One thing I never understood about G4TV is the lack of gaming coverage. I guess Gameboi's post explains that, but I feel that there are plenty of serious gaming venues that they did not pursue. I know they never covered any pro gaming tournaments and I, for one, would have found that incredibly entertaining. To see some of the CPL, or GGL top face offs or even get into some of the matches at Quakecon or PAX. I mean, that's an area of gaming that, for lack of a better word, can be further exploited. There are people making a living doing the things all of us here at dtoid love to do and I'd like to see how these people act and play under pressure. I know there are communities that support these like gotfrag.com, but they don't feel friendly toward casual gamers. G4 (or something like it) could bridge the gap and bring hardcore gaming (in this context: pro gaming) to the casual (in context: not-pro) gamers.

Korea has this for starcraft. I went there numerous times for business trips and there are 2 (FUCKING 2!!) TV stations that cover starcraft matches along with some other stupid asian games thrown in the mix. G4 could be a spring board for this in the US and it's not given any attention. Instead we have a bunch of shmucks going to E3 and GDC ignorantly talking about shit while flaunting tits and ass and that's the sale. I'm glad I can get the all the info they have and tons more from dtoid by means of humor and intelligent commentary. I'd be interested in seeing the ratings of a network run by the dtoid staff.



Get some real gamers that are actually GOOD at fucking games on these shows and have them talk about it. Have them do play-by-plays of matches. Have them talk about tactics, tricks, stats, etc... Have them be fucking hardcore. That's what I want and it's what I'd pay to see. Pro gaming is something I thought about persuing when I was in college and now that I'm too old I'd still like to see others that can and did do it. I don't care for the argument that it would only be appreciated by the people that care about xxx game. Bullshit! As much as I despise counter strike I would still watch a match with people that know the game in and out. As much as I am absolutely terrible at Soul Caliber I'd love to see the lightning fast reflexes that these professionals have. The same things can be said about other pro games. The games are played so much differently on a pro level that people might not even realize what kind of things are possible... SSBM comes to mind (for better or for worse)...

Fuck G4 and their MTV wannabe bullshit. We don't need another MTV ruining a media. In my opinion they should try to be more like a combination of ESPN and CNN for games. Attack of the show still has it's place with this combo, but it's time to realize that the majority of the people involved there don't know dick about games and they sure as hell can't play them. It's so frustrating to watch these faux gamers traipse around on tv trying to convince me they know what they're talking about.