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Kevin Rose leaves G4...

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Vlad

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From http://www.kevinrose.com/

After several weeks of lawyer negotations with G4, they have agreed to release me from my contract. Friday May 27th 2005 marks my last day on the G4 network.

I’m leaving G4 so that I can focus on what I love most, in-depth tech content. Starting with today’s premiere release of our new tech HOW-TO show ’Systm,’ we will begin to build a network of technology television programming from the ground up. While Systm and thebroken will be our two flagship shows, in time, we hope to add more shows to the schedule with former TechTV cast members you all know and love. All episodes will be released free of charge, in a variety of formats (Theora, Xvid, WMV, H.264, PSP), wrapped in RSS (for vidcasting), and liscensed under the Creative Commons.

I always wondered if he was only hanging around G4 because he had to, and this pretty much confirms it.

It'll be interesting to see if the pseudo TechTV revival he seems to be working on will take off.
 

dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
Grifter said:
Props to Kevin, I hope this new venture works out. He probably gave up a decent paycheck.


I hope not. I mean, I would hate to be strugglin to make ends meet when I left a job because I wanted to, "Keep it real". I have been there and done that before. As much as I complain about G4, if they were offering me a good paying job, I would be jumping on a plane to the west coast in a second.
 

aoi tsuki

Member
dskillzhtown said:
I hope not. I mean, I would hate to be strugglin to make ends meet when I left a job because I wanted to, "Keep it real". I have been there and done that before. As much as I complain about G4, if they were offering me a good paying job, I would be jumping on a plane to the west coast in a second.
i'd imagine you get tired of that, being someone you're not, something that goes against almost every fiber of your being, after a while. If that's the case, i can't blame him. It's not like he won't be able to find a job after G4, just perhaps one not as well-paying and fashionable.
 

vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
As much as TSS/AOTS sucks, he was the only tolerable host. I wonder who will fill his place?
 

aparisi2274

Member
Kevin Rose, was he the dude that was or still is going out with the blonde Sarah? If he is, and he left her there to rot, thats pretty funny.

I hope he and the former techtv guys make it. I really enjoyed shows like Call for Help and The Screensavers. I am glad they are trying to bring them back.

Here is hoping it works out...
 

Macam

Banned
He already runs the excellent digg (http://www.digg.com) and it was obvious from the early TROTSS podcasts that he wasn't satisfied. Good for him, I hope it works for him. He won't have problems landing other paychecks, as he knows his stuff and he certainly seems to have a network in place.
 

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
the TechTV purge is now virtually complete. Xplay is the only thing left and they won't get rid of that

i'm surprised Kevin Rose stayed on for this long
 

Laurent

Member
Wario64 said:
the TechTV purge is now virtually complete. Xplay is the only thing left and they won't get rid of that

i'm surprised Kevin Rose stayed on for this long
How much did it cost G4?
 

tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
He will be missed during the few moments I watch G4 (generally for AOTS), but I feel Kevin Pereira is a good host and will help pick up some of the slack. I dread to think who will be put in Rose's place. Let's just hope it's not another Chi-Lan. I'm glad Rose is following through on his passion for free, unedited tech news.
 

Flynn

Member
Grifter said:
Props to Kevin, I hope this new venture works out. He probably gave up a decent paycheck.

I don't imagine he was really making that much, considering the cost of living in West Los Angeles and Comcast's spendthrift reputation.
 

Exis

Member
I gotta give him credit, it really takes balls to do this.. and the stuff systm is doing is right up my alley.... sadly all of the sites to get it are down right now :(

-Exis
 

Wellington

BAAAALLLINNN'
So what exactly was the point of the merger with TechTV? They just went ahead and got rid of everything save for X-play and Sarah Lane. From the looks of these topics, the TechTV viewership mostly jumped ship as well... lord knows I did.
 

Diablos

Member
Morgan Webb is the only one left that actually was a part of other shows on TechTV.
Shame. G4 really sucks ass though...

