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richardhutnik on 01 October 2012
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Chark said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
VGKing said:
Good riddance. Something like that isn't necessary.
Next up is The Tester. Now, I kinda enjoy the show but it is it really something worth putting resources into?


It would've been smarter to put it on prime time TV.

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins a job testing videogames?

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins at living in a house/eating bugs/dating people/trading jobs/living outside/getting a modeling job/having a road trip/living at home/having a husband in a specific career/selling a wedding dress/baking a cake/being rich/singing a song/etc?

Would people watch a show where the goal is to get a job as a janitor?  For the average person, software testing is akin to that, and the whole videogames industry isn't taken seriously.  Now, The Tester could have a shot on cable.  But heck, G4 is going to stop being G4, so seriously have to wonder if anything videogame related could break into cable.  The Video Game Awards do abysmal ratings also.  The whole videogame industry is aware of this, and ends up envying other media because of the lack of respect it gets.