It was announced last night that the GizWiz was cancelled. Or, if you speak TWiT; GizWiz is transitioning into an expansion off the network.
Chad had a lovely dinner with Leo and ceO but we can not confirm what was discussed. What we do know is that Gizwiz is moving to an independent model with help from TWiT.
“Help from TWiT”
What is going on? Surely Chad knows how to set-up a Patreon on his own. Is TWiT chipping in cash, out of the goodness of their heart? Is TWiT getting a cut of the profits? [speculation] More likely this is an experiment to help determine if TWiT can combine the Patreon model into the TWiT network somehow. Imagine if MBW got money from fans, in addition to advertising, under the illusion of paying the hosts more and then subsequently guess-who keeps the bulk of the contributions! Patreon will be soiled and made unpure.
Obviously #totaldrama is unable to throw our support at this Patreon without the murky details.
Padre was on hand for the taping of Chad’s final appearance on GizWiz to supply fake laughter and help control the sheep.
<+PadreSJ> eric######, do you even read what you write? Chad wasn't fired. The show wasn't cancelled. Nobody is upset... but you want it to seem as if Chad was canned, DickyD was forced out and there's bad blood. -- I'm just tired of the constant negativity.
Also, Sarah wasn’t fired from IPT & they’re working on a show for Shannon
[21:35] <eric#####> congrats, never /ignored a host before
Look at this, a member of TWITLIVE has a spine, congrats to you sir
<&Dan> eric##### you may want to consider getting a life someday. i let you troll in here for a good 2+ hours
He let you speak and talk and even emoji, how bout thanking him, Eric
<@ScooterX> Cere####: FYI: thegizwiz is NOT off the network, he will be featured on The New Screen Savers and the Giz Fiz is not gone. <@ScooterX> as well as TTG weekly
Translation: You stupid fan, get with the program
<&Dan> you don't think i'm reading what you're writing, holmes? :) <&Dan> i left, went somewhere, come back, and you're still taking little 3rd grade girl potshots
Sexist? Insults? Family friendly? Where did he go? Bathroom?
Thank god for Instagram. The only place I can go to be free of trolls.
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Padre in TWiT Chat: Chad wasn’t fired. The show wasn’t cancelled.
Chad on Twitter: TWiT cancelled and ended The Giz Wiz — so we decided to take it independent.
Joe» Quote comment
Dick said Leo told him, ‘they’re going to roast me if I cancel GizWIZ’. He was wrong, we’re going to roast both him and Lisa!
Larry» Quote comment
Larry, do you have a source for that quote?
GhostDog» Quote comment
Dick said it during the show. I think it was at the beginning when they were trying to be diplomatic about being canceled…
Larry» Quote comment
Lisa has wanted to dump this show forever. I think she secretly hates dick…
Myriam Joire’s Mother» Quote comment
Poor Dick looks so unhappy in the latest Gizwiz. And to make him feel worse, #soupguzzler will co-host the last TWIT show.
holden» Quote comment
If I were Dick. I’d tell Leo & Lisa to STFU and do the show without him and his network. I’m sure he could get enough help financially to continue doing GizWiz. He does not need to be on The New Screen Savers Show.
Robert» Quote comment
Dick could NEVER tell anyone to STFU. He does not possess the ‘Treat People Like Shit’ gene, that Leo & Lisa are affected with. .
This is why I hope Lisa & Leo NEVER breed. Their crotch-fruit would be the anti-Christ, or whatever not Christian equivalent there is.
Rusty B.» Quote comment
What, Rusty B. said.
Mark Harry» Quote comment
I thought I recalled that once during one of Soup’s TTG commercial-interlude classic overshares (and this certainly qualifies), he was mentioning he had a vasectomy after Abby and Henry were born – so if I’m recalling correctly (honestly much of that show puts me to sleep), perhaps no chance of a kid. (Although I understand apparently the procedure can sometimes be reversed, etc.)
HickoryStix» Quote comment
I knew it!
I always knew that ceO secretly hated dick!
NoFan» Quote comment
The rumor is Leo has a micropenis?
Myriam Joire’s Mother» Quote comment
Okay, so this is only tangentially related to twit because Cali Lews/Luria Petrucci is a sometimes-guest, but I’m kind of peeved at the whole thing going down with Geek Beat and Geeks Life so I’m going to rant for a minute.
tl;dr
At first, it seemed like there was tension behind the scenes and they just decided to call it quits. No harm, no foul. Everything seemed tense, but more or less amicable.
Then John P decides to restart Geek Beat — keep in mind, though, that he gave Luria the patreon, RSS feeds, Rev3 deal, and all the social media accounts — not to mention half of the equipment from the Geek House. So John is pretty much starting from scratch in term of rebuilding an audience.
