I don't really see how his music career is relevant to anything other than how much it shows how petty the people who disagree with him are. I don't really think of him as a music genius or not, I just respect his bold off the cuff reviews of games. I do know that he was associated with the music of some very successful games and he has every right to be proud about that.
I just find it annoying that fans of his consider him to be a genius as I've seen on the G4 forums and this is just really disappointing. He's had a decent career, but I wouldn't say he had a huge impact on video game music as some people make it out to be.
He's got a huge fanbase at the G4 boards and it will probably only grow over time. His career is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I don't understand why that enters into the discussion of how he reviews games though. Well that's not true, I do know why, people want to tear him down, because they don't like something he said about a game.
satterfield said:
Both Tommy and Vic are awesome dudes and I hope to god their show does well. As we learned at TechTV, you're only as strong as your network and the rest of the shows on it. The better the network does, the more opportunity there is to improve whatever show you're working on. I want all the G4techTV shows to do well. And exactly where did I say that our show is "best" ? I simply explained why we do things our way versus the way you described as superior. The viewers ultimately decide which shows are a success. We're not stupid. We know our show can be leaps and bounds better. We're doing the best we can to make it as good and timely as possible.
Good that's great then we all agree on something.
You're gonna do well. There's no question about it. We'll see where the chips land though.
You don't know the first thing about making a successful television show. And neither did I until I started working in television. When I first started working on Extended Play, I also thought that the most successful video game television would be the kind that appealed strictly to hardcore gamers like myself.
I don't think you're listening to me at all. I'm saying that Tommy's reviews are more applicable and entertaining to the mainstream gamer than they are to the hardcore gamer. I'm saying X-Play's reviews are more like dull regurgitation of the reviews that hardcore gamers usually read. You're not grabbing my main points at all. I don't think your show caters to mainstream gamers very well and that's why you've got a show/segment dedicated to scolding gamers for not buying games like Panzer Dragoon and Ico. There's a really big disconnect between hardcore and mainstream gamers and your show is not bridging that gap by having goofy comedy skits.
As much as I wanted it to be true, I was wrong. I had to accept it and move on. That might be something you should look into doing yourself. Still being bent out of shape over a review I wrote several years ago can't be good for the constitution.
Well I never wanted it (hardcore gamer tv), so I guess I'm beyond where you were when you started your career. And I think I do know a little bit about tv production of video game shows being that I've watched just about every aspect of it for the last 10 years closer than you have and I've spoken frequently with the people behind these shows including your own. Everything from GamespotTV to AGN to Electric Playground to Extended Play I've been paying very close attention to what works and what doesn't. What I don't believe is are you really saying to me the only reason I like JD is because I'm a hardcore gamer? Cause if you are, you're saying the exact opposite of what everyone else is saying. JD doesn't seem in any way shape or form tailored specifically only to the hardcore gamer.
As far as being bent out of shape over a review you wrote you've got that all wrong too. I never even played that game, I certainly never wasted my time contributing to the hate mail you received. All I know of you is of what you did and how you turned people against you, that's how your name became infamous among certain circles. I understand the extent of the hatred that was expressed towards you and how angry you made certain people and it should probably be reason enough for you to stand up for JD a little more in this thread than you've been willing to.
