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June 15, 2005
Review: Some channels make strong comebacks...
During the early to mid nineties, VH1 was a graveyard for adult-contemporary music. No Rap. No Generation Y. No pop culture. Just Michael Bolton and Kenny G all day. What happened? I guess Viacom came through and snapped them into shape. Now we can watch the Fabulous Life of Whoever for hours on end. I'm not bigging up the fabo show, but they've definitely seen a ratings climb due to their radical changes. Besides, fabo is far from my favorite show on that channel (although it is a guilty pleasure) - The Best Week Ever claims that prize hands down.
Anyway, I'm hoping that more channels make some changes and find the cable success that VH1 has been able to cultivate. One channel in particular is G4TV. They used to be techTv and have since changed over. With the change, some folks feel they threw the baby out with the bath water, but recently I've noticed an improvement in their programming. Two shows come to mind...
Attack of The Show: A great informational show that enlists the help of some supa-cool guests. This week's guest is Peter Rojas - the editor-in-chief at Engadget. G4TV describes the program as, "Attack of the Show gets you inside, underneath, around, and behind the newest tech, the hottest games, the fastest-breaking news, and the oddest oddities from the fringe." [Check it out]
X-Play: If you're a gamer and need all the cool reviews - cold check it. X-Play gives gamers tips, tricks, and previews for the latest games in its own exceptional way. The show also offers comprehensive reviews of the hottest new videogames on the market - and the not-so-hot. [Check it out]
peace. taj
Post.script: One visit to KidRobot and I was hooked. This is your falt Renzo. ha!
Posted by taj at June 15, 2005 07:14 AM
Comments
The old techtv had some great shows that they should consider bringing back. I will check out Attack of the Show.
Posted by: semaj at June 15, 2005 04:26 PM
i love techtv. But since we're going back I used to love c|net tv with Soledad O.
Posted by: taj at June 15, 2005 04:40 PM
i watch x-play like a religion.
Posted by: gregg at June 16, 2005 09:45 AM
oh man - forget tech, cnet and g4 remember zd tv.
Posted by: mark at June 16, 2005 12:00 PM
HAHAHA..KIDROBOT & MEDICOM ARE THE S*%T! NOW, IF I COULD ONLY BUDGET MY CASH FROM MY SNEAKER ADDICTION, MY TOY COLLECTION WOULD BE JUST AS ILL!
Posted by: Renzo at June 16, 2005 01:04 PM
ONE MORE THING, BESIDES G4TV DOES ANYBODY WATCH THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL FOR "INSIDE RC" OR IS THAT JUST ME?
Posted by: Renzo at June 16, 2005 01:08 PM
WHAT!!! That show sounds ill. Man I don't think we have "Inside RC" out here. I've got to make my way down south so I can see that!
Posted by: Taj at June 16, 2005 02:08 PM
What up with the Food Network? I used to love the Naked Chef!
Posted by: semaj at June 16, 2005 02:10 PM
NOW, JUST WAIT TIL IT COMES TO A SIMMER,TAKE SOME ESSENCE AND BAM!
Posted by: Renzo at June 16, 2005 03:23 PM
AAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAA!!! that's hilarious
Posted by: Taj at June 16, 2005 05:15 PM
just my 2 cents
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