[UPDATE #2: From some of our inside sources, we've learned that the device turned out to be a prop bomb used in one of the programs produced by G4. An honest case of mistaken identity enflamed by recent events, or another incident similar to Boston vs The Mooninites? We report, you decide!]
[Update: The official response from G4 regarding this issue:
The G4 production offices at 12312 Olympic Blvd. were evacuated this morning in response to the discovery of a suspicious device within the building and authorities were immediately called on site. After investigating the situation and taking all safety precautions, it was determined to be a non-threatening device and employees were safe to return to the building.
There you have it, that's about it. -- Robert Summa]
We just received an e-mail from one of our many Los Angeles-based friends that the G4 building was the recipient of a bomb threat only an hour or two ago. The building was evacuated and the police were summoned to the scene. There isn't much information on this as of yet (since it just happened), but we do know that their building has not yet exploded, so you can safely assume it was either a hoax or a really crappy bomb.
More on this as it develops.
[Many thanks to Deepthroat for the tip]
04/18/2007 13:57
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04/18/2007 14:02
too bad i dont watch the channel....
but so sad if the kids wont get their live Attack of the show i guess...
but hey once it is revealed it is related to anti-video game VT massacre shit then it will give the gaming blogs several more post for the week...
so bad news aint so bad eh
04/18/2007 14:02
04/18/2007 14:03
why don't they attack something better like Fox HQ or ABC?
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04/18/2007 14:06
If you don't like Attack of the Show and X-Play, that is cool but g4 does have Arrested Development and also just about the greatest show ever made:
NINJA WARRIOR!
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04/18/2007 14:29
DryvBy : Get out.
04/18/2007 14:45
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04/18/2007 14:50
Happened at my college a few times because idiots can't tell the difference between an explosive and a broken streetlight laying on the sidewalk.
04/18/2007 14:52
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04/18/2007 15:05
So that's where I left my flux compasitor.
04/18/2007 15:06
No...
Deepthroat = James Earl Jones.
Duh...
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04/18/2007 15:21
Tis called a joke, milord.
04/18/2007 15:30
= P
04/18/2007 15:58
What prouder moment is there for a single mother than to declare that her "baby's daddy" is in the klink?
04/18/2007 16:14
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04/18/2007 21:11
It's a trap!
04/18/2007 21:40
Oh, sorry... I was just channeling Jack Thompson there for a bit, and pulling theories out of my ass before we have any real information about the situation. Oh... oh my... channeling Jack Thompson... *ugh*shiver* I think I need to go take a bath in acid now to wash off the funk. *puke*
04/19/2007 11:06
04/19/2007 12:28
Your witty sarcasm aside (I'm assuming it's sarcasm), I and many other decent human beings work at G4. It's good to know there are cold blooded bastards such as yourself out there in the world who wish death upon so many innocent people. You would make al-Qaeda proud.
04/19/2007 12:49
Do I literally want you and your co-workers jobless and to see the company you work for crumble (figuratively) to the ground? Yes.
No decent person works for that company. If you were decent, you would have a job elsewhere.
04/19/2007 13:06
You sir are a class act. Now you're making judgements about people based upon where they work simply because they make programming you don't like? You've invested quite a bit of energy into hating something as innocuous as a cable TV network. Thank god this is a free society and you have the power to just turn the channel and never, ever watch G4 (thank god that's the only power you wield.)
As Keith Olbermann would say, "You, Chris Taran, are the WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD!"
04/19/2007 13:15
I'd just like to point out that I have no problem crediting myself with my comments, thoughts, or ideas and letting everyone know I said them, unlike cowards like you who feel the need to hide behind names like "taranisanidiot".
04/19/2007 14:57
04/19/2007 14:59
I don't like the content that's on HGTV, but I don't wish to see them all jobless... I just pass over the channel.