The Screen Savers
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The Screen Savers was a live American
TV show
on TechTV
. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV
) on May 11, 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computer
s, new technologies
, and their adaptations in the world. However, after it was taken over by G4
, the show became more general-interest oriented and focused somewhat less on technology. The final episode of The Screen Savers aired on March 18, 2005. Repeat episodes continued to air until March 25, 2005 when its replacement program, Attack of the Show!
began 3 days later on March 28, 2005. Two spiritual successors to the Screen Savers are in the form of This Week in Tech
on the TWiT Network with Leo Laporte
and Tekzilla
on Revision3 with Patrick Norton
.
. Originally hosted by Leo Laporte
and Kate Botello
, the show featured a large and continually changing group of contributors.
took her spot, and he and Laporte hosted the show for much of its run. A few months after Botello left, ZDTV became TechTV.
For much of its run, The Screen Savers had a running time of 60 minutes. This was later changed to 90 minutes (the expansion coming with the advent of the 'TechLive' all-day news format in 2001), but was reduced back to its original length due to scheduling conflicts and the difficulty of creating enough content for a 90-minute program.
, and Kevin Rose
took his spot. Soon after Comcast bought TechTV in order to merge it with their struggling gaming channel G4, the TechTV offices were hit with massive layoffs affecting over 200 personnel. G4 moved the show to their studios in Los Angeles, California
. The first Los Angeles based episode aired on September 7, 2004. Norton declined to move with the show, opting to remain in San Francisco with his new wife. Alex Albrecht
took his spot. On November 11, 2004, Kevin Rose, Sarah Lane, and Alex Albrecht announced on their personal blogs that G4 had decided to revamp The Screen Savers by making it more pop culture, Internet, and gaming-oriented. Alex Albrecht, Yoshi DeHerrera
, Dan Huard
, executive producer Paul Block and the show's entire staff (mostly TechTV employees) either resigned, made separation deals with G4, or were officially terminated. After the layoffs, the show changed formats, leaving computer and technology-focused content and adopting a gaming and entertainment
variety show style that presented gaming and technology related news, product demonstrations, software clinics, interview
s with notable people, live music
, and such original segments as Dark Deals, Gems of the Internet, and It Came from eBay.
New episodes of the revamped show, which would later become Attack of the Show!
, began on November 29, 2004; without a live studio audience. Kevin Pereira
and Chi-Lan Lieu
took over hosting duties. Chi-Lan later left G4 and was replaced as co-host briefly by Sarah Lane
and finally by Kevin Rose. The final hosts of The Screen Savers were Kevin Rose and Kevin Pereira. The show's executive producer
was Jim Downs.
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TV show
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
on TechTV
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
) on May 11, 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s, new technologies
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, and their adaptations in the world. However, after it was taken over by G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
, the show became more general-interest oriented and focused somewhat less on technology. The final episode of The Screen Savers aired on March 18, 2005. Repeat episodes continued to air until March 25, 2005 when its replacement program, Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
began 3 days later on March 28, 2005. Two spiritual successors to the Screen Savers are in the form of This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
on the TWiT Network with Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
and Tekzilla
Tekzilla
Tekzilla is a biweekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It is currently hosted by Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and Robert Heron with Garnett Lee and Roger Chang as frequent guest hosts...
on Revision3 with Patrick Norton
Patrick Norton
Patrick Norton is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers, an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast...
.
1998–2000
The Screen Savers premiered on May 11, 1998 as part of ZDTV. It aired live from San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Originally hosted by Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
and Kate Botello
Kate Botello
Kate Botello is a former American television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California-based ZDTV . She began her television career co-hosting the technology-oriented television program The Screen Savers alongside Leo Laporte...
, the show featured a large and continually changing group of contributors.
2000–2001
In April, 2000, Kate Botello left the show. Patrick NortonPatrick Norton
Patrick Norton is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers, an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast...
took her spot, and he and Laporte hosted the show for much of its run. A few months after Botello left, ZDTV became TechTV.
