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Leo's FIRED.
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Posted by: tomo_kun

Yep. He might be able to join G4 AFTER the conversion. Taken from his blog

quote:
Originally posted by Leo Laporte
After nearly ten years, well over 2000 live TV shows, lots of laughs, a few tears, and many many wonderful people, my time at TechTV has come to an end.

I could tell so many stories about the talented, committed, hard working, and hard partying people I've worked with there. Each and every one of them will always have a special place in my life . It was with great sadness that I walked out the studio door for the last time last night.

The reasons for my leaving are complicated. As I posted here a few weeks ago, Greg Brannan, Peter Hammersly, and I had come to a happy agreement about a new work schedule and salary, but at the last minute TechTV's outgoing owner, Vulcan Ventures, insisted that I sign away all claims to shares in the company they had given me some years ago. I was unwilling to do so, and they held my job as hostage.

My leaving has nothing to do whatever with G4 or Comcast. In fact, I'm very sorry that I won't be around to participate in the transition. I've already contacted G4 to let them know I'd be glad to continue working at the new channel once they take over and I hope that I'll get that chance.

Fortunately I still have a great job at KFI, a sweet book contract with Que, this thriving web site, and many requests for speeches and other appearances. My family will not starve, and I will be keeping very busy no matter what happens.

Call for Help will continue on the air without me. George Crowe, Dan Mitchell, Fawn Luu, Roger Chang, Cat Schwartz, and Ian the new guy, whose last name I still can't spell, are still there working their tails off to do the best show on TechTV for the least amount of money. Nicole Guilfoyle and Rich Miglozzi are still slaving away to make the web site the best resource ever. Rob D'Arcy, Bill Coen, Josh Villegas, Raevon Armand, Deb Croback, Jon Martin, Greg Tremelling, Brett, Fatty Matty, Jim Smith and the best studio crew in the world are still there keeping things running smoothly. Please keep watching.

For the second time in as many weeks I find myself saying goodbye. My heart was filled with the hundreds of wonderful messages I got last week. It's so gratifying to know that the work we've done has made such a big difference in so many people's lives. With apologies to Lou Gehrig, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I won't be on TV for a little while. But I do hope to see you all again on the small screen some day. Until then, thanks for an incredible 10 years. I'll miss you.

Posted by: canonelan2

see, I knew someone would start a thread on it lol

Posted by: tomo_kun

quote:
Originally posted by canonelan2
see, I knew someone would start a thread on it lol

So?

Leo is one of the few good ones on the channel. COMCAST: You BETTER Hire Leo!

Posted by: canonelan2

I totally agree.... Leo is a class act.

For those interested, the topic started in this thread...
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-v...threadid=168572

Since he said that Call for Help would continue, and since Kevin now has his hands full with the promotion on Screen Savers, I really hope they figure out how to do the show WITHOUT Roger as the host or co-host. Even being a big fan of Call for Help can't stop me from cringing and speeding through most of the show when he's the host (or co-host) since they don't really trust him to do it Leo/Cat style like they trust Kevin to.

Posted by: tomo_kun

The kid's name is Ian who is replaceing him.

COMCAST: YOU MUST HIRE LEO!

Posted by: canonelan2

You could be right but that's not how I read it. I think Ian is the "new guy" they've been talking about for a month or two. New to the crew, not for a host. Did you confirm this somewhere else?

Posted by: tomo_kun

No, i did not.

Posted by: faerie

damn. i love Leo. He's so great. Comcast better get him back!!!

Posted by: farleyruskz

Wow. :(

Posted by: genearch

Bummer.. my Call for Help SP will be cancelled awaiting Leo's return. :(

On the upside, he's on the radio here locally on Sat & Sun. For others, catch a stream here: http://www.kfi640.com/interactive/streaming.html

Posted by: Avian

My prayers have been answered. Hrm.. maybe there is a god

Posted by: tomo_kun

quote:
Originally posted by Avian
My prayers have been answered. Hrm.. maybe there is a god

Whats wrong with leo?

Posted by: FatherTed

I'm very sorry to see Leo go. I thought they had inked the deal from the earlier post he made. I wouldn't have said anything until the contract was signed.

Posted by: Rosenkavalier

quote:
...but at the last minute TechTV's outgoing owner, Vulcan Ventures, insisted that I sign away all claims to shares in the company they had given me some years ago. I was unwilling to do so, and they held my job as hostage.

