There is nothing greater then my hatred for G4TV

After suffering through some of G4TV's CES coverage, I have decided that the station is the devil. What set me over the edge was a segment on the "hottest digital camcorders and cameras from the show floor!" This statement came right before a commercial break, which I decided to wait out in anticipation of seeing some of the new stuff that will be coming out in the next couple of months. I'm actually in the market for a digital camcorder so I counted myself as extra-psyched for the coverage. After waiting out a 5 minute commercial break I was given a quick look at 1 high-end Sony HD camcorder, another product completely forgettable (I don't remember what it was), and finally a digital picture frame by Kodak. Woo hoo. Their "floor report" was finished in about 3 minutes, then it was a preview of what is coming up next and more commercials.

There are so many things I hate about G4 that I don't know where to start, but the above example is a solid place to begin. Since "Attack of the Show" is their flagship program, I'll use that to illustrate my feelings. There is NO CONTENT in Attack of the Show. None! The whole thing consists of the two co-hosts just yammering to each other about non-sense. You know what G4!? I don't care about either of those two morons. I want NEWS and INFORMATION about GAMES and TECHNOLOGY. I feel like I'm always waiting for something of meaning to be said. Every 2 minutes is a preview of what is coming up later on in the show!!!! They do a preview of "the feed", their news segment for the same show. Why not just do the news segment instead of showing a preview for the news segment that is just as long if not longer then the actual segment is!!! Don't get me started on "the loop", which I guess is supposed to be an actual piece of content, or something.

The amount of commercials on the station are mindboggling. Its like G4 is trying to make as much money in advertising as quickly as it can because it knows that its pulling a big scam on its viewers. 'Hey if we create shows that have no content and are constant previews of whats coming up next, we can sell advertising time to companies and make money while doing nothing!!!!' During their E3 coverage all I wanted was to see the sweet new games on display, but all I got was a continued plea for me to text message some number to indicate how "hot" I think a game is. Garbage.

I guess there are two things that make me so angry about G4. What it was and what it could be. First, what it was. There is a reason I don't get angry watching SpikeTV. Because before it was SpikeTV, it was that country station. G4 however, replaced TECHTV. Now there was a focused station that provided relevant content to its viewers. It was good television. G4 is a big step down from TECHTV. It hurts to think that G4 has replaced TECHTV. Second, what it could be. Frankily, G4 could be the coolest station on TV if it wanted to. More shows like "Icons", less Attack of the Show, more shows involving actual game-playing. I mean why not cover professional game tournaments as they grow in popularity? Why haven't there been any game-reality television shows? "I hate you! You sent zerg to my base when you said you wouldn't!" It would be awesome.

Before commercial breaks on Attack of the Show the hosts ask us not to change the station. Well, they practically beg us not to change the station. That to me, sounds like a station who is desperate for us to watch. That sounds like a station that has no confidence and is basically saying 'hey, we're the only one in this field so just watch it ok?' I wish G4 would realize that it isn't SpikeTV, it's G4, the gaming station. Maybe then, just maybe, I could watch it and not get sick.