For much of its run, The Screen Savers had a running time of 60 minutes. This was later changed to 90 minutes (the expansion coming with the advent of the 'TechLive' all-day news format in 2001), but was reduced back to its original length due to scheduling conflicts and the difficulty of creating enough content for a 90-minute program.
2002–2003
In 2002, the show built a new set and designed a new logo and graphics. The new set was much larger and brighter than the previous "basement" set. The new set offered more room for the studio audience, application-specific areas, a dedicated LAN Party section, and a new lab for Yoshi.2004–2005
2004 was an important year for The Screen Savers. Laporte left The Screen Savers to focus on hosting Call for HelpCall for Help
Call for Help, also known as CFH, was a computer-themed television program that first aired exclusively on TechTV , a cable and satellite television network focused on technology, and then aired on G4techTV Canada and the HOW TO Channel in Australia...
, and Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
took his spot. Soon after Comcast bought TechTV in order to merge it with their struggling gaming channel G4, the TechTV offices were hit with massive layoffs affecting over 200 personnel. G4 moved the show to their studios in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The first Los Angeles based episode aired on September 7, 2004. Norton declined to move with the show, opting to remain in San Francisco with his new wife. Alex Albrecht
Alex Albrecht
Alexander Jennings Albrecht is an American television personality, actor and podcaster who resides in Brentwood a suburb of Los Angeles, California...
took his spot. On November 11, 2004, Kevin Rose, Sarah Lane, and Alex Albrecht announced on their personal blogs that G4 had decided to revamp The Screen Savers by making it more pop culture, Internet, and gaming-oriented. Alex Albrecht, Yoshi DeHerrera
Yoshi DeHerrera
Joshua "Yoshi" DeHerrera is an American television personality and modding enthusiast who resides in Los Angeles, California...
, Dan Huard
Dan Huard
Dan Huard is a computer enthusiast and American television personality who resides in San Francisco, California. Huard is best known for his work on the TechTV television program The Screen Savers, an hour-long technology-related variety show.-Early life:Huard attended California State...
, executive producer Paul Block and the show's entire staff (mostly TechTV employees) either resigned, made separation deals with G4, or were officially terminated. After the layoffs, the show changed formats, leaving computer and technology-focused content and adopting a gaming and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
variety show style that presented gaming and technology related news, product demonstrations, software clinics, interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
s with notable people, live music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, and such original segments as Dark Deals, Gems of the Internet, and It Came from eBay.
New episodes of the revamped show, which would later become Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
, began on November 29, 2004; without a live studio audience. Kevin Pereira
Kevin Pereira
Kevin Pereira is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! .-Biography:While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy...
and Chi-Lan Lieu
Chi-Lan Lieu
Chi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was canceled following the merger of TechTV and G4. She later became an on-air contributor for The Screen Savers in November of 2004 until departing the network in January of 2005.Chi-Lan appears in the music...
took over hosting duties. Chi-Lan later left G4 and was replaced as co-host briefly by Sarah Lane
Sarah Lane
Sarah Christina Lane is an American television and Internet personality. She is most notably known for her appearances on TechTV's The Screen Savers, G4's Attack of the Show!, and Revision3's popSiren...
and finally by Kevin Rose. The final hosts of The Screen Savers were Kevin Rose and Kevin Pereira. The show's executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
was Jim Downs.
