G4techtv Omg!

ShadowlinexShadowlinex Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19144Members
edited July 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Wow, I just discovered this a day ago!</div> Well i finally got Comcast Cable not to long downstairs on my TV next to my comp. Sence then, I have been addicted to it. I find my self watching it non-stop. Do you think its a condition docter?

<u>Favorite Shows:</u>
Unscrewed
X-play
The Screen Savers
Judgement Day
EP
Anime Unleashed!!!!! LOVE IT!!

If you have Comcast Cable and haven't heard of G4techtv then, you should turn to channel 294!

EDIT:
Sence i really suck at completing a single tought heres a website to G4
<a href='http://www.g4techtv.com' target='_blank'>G4techtv YAA!</a>
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    edited July 2004
    The Screensavers is good.
    X-Play is okay, but only because of Morgan Webb...
    Arena is okay too (not really a point in watching it much...doesn't really seem to have a point besides watching overweight nerds jump around in DDR and stuff <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> ).


    Can't stand that show with the 'Gary Oldman in 5th Element, reverse Hitler mustache of doom!' guy...Bah, they're trying to be cool...no one that plays videogames looks like that guy.

    ...plus, to much psuedo-robot combat in the insomniac hours of 1am - 5am. I don't know what's up with the anime's they show on there (usually watching Cartoon Network for ATHF, Family Guy and stuff then).

    [edit]: No comcast, we've got Time Warner over here...before that it was a crappy cable network that didn't even have comedy central (where kids in middle school would be like, "Hey, did you see Southpark?" and I'd have to be like, "Our cable doesn't give us Southpark - because they suck!"

    ...although, MST3k seemed to be on a lot for Sci-fi back then.
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  • ShadowlinexShadowlinex Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19144Members
    I like unscrewed becuase the host reminds of an old friend who is in jail now, because of his moronic "values."
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    edited July 2004
    The only G4 show that is honestly good is Arena. <b>Especially</b> when they make the teams play DDR. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    And X-Play is sooo awesome. Sometimes they try too hard to be funny, but when they're funny, they're laugh-out-loud hilarious.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    I'm still ticked at TechTV for merging with G4. The latter outright sucked, trying to show video games in an MTv style, that only caters to morons. Well.. the whole thing caters to morons, but G4 has always catered to *yuppie* moron wannabe gangsta retards.

    In fact, the only one not listed as 'best' that wasn't TechTV is 'Arena'... something I've never watched, and don't plan to.
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Omegaman!+Jul 3 2004, 01:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Omegaman! @ Jul 3 2004, 01:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The only G4 show that is honestly good is Arena. <b>Especially</b> when they make the teams play DDR. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    And X-Play is sooo awesome. Sometimes they try too hard to be funny, but when they're funny, they're laugh-out-loud hilarious. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Sometimes they do have funny reviews. The one with 99 dragons that's cel-shaded is pretty funny.


    Whenever they do get a working joke they do seem to beat it to wishful oblivion though...

    [Do you like your beaten horse in a stew?]
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    The best review is the game that works through voice-command. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I too am with the crowd that really loved Tech TV the way it was, and find G4 so stupid its downright offensive.
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  • ShadowlinexShadowlinex Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19144Members
    edited July 2004
    I haven't even seen half the shows and i don't plan on it, except the ones i already watch. It gets me when the flame kiddy game when it is targeted toward kiddy people. I wish i could of seen the original Tech Tv as said by DOOM, But sence i'm ****-out-a-luck i guess i'll keep on watching them, that is until they flame more kiddy games......
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  • FinaFina Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3267Members
    It sucks compared to TechTV. X-Play is the best of the gaming related shows. Arena would be nice if they actually played some good games, Call of Duty is okay, but it would be fun to see them play a game of something like Tribes. Leo Laporte is awesome and it sucks that he's not there anymore. (Or is he? I've heard that he got his job back but I don't know if it's true or not.) Leo was kinda the lifeblood of TechTV, getting rid of him is just stupid. I've been a fan of him since when one of my Dad's friends would give us VCR tapes of ZDTV's Call for Help back before DirecTV carried the station.

    Now, most of the gaming shows are console oriented, and all of the 'BEST GAME EVER' shows I've seen only seem to consider games released in the last two months because apparently, if it's not currently on the market, it sucks **** and doesn't deserve mention because we all know that using 20 pixel shaders to render dust is better than awesome gameplay. It also seems that they fill all of their dead air with some stupid anime that I could care less about. Every time I change the channel to them it's on anime, then again it could just be my schedule.

    Yeah.
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    They got rid of Leo? Well I'm both relieved and annoyed... despite the fact that was altogether too happy most of the time (drugs?), he was indeed the lifeblood of that place (and the host of most of their shows). Anyways, when there's no good NS servers open and I have nothing better to do, I watch XPlay and the Screen Savers occasionally, but only if theres a good segment. That voice command game was funny however... I loved the characters reactions to the commands <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm still ticked at TechTV for merging with G4. The latter outright sucked, trying to show video games in an MTv style, that only caters to morons. Well.. the whole thing caters to morons, but G4 has always catered to *yuppie* moron wannabe gangsta retards. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I never got G4 alone, but all the G4 shows I've seen so far are retarded, verging on brain-meltingly stupid. TechTV alone was actually pretty good (with the exception of that thunderbirds crap and the invasion of anime stuff, but thats just because I personally don't like anime), but with G4, half the programs are now down to mind-numbing craptacularly stupid 30 minute displays of idiocy.

