Used to hate G4's 'Attack of the Show' until I watched the old Kevin Pereira years on YouTube

I always thought AOTS was just dumb filler between actual tech reviews, but last month I went down a rabbit hole of 2007 episodes on someone's archive channel. The chemistry between Kevin and the crew was way better than I remembered, especially when they'd do those live DIY segments that would go horribly wrong. For example, there's one where they tried to build a potato cannon and nearly took out a camera - pure chaos lol. I also caught an interview with a developer from Bungie right before Halo 3 dropped that had some legit insider info. The show actually had substance underneath all the goofiness, which I totally missed when I was 16 and just wanted to see game trailers. Now I'm watching old episodes weekly, and I feel like a dummy for skipping it back then. Anyone else find a show they trashed on back in the day that holds up better now?

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hall.nora11d ago

Oh man same! I wrote off AOTS as cringey until I watched old clips and realized how much genuine chemistry they had. Those live segments always felt like they were one step away from total disaster which made them great. It aged way better than most 2000s tech shows honestly.

casey39311d ago

Is that potato cannon episode the one where Kevin dove behind the desk while the thing exploded? The unscripted moments are what really separate it from the slick, produced stuff today. What's the most recent discovery you've made from digging through those old episodes?