Heeeeere’s Johnny!
by inferno10 on Apr.15, 2004, under ecstatic
Leo has returned to TechTV! He got a contract proposal he could accept, so he climbed aboard the bandwagon once again. I hope this type of scare never happens again.
Read it yourself!
http://leo.typepad.com/tlr/2004/04/the_people_have.html#0001222029
24 comments for this entry:
April 16th, 2004 on 9:40 am
Ref Leo’s Back,
Outstanding that he will be back on TV. The Owners came to their senses.
Leo is the best thing that ever happened to Tech TV, Leo for President. I will start watching again and Hope the new owners will keep “call For Help” and “The Screen Savers” on the Air. Who knows maybe we could even see Megan back on the Shows. Good Things do happen to those who wait and write in.
Floyd
April 16th, 2004 on 5:44 pm
Wow! Has the screen savers changed. I love the gang there but it’s practically unwatchable now. I go back to the Leo and Kate days when things were a little rough around the edges. Now its like a high school play. I could see the writing on the wall when the sniping began about Lexuses and all the money Leo was making. I knew then something was amiss. I personally follow the Jay Leno practice of having a office smaller and less cool than everyone else. No one questions how well you’re doing if you don’t throw it in their face.
April 16th, 2004 on 7:25 pm
Thank god! I thought you guys were going the way of ABC, CBS,NBC and taking the good stuff off and putting more of the junk tv! It is seldom, if ever, that a program is enjoyable and informative. Please, put some adults in charge of what is good and let the kids have MTV.
April 17th, 2004 on 9:51 pm
YES!
The Computer gods and the people have spoken! We in Southern California and in Arizona are very happy with the good news! Leo is our Regis of the technology world. Oh yeah I am seventy years old.
April 19th, 2004 on 12:53 pm
Wait a minute with the “Leo has to be more low key with his Lexus” What, there’s some sniping and jealosy from his on-air kiddie co-workers? Not one of the clearasil on-air kids have even a real moment of life experience yet. Leo worked his ass off to get where he is, and is the only real deal there. The rest are kids with no chops yet. They should aspire to be where Leo is by breaking their asses like he does.
April 19th, 2004 on 3:32 pm
YAAAA HOOOOOO,
I have been wondering what was going on with Leo, and just today (I know I’m late, what a loser) I found out and I am so glad that he will be back. I cannot watch CFH with those kids running it. They don’t really know what’s going on. I hope Leo if things don’t work out you could go elsewhere (with some of the gang from TSS)and start a new show you have so much to share and teach and you know how to do it right! You are quite the computer guy, I have missed you.
April 19th, 2004 on 3:36 pm
I am 67 and about fell apart when leo was not on
the show, I agree with barbara AZ and jim NY.
this is ron MI. VERY HAPPY he is on his why
back. my first computer was a Sinclair which I
bought in canada across the bridge from me.
had 2000 K memory to start with.
April 19th, 2004 on 5:00 pm
Glad that Leo is coming back, thought he was on an extended vacation — however no one should have that long of a vacation- — hurray for our side — welcome back Leo
April 19th, 2004 on 5:27 pm
I thought Leo might be on vacation – very glad to know he will be back. LEO IS CALL FOR HELP! I’m 76 and learning a lot from Leo. He keeps the program professional and informative with up-to-date goings on. There’s no substitute for experience.
April 19th, 2004 on 8:23 pm
hooray for the ” over 40 group” we missed him and are glad he is back, that’s one for the older generation.
April 20th, 2004 on 7:09 am
Leo is the much needed bridge between the age groups. His absence made this quite obvious. The show is simply not of the same quality without him at the helm.
Robert
April 20th, 2004 on 12:27 pm
Wow, the only reason I kept my upper tier cable is to get The Screen Savers. It’s not the same without Leo.
It almost doesn’t seem sane that they would take him off.
When will the big guys open their eyes!