Cancellation
On March 17, 2005, the cast announced that on March 28, 2005, The Screen Savers would officially end. The first episode of the officially titled Attack of the Show! aired on March 28, 2005.Format
Each show began with a short commentary on the day's technology-related news stories, sometimes accompanied by an online poll. This was followed by a call for help from a viewer, either through telephone or netcam. Early in the show's run, this was followed by Leo's Boot Camp, designed to help people who were new to computers. More calls were answered throughout the show, along with a variety of segments. These included various interviews, coverage of special events, The Twisted List, Site of the Night, and Download of the Day. As each show came to an end, questions sent in by email were answered. For part of the show's run, quotations sent in from viewers were read at this time.Segments
Here are a few of the many segments which appeared on The Screen Savers.- "Bit Chat"
- "Dark Deals"
- "Dark Tips"
- "Download of the Day"
- "Live Calls"
- "Photoshop Challenge"
- "Show and Tell"
- "Site of the Nite"
- "Talkback"
- "The Screen Savers LAN Party"
- "Twisted List"
- "Windows Tips"
- "Windows Tweaks"
- "Yoshi's Mods"
- "Mac Minute"
- "Geek Library"
Final hosts
Some of the final hosts of The Screen Savers were:- Sarah LaneSarah LaneSarah Christina Lane is an American television and Internet personality. She is most notably known for her appearances on TechTV's The Screen Savers, G4's Attack of the Show!, and Revision3's popSiren...
: Sarah became co-host when Chi-Lan LieuChi-Lan LieuChi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was canceled following the merger of TechTV and G4. She later became an on-air contributor for The Screen Savers in November of 2004 until departing the network in January of 2005.Chi-Lan appears in the music...
decided to lessen her involvement with the show. She, Kevin RoseKevin RoseKevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
, and Brendan MoranBrendan MoranBrendan Moran is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show!...
were the only on-air talent from TechTV still featured on the show. She left G4 and Attack of the Show! on April 6, 2006. - Brendan MoranBrendan MoranBrendan Moran is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show!...
: Brendan left, along with Sarah, on April 6, 2006. - Kevin PereiraKevin PereiraKevin Pereira is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! .-Biography:While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy...
: Kevin continues to host Attack of the Show - Kevin RoseKevin RoseKevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
: Currently part of several online IPTV tech projects along with former TechTV employees, such as Revision3. Kevin is also founder and chief architect of the social news site DiggDiggDigg is a social news website. Prior to Digg v4, its cornerstone function consisted of letting people vote stories up or down, called digging and burying, respectively. Digg's popularity prompted the creation of copycat social networking sites with story submission and voting systems...
. He left G4 and Attack of the Show! in May 2005.
Previous hosts and supporting members
Former hosts and supporting members included:- Alex AlbrechtAlex AlbrechtAlexander Jennings Albrecht is an American television personality, actor and podcaster who resides in Brentwood a suburb of Los Angeles, California...
: Alex joined The Screen Savers as co-host on the first G4techTV episode airing from Los Angeles. He was terminated on November 11, 2004. His last episode aired November 10, 2004. Alex now co-hosts the vidcasts DiggnationDiggnationDiggnation is Revision3's flagship video podcast produced weekly. It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, who had previously hosted TechTV's The Screen Savers together. Its main purpose is to discuss some of the top stories from Digg, the social news and bookmarking website developed by Rose...
and The Totally Rad Show, both distributed through Revision3 as well as Project Lore. - Kate BotelloKate BotelloKate Botello is a former American television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California-based ZDTV . She began her television career co-hosting the technology-oriented television program The Screen Savers alongside Leo Laporte...
: Kate left the show to co-host Extended PlayX-PlayX-Play is a TV program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits...
with Adam Sessler. She also co-hosted a TechTV video on computer basics with Chris PirilloChris PirilloChristopher Joseph Pirillo is the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome, which is a network of blogs, web forums, mailing lists, and online communities. He spent two years hosting the TechTV television program Call for Help, where he also hosted the first annual Call-for-Help-a-Thon...
. Kate currently lives in Traverse City, MichiganTraverse City, MichiganTraverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
, where she owns and operates a web design company. - Jessica CorbinJessica CorbinJessica Lynn Corbin is an American television personality and actress. She is best known as a former TechTV personality, where she worked as a segment producer on The Screen Savers, and as a co-anchor on the nightly news program TechLive.-Early life:In high school, Corbin was named an...
: Jessica left the show after the merger hosted Love's a Trip, a reality TVReality televisionReality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show on StyleStyle NetworkThe Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
as well as cohosted most of the 26 episodes of InDigital a vidcast production of Revision3. For short periods she also hosted, TekzillaTekzillaTekzilla is a biweekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It is currently hosted by Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and Robert Heron with Garnett Lee and Roger Chang as frequent guest hosts...
