Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
adios G4. Maybe this will free up a cable channel for something better.
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Kevin Pereira Leaving Attack of The Show
- Thread starter CyReN
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That's just Option 2, but taking the long road.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Let's be fair. Watching drunk college kids getting into trouble is good television.
i could watch cinematech for hours. there was something about it that had me hooked.
At this point, will they even try to air the press conferences and really cover E3, or just cede that coverage to Spike?
I guess. Maybe they can go out with a bang, like getting a Guinness record for most television shows hosted by dim-witted centerfolds
Wrong. That was a positive note
Is there something wrong with that?
lordfroakie
Member
Thank god! Now get rid of G4 too! TV for gamers? More like false advertisement with reality show reruns.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Captain Immy to return?! LickMySweaty.com revived?!
I hope so.
Watch it on your PS3 or 360.
I hope so.
Watch it on your PS3 or 360.
The Main Event
Member
No more daily Sara Jean Underwood? 
I think a suggestion made in the Sessler thread is probably accurate. I'm guessing they're cutting costs to position the network for sale to somebody else (probably the WWE, who have been trying to launch a network for a while now).
At this point, G4's only value is its carrier coverage.
AotS is still continuing (for now), just without Kevin.
At this point, G4's only value is its carrier coverage.
No more daily Sara Jean Underwood?
AotS is still continuing (for now), just without Kevin.
I suppose Adam Sessler is the only person I remotely have any respect for, but that's not saying much.
Kevin Pereira's an egotistical jokester. I never found his sense of humor to be amusing.
Morgan Webb's such a cynical and narrow-minded harpy.
Olivia Munn was alright but kind of forgettable.
Adam Sessler's mannerisms are fairly annoying and he looks like a man-child.
I haven't watched G4 in a long time, so I'm not familiar with the other hosts and correspondents.
Kevin Pereira's an egotistical jokester. I never found his sense of humor to be amusing.
Morgan Webb's such a cynical and narrow-minded harpy.
Olivia Munn was alright but kind of forgettable.
Adam Sessler's mannerisms are fairly annoying and he looks like a man-child.
I haven't watched G4 in a long time, so I'm not familiar with the other hosts and correspondents.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
I actually liked Kevin when he first started on AotS. It felt like as time went on, he got a bit obnoxious, but maybe that's just nostalgia goggles. Either way, if G4 wasn't dead before, it's definitely dead now. Just wrap it up and kill it already.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
It's not coming back. We have Twit and Revision 3 to fill in the gaps.
Infinite Justice
Member
I guess thats that.
Hari Seldon
Member
So they will double down on hottie hosts? That works for me.
It says in the article he's going to be on the air for E3.
JimtotheHum
Member
I liked Pereira, dammit!
This does kinda feel like the end of G4. Good luck to Pereira.
This does kinda feel like the end of G4. Good luck to Pereira.
Get it the fuck off the air...but before you do, take a week or two and play the old stuff that was so much fun, like Icons/Gamemakers, Cinematech, and Portal.
I can remember the good ole days, back when I'd turn the channel on in the morning, and just leave it running in the background all day long.
I can remember the good ole days, back when I'd turn the channel on in the morning, and just leave it running in the background all day long.
The Main Event
Member
*high five*
Can't say I really care.
Kevin always rubbed me the wrong way. Around when Attack of the Show was getting ready to kick off, he constantly threw himself into X-Play, every appearance reeked of "HEY GUYS AM I COOL YET". And when his show finally did start, he always appeared disingenuous on it.
Kevin always rubbed me the wrong way. Around when Attack of the Show was getting ready to kick off, he constantly threw himself into X-Play, every appearance reeked of "HEY GUYS AM I COOL YET". And when his show finally did start, he always appeared disingenuous on it.
Barrel Cannon
Member
I miss cheat.... those legs
No, it's actually a depressing reminder of an emerging police state.
Kevin was alright. Some times funny, some times he came off like a carpet-bagger with regards to video games. As an interviewer he still needs work. He got pretty well owned by Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) during an interview. He should not have crossed wits with a dude who cut his teeth on the Vegas circuit.
The problem is, twit is just so damn dry and boring. Yea it has some of the old TechTV crew, but it really feels like they cater more to Leo's demographic... the old guy.