April 20th, 2004 on 2:25 pm
I am 26yrs old and loved TechTv until Leo was gone. Leo is so enthusiastic about his work. He makes computers fun and enjoyable. Thanks Leo for all the work you have done and personally improving the learning curve of this Computer Information Systems Major. I wish you were still on the Screen Savers but I am to wishful. Best wishes and as a loyal fan I will continue to support you and thanks for all the hard work you have put in. You are priceless!!!
April 20th, 2004 on 3:12 pm
So Happy Leo is Back! I have been so despondent that Leo wasn’t on my satellite dish. Imagine my surprise followed by joy to see Leo back. Glad someone is listening to their customers. I hope vulcan mis-adventures flounders miserably and falls into the dark pool of oblivion.
April 20th, 2004 on 4:53 pm
Welcome Back Leo. You are the ONE who has made a huge impact on my family and friends ability to know and embrace our Personal Confusers. I am a long time user and was the odd one out until Leo! Welcome back! Welcome back….I speak for all of us.
April 20th, 2004 on 6:21 pm
I am very glade to hear that Leo is back in the flesh. I was getting tired of seeing Roger and Cat doing the call for help gig. They both seem very nice and all, but they should of had some one els older doing the show. When they where doing it it seemed to much like watching a MTV type show. I have problems with young people since they are the next generation to rule the world!! BUT THANK GOD that they are putting Leo back at the helm, and may he stay there forever.
As for the screen savers that show used to rock and I hardly ever missed it but since the Leo and Patric team is gone forever the show has kind of whent down hill in my opion. I miss the patter between Leo and Patrict since those two had the right kind of Chem. between them. Or what I like to call the Abot and Costello of the high tech geek world, so now I just watch it when I am totaly board and nothing els apeals to me except maybe going to the dentist and getting a tooth pulled and that sounds more entertaining to me than the screen savers. I do hope the new owner’s do one of two things yank the dumb show off the air all together, or just demote Kevin Rose back to where he cam from and Let Leo and Patrict co-host the show together once again. I myself prefer the later than the first ideal.
Well before I sign off I just hope Leo they gave you everthing you wanted in your new contract and much moore and I do hope too see soon back on call for help once again, I am truely looking forward to.
April 20th, 2004 on 8:58 pm
Thank Goodness Leo is back. While I appreciate the hard work of those left running the ship, Leo is the Captain and Commander of the CFH ship. Hopefully, those in charge will recognize what value Leo brings to the show and not try to get rid of him again. We love Leo. So glad your are back.
April 22nd, 2004 on 12:59 pm
I’ve noticed the Screensavers changing ever since megan left. I’m wondering if anybody with a boob-job get a gig next to someone ten-times smarter or funnier, just for the sake of ratings. Clearly they’re working the male-youth angle, and I doubt a Gamers’ channel will shrink from that policy, since it’s their “money-demo”. I don’t know if you’d noticed, but LEO was always the one keeping the rythm going on TSS, always the fatherly radio-voice reigning-in the sophomoric references before they stalled the flow. He has classic broadcast skills, and obviously a great “radio-voice”. There’s nothing wrong with youth per-se, but jeeeze, can’t they go and get someone with chops? Every year, Disney graduates an entire second-string cadre who don’t get Britney-Justin-Christina careers, but who are articulate, talented and smart. Every year, thousands of intellectual debate-champion geekophyte girls graduate college, looking certainly good enough to clean-up and “augment” as needed (if you reeeally think that’s necessary). I agree with Ron, he hit top-dead-centerm,,, a “school-play” is exactly what it is, and it’s exactly “unwatchable”. I hit the website to stay-up, but cannot bear the idiot-banter. And unless those two wonderful kids are gonna post mpegs, I really don’t need to know that they’re a unit. I do greatly appreciate the “dark”/anti-establishment angle that Kevin brings to the table, and he’s got a great future ahead, but Pat Norton needs an anchor-talent next to him.. or at least a good voice coach.