, The Digg ReelThe Digg ReelThe Digg Reel was a daily video podcast hosted by Andrew Bancroft that covered the most recent popular videos from Digg. It was a spin-off show of Revision3's flagship podcast, Diggnation hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht. The Digg Reel was launched in January 2008 and was originally hosted...
and PopSiren also on Revision3. - Yoshi DeHerreraYoshi DeHerreraJoshua "Yoshi" DeHerrera is an American television personality and modding enthusiast who resides in Los Angeles, California...
: Yoshi was the show's moddingModdingModding is a slang expression that is derived from the verb "modify". Modding refers to the act of modifying a piece of hardware or software or anything else for that matter, to perform a function not originally conceived or intended by the designer...
guru. He was terminated on November 11, 2004. His last episode aired November 10, 2004. - Dan HuardDan HuardDan Huard is a computer enthusiast and American television personality who resides in San Francisco, California. Huard is best known for his work on the TechTV television program The Screen Savers, an hour-long technology-related variety show.-Early life:Huard attended California State...
: Dan was terminated on November 11, 2004. His last episode aired November 10, 2004. He has hosted the on-hiatus thebrokenThebrokenthebroken is a video podcast produced by Revision3, focusing on software cracking, computer intrusion, and other "questionable activities". It was hosted by Kevin Rose and Dan Huard, with Ramzi as a regular comical feature, and geared toward anyone interested in computer security. The show...
vidcast with Revision3 and works full time at DiggDiggDigg is a social news website. Prior to Digg v4, its cornerstone function consisted of letting people vote stories up or down, called digging and burying, respectively. Digg's popularity prompted the creation of copycat social networking sites with story submission and voting systems...
. - Leo LaporteLeo LaporteLéo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
: Leo left the show on April 1, 2004. He was the host of The Lab with Leo LaporteThe Lab with Leo LaporteThe Lab with Leo Laporte was a technology-based television program hosted by Leo Laporte. Episode #1 debuted on April 23, 2007 on G4techTV Canada and HOW TO Channel Australia. The program was produced by Greedy Productions in Vancouver, BC. Production was overseen by the show's producer, Matt...
on G4techTV CanadaG4techTV CanadaG4 Canada is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Rogers Media. The name is licensed from NBCUniversal, who formerly owned a stake in the channel...
in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and How To ChannelHOW TO ChannelHOW TO Channel was an Australian cable and satellite television channel. It was carried on the Foxtel Digital, Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital platforms. It was owned by Premier Media Group, a 50/50 joint venture of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and News Corporation.The...
in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, until the series was cancelled in Canada, and pulled from the schedule in Australia. He also has his own technology talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
show on Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
(previously exclusive to KFI AM 640), as well as being the host of numerous podcasts, most notably this WEEK in TECHThis Week in TechThis Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
. He has also started an internet broadcasting network, streaming 25+ hours of new video content each week. This network is called TWiT.tv. - Chi-Lan LieuChi-Lan LieuChi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was canceled following the merger of TechTV and G4. She later became an on-air contributor for The Screen Savers in November of 2004 until departing the network in January of 2005.Chi-Lan appears in the music...
: Chi-Lan co-hosted The Screen Savers with Kevin PereiraKevin PereiraKevin Pereira is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! .-Biography:While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy...
for a short time in December 2004. She was replaced as co-host by Sarah Lane in January 2005 and has since announced her departure from G4 on her personal blog. - Megan MorroneMegan MorroneMegan Morrone is an American writer and former television personality. She is best known for her role on the technology-related television show The Screen Savers on TechTV – a cable and satellite channel which has since been taken over by G4...
: Megan left the show to have a baby. She co-hosted a weekly podcast with Leo Laporte on the This Week In TechThis Week in TechThis Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
network called Jumping Monkeys. The project has not been updated since 2008. - Patrick NortonPatrick NortonPatrick Norton is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers, an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast...
