The Screen Savers

The Screen Savers (May 11, 1998 - March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on G4 (formerly G4techTV). The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. The final episode of The Screen Savers aired on March 18, 2005. Repeat episodes continued to air until March 25, 2005.

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May 11 - 1998 - March 18 - 2005 - American - TV show - G4 - G4techTV - ZDTV - TechTV - March 25

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The Screen Savers originally centered around computers, new technologies, and their adaptations in the world. After the May 2004 merger of TechTV and G4, the show changed formats, 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.

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Computers - Technologies - May 2004 - Merger - Gaming - Entertainment - Software - Interviews - Music

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The show was originally based in San Francisco, California, but later moved to Los Angeles, California after the merger between TechTV and G4. The first Los Angeles based episode aired on September 7, 2004.

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San Francisco, California - Los Angeles, California - September 7 - 2004

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The original hosts were Leo Laporte and Kate Botello. In early 2001, Kate Botello left and was replaced by Patrick Norton. In April 2004, Laporte was replaced as co-host by Kevin Rose. Rose worked as co-host with Patrick Norton until the show left San Francisco. Once in Los Angeles, Norton was replaced by Alex Albrecht until his termination on November 11, 2004. After Albrecht's departure, 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 Paul Block.

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Leo Laporte - Kate Botello - 2001 - Patrick Norton - April 2004 - Kevin Rose - Alex Albrecht - Termination - November 11 - Kevin Pereira - Chi-Lan Lieu - Sarah Lane - Executive producer - Paul Block

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On March 17, 2005, the cast announced that on March 28, 2005, the name of the show would officially change from The Screen Savers to Attack of the Show!. The first episode of Attack of the Show aired on March 28, 2005.

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March 17 - 2005 - March 28 - Attack of the Show!

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