Presuming that this is in fact how it happened, pause for a moment to consider the balls on those guys...

They just got through selling their investment in the network for a rather tidy profit. However, the person who is arguably the single dominant force for the whole network, who came on board during the "Let's put on a show!" days, and who apparently accepted stock in lieu of higher pay -- these guys are now insisting that he forfeit his tidy profit? Telling the man that, in many ways, put them in position to get out on top, in order to keep his job he had to sign away what he had rightfully earned? I always knew that the people behind TechTV (in recent years) had taken a few too many hits with the stupid stick, but geez...

Posted by: dmdeane

quote:
Originally posted by Rosenkavalier
Presuming that this is in fact how it happened, pause for a moment to consider the balls on those guys...

They just got through selling their investment in the network for a rather tidy profit. However, the person who is arguably the single dominant force for the whole network, who came on board during the "Let's put on a show!" days, and who apparently accepted stock in lieu of higher pay -- these guys are now insisting that he forfeit his tidy profit? Telling the man that, in many ways, put them in position to get out on top, in order to keep his job he had to sign away what he had rightfully earned? I always knew that the people behind TechTV (in recent years) had taken a few too many hits with the stupid stick, but geez...

If Leo's description of what happened is accurate, I must agree with your assessment. Perhaps the buyout by Comcast might turn out to be a good thing after all. At least I would hope that they are nowhere near as idiotic as this incident makes Vulcan Ventures appear to be.

Posted by: Lakertime

Leo has always been my favorite personality on TechTV and I'll follow him to wherever he goes. I was so satisfied with how the programming schedule of TechTV was done with me watching a few shows on it daily and this past month I feel like I've had the rug pulled from underneath me. Here's hoping for improvements from the take over and to new opportunities for Leo.

Posted by: FatherTed

When I read the stock comment I wondered if it was a substantial share. All I could think was they Vulcan Ventures was wandering into the realm of stock manipulation. "If you want to keep your job give us all the stock back." After all, he's been with them from the very beginning. I assumed it was a fairly decent incentive to keep him loyal, or at least present.

It just seems like their motives should be questioned when the merger is reviewed. I'd like to know how they feel they have a right to force him to sign off on stock. He owns it.

Posted by: Oldandslow

Well, they have ruined Screen Savers and now Call For Help. Nothing on Tech TV left to watch. Bye, bye Tech TV.

I hope Leo lands on his feet some where else. I'm sure he will. Great talent. Knows more about computers than anyone I've ever seen.

Posted by: super dave

quote:
Originally posted by Oldandslow
Well, they have ruined Screen Savers and now Call For Help. Nothing on Tech TV left to watch. Bye, bye Tech TV.

I hope Leo lands on his feet some where else. I'm sure he will. Great talent. Knows more about computers than anyone I've ever seen.

I agree with you 100%. When Leo wasn't on TSS I found myself losing interest in the show rather quickly. The other hosts might be knowledgeable, but they are "lifeless" when it comes to performing in front of a camera. I always found it strange that the biggest complaint on Leo was he was always talking, butting in or acting like a goofball. I always found these antics of his confirmed his true enthusiasm for what he does for a living. You could tell he was really enjoying himself, and it carried over into my TV.
Hope Leo lands on my TV again!

Posted by: jmoak

I must echo:

Nothing on Tech TV left to watch. Bye, bye Tech TV.
:(

Posted by: TiVoKate

We'll miss Leo - he's my favorite on the show, everything about him is great.

(Now, my husband.... he likes Sarah Lane...but that's a different thread...) :)

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

quote:
Originally posted by Oldandslow
Well, they have ruined Screen Savers and now Call For Help. Nothing on Tech TV left to watch. Bye, bye Tech TV.

I hope Leo lands on his feet some where else. I'm sure he will. Great talent. Knows more about computers than anyone I've ever seen.

Not really. What makes Leo worhwhile is his ability to be interesting while giving you infiormation. I know more about computers that Leo as do many people in this forum, but most of us would completely suck on TV.

He'll be back in the people at G4 have any brains at all.

Some people hate all his antics but for better or worse the show is VERY entertaining when he is on and much less so when he is not.

Posted by: SammyTerry

I canceled my SP last week when Leo went to part time. His taped segments just didn't work and seemed to ruin any flow the show had. I only tolerate Patrick because of Leo and Kevin isn't interesting enough to overcome Patrick.