Anyway, John’s been on G+, YouTube, Twitter, etc. saying how everyone was free to watch both shows, to support Luria, etc. I’m not a huge John P. fan on camera — he just sort of annoys me. Nothing wrong with him per se, but just not type of presenter.
So what’s going on Luria’s side of the divide?
http://geekslife.com/forums/topic/whats-going-on-im-confused/#post-74051
It seems to me we’ve heard this before. Isn’t this a similar tale to what she told when she left Neal and GeekBrief to start Geek Beat? She even makes that comparison.
Now, if John P. is really as bad as she says (not to mention her new boyfriend here: http://geekslife.com/forums/topic/miss-geekbeat/#post-74103), would he have given her the fans, patreon, and half the equipment that she claims he legally owned?
I don’t know. John sounds like an upstanding guy to me. Luria’s story has changed so much just over the last couple of weeks. I’m kind of annoyed.
And don’t get me started on the mess that is Geeks Life. Half their videos are content about what GL wants to be. The other half are recycled Geek Beat videos (an Up Desk review? Didn’t they do about 80 of those on GB?). And I hate the subscription model. I don’t mind ads. I support one Patreon because I think it’s worth it. Just do some ads and make getting your content easier for everyone.
Anyway, I used to love Cali back in the day. TBH GeekBrief was always better than Geek Beat. The original had heart to it. Geek Beat had some energy and funding, the Brief was always better. That said, I was a religious Geek Beat viewer until fairy recently. This whole ordeal just leaves a sour taste in mouth.
Sorry. Just needed to rant that one out.
JAS» Quote comment
Padre has lied before when Shannon was fired. He even tried to get the video pulled. When he gets another job atTwit then he will be valuable.
If it’s true Leo’s wife who bore his children still owns half of the bis. I do hope they are not trying to destroy that,
Hey Padre turn the lights out when you leave.
Norse Viking» Quote comment
Will Chad come clean with his thoughts on twit now?
DTO» Quote comment
GizWIz should stay on. But really “This week in Law?” and “Ham Nation”? cmmon..get rid of those shows if you want to do something productive. Save Gizwiz…
Robert Talor» Quote comment
Yeah but Bob Heil gives them free mics, so they can’t cancel his show.
JAS» Quote comment
I think HAM nation makes money. They always have like 2-3 sponsors. I do not agree with all TWIT’s decision but i think HAM nation does well. Have you ever watched it. Its not that bad of a show. Im not a ham but i try to watch it weekly. Good crew of people.
Jim» Quote comment
Marketing Mavericks, This week in law, Ham Nation. All of them suck, there are more, but those are in the top three
Dave Duvall» Quote comment
Dick is a better man than going to your guys level by telling Leo STFU and leave TWiT. All of you haters need to STFU.
Molly» Quote comment
Molly likes Dick.
justthisguy» Quote comment
Leo just said on TTG that NBC sent them a cease and desist letter over The Screen Savers. He said they’re going to fight it, but he did sound a bit worried. Interesting developments…
JAS» Quote comment
Whether or not the show actually has “Screen Savers” in its name really doesn’t matter at this point. Anybody who remembers that show either (1) works for or has worked for TWiT, (2) has been a guest on TWiT, (3) watches TWiT show already no matter what they’re called or (4) totally lost track of Leo after he left the show and had no idea TWiT existed.
Just doing the promo itself was a pretty slick SEO move just to send group 4 the message that TWiT exists.
The Tech Guy and Screen Savers are a throwback to an era before Genius Bars an Geek Squads. Leo (and Lisa) live in a bubble if they think naming the new show after the old one was really going to attract any “new” viewers.
At this point they can name the show whatever they want (provided they can actually think of a name) because they got all the bump from “The New Screen Savers” that they were ever going to get.
Fred» Quote comment
Y’know, I think it’d be neat to check out a parallel universe where instead of trying to build a TV studio, recreate shows from days gone by, and build “the CNN of tech” (without doing any real news), Leo had just stayed in the cottage and built what could basically be considered “The Dan Patrick Show of Tech”.
Fred» Quote comment
I’m not a lawyer but if NBC/Comcast owns the name The Screen Savers then there’s no way he can use it unless He buys the rights from them. He has no case against NBC/Comcast.
Robert» Quote comment
Agreed. Expect a new name for the show shortly, along with the requisite “it wasn’t worth the legal costs” and “this is a better name anyway” garbage.