: Patrick left the show after the merger so as to not be transferred to Los Angeles, as he had recently married. He hosted an internet tech show called DL.TV, which he left as of August 2, 2007 to join Revision3. He is currently the co-host of Revision3's HD NationHD NationHD Nation was a weekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It was hosted by Patrick Norton and Robert Heron, and was focused on high definition content and home theater gear.-Format:...
and TekzillaTekzillaTekzilla is a biweekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It is currently hosted by Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and Robert Heron with Garnett Lee and Roger Chang as frequent guest hosts...
with Veronica BelmontVeronica BelmontVeronica Ann Belmont is the co-host of the Revision3 show Tekzilla alongside Patrick Norton, and the former host of the monthly PlayStation 3-based video on demand program Qore. Formerly she was the host for the Mahalo Daily podcast and a producer and associate editor for CNET Networks, Inc...
. - Martin SargentMartin SargentMartin Paul Sargent is an American television personality and was co-host of the This WEEK in FUN podcast with Sarah Lane...
: Martin left the show to host his own late night variety show on TechTV: Unscrewed with Martin SargentUnscrewed with Martin SargentUnscrewed with Martin Sargent was a late night American television show focusing on the comedy of technology. It was produced at TechTV and aired from May 26, 2003 to December 2004...
. His last episode on The Screen Savers was May 23, 2003, with the exception of making a few appearances on the show in 2004. Unscrewed with Martin Sargent was cancelled on November 11, 2004 and Sargent was terminated shortly after. He then moved onto Revision3 where he produced, Webdrifter, Infected and Internet Superstar. He was laid off as part of cut backs at Revision3 in 2008 and is currently the host, along with Sarah Lane, in a podcast called This Week in Fun, which is currently hosted on the TWiT.tv network. - Cat SchwartzCatherine SchwartzCatherine Michelle Schwartz is an American television personality perhaps best known for her former role as co-host on the TechTV television program Call for Help with Leo Laporte.-Early years:...
: Cat left the show to co-host Call for Help and eventually left G4techTVG4techTVG4techTV was a cable and satellite channel resulting from a merger between Comcast-owned G4 and TechTV. The headquarters is based in Los Angeles...
in August 2004. - Morgan WebbMorgan WebbMorgan Ailis Webb is a co-host and senior segment producer of the G4 show X-Play, and host of the show G4 Underground...
: Morgan left the show in April 2003 to co-host X-PlayX-PlayX-Play is a TV program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits...
with Adam SesslerAdam SesslerAdam Donovan Sessler is co-host of X-Play on G4 with Morgan Webb and, as of December 17, 2008, editor-in-chief of G4's game content for the network. He is the only remaining television personality from the G4's origin network ZDTV.-Background:Sessler was born in Berkeley, California...
. From 2007-2009 she also hosted and produced a tech news vidcast called Webbalert. - Scott HerriottScott HerriottScott "Squatch'" Herriott is an American documentarian, comedian, and Bigfoot hunter.He obtained a degree in religious studies at Cal State Northridge and studied at the University of Leeds in England....
: Scott appeared in the House Calls segment and demonstrated technology in his search for BigfootBigfootBigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
.
See also
- Hosts of The Screen SaversHosts of The Screen SaversThese are notable hosts on TechTV's The Screen Savers-Hosts:Kate Botello Kate left the show to co-host Extended Play with Adam Sessler. She also co-hosted a TechTV video on computer basics with Chris Pirillo...
- List of notable guests appearing on The Screen Savers
- this WEEK in TECHThis Week in TechThis Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
- A weekly podcastPodcastA podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
hosted by Leo Laporte and other former cast members of The Screen Savers. - DL.TV - A bi-weekly Internet show hosted by Robert Heron, with other former TechTV and ZDTV employees behind the scenes.
- Revision3 - an IPTV company founded by Kevin Rose and Dan Huard with shows hosted by Rose, Albrecht, Sargent, Norton, Lane, and Corbin