Comments on: I Want My TechTV!

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By: HOOPOO

HOOPOO — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:13:41 +0000

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if you love it set it free
if it comes back help it.

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By: Ed Real

Ed Real — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:16:37 +0000

It was great to see a channel about the technology. It was interesting and informative. The day I saw it off my cable provider I was disappointed. When it came back with a different logo and name I was alright it is back but to my surprise it was not the same. I saw these dumb and boring shows about games and games. Xplay was the only show on games that interested me at all since it was more informative and entertaining than any of those other G4 shows. I was more disappointed when the original techtv shows were no longer there except for xplay

By: rick dodd

rick dodd — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:37:44 +0000

i loved —-Call for Help

rick

By: MIke

MIke — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:41:23 +0000

I totally Agree Comcast Must had a Brain Freeze

I hope Leo Returns in the Future, Call for Help, Helped alot of folks.

By: Burkspatrick

Burkspatrick — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:51:23 +0000

I think that the problem is that the powers that be a.k.a. the big wigs still think that gamers are kids that geeks still wear big thick government 50's style black plastic rim glasses with tape around them. They just don't seem to get it. They just can't see beyond the stereotype of either and realize that the truth is more inclusive.

By: Bob Lewis

Bob Lewis — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:32:59 +0000

Leo and the cast of TechTV was a special
time and place. G4 isn't offered in the
package I have with my big dish (BUD). Not
that I care too much. It's like someone
else pointed out, anything and everything that
was special was gutted. What I've seen of
G4 since the merge/purge is near worthless and certainly not engaging or entertaining.

By: Macman

Macman — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:09:54 +0000

I have been serving over seas for three yrs and 4 months. When I left, I left Tech Tv. Now about a month ago I see that Tech is gone now replaced with G4? First of all history dictates if a channel is going to suceed it needs to mature a little. I understand that leo and crew lost $5 Mill on the project and veiwers were not growing but being Farscape average. I will not put trust in comcast stock. Had the internet in 2000 with em' stiffed me with paying for internet even AFTER I CANCELED. Don't fret they have pod casts you can veiw on your Mac or Pc just an FYI. So all is not lost my friends, geek is not just a 4 letter word…. But a better lifestyle than most POPULAR losers you went to school with or have to deal with now.With pod casts such as KFI the tech guy Mac break and TWIT (This week in tech). All by the man himself. LEO…

By: Xanatos

Xanatos — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:26:11 +0000

I HATE G4! THEY DID AWAY WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WORTHWHILE!

By: sc0rpsa1b0t

sc0rpsa1b0t — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:24:40 +0000

I agree.Now, they only have crapy shows like “BONZAI” and “THE MAN SHOW”.G4 tottaly sucks now.It would be better if they just put tTech TV back.

By: louie

louie — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:33:51 +0000

HI,I'm looking for the screensaver that was downloadable a couple of years ago.it looked like overlapping gears in a tanish and brown color,with screensaver in the middle.if someone can tell me where to find it,i would be most grateful.thank-you

By: DT

DT — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:52:30 +0000

Being a gamer/computer techie i had little time for tv, but i MADE time for zdtv/techtv. Informative and entertaining “screen savers” and “call for help” rocked. The transformation of techtv to G4 was like seing a rose die and a weed grow up in its place. Being a gamer I gave G4 a chance but its so inane and repetitive, BLAH. Television history is strewned with bad decsions in programming, this is a bad decision in my opinion. GOOD LUCK LEO, you will be missed.

By: tate

tate — Wed, 31 May 2006 09:28:52 +0000

The screensavers was a one in a million show. What were the producers thinking? I watched it religously. It must be a case in which, some new company bought the channel. I just wish I could buy all of the archived shows on DVD. Every episode. I would. They must not really be counting the numbers, becuase i cant imagine anyone watching every episode of the lastest crap

By: Mike Farmer

Mike Farmer — Thu, 04 May 2006 19:22:35 +0000

AMEN BROTHER!!!!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:30:54 +0000

Just if anyone was wondering… The reason Leo is on in Canada only is because Comcast only owns about 20% of G4TechTV up north and Rogers cable owns more than 50%. Call for Help was one of the most watched show up in Canada so right after it was cancelled in the U.S. Rogers called up Leo and said they wanted to resurect the show, and of cource Leo agreed. I love it because i'm sure it really stuck it to Comcast.

I miss TechTV just like everybody else here, I watched it sense the begining in 1998. I hope Call For Help comes on in America.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:34:16 +0000

I agree with you that Tech TV should be brought back. G4 has nothing to do with Technology at all. The reason I got Comcast Digital Cable in the first place was to get Tech TV. It was on the more expensive programming package but I didn't care. I downgraded my cable ever since Tech TV was gone. All of the original shows that Tech TV offered were the best. Since Tech TV left I have been really missing everything that Technology has to offer. I feel that I am less knowledgeable with all the new Tech things coming out. I don't even watch G4 anymore since everything has gotten so bad on the channel. Now I know why Kevin Rose decided to leave. G4 was trying to make Tech people into gamers. They should have just left Tech TV alone on its own channel as well as G4. The gamers are happy but what about the Tech enthusiasts? I feel bad for all the people that had to leave Tech TV. Tech TV was everyone's passion. What other network provided so many original programming and shows that were exclusive and couldn't be seen anywhere else than Tech TV. Someone has to put the Tech back in to TV again and have two separate channels. G4 for gaming. And Tech TV for Technology. I learned most things from Tech TV. Without Tech TV it is so hard to learn new things and keep up with the fast pace of Technology. Do America a favor and bring back Tech TV so everyone will have something knowledgeable to watch and entertaining.

