Who hates G4?

[ToyfareMark]

I first got this channel in the summer of 2003, and it was really cool. An all video game channel seemed like a perfect idea. They had plenty of funny and interesting shows like Portal, Icons, Starcade reruns, ect. ect. Then they merge with Tech TV and from there everything seemed to go to hell. Now they have crap like Fastlane, Star Trek 2.0, and the very very outdated Man Show. Is anyone else out there a former disgruntled fan of the network?

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

Don't blame Tech TV for it. They gave G4 2 of its biggest shows with X-Play & Screen Savers (which evolved into Attack of the Show).

But yeah, they just totally screwed up the network. I mean, do we really need another channel that shows Star Trek: TNG. Or Fastlane? What the hell?

Not only that, they got rid of G4TV.com (which was the closest thing to a Video Game news show that existed) and got rid of the good Filter (not the bastardized version with Beth O.)

I still watch it for X-Play or when they air some of the old Icon shows and the occasional AOTS segment, but thats about it. How they screwed it up, i don't know.

[ToyfareMark]

I wasn't blaming Tech TV or anything, but that seems to be the turning point of things going downhill.

[Mista T]

X-play is good but I haven't watched it in awhile...
Screen Savers used to be alright too

but the majority of G4 sucks

[sunwukong]

Hate it.

I used to be a Tech TV addict, and when I first heard that the two networks were merging, I naively thought something good could come of it, as both had some decent shows (Tech TV had far more good content than the original G4, but G4 still had some good stuff like Icons), but in the end it was all just an effort to buy up Tech TV's cable and satelite "real estate".

Slowly the channel has turned from crap into ever further crap. At times they want to be a gaming channel, at others they want to be a Spike TV clone, for a while they tried to pull the whole Adult Swim thing off and failed miserably at it. They're failures.

[THE Dinobot]

G4 is the Lex Luthor to my Green Lantern.

[Joe Neglia]

I haven't seen it in a few months, as I decided to get rid of my cable. As a person who hasn't played video games in a few years, I actually liked some of the reviews shows they have/had. That Cinemateque stuff I didn't care for though, didn't see the point.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

It sucks. I DESPISE X-Play now, the "reviewers" are more interested in getting themselves over than actually giving a good game review. I remember them crapping on an AWESOME game from last year, Atelier Iris Eternal Mana, just because the graphics were anime-ish. Get over yourselves. Yes Morgan Webb you are hot, but that just means you're probably a stuck up b**** in real life (One of my friends who met her at E3 says she is, anyway) and Adam Sessler is an ugly little man who I would not leave alone with my children, if I had any.

Star Trek TNG is all good, however, "Star Trek 2.0" REALLY pisses me off....I dont give a s*** what a bunch of people are saying in some gimmicky chat window, get rid of that s*** and just let me watch the episodes in full screen, not a little f****** window!!!

[forgottensinpwf]

godz said:

It sucks. I DESPISE X-Play now, the "reviewers" are more interested in getting themselves over than actually giving a good game review. I remember them crapping on an AWESOME game from last year, Atelier Iris Eternal Mana, just because the graphics were anime-ish. Get over yourselves. Yes Morgan Webb you are hot, but that just means you're probably a stuck up b**** in real life (One of my friends who met her at E3 says she is, anyway) and Adam Sessler is an ugly little man who I would not leave alone with my children, if I had any.

Star Trek TNG is all good, however, "Star Trek 2.0" REALLY pisses me off....I dont give a s*** what a bunch of people are saying in some gimmicky chat window, get rid of that s*** and just let me watch the episodes in full screen, not a little f****** window!!!

i was watching alot of old X-play stuff, they weren't heartless jerks a long time ago, they actually seemed like fun.

[sunwukong]

The other thing about X-play is that they'll bash a game for the duration of the revier and then give it a decent numerical rating. They reviewed one of the Dynasty Warriors games and talked crap about it for five minutes. Seriously, never said one good thing, and then gave it a 4 out of 5.

Another time they did a segment where they were interviewing people at that Final Fantasy symphony from a while back. This was a serious affair, no cosplay crap or anything, just a bunch of people going to hear some orchestral music. So of course they spend everything after that ripping on the people, who committed no other crime than going to a concert of video game music.

Years ago it was a really good review show. I'm not sure what happened, but it's ridiculous now.

[The Reverend]

sunwukong said:

Years ago it was a really good review show. I'm not sure what happened, but it's ridiculous now.

Yeah, back when it was Extended Play!

[jzbadblood]

They always have to plug Gamefly in there too. Also, I hate that show with the black guy who looks at cars. His "slang" and the whole ricer cars thing annoys me, and the chinese chick with him is f'n ugly.

f*** AOTS. I gave up on them after their gay DVDuesday threw the 25th Anniversy Addition of the Toxic Avenger, saying you don't need it. f*** him, Blade was on that, plus The Toxic Avenger is a good movie. Kevin Perirra whatever is also a complete little douchequeer combo.

[The Reverend]

I liked the Screen Savers on TechTV. Those old guys actually were funnier than the tards on there now.

[forgottensinpwf]

sunwukong said:

The other thing about X-play is that they'll bash a game for the duration of the revier and then give it a decent numerical rating. They reviewed one of the Dynasty Warriors games and talked crap about it for five minutes. Seriously, never said one good thing, and then gave it a 4 out of 5.

Another time they did a segment where they were interviewing people at that Final Fantasy symphony from a while back. This was a serious affair, no cosplay crap or anything, just a bunch of people going to hear some orchestral music. So of course they spend everything after that ripping on the people, who committed no other crime than going to a concert of video game music.

Years ago it was a really good review show. I'm not sure what happened, but it's ridiculous now.

the fact that the channel is nothing more than MTV trash is the problem.

what happened to the days, when it looked like they had fun with this show.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG1neI7vUgM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snox7HzX-RE

[Chainsaw]

G4 basically wants to become another Spike, because that's where the ratings are. Their programming director pretty much put it as such. Fanbases mean nothing to these guys.

And letting go of the uberhot Laura Foy pretty much put them on my permanent shitelist.

[therob]

Tech Tv was a great channel. X-play is still a pretty good show. Attack of the show/Screensavers I used to watch everyday but there new format is crap and all the good people are gone.Its sad that a supposed video game channel has a 2 hour block dedicated to video games.shouldnt g4 have more then 2 hors. the rest of the time its star trek or fastlane.

[jpinkston57]

I'm still bitter they cancelled Judgement Day... it was the only show on there I really gave a crap about.

[therob]

jpinkston57 said:

I'm still bitter they cancelled Judgement Day... it was the only show on there I really gave a crap about.

That was the worst show ever. It seemed like they only cared about how good the graphics were and tommy tallerico was just stupid.

[Highest Quarrelling Saturday?]

Let me just say this: I really, REALLY miss TSS.

[Triple Kelly]

Coincidentally, my friend on LJ just did a webcomic on the condesending lie that is G4.

-Kelly