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NEWS: Gaming, Technology TV Channel G4 Teases Return in 2021


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theNightster



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:14 pm Reply with quote
G4 may not be needed in this day in age but for what it’s worth, maybe Code Monkeys can get a revival now.
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Aura Ichadora



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:05 pm Reply with quote
This has me SO excited. I'm afraid of how much that could go wrong, but I also think a lot could go right, so I really hope it can make a return! I know it won't ever be the same as it was in the heyday, but I'm still looking forward to it! Of all things that could've came out of this year, this was definitely not on my radar.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:46 am Reply with quote
Just give me back the reruns of the original Ninja Warrior (né, Sasuke). I miss the fisherman, the gas station attendant, the Olympic trampolinist, etc.
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zatheus



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:51 am Reply with quote
Ninja Warrior and Code Monkeys was the only thing I really watched G4 for, but would love to see a new season of Code Monkeys if the channel comes back.
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El Hermano



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:28 am Reply with quote
It's kind of funny seeing people nostalgic for G4 when back in the day I remember everyone trashing it when it replaced TechTV and everyone said it was such a step down.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:21 am Reply with quote
El Hermano wrote:
It's kind of funny seeing people nostalgic for G4 when back in the day I remember everyone trashing it when it replaced TechTV and everyone said it was such a step down.


It was a step down
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Triltaison



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:20 am Reply with quote
El Hermano wrote:
It's kind of funny seeing people nostalgic for G4 when back in the day I remember everyone trashing it when it replaced TechTV and everyone said it was such a step down.


I'm not. I remember disliking it quite strongly as a teen girl. Maybe there was something good there, but I mostly remember getting The Man Show vibes from the few times I gave it a chance.
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VanGosroth



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:14 am Reply with quote
I really miss their anime unleashed forum (I think that was it's name. Was so long ago.) Even see some similar user names pop up on this forum from time to time.

The last day of the forum was quite a hoot. As I remember it was a free for all where all the rules like profanity and nudity were thrown out the window.
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theNightster



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:06 am Reply with quote
El Hermano wrote:
It's kind of funny seeing people nostalgic for G4 when back in the day I remember everyone trashing it when it replaced TechTV and everyone said it was such a step down.

Their was a point when they where separate entities and G4 was 100% gaming, that’s what people are nostalgic for.
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Firefly251



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:02 pm Reply with quote
theNightster wrote:
G4 may not be needed in this day in age but for what it’s worth, maybe Code Monkeys can get a revival now.


that show was hilarious.


I enjoyed G4 (and tech tv b4 that) for the tech shows late at night. (including a certain nsfw one wired for *** which was about technology in the adult lifestyle)

also watched Serial experiment Lain which still was most mindf__king series i have watched yet. Great but man it was soemthing.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:38 pm Reply with quote
To be sure, the stuff that went away with the switch from TechTV to G4 were sorely missed, but losing G4 afterwards didn't help anything. Attack of the Show was a fun time on occasion. I'll always remember them for introducing me to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lImmAYeXx4&list=PLE3C71BB6E4EA163D&index=8&t=0s
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:04 pm Reply with quote
El Hermano wrote:
It's kind of funny seeing people nostalgic for G4 when back in the day I remember everyone trashing it when it replaced TechTV and everyone said it was such a step down.

Everything turned to pot when Comcast cannibalized the already decaying corpse of ZDTV. Laughing
Triltaison wrote:

I'm not. I remember disliking it quite strongly as a teen girl. Maybe there was something good there, but I mostly remember getting The Man Show vibes from the few times I gave it a chance.

Perhaps you weren't the intended audience as most tech shows of the era were mainly male-oriented. Nowadays, a modern incarnation of the show would be the opposite as more women have entered fields once previously dominated by men.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:28 pm Reply with quote
I had some fond memories of G4 when it aired as well. Maybe with this one coming back in 2021 can bring back some of that charming commentary and gaming comedic whit it had then.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:15 pm Reply with quote
I would love to see Icons make a comeback. I always wanted to see that show tackle the origins of the Pokémon franchise as well as the life and career of Satoru Iwata.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:36 pm Reply with quote
DRosencraft wrote:
To be sure, the stuff that went away with the switch from TechTV to G4 were sorely missed, but losing G4 afterwards didn't help anything. Attack of the Show was a fun time on occasion. I'll always remember them for introducing me to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lImmAYeXx4&list=PLE3C71BB6E4EA163D&index=8&t=0s

Attack of the Show was just a poor man's The Screen Savers with less technology and nerd humor.

AOTS and X-Play, basically the only nonsyndicated programming that anyone has fondness for, were both leeched from TechTV, the much better channel.
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