    Edit: also... they seem to have hosts drop off the face of the planet every once in a while... first that Chris guy from lockergnome and now Leo...
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Just for an example, 'X-Play' was one of the worst TechTV shows. It was goofy and campy. Pretty much EVERYTHING G4 brought to the table was somehow worse.

    Best game of all time? Screw that. Monkey Island. Or maybe the talkie version of Sam & Max. The Quest for Glory series rocked all over, and we shan't even delve into System Shock, which singlehandedly nukes the entire XBox library in 'cool factor'.
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  • SandrockSandrock Join Date: 2002-12-16 Member: 10905Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I am also a fan of the original TechTV. I'm not too happy about alot of the changes the merger brought, but I can't complain anymore. My cable company just put G4TechTV onto their "ultra premium digital cable" subscription package and replaced it with BET. Yay <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Note the differance between Comcast Cable and Commcast Digital Cable...

    Note it well...

    I only get up to channel 99 basic cable... meh :/
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    But isn't channel 99 all you need?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Nope, I don't watch the Disney channel.
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    They have a DISNEY channel? Dear lord what has the world come to... for once I am thankful for Canadian TV. In Edmonton our basic cable is about 20 channels. Half of these are Canadian, and therefore legally required to play crap for 8 hours a week during prime time (7-11).
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Wow! 20 channels is what you get with broadcast TV in Denver...

    With basic cable, you get about 70 channels. Great thinks like the golf channel and the bass fishing network!
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    <a href='http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/html/girl_1064.html' target='_blank'>XPlay for the win</a>
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    <a href='http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=98' target='_blank'>huh?</a> =o
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    <quietly sits on over 700 channels of absolutely nothing good at 4am except spaghetti westerns on AMC>
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    edited July 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jul 4 2004, 03:48 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jul 4 2004, 03:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <quietly sits on over 700 channels of absolutely nothing good at 4am except spaghetti westerns on AMC> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hi there fellow late night Brit!

    EDIT: Or as I should say, early morning.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    i know it's been said, but it needs to be said again:
    tech tv was good (except for robot wars)
    g4 sucked (except for the odd episode of pulse/arena/that one review show that i don't remember the name of)

    i miss techtv sans g4 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ShadowlinexShadowlinex Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19144Members
    edited July 2004
    Mainly why i watch one demand all tell late night comes on =\ But I must say it beats watch old jerry springer and Family feud re-runs all day <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I think a cool twist to arena instead of all those human on human games bring NS into the show and see um go at with a new style, not to mension bring in some players into the NS game, which I guess is bad and good <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-404NotFound+Jul 3 2004, 07:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (404NotFound @ Jul 3 2004, 07:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/html/girl_1064.html' target='_blank'>XPlay for the win</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!1111
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Eh? AMC == American Movie Classics. It's all old movies that someone slapped a 'classic' sticker on and ran away cackling because they were so damn bad. At least they're entertaining to make fun of. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Jul 3 2004, 05:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Jul 3 2004, 05:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But isn't channel 99 all you need? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Channel 99 is Oxygen over here...if you want to watch "Television for modern women" featuring 14 hours of Xena: Warrior Princess, a show hosted by Carrie Fisher (Leia from Star Wars <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ) and other mundane, completely useless stuff - then channel 99 is for you!

    Channel 36 (Lifetime) and 37 (Lifetime: Movies) are completely useless in all respects, aside from taking up two prized spots between VH1 and Nick (which is good for the Cosby Show at night, but that's it).



    <!--QuoteBegin-404notfound+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (404notfound)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->XPlay for the win <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Bah, those pictures make her look like some weird, Sigourney Weaver look-a-like. bleh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> . I don't think she plays video games either. She played against the co-host guy in RtCW:Tides of War and was running around like a drunk (and ended up shooting a wall and the co-host, and no nazis).

    She looks good on the show at least. Magazines always seem to bring out the ugly in people <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> (as in Michelle Branch in Maxim).
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jul 4 2004, 04:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jul 4 2004, 04:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh? AMC == American Movie Classics. It's all old movies that someone slapped a 'classic' sticker on and ran away cackling because they were so damn bad. At least they're entertaining to make fun of. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I like The Blues Brothers.
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  • AmplifierAmplifier Join Date: 2004-02-19 Member: 26708Members, Constellation
    Yes, TechTV was much better alone, I haven't watched TSS since. And CFH help wasen't taken, but robot wars was, WTH!? Xplay is only good for morgan.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Yeah I just started G4TechTV a little while ago when I got DirecTV...I'm pretty addicted, I pretty much like all the shows on it. I'm looking forward to G-Phoria. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jul 4 2004, 04:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jul 4 2004, 04:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh? AMC == American Movie Classics. It's all old movies that someone slapped a 'classic' sticker on and ran away cackling because they were so damn bad. At least they're entertaining to make fun of. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Agreed. AMC is the MST3K-able version of TMC. I got hooked on AMC after I saw "The man Who Shot Liberty Vallance" (the most make-funnable Western ever) on that network. Crappy movies for teh win!
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