I still have 3 thumbs up on The Screensavers so maybe I'll still catch the occasional episode in suggestion land.

Posted by: genearch

quote:
Originally posted by Avian
My prayers have been answered. Hrm.. maybe there is a god

Aah yes.. TC's resident negative nancy chimes in... :rolleyes:

Posted by: VinceA

I find TSS to be OK without Leo (and I agree the taped Leo inserts are flow stoppers) but Call For Help is nasty without Leo. I find that Roger doesn't really seem to like being in front of the camera for an entire show. He's OK when doing a Free File segment but he can't carry the entire show.... and Cat has become annoying (to me) since she got her Mac. She's gone full tilt zealot... oh well. I still enjoy TSS, Anime Unleashed and Unscrewed. At least two of those are on the 'keep list' from G4.

Posted by: faerie

quote:
Originally posted by jmoak
I must echo:

Nothing on Tech TV left to watch. Bye, bye Tech TV.
:(

me too. I'll miss my techTV, but unless they get some new hosts who can actually... umm... HOST? I don't think I'll be back anytime soon.

Posted by: Swirl_Junkie

This is truely dreadful. I guess with the format of these shows, and the apparent accessibility of the hosts, I feel like we all get know these people on a more personal level than a normal television show.
I feel for Leo, he'll be greatly missed on my TV. Sure, he's a bit annoying at times, but it's hard to be informative and educational and entertaining all at the same time. I think he does a darn fine job considering.
I'll continue to watch for Kevin, and some of Yoshi's mods... but I'm sure the button to the right of pause on my remote will get 3x the use it used to during TSS and CFH
It's a sad day for tech on tv.

Posted by: Mike20878

I had no clue who Leo was (we don't get Tech TV) and I thought I was gonna see folks jumping on someone for spoiling the Apprentice...:)

Posted by: Fofer

quote:
Originally posted by tomo_kun
Whats wrong with leo?

Oh, nothing. If many people like someone or something, then Avian just likes to make it clear that he doesn't. :p

Posted by: net114

Vulcan Ventures obviously doesn't care about keeping Leo, since they are on the way out as owners of the company. With Leo owning stock, and they are now being bought, this is obviously the only smart thing he could have done for himself.

If I was at Comcast, I would be on the phone with those at Vulcan screaming, "Don't light the place on fire as you leave you idiots!!"

Leo was THE main personality on Techtv. It is not the same without him. This is a real shame. I will be looking forward to seeing what the new management does.

By the way, maybe G4 programming won't have the same damn "video game champions" videos shown 400,000 times over 2 years now. How many times can I listen to some idiot who supposedly is the "Trucker" champion, or the guy from Germany who is supposedly the greatest at SSX?!

Posted by: FatherTed

On the Patrick subject, I was catching up today on TSS episodes and on Thurs (4/1) episode he commented when doing the robot segment, "And people wondered why it took so long for me to get married."

The last explanation I had seen here about the ring on his finger was a statement someone quoted where he said it was an engagement ring.

I'm assuming he's now married. It must have happened on one of those periods where he was gone for a week.

Posted by: canonelan2

quote:
Originally posted by FatherTed
On the Patrick subject, I was catching up today on TSS episodes and on Thurs (4/1) episode he commented when doing the robot segment, "And people wondered why it took so long for me to get married."

The last explanation I had seen here about the ring on his finger was a statement someone quoted where he said it was an engagement ring.

I'm assuming he's now married. It must have happened on one of those periods where he was gone for a week.

I caught that too but I quickly forgot when I heard about Leo.

Posted by: JimSpence

quote:
Originally posted by canonelan2
... Kevin now has his hands full with ...

Sarah. :D

Oh, that should be another thread. :p

Posted by: net114

Yeh, what will happen with the Playboy shoot now? They better hurry before it is not techtv anymore!! Darn...

Posted by: rtype

Patrick has given bad advice too many times. I think we'd be better off if Patrick, Yoshi and that guy from the lab (sorry, forgot his name) ran a hardware related show.

Leo was in his prime doing interviews. I loved that part of the show and have already missed it.

For the actual Screen Savers stuff, my favorite hosts were The Dark Tipper and Wesley Crusher. :)

I could do with out the Foo/Sarah "tips" part of the show altogether--nothing against them as people, I just don't care for the segment.

