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G4TV has got a secret ... shhh!

7:45 PM on 09.25.2007   |   Faith

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Apparently, G4TV has a big announcement they plan to reveal this Thursday night during Attack of the Show. No word yet on what it could be, but the rumor is that G4 will be going to HD format for all their shows.

Does Cops come in HD? Oh, never mind. Some shows on the network have already switched to widescreen format, and HD could be a possibly, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an all tech channel again. Canada's G4 is still all tech, and it's much better that way.

Stay tuned to G4TV this Thursday at 7:20pm EST to watch for this big announcement ... the biggest announcement G4 has ever released!

[Via G4TV]







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Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:44
Cheeburga
X-play 24/7 ZOMFG
BFeld13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:44
BFeld13
Summa's working for G4 public relations now?
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:45
Scrixx
I really do hope for the all tech channel.

They had awesome shows like Judgment day and the show with the hottest electronics in the top 10 list (forgot the name).

That was G4, not this piece of donkey shit now.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:45
Magesx
24/7 Start Trek and Girls Gone Wild commericals!
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:46
bluemeep
I could swear they were supposed to be dead and absorbed into other networks by now. Much like the twin that did not survive Womb Battle 6000.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:48
Scrixx
Oh just remembered something.

I hope they get bought out by GameTrailers. That would be AWESOME.
Denson's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:50
Denson
I hope it's a going out of business sale.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:50
Scrixx
And one more thing, I just remembered the name. The show was called Filter.

TWAS AWESOME. So was G4TV.com and the other shows.

As you can see I'm excited :D
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:52
Faith
Kevin is coming out of the closet? Just maybe.
Aksumka's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 19:57
Aksumka
I miss TechTV..
KevlarGibs's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:01
KevlarGibs
G4s only good original show was portal. anything else decent came from TechTV... and the only one they still have from that is Xplay... poor unscrewed...

now that they are byndicating other stuff, it makes it seem like they are running out of programming... although the Sasuke/Kunoichi (ninja warrior) is kinda nice i'm all for more japanese game shows.
carg0's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:05
carg0
secret? i hope it's that they're finally going to be cancelled...what a f*ing joke of a "network". Yea, they're a network alright...They produce 2 shows with the rest of their lineup coming from syndication that can be found on about a hundred other channels.

Yes! who wants to watch Cops...again...for the 4th consecutive hour? Hello...anyone? Wait, don't go! We've got a Japanese version of American Gladiators!
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:06
BluDesign
Hopefully they'll announce they're shuttering the channel. The last thing this floundering money bleeder needs is another format change.

And who cares if it goes all HD? No cable provider's carrying it on an HD ready stream anyway. A provider's going to have to move it to a HD tier to do that. The only provider that will be able to do that is DirecTV, but their customers will riot if G4's wasteland is given priority over the hundred other channels that are more deserving to be in HD with the capability of more interesting content. I'd rather Spike be in HD before this garbage.

I want my TechTV back.

Or maybe my prediction of them hiring Summa to keep Kevin Perrera's asscheeks wet has come true.
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:07
Das Inchworm
maybe they're getting a playable character in bomberman.
skullivan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:07
skullivan
What? Why the hell does Canada get all Tech? TechTV used to be my favorite channel. My girlfriend and I had it on constantly. Even her non-tech geek family got into it. You can imagine what I think of G4.

They should broadcast it in the US as G4Tech or something. Or even better, just do away with G4 entirely.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:12
BluDesign
Just a heads up to those who didn't know. G4's no longer owned by Comcast, the people who created G4 and ruined TechTV. It's now owned by E!. Their corporate strategy has been to brand the channel as a Men's channel like Spike and TBS. We all see how that's worked out so far.
adam locked's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:18
adam locked
So what was the big news? Anyone watch?

Kristin Holt to host EVERYTHING on the network?
Bricfa's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:20
Bricfa
@ dvddesign

I think you mean TNT

but WHAT WAS TEH ANNOUNCEMENT??????
poonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:25
poonster
Kristin "Chompers" Holt
heroclixer87's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:28
heroclixer87
Morgan Webb is a man. You heard it here first.
DarkTetsuya's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:28
DarkTetsuya
@Scrixx:

THEY HAD THAT, it was called techtv. But if they deepsixed all the crap and did that, I'd start watching again.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:29
ZeroTolo
Maybe they've given enough money to Morgan Webb and Olivia Munn to get them to make out for a half hour or something?
Bricfa's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:37
Bricfa
Oh wait, it's not until Thursday.