It is the 2000's and Technology is the hottest thing out there. I want our network Tech TV back the way it was before G4 took over.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:51:47 +0000

I totally agree.
Bring back tech TV!
I want my Call for help and screen savers back.

By: Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 10:49:21 +0000

How does this get approved for Canada only? Did they think that all the complaints were coming from there and not from America??

I agree with all of this and I know there are thousands upon thousands out there that also support the old TechTV style. We just need to spread the word and make some waves to make it happen.

Please bring back old TechTV style programming!

By: Steve Crawford

Steve Crawford — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:09:28 +0000

Fortunatly I live in Canada and can watch the new Call For Help, but the loss of Screensavers really ticks me off. The new Call For Help just isn't the same though, but at least it's better than nothing at all.

Lets just hope that Comcast eventually comes to their senses (sooner than later I hope) and at least brings back Screensavers and delivers Call For Help to my neighbours in the south.

– Steve, altairuser@hotmail.com

By: Darkmoore

Darkmoore — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:52:05 +0000

seems that i am with most of the other peopel that G4 sucks. i think the geek in me would watch the old TechTV 24/7. really is a shame what they have done to the show. perhaps leo will come up with a new show that would be killer. he did it before im sure that he can do it agen.

By: John Wilson

John Wilson — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:19:00 +0000

I'm a huge video game addict and I hate G4. Leo was the man. G4 is like having the worlds most annoying 9 year old bouncing all over the place picking his nose and sharing a tiny bit of relevant info. Way too many seeds in that watermelon.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:17:13 +0000

bring back tech tv.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:11:35 +0000

G4 sucks and 'Attack of the Show' sucks all the air out of an 5 mile area!! they need to drop it and bring back 'Screen Savers' and the ol' gang back except traders for $$ sarah and kevin rose.

By: perry mcatee iii

perry mcatee iii — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:54:39 +0000

I concur and miss the hell out of the old line up, G$ really screwed the pooch here. Nothing on the new channel is any good and i miss the screen savers and call for help, TechTV was in in my house all the time and so damn helpfull. Now i have no use for the station at all. I 2 want my techtv!

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:18:36 +0000

All fall in great praise to the mighty Leo. Long live the king of tech. I miss him and do not watch anymore ……Sad:(

By: Saeed

Saeed — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:11:30 +0000

*sigh* I'm really missing techtv now. Especially Fresh Gear! I loved that show and ofcourse The Screensavers and Call For Help. Xplay was good too. That was enough game dosage for me. They can at least bring back Fresh Gear (ahem Sumi das) and Screensavers (with the original cast) at least. That would make alot of people happy. Techlive would be nice too. Ok I'm probably pushing it there.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 06:36:01 +0000

G4 Sucks…..Bring back TECHTV
Brain dead video games are for no life fat people. You took the foot of the only industry accelerator. Dumb….just dumb.

By: cort sturdevant

cort sturdevant — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:39:47 +0000

I am really happy to see that call for help is back on in the us.

I mis tech tv to no end, i watched it when it was ZDTV, when it was Tech TV, and even a little when it was G4TechTV.

I liked the tech tv of old the sets were tastefully done, not those teenie boper sets thay have now, and the hosts, it is a shame how a company will destroy a good (not perfect) thing like tech tv and to pedal thier garbage to more people (now seen in 53 million homes, compared to g4's original 15 million).

On May 6, 2004 G4 Media announced that they were canning the staff of tech tv, and moving everything to LA, this was the first in a series of blows that lead to the death of not just a tv station, but a style of tv unlike any other. It was at this point that i knew i was getting screwed out of a channel that was seemingly made for me.

R.I.P.

ZDTV
May 11, 1998 - August 21, 2000

Tech TV
August 21, 2000 - May 28, 2004 (G-Day)

By: pete krohn

pete krohn — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:07:09 +0000

before the first "end", leo's format was becoming a bit lame, same problem's, old hardware, no resolutions and i just lost interest watching semi informative critiques of hacked over history. comcast realized the need for some jazzing up, sexy stuff (babes and the gamers chaos), and more plain entertainment. but they indeed lost the thread that bound it all together, and that was leo's ability to knit the "fix it" story lines with the "heres the new gadgets" ideas.

we are a very demanding group, we literally require being fed new info on the newest computer and information tech stuff, but we need relief from the crazy bugs that accompany that stuff.

dont be deceived that we geeks are sexless tecno nerds. we thrive on the sexy females (and the hunks as gender requires) and the psycho-social community of rapid technology. we are a very flexible and dynamic social group, we require much "maintenance", computerwise and socialwise. we get it quick and passionately.

sorry, but the comcast execs are bottomline money fools, with little or no ear to the soul of the net.

leo has the sense to appeal to all regions of our brains, not just our fat wallets!

By: Endsville

Endsville — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:07:01 +0000

I LOVED techTV and watched it religiously. Patrick and Leo were always well-thought humble characters who you could respect and listen to and as stated, were genuinely interested in helping people out. G4 is a terribly adolescent channel serving no help whatsoever. I still watch XPlay, as i'm an avid gamer, but the other shows are completely un-informative and the hosts are whinely unwatchable. The Screensavers was easily the best tech show ever created, keeping me informed about latest developments without haveing to do hours and hours of searching on the internet. Without it, i feel a bit lost. Jeers to Comcast, those corpo #@&$*#Q's. (Throws up the 'Laporte Forever' gangsta sign.