I prefer the Revision3 stuff like Tekzilla anyway, as that is more close to what TSS was back in the day. Besides, I always like Patrick Norton more than Leo anyway.
But what really kills all the tech podcasts, is that they mainly just regurgitate what shows up on tech blogs. It feels like nowadays they create very little "original" programming, and I miss that.
It's a shame we don't have an actual gaming channel. It wouldn't be amazingly hard to program. You'd air E Sports, reviews, news, and interviews. There's so many games that come out, that there wouldn't be too many gaps in programming. And if there are, that's why you have competent editors to discuss gaming. Somehow ESPN has enough content to fill like ten channels, but a billion dollar industry can't program more than 2 hours a day.
Edit: happy that Kevin is getting out. He needed to.
Edit: happy that Kevin is getting out. He needed to.
John Rabbit
Banned
kevin pereira was definitely the keystone of the remaining G4 staff...
except that channel hasn't been good since at least 2006.
except that channel hasn't been good since at least 2006.
Live Free or Die
Banned
is he going to Giant Bomb?!?!
LOL
It's difficult to find an audience, because you're covering a medium that is directly competing with you.
After all, why would an audience watch you cover gaming for long stretches of time when they could be gaming instead?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
This only sets the stage for Tommy Tallarico's grand return.
I'm willing to bet she also jumps ship within six months.
Agent Unknown
Member
Man, first Sessler now this? Pereira was a fun host and will be missed. My favorite AotS sketch was the one where the crazy Batman Begins guy keeps stalking him around the office. "Say 'I swear to God." Pereira: "Uh ok, I swear to God..." SWEAR to ME! lol
EYEL1NER
Member
Well hell. I haven't watched G4 regularly since 2006. The only reason I turn to it now is to occasionally watch Ninja Warrior or Campus PD.
But I used to like Kevin P. Used to is the key though. I liked him a lot but after being overseas and not watching AOTS for a while, after tuning in again he just seemed like he became a big douche. I mean, he was always a little bit of a douche, but I tried watching again and he just came off like a big asshole.
Good on him for leaving now I guess, before G4 gets any more worse.
Man I miss Tech TV. Especially Screen Savers.
And Sarah Lane....ah, Sarah Lane.
But I used to like Kevin P. Used to is the key though. I liked him a lot but after being overseas and not watching AOTS for a while, after tuning in again he just seemed like he became a big douche. I mean, he was always a little bit of a douche, but I tried watching again and he just came off like a big asshole.
Good on him for leaving now I guess, before G4 gets any more worse.
Man I miss Tech TV. Especially Screen Savers.
And Sarah Lane....ah, Sarah Lane.
CitizenCope
Member
I know we are only supposed to hate here but I actually liked Kevin on the Show. Not sure where his personality fits on another show. Wish I had half that guys wit.
The problem is G4 seemingly thinks gaming revolves around E3 (or that's all they have in their budget to do). Which it does and doesn't at the same time. They also (and this disturbs me) seems to have pigeonholed their audience in liking a particular types of game or their editorial content is geared towards those games (i.e. the whole argument over G4 being biased against PS3/biased against 360, giving Call of Duty games accolades every year, their hatred of Wii games & handhelds, etc.). The problem is every review site has a similar complaint lodged, but G4 (and X-Play) has that happen a lot.
Still, it can't be that tough to do programming about conventions and trade shows like PAX East & Prime, Tokyo Game Show or GDC, shows about retro games (some of the Youtube people out there have very good videos that are interesting and almost TV-worthy), or 'behind the scenes' at development houses -- something like the Youtube video of Jak & Daxter HD with the founders of Naughty Dog would be interesting.
Uh... it's pretty big difference. Have you ever even watched ESPN?
1. They show live sports. Currently Baseball is in season... they have no shortage of games to show there.
2. The sports recap shows (sportscenter) are an hour long and perpetually repeat throughout the day.
3. They have several different opinion shows where a couple of sportswriters argue and talk about the day's sporting events. There's a couple more hours of programming to rerun throughout the day.
That's ESPN in a nutshell. I highly doubt most gamers would be interested in watching something like tailored to games (I wouldn't). There's already plenty of video being released on a regular basis (gametrailers, giantbomb, etc) that's practically commercial free/limited commercials and on demand.