G4 Moves Further From Technology Roots 129
Variety has a piece detailing some new hires at G4, all designed to further move the channel away from its technology roots. From the article: "One of Finn's priorities will be to scout people to profile when 'Icons' relaunches this summer. The 'Biography'-style skeinskein has been revamped to focus on figures that appeal to young men, including J.J. Abrams and Bryan SingerBryan Singer. She'll also continue to strengthen the lineup of guests visiting G4's live, studio-based series. In addition, both 'Filter' and 'Attack of the Show' will be relaunched in June with a scaled-back focus on technology. Heavier emphasis will be on attitude, humor and a broader range of male-oriented topics."
Bryan SingerBryan Singer? (Score:3, Funny)
Pizza Pizza!
Young men (Score:3, Funny)
G4 to update again (Score:5, Funny)
"Even with the recent changes," Finn said, "we still don't think we're still not reaching our target audience. We've decided that every program will be replaced with a guy sitting in shorts and a wifebeater, drinking a low-quality beer. The guy will occasionally scratch himself, and of course the wifebeater will be covered in the requisite motor oil and pit stains. We feel this'll really gel with the 'masculine audience' we're striving for."
Audiences will have to wait for the fall season for "Guy in a Wifebeater", but focus groups are already responding by vomiting.
Wait a minute. (Score:3, Funny)
How strange.
wait... there was technology? (Score:4, Funny)
Next thing you know, people will be saying that MTV was originally designed for music videos... *shudders* The world is all crazy, Mommy...
G4 still around... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Same story with Cartoon Network (Score:1, Funny)
3 words:
College drinking games.
Mark my words (Score:4, Funny)
meh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:G4 Moves Further into Crap TV channel (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Same story with Cartoon Network (Score:3, Funny)
Re:He had weird parents. (Score:3, Funny)
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G4 is now Star Trek TV, and that's fine with me (Score:3, Funny)