Posted by: Fofer

Why do they call that guy "Foo" anyway?

Enough chatter and inside jokes, bring on the geek news!

Posted by: rtype

quote:
Originally posted by Fofer
Why do they call that guy "Foo" anyway?

Enough chatter and inside jokes, bring on the geek news!

FUBAR is a military term "F'd Up Beyond All Recognition"

Foo and Bar were adopted by programmers as variables.

Foo could mean that he's an easily replaced variable because he's an intern.

Or it could mean that he's F'd Up.

Or it could be something else entirely unrelated. :)

Posted by: canonelan2

It's an inside joke about him and his Futon.

Posted by: randyf

Sounds more like he quit, not that he was fired .... Bummer either way

And yet, Dave Chalk still has a show... The mind boggles

Posted by: Fustanella

Phew. I thought this was a "West Wing" thread. :eek:

Posted by: Marco

quote:
Originally posted by Fustanella
Phew. I thought this was a "West Wing" thread. :eek:

Me too! :D

Posted by: Fustanella

I mean, how would the Bartlet administration survive without Mr. McGarry's strong hand at the wheel?

(Yay, my first threadjacking. Yay. :D)

Posted by: SWFan

I'll miss Leo on TTV. I've been watching since day one, and he truly was a cornerstone of the network. I typically just tuned in to TSS to see what kind of crazy thing he would do or crazy statement he would make. CFH is just too basic for me. I did however, have a SP set up for it because I like watching Tuesday's Mac tip, and Wednesday's Photoshop/Photoshop Elements segments. Otherwise I just FF through the episodes.

I also like to listen to his KFH archives over at http://www.leovilletownsquare.com/archives

While he's stated that he wants to keep his radio show local, I could easily see it being syndicated. He truly has a great radio voice/personality.

Posted by: DLSith

Are Avian and I the only ones happy about this?

Posted by: phodg

quote:
I'll miss Leo on TTV. I've been watching since day one, and he truly was a cornerstone of the network.

Me too. Kevin's OK for the occasional segment but he's annoying for an hour. And his "dark deals" are just ripped off from Fatwallet/Anandtech.

Posted by: SWFan

quote:
Originally posted by DLSith
Are Avian and I the only ones happy about this?

Yep. :D

Posted by: BLeonard

Leo is really one of those people you feel like you know personally after watching him for a while. I will miss him. At least it frees a couple of hours of TV that occupies my time. Maybe I can get outside once in a while now.

Posted by: Fofer

quote:
Originally posted by Fustanella
Phew. I thought this was a "West Wing" thread. :eek:

I thought it was about them not including Leonardo Dicaprio in "Titanic 2."

(speaking of sinking ships...)

:D

Posted by: Fustanella

And then the grammar afficionado in me thought, "Leo's fired what? Pottery? If so, what of it?" :)

Posted by: faerie

I tried to watch one of last week's TSS and gave up. I was more than happy to delete 5 hours worth of TV from my TiVo to make room for other stuff. Perhaps it was that it was Robot Week and that doesn't interest me in the least; so I suppose I'll give it another try this week. If it's still as bad, my SP's getting deleted.

Posted by: Fofer

If I had known what was in store for TSS, I would have stockpiled 30 or so shows to keep me happy for awhile. The show just isn't the same anymore, it feels like the interns have taken over while the "adults" are away.

Posted by: eric_mcgovern

I am sure Leo will be back on TV in some form, he is just too good at what he does to just stay away.

If was anyone else (on a show) at TechTV I would start putting out for a new job. None of the people left there can make anywhere BUT techtv.

Posted by: arc6th

Leo will find a spot on the tube somewhere, but I will be very surprised if it's at G4. There is no way TTV fired their top on-air personality without permission from Comcast.

Posted by: tomo_kun

quote:
Originally posted by arc6th
Leo will find a spot on the tube somewhere, but I will be very surprised if it's at G4. There is no way TTV fired their top on-air personality without permission from Comcast.

Whoa, he was suspended because of VV wanting his stock. ComCrap has nothing to do with this. Im hopeing ComCrap hires him.

Posted by: FatherTed

quote:
Originally posted by randyf
Sounds more like he quit, not that he was fired .... Bummer either way

Well, if extortion counts as quitting.

quote:
And yet, Dave Chalk still has a show... The mind boggles

Well, Canada's got to have something. Otherwise it would be Dotto.

