your tremendous support and encouragement. If anyone is interested in finding out the latest information on our shows please stop by the http://www.tallarico.com or the http://www.elecplay.com message boards. All the best. Vic and Tommy _________________ Cheers, -vic Thanks for watching Electric Playground, Reviews on the Run and Judgment Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 at this point G4 is still a gaming channel much in the same way MTV is still a music channel. their entire night of programming consisted of star trek, fastlane, and the man show. what a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Well, the problem is that these gaming shows that are being cancelled aren't getting good ratings. If Judgement Day or G4TV pulled in better numbers, I'm sure they'd still be on the air. The question is, how long before shows like Icons, Electric Playground, Cinematech, and yes, even X-Play suffer the same fate. I enjoyed Judgement Day quite a bit, and I'm definitely sorry to see it go. However, I can't fault the network execs for cancelling it if it didn't do well in the ratings. I only wish that they would replace it with something similar rather than another crappy car show or some anime bullshit I have no interest in seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I hate to tell ya but Fastlane and Man show arent getting any better ratings either from the info that has come out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 But that stuff costs next to nothing to produce and air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 G4 had to pay for the rights to those shows. The Man Show wasnt cheap to get either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I read in some marketing magazine at a friends house that they are going to rebrand G4. They want to be the "alternative" to SPIKE TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendak Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 If you guys want something better than anything G4 puts out, watch the weekly 1up show. Here's the latest episode: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147059&did=1 Here's the older episodes: http://the1upshow.1up.com/ Yes G4, you're entire programming lineup has been bested by a weekly half hour internet show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I stopped bothering with G4 back around when the TechTV merger happened...didn't like what I saw and have only occasionally tuned in, like when Halo 2 was about to be release. Other than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I read in some marketing magazine at a friends house that they are going to rebrand G4. They want to be the "alternative" to SPIKE TV. Given what they're lineup of shows has become in recent months, this doesn't surprise me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitlope Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm glad I stumbled on this thread. I've been debating changing my TV cable from Shaw Cable to the new Telus TV and one reason was I saw in their program listings that they carried this G4 tech/gaming channel. I was definetly interested but hadn't yet done any research on it. What I'm not interested in is another testosterone driven, sex sellin' spike TV clone with reruns of shows that are aired on a half dozen other channels. I want substance and some shows based on computers and computer gaming. It doesn't sound like this would deliver at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Do not bother switching to get G4. There is almost no game programing left except X Play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Do not bother switching to get G4. There is almost no game programing left except X Play And that show insults your intelligence as a gamer every chance it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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