Pibb» Quote comment
tbh The Screen Savers isn’t that great of a name these days. It was fun, quirky, and witty back in the day. A play on a common feature on every computer, in addition to
JAS» Quote comment
[sorry idk what happened]
…in addition to the idea that they’re tech support people trying “save” the screens.
No one uses screen savers anymore, so I just don’t think the name makes sense for “going forward.”
Even without the C/D letter, I would choose a new name. One that takes the concept and moves it into the modern age of computing. TNSS just by its title sounds like a nostalgia show. .
JAS» Quote comment
PS – twit live Dan is a f’in asshole.
The others can be snarky but this one… Well they issue toilet paper at the entrance door for this ahole.
Pmb» Quote comment
Typical chat Nazi behavior from dan he a lonely guy who secretly wishes Leo married him and not Lisa, and scooterx is just power hungry.
getmesoup» Quote comment
IF NBC did indeed send a cease and desist, #soup is in a bad situation. If NBC wants to be pricks, then can actually sue TWIT for unlicensed use of their trademark. since he publicized it everywhere.
But, more importantly, #soup must have used Legal Zoom or they hired a crappy attorney. Intellectual property is very complex. It’s the only law field that in addition to being accepted by the bar, IP attorneys have to take a further test to practice that discipline. IP lawyers are really expensive, up to $800 an hour, if not more. I wonder if he hired someone just to run a trademark search on the cheap.
Marks do lapse from non-use., as Leo alluded to. However, any skilled IP lawyer would verify that fact before allowing someone to either use that mark or license it under their company.
Bottom line: #soup’s in trouble. I’m now returning to my non-attorney mode.
Holden» Quote comment
Ironic that Denise Howell probably could have predicted the cease & desist order.
Dr. Kirk» Quote comment
Shannon is focusing all of her work on Hak5, TekThing, and all the awesomeness behind the scenes in the HakWarehouse. She quit working on external shows months ago, with all other networks.
But thanks for the lulz, dudes. 😛
Shannon» Quote comment
And I agree the New Screen Savers name is ridiculous. It carries nostalgia for the old show, but that’ll fade quickly. It’ll still be the same shitty segments just under that old name.
Holden» Quote comment
Shannon, please tell us what you really think of Leo and that fat padre. They’re phony, self-absorbed and treat their staff like shit, right? What else can you say? Get it off your chest! we’re here to help.
Holden» Quote comment
Gradually, I had reduced my TWiT viewing down to Security Now, Sunday TWiT and Giz Fiz.
The Giz Fiz format is a little lame, except for “Chatroom Celebrity of the Week” which is usually fascinating but Dickie D is such an incredibly special person overflowing with warmth, gentle humor, and kindness that the show has a wonderful feelgood quality about it. It’s a social thing, especially if you’re old, I guess, although Alex Gumpel is a young guy and genuinely enjoys Dick and his show and adds a great deal to it.
But now after the way Leo and his “CEO” have treated Dick with all the fakery to make it look like they aren’t really doing what they are doing to him (shafting him) with BOTH of his shows, I cannot even look at Leo or hear his voice for any show for even a minute and as a result I missed seeing Giz Fiz Saturday, because it started an hour earlier than predicted and I had TWiT off ’til Giz Fiz was supposed to start.
When Leo and his CEO go on their next cruise, I hope their boat sinks.
Done With Leo and CEO» Quote comment
Wishing death on someone is a troll-like thing to do. Oh wait, you’re a troll. Does your mom know you want someone to die?
Molly» Quote comment
Fuck you, Molly, you cunt!
Holden» Quote comment
u wot m8
Sith Lord» Quote comment
You won’t die if your cruise ship sinks. They have lifeboats for everyone these days since the Titanic went down. They may not let you take all your possessions on the lifeboat, though. So they might have to leave behind their 10 Androids, 4 IOSes, 5 DSLRs and 14 lenses and the special heated toilet seat warmer custom made to perfectly fit their buttocks that they brought aboard and had installed in their bathroom although they would probably try to bribe the crew member in charge of loading the lifeboat to make an exception for their toys.
Done With Leo and CEO» Quote comment
That was fucking hilarious Done with Leo and Ceo. Great work! I hope to read more from you in the future.
Ken Sintek» Quote comment
Eh? People die on large ships all the time, e. g. Costa Concordia or that Korean ferry with the kidz on it.
Jimmy Jam» Quote comment
Another CEO idea that will ultimately fail.
Stick a fork in it twit.
John the third» Quote comment
Who knew the CEhO was such a pile driver?
No, yeah.
That would be everyone ‘cept Sr. LePorke who is infatuated with the inky-haired, strapped-on simian.
Hope he enjoys the ride.
It’s costing him plenty.
NativeInExile» Quote comment