April 22nd, 2004 on 12:59 pm
I’ve noticed the Screensavers changing ever since megan left. I’m wondering if anybody with a boob-job get a gig next to someone ten-times smarter or funnier, just for the sake of ratings. Clearly they’re working the male-youth angle, and I doubt a Gamers’ channel will shrink from that policy, since it’s their “money-demo”. I don’t know if you’d noticed, but LEO was always the one keeping the rythm going on TSS, always the fatherly radio-voice reigning-in the sophomoric references before they stalled the flow. He has classic broadcast skills, and obviously a great “radio-voice”. There’s nothing wrong with youth per-se, but jeeeze, can’t they go and get someone with chops? Every year, Disney graduates an entire second-string cadre who don’t get Britney-Justin-Christina careers, but who are articulate, talented and smart. Every year, thousands of intellectual debate-champion geekophyte girls graduate college, looking certainly good enough to clean-up and “augment” as needed (if you reeeally think that’s necessary). I agree with Ron, he hit top-dead-centerm,,, a “school-play” is exactly what it is, and it’s exactly “unwatchable”. I hit the website to stay-up, but cannot bear the idiot-banter. And unless those two wonderful kids are gonna post mpegs, I really don’t need to know that they’re a unit. I do greatly appreciate the “dark”/anti-establishment angle that Kevin brings to the table, and he’s got a great future ahead, but Pat Norton needs an anchor-talent next to him.. or at least a good voice coach.
April 24th, 2004 on 4:03 pm
I think that leo should have Mr. Vulcans job and give Mr. Vulcan his walking papers.
April 26th, 2004 on 1:55 pm
I’m just glad I’ve watched long enough to see how everything was on techtv before the kiddie “revolution”. I’ll state the obvious, pat and leo are a great duo, leo representing the enthusiastic learning curve of a middle aged generation, and pat keeps leo in check from getting too silly, and fills in the techy gaps that leo leaves out.
Megan was nice because she wasn’t that agressive, and she only showed people what she knew, and never overstepped that. I find Morgan just obnoxious, which describes X-Play in one word period. From my perspective it appears that there wasn’t much communication going on with the redhead (forgot her name), sometimes it seemed that no one just plain liked her, or maybe that was my opinion. I believe she was supposed to be the sxxy element of the show.. perhaps.
and then theres the kevin and sarah… a match made in reality tv hell. maybe thats an overstatement, but its retarded how they act like a couple on air, keep your personal life to that, your personal life, if I wanted to watch a soap opera i’d turn on a local chan. Kevin acts too cocky, and his “dark tip” ego is just plain stupid.. why? Well, you got everyone on the TSS set encouraging him, his dark deals are just hard to find deals that are easy to trick, probably found by a group of interns anyways. And him pointing out the “gray” area’s as they call it, whether it be from mods or otherwise, he’s just drawing attention for someone to provoke legal activity making that “gray” area, pretty clear.
Sarah on the other hand, she is the anti-megan, she’s nice and all.. but she likes to talk about stuff she knows little about, and if she doesn’t know something, she tells you how to follow a path laid out by someone else and tells you to trust her that it works. In that case.. i’d rather see a set of instructions or something.
my solution? get rid of some bickering interns, not the leading roles.
April 26th, 2004 on 10:17 pm
I am 61 and have been with technology for 25 years. I was very upset to lose Leo from Call for Help and The Screen Savers. I used to TIVO them both with a season pass. I have since cancelled them. No Leo, no me.
What is frustrating is that no one on camera will “tell us” what is going on. They are controlled and scripted by “Management”. This is real Big Brotherish.
If not for Leoville and you guys I would not know anything.
I read about Paul Allen dumping his ownership to Comcast. If whomever owns TechTV doesn’t realize that the real pro of the network is Leo, he should cut a deal with a real network with better penetration and exposure.
God Bless you Leo, I will be watching and waiting for you. I love not only your knowlodge but your delivery, presentation and interviewing skills along with being a nice, fun guy.
I want what is best for you.
Roger
April 29th, 2004 on 8:43 pm
Hey leo glad you back going to the show on april 30 will say hi to the crew and ask them where in the hell is leo love you big fan arnold.
May 2nd, 2004 on 9:54 am
Leo is the man.. hebeats the hell out of dirty underwear…….