Look, I like it, but it has gone so far from the videogame channel it once was when I first started watching it. I still love Attack of the Show and Xplay, plus I like shows like Ninja Warrior, but I'll admit the channel does need some fixing. However, should people care enough about G4 for it to be fixed up?

From the article:

It's easy to rip on G4 right now. Almost two years after the network bought out the (somewhat) beloved TechTV and they slowly but surely eliminated every trace of the tech oriented network. They canceled The Screensavers, losing industry icons Patrick Norton and Leo Laporte and replaced them with Kevin Rose and Sarah Lane. They didn't last long as the show was re-branded and Kevin and Sarah both left. Kevin Rose went on to found Digg and become a paper millionaire and Sarah Lane married a co-worker and is now wondering the Earth.

The folks at G4 weren't done. They then killed off other quality tech shows like Call for Help and replaced them with crappy Fox castoffs and "The Man Show". They did make a few good move by buying the rights to Star Trek and Star Trek:The Next Generation but then crapped all over it with the "2.0" experience. The 2.0 refers to adding message tickers, stock symbols, and small factoids to the screen which making watching the show a nightmare.

The only good move that they've done recently and haven't screwed up is their purchase of the the rights for Arrested Development and then airing it every night in order. This allows lame folks like me who never watched the show to watch the series in order without having to plunk down money on the boxed DVD set. Also having Arrested Development on each night guarantees at least a few intentionally funny moments on the network every day.

Hating aside there actually is a lot to like about G4. It's the only television network that had significant coverage of E3, CES, and the Comic-Cons in San Diego and New York. X-Play is still a decent show when it comes to reviewing games, and Icons (when it's on) is fairly well written. With the news this week that they were being folded into the E! Network we've come up with a few suggestions to help make the network better and maybe actually increase their ratings.

Read the full article over at gamingnexus.com