Comments on: Trek 2.0 — Aaagh! http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: getreal http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23437 Sun, 07 May 2006 16:22:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23437 D. David, G4 may be "pandering to the market"...but that seems to be working for them...it's a business after all. Tech TV could not make it work...which is why THEY threw in the towel and unloaded the network...truth is...cost of TV production and distribution requires for mass appeal...micro appeal, for now, seems to be only served by the internet and site like this...it's the reality of the situation...Im not sure I blame G4...Im sure that they would stick with tech and shows like screen savers if they felt there was a large enough audiance for it...which, based on facts already discussed...there doesnt appear to be... D. David, G4 may be “pandering to the market”…but that seems to be working for them…it’s a business after all. Tech TV could not make it work…which is why THEY threw in the towel and unloaded the network…truth is…cost of TV production and distribution requires for mass appeal…micro appeal, for now, seems to be only served by the internet and site like this…it’s the reality of the situation…Im not sure I blame G4…Im sure that they would stick with tech and shows like screen savers if they felt there was a large enough audiance for it…which, based on facts already discussed…there doesnt appear to be…

]]> by: Mark http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23397 Sun, 07 May 2006 05:24:55 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23397 One more reason to not waste your money on cable. One more reason to not waste your money on cable.

]]> by: D.David http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23336 Sat, 06 May 2006 13:06:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23336 I first experienced Tech TV while in the Phillipines of all places and you can imagine my horror when I came back to the US to find that it had morphed into a Spike TV wannabee. I think if more parents watched some of the shows that are on G4 there would be a public outcry. You have young presenters encouraging kids to drink and promiscuity is almost mandatory. Despite the poster above's comments about increased ratings that is just an indicator of the channel pandering to the market. There has got to be a market for real tech tv type of approach, since Screen Savers and the like were visually interesting and you could actually see screen shots of the tips presenters were giving you. G4 is just garbage period. I first experienced Tech TV while in the Phillipines of all places and you can imagine my horror when I came back to the US to find that it had morphed into a Spike TV wannabee. I think if more parents watched some of the shows that are on G4 there would be a public outcry. You have young presenters encouraging kids to drink and promiscuity is almost mandatory. Despite the poster above’s comments about increased ratings that is just an indicator of the channel pandering to the market.

There has got to be a market for real tech tv type of approach, since Screen Savers and the like were visually interesting and you could actually see screen shots of the tips presenters were
giving you.

G4 is just garbage period.

]]> by: smarter than you http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23253 Fri, 05 May 2006 16:50:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23253 Must be tough to comment on other peoples efforts. Must be tough making $35K as a "contributing writer" for Realtechnews.com (there's a career path to be jealous of). Ironic that you are a "tech" writer and give no credit for the attempt to innovative vs. just doing it the same way as it's always been done. If not for the innovators taking chances...you'd have nothing to write about (there goes your $35K a year income). Ironic that you're smart enough to string a sentence together but not smart enough to see that Trek is on in it's regular fashion for five hours every Saturday. Oh, and by the way, regarding G4 going down hill since merger: - fastest growing network on all of TV for 2006 - Ratings up +145% vs. last year this time Get your facts straight and maybe you can elevate your career to write for, say, Highlights magazine…that would be a huge move for you, Michael. Must be tough to comment on other peoples efforts.
Must be tough making $35K as a “contributing writer” for Realtechnews.com (there’s a career path to be jealous of).
Ironic that you are a “tech” writer and give no credit for the attempt to innovative vs. just doing it the same way as it’s always been done. If not for the innovators taking chances…you’d have nothing to write about (there goes your $35K a year income).
Ironic that you’re smart enough to string a sentence together but not smart enough to see that Trek is on in it’s regular fashion for five hours every Saturday.
Oh, and by the way, regarding G4 going down hill since merger:

- fastest growing network on all of TV for 2006
- Ratings up +145% vs. last year this time

Get your facts straight and maybe you can elevate your career to write for, say, Highlights magazine…that would be a huge move for you, Michael.

]]> by: Gord http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23187 Fri, 05 May 2006 07:24:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23187 "rewrite canon and replace it with fiction" ????? It's already fiction! Get a clue! :( “rewrite canon and replace it with fiction” ?????

It’s already fiction! Get a clue! :(

]]> by: Jimmy http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23093 Thu, 04 May 2006 18:29:21 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23093 Ya, it's crap, watched it for about five minutes one night. NEXT! Ya, it’s crap, watched it for about five minutes one night. NEXT!

]]> by: Kevin K. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23087 Thu, 04 May 2006 18:22:59 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3024#comment-23087 I haven't watched this station since they ruined The Screensavers and trashed all the decent shows that used to be on ZDTV! I think it started when ZDTV became TechTV and they began to deviate from a more seasoned, intelligent, and mature tech audience and decided their demographic was 14 year olds. It's now a waste of basic cable bandwidth! It's bad enough that every friggin' station out there has their friggin' logo on it so you know what channel you are watching (HELLO! I have been watching TV for over 40 years and KNOW what I am doing!) and thus ruin your viewing experience but here's one that does MSNBC and CNN five steps farther by filling up the screen with useless garbage. Uh, I think we want to view the SHOW, not the excess garbage. Bah! I haven’t watched this station since they ruined The Screensavers and trashed all the decent shows that used to be on ZDTV! I think it started when ZDTV became TechTV and they began to deviate from a more seasoned, intelligent, and mature tech audience and decided their demographic was 14 year olds.

It’s now a waste of basic cable bandwidth! It’s bad enough that every friggin’ station out there has their friggin’ logo on it so you know what channel you are watching (HELLO! I have been watching TV for over 40 years and KNOW what I am doing!) and thus ruin your viewing experience but here’s one that does MSNBC and CNN five steps farther by filling up the screen with useless garbage.

Uh, I think we want to view the SHOW, not the excess garbage.

Bah!

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