oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
3 edits | G4 is crap...
it's shows are crap, it's personalities are retarded and it's a complete waste of bandwidth. I would rather have another worthless horse racing or home-shopping channel than that garbage. That said, this Podcasting seems to me to be a complete waste of time. I hope Leo sticks with his radio show where more than 3 people will hear him.
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warriors
It's A Great Time Out
join:2001-06-05
Alviso, CA | It's about time!
I really missed "Call For Help" and "ScreenSaver" |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | TTV...
... died a long time ago. Long before Paul sold it to Comcast. Kevin Rose is a fa... he's a twerp. I was once mesmerized by them, but I woke up.  |
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Kompressor
Premium
join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA
1 edit | reply to oliphant
Re: G4 is crap...
said by oliphant  :it's shows are crap, it's personalities are retarded and it's a complete waste of bandwidth. I would rather have another worthless horse racing or home-shopping channel than that garbage. I agree with you 101%. |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
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join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:   | *sniffle*
I liked TSS, too bad Gay4 TechTV took over  |
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B
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join:2000-10-28
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Re: TTV...
Mostly agreed.
This is also pretty old news for anyone who cared.
I downloaded the first secret "Revenge of the ScreenSavers" back in April, but I haven't quite mustered the inclination to even start listening to it yet!
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Yeah I heard about it months ago, but since we hadn't mentioned it yet, figured fans of the show (I liked the Screensavers, personally) would enjoy it.... |
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL
| reply to exocet_cm
Re: *sniffle*
said by exocet_cm :I liked TSS, too bad Gay4 TechTV took over It's not even G4 Tech TV anymore. It's just G4 now. At least there are no illusions to quality tv anymore. The only ones worth watching anymore would be the last TechTV holdouts Adam Sesler and Morgan Webb. I'm not sure I can make that case much anymore either as XPlay is just TechTv's version of G4 style programming. They still have some good writing on the show at least.
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL
| Also
Kevin Rose has been getting into the Podcasts a bit on his other venture as well:
»www.systm.org/
I have not had a chance to give it a listen, but it looks to be the same idea.
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B
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join:2000-10-28
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Re: TTV...
I liked it too. Thankfully, I was never witness to the reported atrocity it became after Comcast.
Leo's the key of course -- a technical guy with humor and media charm. The rest (especially the useless Yoshi and Kevin) can disappear.
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Leo Laporte
@dslextreme.com | reply to oliphant
Re: G4 is crap...
Podcasting is actually quite amazing. Over 100,000 people download each episode of TWiT. That rivals the TV audience for The Screen Savers. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
Host:
Road Runner
PC gaming GAMES
PC gaming Tech
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Re: TTV...
I liked Leo and Patrick. Yeah, the rest are rather meh....
G4 renamed the show "Attack of the Show", put Sarah Lane in a bunch of halter-tops where her tits hang out and she lounges on the sofa, and they've become a pop-culture mish-mash aimed at teenage boys who've never read a book, much less built a PC.... |
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thewolfman
join:2003-04-03
Niagara Falls, NY
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| reply to dadkins
What about Sarah "the Annoying one" Lane. How would you like to have to spend ANY time with her at all? She HAS to be the most annoying host ever. Now I see why Kevin Rose if a fa..... No one can blame him if he started rope su**ing after dating her!! |
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imtim83
You All Deserve The Economic Meltdown
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join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA | reply to oliphant
Re: G4 is crap...
Techtv sucked.
Ihe only time the channel didn't suck is when it was called ZDTV!
Long Live ZDTV!
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ
| Concentrate on the Content
The podcasts are ok - sort of rambling at times and way to much talk each week about recording the post cast. It's sort of annoying when you listen to a bunch of various podcasts and each one, each week, describes the trials and tribulations of the recording process.
Talk about content... we all know recording stinks and is a pain, especially with multiple people. Unless your podcast is about podcasting, don't talk about your own podcasting issues, talk about the content your podcast focusses on.
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gwbuffalo
join:2001-12-08
Mokena, IL
·Comcast
| Actually Pretty Entertaining
I've listened to all of the podcasts for the new TWIT series, and I have to say they're somewhat informative and pretty entertaining. I think we need to give them a little time to "find their legs" and really explore what can be done in the podcast format. It's totally different than television, but I'm guessing at some point in the future TWIT may go the route of Kevin Rose's SYSTM and go with a video program.
For now this is an entertaining listen with some interesting tech savvy people sharing opinions. It's not rocket science, but it's better than anything I can find on my radio here in Chicago. |
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sbhusted
join:2000-05-14
Bethlehem, PA
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Re: G4 is crap...
Podcasting is not a 'waste of time'. It's a very young technology that is still finding it's way. The TWIT casts are being downloaded in mass, and are ranked #1 on many podcast ranking sites and there are usually an abundance of seeds on BT to download from without much problem.
I commend Leo, Kevin, Patrick, Robert, Yoshi, etc. for putting this together and to begin a process of creating a show that they have complete control over. It was absolutely painful to watch what happened to the Screen Savers and what the "management" did to that show. G4 is an absolute waste of space.
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TechieZero
Tools Are Using Me
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join:2002-01-25
Wesley Chapel, FL
| Kevin Rose...snoore...
While I appreciated his content, Kevin Rose was a poor TV host. Seriously the guy has no personality and it always seemed that he was uncomfortable almost painfull hosting the show. Maybe this new format will be kinder to him.
IMHO - Attack of the Show is actually pretty good and Sarah although she isn't as funny as Sessler/Web/Pierera (sp?) is not a bad host and easy on the eyes. I have FUN watching this show now.
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Xorro
join:2003-05-26
Upland, CA
| reply to oliphant
Re: G4 is crap...
I agree G4 is crap. All Games, all the time...with MTV type rejects as hosts. What a concept. Do the gaming kiddies actually watch this channel ?, or does Comcast use it as a write off of some sort?
Now these audio shows from Leo & friends, I *dig* these.
Tech related roundtable discussion in casual style with opinions & humor. Man I wish a local radio station broadcasted something like this. Yes these Twit casts are still dealing with sound quality issues with the multiple voice over internet clients, but the content is entertaing and almost always informative.
I wonder if a video version might be feasible in the future, distributed by bit torrent or something.
They might be on to something here. This could be the start of a type of Internet TV. (Specialized content, No network meddling whims, commercial free ). |
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Snickerdo
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join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
| reply to warriors
Re: It's about time!
said by warriors :I really missed "Call For Help" and "ScreenSaver" They're still on TechTV Canada, Leo LaPorte and all. |
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