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Jim Bunderfeld

The Coder

Join date: 1 Mar 2004

Posts: 161

04-14-2004 16:48

Does anyone else here think TechTv has been going downhill.

Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

04-14-2004 17:31

I don't know. Is it a stream, river or other moving body of water?

(Sorry, don't watch that.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

04-14-2004 18:10

YES! It's not quaint anymore... far to slick and commercialized.

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Touche.

Cybin Monde

Resident Moderator (?)

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

and...

04-14-2004 21:04

Comcast is buying it.. (or has already?)

AND it's being integrated into G4!!!

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Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

04-14-2004 23:27

TechTV is definitly going downhill... ever since they started advertiseing There... ew...

Seriously though, I only started watching it sometime last year or the year before, Cris Parilow(sp) shortly got fired after I started watching, since then things seem... eh.

Screen Savers is really the only thing I watch, and occasionaly other shows like X-Play or other random ones.

I think it also started to go downhill when they stoped airing Thunderbirds, heheh.

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Colin Linden

Failure of Profile Wit

Join date: 26 Aug 2003

Posts: 104

04-15-2004 10:39

At least they still show reruns of Robot Wars!

Mac Beach

Linux/OS X User

Join date: 22 Mar 2002

Posts: 458

04-15-2004 11:48

Dot-com bust dried up revenue for all technical publications (and related media), causing many to cut back, some to vanish. Not ENOUGH of them have vanished IMHO, but at least the signal to noise ratio is improving a little bit.

Chris Pirillo is a nice guy, but since he started going around predicting that e-mail is dead and the future of the Internet is RSS feeds, he's moved way into the back-burners of my reference material.

But, then again, I listen to http://www.thelinuxshow.com/ so what do I know.

Jim Bunderfeld

The Coder

Join date: 1 Mar 2004

Posts: 161

04-16-2004 10:34

Robot Wars????Yuck, I can't stand that show

Snoopy Pico

Your Best Friend

Join date: 5 Feb 2003

Posts: 62

04-16-2004 13:31

Ive bin watching Tech Tv for about 3 years now.... this last year... after they fired Chris... yes its gone down hill.

With there new shows such as Xplay replacing Extended Play,
And Unscrewed,..... its just a really crappy channel now...
But i like to watch the screen savers still.

Leonn Rubio

Rebmem Roines

Join date: 30 Jan 2004

Posts: 113

04-17-2004 23:07

I used to remember really wanting dishTV just for that channel... now that I have it I don't think it's nearly as watchable.

Christina LaFollette

Junior Member

Join date: 28 Feb 2004

Posts: 16

04-18-2004 06:48

those of us that know tech, know that we dont need a tv, our monitor is our only love.

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Jim Bunderfeld The Coder Join date: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 161	04-14-2004 16:48 Does anyone else here think TechTv has been going downhill.
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	04-14-2004 17:31 I don't know. Is it a stream, river or other moving body of water? (Sorry, don't watch that. ) _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	04-14-2004 18:10 YES! It's not quaint anymore... far to slick and commercialized. _____________________ Touche.
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	and... 04-14-2004 21:04 Comcast is buying it.. (or has already?) AND it's being integrated into G4!!! _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	04-14-2004 23:27 TechTV is definitly going downhill... ever since they started advertiseing There... ew... Seriously though, I only started watching it sometime last year or the year before, Cris Parilow(sp) shortly got fired after I started watching, since then things seem... eh. Screen Savers is really the only thing I watch, and occasionaly other shows like X-Play or other random ones. I think it also started to go downhill when they stoped airing Thunderbirds, heheh. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Colin Linden Failure of Profile Wit Join date: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 104	04-15-2004 10:39 At least they still show reruns of Robot Wars!
Mac Beach Linux/OS X User Join date: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 458	04-15-2004 11:48 Dot-com bust dried up revenue for all technical publications (and related media), causing many to cut back, some to vanish. Not ENOUGH of them have vanished IMHO, but at least the signal to noise ratio is improving a little bit. Chris Pirillo is a nice guy, but since he started going around predicting that e-mail is dead and the future of the Internet is RSS feeds, he's moved way into the back-burners of my reference material. But, then again, I listen to http://www.thelinuxshow.com/ so what do I know.
Jim Bunderfeld The Coder Join date: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 161	04-16-2004 10:34 Robot Wars????Yuck, I can't stand that show
Snoopy Pico Your Best Friend Join date: 5 Feb 2003 Posts: 62	04-16-2004 13:31 Ive bin watching Tech Tv for about 3 years now.... this last year... after they fired Chris... yes its gone down hill. With there new shows such as Xplay replacing Extended Play, And Unscrewed,..... its just a really crappy channel now... But i like to watch the screen savers still.
Leonn Rubio Rebmem Roines Join date: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 113	04-17-2004 23:07 I used to remember really wanting dishTV just for that channel... now that I have it I don't think it's nearly as watchable.
Christina LaFollette Junior Member Join date: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 16	04-18-2004 06:48 those of us that know tech, know that we dont need a tv, our monitor is our only love. _____________________ --------------------------------------- build it, and they will come.

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