This new 'network' sounds pretty cool.
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
Wellington said:
So what exactly was the point of the merger with TechTV? They just went ahead and got rid of everything save for X-play and Sarah Lane. From the looks of these topics, the TechTV viewership mostly jumped ship as well... lord knows I did.
The point was that TechTV was available to a lot more US homes than G4 was because it was on more Cable/Satellite providers.
 

xsarien

daedsiluap
Wellington said:
So what exactly was the point of the merger with TechTV? They just went ahead and got rid of everything save for X-play and Sarah Lane. From the looks of these topics, the TechTV viewership mostly jumped ship as well... lord knows I did.

They wanted TechTV's satellite and cable penetration, apparently they didn't realize that the ratings would tank once they started messing with the lineup.
 
Damn that sucks, Rose was the best thing that G4 had going for them. He was very knowledgable and had great camera presence. He also made a freakin' flamethrower from a super soaker. Greatest thing I've ever seen on TV.
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
xsarien said:
They wanted TechTV's satellite and cable penetration, apparently they didn't realize that the ratings would tank once they started messing with the lineup.
I was surprised to hear that the ratings for AotS has been good (according to Rose on the latest TWiT podcast).
 

mCACGj

Member
Diablos said:
Morgan Webb is the only one left that actually was a part of other shows on TechTV.
Shame. G4 really sucks ass though...

This new 'network' sounds pretty cool.

Actually, Adam Sessler was too. He had an Xplayish show where he hosted it by himself, and then Morgan came along.
 

tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
Fuzzy said:
I was surprised to hear that the ratings for AotS has been good (according to Rose on the latest TWiT podcast).

Eh, AOTS isn't that bad. By no means does it compete with The Screen Savers of old, but I find Pirerra funny on occasion and it allows me to get the day's tech news in.
 

isamu

OMFG HOLY MOTHER OF MARY IN HEAVEN I CANT BELIEVE IT WTF WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AAAAHHH
I'll be tuning in for Sarah....Sarah ever been with a....
 

B'z-chan

Banned
Good for him, i'm glad that they are starting up something new. I really think that if they get some proper funding this new show could kill whats left of G4tv (cause it sucks)
 
This is all very good news, especially because majority of the people who went on with their lives and got away from G4 have gone to do things of their own design and outlook that they have entire freedom over. I'e been listening to the last few TWiT airings, and I'm loving it, it feels weird, but very welcoming and nostalgic almost.

I was able to catch the first episode of Systm too, it was nice, though the whole theme of the show doesn't fall within my interest, but I enjoyed it for what it was worth. Looks very hopeful. I've yet to check out the show that Yoshi's on, but I'll probably get around to it tomorrow, but it's so nice to see they're all alive. :lol And doing what they want to do.

TSS as it was is there now, it's just broken up. :p I think after they've taken some time to polish everything up, I'll have quite a series of shows and segments to watch that will really feel little to no different than what we were used to, and I love that. I may be jumping the gun a bit, but I'm totally for what they're doing and glad to see just about everyone from TechTV get their butts off of G4. I'd like to see Adam and Morgan go off on their own too, but :lol of course with the success of X-Play, I really don't see something like that happening, plus it would seem a little illogical.

But yeah, I haven't flipped to G4 in quite a while, and whenever I do, it's only for a short time as there's never anything of interest going on. It's nice, there's so much better programming out there, really.
 

hobbitx

Member
Shogmaster said:
You are dead to me, isamu......
Hey I like Sarah, she has a nice down to earth personality, a pretty and friendly smile, and I like her Feed and Damn Good Website segments. She isn't anywhere near as bad as the other female tools on G4, and forgive me for this but...........I even like her little commercial break dances. :lol

if Sarah leaves... which I think she will... AOTS will be more like PULSE :(
I think you mean less, because The Feed segment is pretty all that is left from the old Pulse show.

Yeah, me too, in that "God I just want to punch you in throat" kinda way.
:lol

I can't even imagine who will replace Kevin, the thought of a million guest host episodes just sickens me.
 

tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
DarthWufei said:
I'd like to see Adam and Morgan go off on their own too, but :lol of course with the success of X-Play, I really don't see something like that happening, plus it would seem a little illogical.

Eh, the show was decent when it was just Adam and his spastic energy could probably hold a show, but Morgan is just utterly talentless. She has no charisma as a host and her gaming and technical knowledge is questionable at best.
 
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