:(

"We at G$ have realized that we totally suck, and have decided to start EVERYTHING from scratch. To those who like our current programming: you are wrong, it all sucks. Even our last watchable program, Xplay, has now been ruined. Over the next month be prepared for some new programming most of it related to video gaming, and all of it related to consumer electronics."
qo_op's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 20:39
qo_op
maybe the announcment is good shows?
RskimB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:10
RskimB
I bet they got rid of the male hosts so we can have more boobs with or gaming tv damnit
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:16
Edarios
Duh, It's going to be about Halo.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:20
Bob Muir
Biggest announcement ever: "We've started shipping our components for HD signals! Yayz!"
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:21
Hiltz
If it's G4tv-related, then its probably something lame.



Speaking of September surprises, I wonder when Nintendo will announce what Reggie said is coming out this month. I doubt it is related to G4's announcement.
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:36
BluFire
I'd like a more tech-oriented channel. I get sick of that "AOTS in your pants" crap. It's kind of disgusting sometimes, I don't even watch.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:48
Orionsaint
ZOEBELLMG! HD!

Olivia Munn in HD. That's a delicious treat!

Adam Sessler's cromagnum forehead in HD. That's bad tasting.
bigfatton's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:56
bigfatton
does anybody remember from WAAAY back in the day, when it wasn't even tech tv yet, it was ZDTV?
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 21:56
Spykron
anyone else realize that 720 et is 420 in cali, where they are located. this better not have to do with pot, stoners, or hippies.
liqideos's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:06
liqideos
ZDTV was the shit. I remember waking up on Saturday morning to watch Extended Play, when Adam Sessler wasn't forced to act like an asshole, and actually delivered quality reviews.

My allegiance to the new fangled G4techtv merger died when they got rid of Screen Savers and Unscrewed.

But hey, without the assfucking of Tech Tv via Comcast, we would never have seen the advent of Kevin Rose and digg.com

Does anyone remember the show eye drops? It was just random collections of various user created CG short films.

It was awesome.
Volcanon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:10
Volcanon
I vote for an HD version, and the return of "The Screenavers" with Pat and Leo returning as the hosts. Also, Portal.
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:22
BluFire
Actually, Pereira on AOTS today kind of dispelled rumors of HD. I just remembered.
JonDarkwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:25
JonDarkwood
Olivia Munn downloadable content for the next Dead or Alive.
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:48
Pedro Blandino
anyone really cares about g4?
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 22:56
Colette Bennett
Rob Summa anally raped on live television?

I'd buy that for a dollar.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:02
Orionsaint
Pat and Leo are old and decreped now, not to mention outta touch.
CRA's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:09
CRA
"We finally realized how bad we suck and are going to self destruct our studio and offices on live television...right now!"
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:10
Aaron Mxy Yost
Portal was absolute shit. That show wasn't even watchable while I was stoned out of my head.

Personally I think that they're going to announce going to an all "Cheaters" and "Fastlane" format.
skie's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:44
skie
has the spaceballs animated series been officially announced? one of my friends saw an advertisement for it on a bus today in san francisco and flipped out. hadn't heard of anything before that but then again i stopped watching g4 a long time ago :D
liqideos's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/25/2007 23:55
liqideos
maybe g4 will be doing XBL Video Marketplace content...

...so they can be irrelevant via two mediums.

ZING!
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:01
PetiePal
I think they should have half tech/half game format. No more Man Show. No more Star Trek reruns, except at 3am lol. We need TechTV back. Give Gizmodo or Engadget a show.

Attack of the Show can stay but we don't need X-Play anymore. Merge it into Attack of the show lol.
RevN8r's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 00:34
RevN8r
Kevin and Olivia are pregnant. The "Big Secret" is that Kevin will be the one carrying the baby!
Pariah's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:38
Pariah
Free hand jobs from olivia munn or adam sessler. You don't get to choose who perfors yours though. Adam Sessler is a handjob machine.

Probably a girls of g4 playboy spread...
CrackaSlim's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 01:39
CrackaSlim
"Speaking of September surprises, I wonder when Nintendo will announce what Reggie said is coming out this month. I doubt it is related to G4's announcement."

I remember hearing sometime in near the end of September (I guess after TGS). Hopefully it's something cool and not something like Wii DVD support.
Attro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 03:30
Attro
Maybe revision3 is buying them out. All the TechTV people will get their old jobs back and not have to be forced to try to make money off pay-to-play podcasts.
bmaupin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 04:06
bmaupin
I know G4 has been working for quite some time on an new online video program that would host clips of their various network shows and then add in online only shows and backlogged episodes of shows that have been canceled, namely Portal.

I don't know if that's what it is though. I know Electric Playground is going to start airing on their website in October, but not even on the channel at all.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/26/2007 07:09
BluDesign
Orion,

You're hopelessly out of touch with reality. I watched some clips with Pat and Leo discussing Leopard (OS X 10.5) and I had to stop myself to wonder if it wasn't some old TechTV clip I had missed.
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