Posted by: ParrtHd2

I'd Love to see Leo and Kate get back together to do a show.

Posted by: rtype

Anyone know how Chris Leary is doing? It occurred to me that he may be faced with the same stock option problem as Leo and he was absent on last night's Tech Live.

Posted by: Peter000

quote:
Originally posted by rtype
Anyone know how Chris Leary is doing? It occurred to me that he may be faced with the same stock option problem as Leo and he was absent on last night's Tech Live.

He was a for hire guy... rather recently too. I seriously doubt he got stock options. Though I wonder about Patrick Norton, if he made a different choice than Leo in order to stay.

Posted by: scottjf8

quote:
Originally posted by Marco
Me too! :D

I thought it was about the apprentice!

"Leo - you've done ok, but yet, your still always a loser! Your Fired!"
-D. Trump.

Posted by: SammyTerry

I recorded yesterdays Screen Savers out of curiosity to see if they mentioned Leo. They already have a new show opening without him. Pat and Kevin talked about the new opening and how it no longer shows people who are no longer with the show.

Yesterdays Call for Help was a ~month old rerun with Leo.

Posted by: barrettd

Peter000-

I seem to recall reading on Leo's boards that Patrick wasn't involved in the stock option deal so many moons ago. It was only for the people at the top, which included Leo. I think it's in the Leo part of Leoville Boards.

BD

EDIT: Actually, it was in the chat room after his KFI radio show. Radio show logs Check out the third hour's chat log, around 3pm once the show was over.

Posted by: farleyruskz

quote:
Originally posted by SammyTerry
They already have a new show opening without him. Pat and Kevin talked about the new opening and how it no longer shows people who are no longer with the show.

The new opening had been in the works for some time, since the original plan was for Leo to focus exclusively on Call For Help, only appearing on TSS in pre-taped segments.

Posted by: rtype

I have to admit... those pre-taped segments sucked. Nothing against Leo, but they disrupted the flow of the show and seemed out of place. But then, I feel that way every time Sarah gives a petite windows tip too.

Posted by: canonelan2

Anyone catch the first new episode of Call for Help since Leo's departure?

The same "Leo & Cat intro" was used and Macworld's Chris Breen hosted both shows. I like Chris Breen, he's no Leo, but at least they realized that putting Roger at the helm is a HUGE MISTAKE!

At the beginning he said... "I'm Chris Breen filling in for Leo Laporte."

Is that a clue? Is he only "filling in" for Leo. That says temporary to me. Maybe just wishful thinking.

Posted by: Fofer

It *was* sort of ironic seeing Tuesday's repeat with Leo apologizing for traveling so much, saying that "he's back for good now," and that "he'll be here, unless he drops dead or something..."

In any case, I hope this is all boardroom dramatics and that when the dust settles, Leo will be back on G4/TechTV/whatever-they're-gonna-call-it.

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

quote:
Originally posted by canonelan2
Anyone catch the first new episode of Call for Help since Leo's departure?

At the beginning he said... "I'm Chris Breen filling in for Leo Laporte."

Is that a clue? Is he only "filling in" for Leo. That says temporary to me. Maybe just wishful thinking.

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I have to believe that G4 will hire Leo once the whole merger is complete. After all, Leo is pretty much the crown jewel of TechTV. He is about the only on air personality who has been there from the beginning and he does more to promote the brand than any of the other on air talent. I imagine they'll work out some sort of sweetheart deal and lure him back. If they give him enough money he can get others to ghost all the books he is obligated to do. Megan already did most of the hard work on his most recent book after all.

Posted by: Ben_Jamin75

Personally I do like Leo on TSS, but I stopped watching Call for help shortly after Leo took over from Chris Portillo (sp?). I don't think I ever heard what happened to him. Did he quit? or get fired?

Posted by: Peter000

quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Jamin75
Personally I do like Leo on TSS, but I stopped watching Call for help shortly after Leo took over from Chris Portillo (sp?). I don't think I ever heard what happened to him. Did he quit? or get fired?

Chris Pirillo (sp?) was actually "let go." He apparently wasn't happy about it at all. I don't think the reasons ever came to public light though.

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

Are they ever going to say something on the network? CFH still keeps saying that they're filling in for Leo. Do they think no one knows or do you think they're hoping G4 will sign him before they have to admit it in public?

