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The Screen Savers
Format News/Documentary, Talk Show
Starring Leo Laporte
Kate Botello
Patrick Norton
Kevin Rose
Alex Albrecht
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Paul Block (2001 - 2004)
Jim Downs (2004)
Producer(s) Joshua Brentano
Kelly Gavin
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ZDTV, TechTV
Original run May 11, 1998 – March 18, 2005
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 – March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV. Leo Gordon Laporte (born November 29, 1956 in New York City, New York) is an American Technology broadcaster and Kate Botello is a former American Television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California -based ZDTV Patrick Norton (born June 26 1970, Urbana Illinois) is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21, 1977 in California After dropping out he worked for the Department of Energy, at the Nevada Test Site, Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976 in Vienna Virginia) is an American Television personality actor and podcaster The United States of America —commonly referred to as the TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San TechTV ( May 11, 1998 &ndash May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The Screen Savers originally centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt However, after it was taken over by G4, the show became more general-interest oriented and focused somewhat less on technology. G4 is an American cable and satellite Television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12&ndash34 devoted to the world of The final episode of The Screen Savers aired on March 18, 2005. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Attack of the Show! (commonly referred to as AOTS) is a Stony Awards winning U Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

History

The original San Francisco set
The original San Francisco set
The remodeled San Francisco set
The remodeled San Francisco set

1998–2000

The Screen Savers premiered on May 11, 1998 as part of ZDTV. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) It aired live from San Francisco, California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Originally hosted by Leo Laporte and Kate Botello, the show featured a large and continually changing group of contributors. Leo Gordon Laporte (born November 29, 1956 in New York City, New York) is an American Technology broadcaster and Kate Botello is a former American Television personality best known for her work on the San Francisco, California -based ZDTV

2000–2001

In early 2000, Kate Botello left the show. Patrick Norton took her spot, and he and Laporte hosted the show for much of its run. Patrick Norton (born June 26 1970, Urbana Illinois) is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers 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 Help, 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. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The first Los Angeles based episode aired on September 7, 2004. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Alex Albrecht, Yoshi DeHerrera, Dan Huard, executive producer Paul Block and the show's entire staff (comprised mostly of TechTV employees) either resigned, made separation deals with G4, or were officially terminated. Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976 in Vienna Virginia) is an American Television personality actor and podcaster Joshua "Yoshi" DeHerrera (born February 1, 1972) is an American Television personality and Modding enthusiast who resides Dan Huard (born May 23, 1979) is a Computer enthusiast and American Television personality who resides in San Francisco Paul Block is an American Executive producer most recently known for his work on the now defunct San Francisco, California based TechTV 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, interviews with notable people, live music, and such original segments as Dark Deals, Gems of the Internet, and It Came from eBay. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee where Questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.

New episodes of the revamped show, which would later become Attack of the Show!, began on November 29, 2004; without a live studio audience. Attack of the Show! (commonly referred to as AOTS) is a Stony Awards winning U Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kevin Pereira and Chi-Lan Lieu took over hosting duties. Kevin Pereira (born December 28, 1982) is co-host of G4 's Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers) with Chi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was cancelled following the merger of TechTV and G4. Chi-Lan later left G4 and was replaced as co-host briefly by Sarah Lane and finally by Kevin Rose. Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz California) is an American Television personality most notably known for her The final hosts of The Screen Savers were Kevin Rose and Kevin Pereira. The show's executive producer was Jim Downs. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production

The Los Angeles set
The Los Angeles set

Cancellation

On March 17, 2005, the cast announced that on March 28, 2005, The Screen Savers would officially end. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first episode of the officially titled Attack of the Show! aired on March 28, 2005. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (See 2005 in television)

Format

Each show began with a short commentary on the day's technology-related news stories, sometimes accompanied by an online poll. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. 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.

Hosts

Final hosts

Some of the final hosts of The Screen Savers were:

Previous hosts and supporting members

Former hosts and supporting members included:

See also

References

  1. ^ Loves's a Trip
  2. ^ Webdrifter
  3. ^ Infected
  4. ^ Webalert

External links

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