Posted by: tomo_kun

quote:
Originally posted by IJustLikeTivo
Are they ever going to say something on the network? CFH still keeps saying that they're filling in for Leo. Do they think no one knows or do you think they're hoping G4 will sign him before they have to admit it in public?

They know, TTV wants him back, but VV doesnt.

Listen to the Tech Guy on KFI every saturday and sunday for your leo fix.

Posted by: SWFan

quote:
Originally posted by tomo_kun
Listen to the Tech Guy on KFI every saturday and sunday for your leo fix.

And if you can't listen to the live stream, you can catch the archives at http://www.leovilletownsquare.com/archives

Posted by: Fofer

Thanks SWFan, that's awesome. Now I can easily timeshift and listen to the show in my car from my iPod!

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

quote:
Originally posted by tomo_kun
They know, TTV wants him back, but VV doesnt.

Listen to the Tech Guy on KFI every saturday and sunday for your leo fix.

VV? Never mind. Brain cramp. What does Vulcan Ventures have to with this now. They sold the company. If Comcast/G4 want Leo back, he will be back and he should be back. I think they are not saying anything until they finish negotiating the terms with Leo.

Posted by: LoadStar

quote:
Originally posted by IJustLikeTivo
VV?

Vulcan Ventures, the company started by Paul Allen that currently owns TechTV.

Posted by: SWFan

quote:
Originally posted by Fofer
Thanks SWFan, that's awesome. Now I can easily timeshift and listen to the show in my car from my iPod!

And, they are commercial free recordings. Although there are a few recordings they put up in a hurry and hadn't stripped out the recordings.

Posted by: Fofer

Sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/LP040401/petition.html

Posted by: randym431

Leo was ok, but they never really listened to callers questions. I always cringe when they offer a solution to a caller. Poor guys went from screwed up pc to f***ed up pc. I think, if they want, they could do a lot better in replacing Leo. And that girl on screen savers, her voice is like nails on a chalk board. One of those voices from a wendys drive thru.

Posted by: rtype

quote:
Originally posted by randym431
Leo was ok, but they never really listened to callers questions. I always cringe when they offer a solution to a caller. Poor guys went from screwed up pc to f***ed up pc. I think, if they want, they could do a lot better in replacing Leo. And that girl on screen savers, her voice is like nails on a chalk board. One of those voices from a wendys drive thru.

Randy

Your comments make me wonder if you've watched in recent months. The quality of information they've given callers has definitely improved over time. This became noticable to me because the bad info. was so infrequent that it stood out and really irritated me. Most of their bad info recently has been related to stuff with very narrow niche (ripping/cleaning up video, RAID arrays, high quality soundcards, etc.). Their generic info. has had a much better hit rate--except of course for the fact that Patrick has trouble listening and will sometimes answer a completely different question than what the caller is asking. If Kevin has a flaw it is not interupting or correcting Patrick when he's doing this.

Posted by: mrpurple

He's back.

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.co...r_border=000000

Posted by: IJustLikeTivo

Dead link, but true. It's on his website at leoville.com. He starts next tuesday.

Posted by: canonelan2

this is excellent news! I just hope that he and Call for Help last past the merger.

Posted by: rtype

I don't watch Call For Help but I'm still happy for Leo and glad to hear TechTV has pulled their heads back out.

Posted by: BLeonard

That's great news! I just wish he would come back to The Screen Savers. I watched the last couple of nights for the first time since he left and it really isn't the same. There are all these awkward pauses. It looks like a bunch of amateurs just decided to put on a show.

Posted by: Fofer

Yeah, that's what I'm saying BLeonard. It feels like the kids are playing while the parents are away, and they don't really know what they're doing.

Posted by: rtype

I like Kevin as a host but I think Patrick is really just out of place as a host or cohost. Did you guys ever see the episode with Wesley (Wil Wheaton) and Patrick hosting? That was the way I'd like to see Screen Savers.

Posted by: Ben_Jamin75

Chris Pirillo is back!?!!! He "filled in" for Leo on 4/15/04's Call For Help

Posted by: smak

Leo's delayed until the 27th...

-smak-

Posted by: canonelan2

quote:
Originally posted by smak
Leo's delayed until the 27th...

-smak-

now he's back on the 20th lol

"UPDATE: Never mind. It's April 20 again. But Wil will still guest host Friday and Monday. Welcome to my world."

It's like a bad soap opera!