Comments on: If you miss the old days of rocketboom...

If you miss the old days of rocketboom...

Dave Faris — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:18:35 -0800

Morgan Webb (G4tv, Maxim hottie) now offers a 5-minute, tech-oriented news video blog called WebbAlert every weekday.

By: gnash

gnash — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:32:18 -0800

I watched an episode and it was less cable-accessy as Morgan's past efforts (including current G4TV). Not bad, but is it better than other efforts? Not sure.

By: gnash

gnash — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:33:31 -0800

And by other efforts I mean Rocketboom, etc. (just to clarify).

By: abulafa

abulafa — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:37:44 -0800

Morgan Webb was on Rocketboom? I'm sorry I quit watching. She made G4 programming moderately tolerable - solid sarcastic and had some chops.

By: Dave Faris

Dave Faris — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:41:27 -0800

No. Sorry for the confusion. Amanda Cogdon was on Rocketboom and left. Morgan's new venture is being compared favorably to the late days of Rocketboom, but admittedly, I think the parallels are being drawn mostly because Amanda and Morgan are both busty.

By: gnash

gnash — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:46:55 -0800

Damn my crappy comments. I meant is WebbAlert any better than Rocketboom, geekbrief.tv, and others (that she wasn't in). One note - I am curious to see if people on Metafilter choose to evaluate how good WebbAlert content is v. evaluating how hot Webb is or is not.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:47:11 -0800

Morgan Webb is the anti-Xeni.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:55:49 -0800

Tom Cruise is the anti-Xenu.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:57:18 -0800

BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE THING THE WORLD NEEDS, IT'S MORE NEWS ABOUT IPHONES!

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:57:27 -0800

Too many facial tics and random eye motions to be taken seriously.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:59:29 -0800

BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE THING THE WORLD NEEDS, IT'S MORE NEWS ABOUT IPHONES! Wait, she's not just giving out news about the iPhone, she is covering someone's blog post about a press release. Several rungs down the ladder in the Lake of Fire.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:03:39 -0800

She's a little too... expressive, but it's telling that after I watched an episode I immediately looked up her status on wikipedia. Give me a piece of that home slizzle.

By: oddman

oddman — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:03:47 -0800

Morgan Webb is totally meh.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:05:45 -0800

does anyone believe that is her real name?

By: Rangeboy

Rangeboy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:09:01 -0800

Not everybody agrees that Morgan is hot.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:09:46 -0800

ok...i watched it... meh... from me too...

By: Webbster

Webbster — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:19:38 -0800

I'll see your meh and raise you a "boh..."

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:19:43 -0800

I really can't get enough of Morgan Webb. But that's a me thing. ANDHOLYSHITTHEYPUTANADINTHEMIDDLEMYSOULISCOMPRIMISEDCOULDSOMEONETELLMETHELATESTSINGLEBYTHATBANDWITH THEWORDMOUSEINTHEIRNAME,WHAT,MODEST.ISTHATTHEBANDI'MTHIKINGOF?BACUASEFUCK-ME-SIDEWAYSISAWSOMEONETRYINGTOSELLMESOMETHINGSOI'VEBEENMINDFUCKED. The internet turning on Morgan Webb is like a snake eating its own tail.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:23:24 -0800

The internet turning on Morgan Webb is like a snake eating its own tail. More like a snake eating a perky mouse that can't keep its head still for two seconds. Take away the physical charms and geeks wouldn't pay attention.

By: mokolabs

mokolabs — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:25:55 -0800

I found this to be nearly unwatchable. (Note: just because you've got spiffy graphics and a cute host doesn't mean you have a show.) Morgan Webb's lack of personality (and perhaps wit) made me feel like I was stuck watching a news reader from Ananova. Uncanny valley, indeed!

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:26:23 -0800

Okay, I posted my comment before clicking any of the links. And. The first story was about the iPhone. Specifically the news that a software update let users program in 50 speed dial numbers rather then just 20. That's pretty fucking serious right there!

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:28:47 -0800

Take away the physical charms and geeks wouldn't pay attention. No shit huh?

By: bardic

bardic — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:30:12 -0800

Ms. Webb can do no wrong. Especially in my pants.

By: justgary

justgary — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:39:43 -0800

Should have kept the knee high socks.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:41:33 -0800

At least Morgan Webb obviously knows games, and likes them, plus she has a decent head on her shoulders - enough to be able to go toe-to-toe with Adam Sessler most of the time, even on live TV. That's a LOT more than you can say for most of the other girls on G4. Comic book girl, I forget her name, is pretty good and obviously knows her stuff too. But although Olivia has gotten a whole lot better than she was at first, she's still awful. The other girls on there... omg they are so incredibly bad and stilted, it's almost unwatchable (especially Layla what's her name). If it wasn't for the fact that I really like games (and Attack of the Show comes on while I bike), it would be unwatchable despite the fact that I like Adam and Kevin. I soooo miss Sarah Lane, though, she was really good. Back on topic, the WebbAlert isn't all that. It has potential, though.

By: travis vocino

travis vocino — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:41:42 -0800

Awe, poor Morgan. She needs a new gig.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:45:17 -0800

Not bad to listen to.

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:04:53 -0800

It's a bit rough, but after, what, three episodes, it's hardly fair to be too demanding. I've added it to my podcast list and will happily give it a few weeks to see if it irons itself down. and gemmy, I'm with you 100% on Sarah Lane, but I still like Olivia. :-(

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:03:24 -0800

Does she have tourettes? Why does she keep overaccentuating her smiles & facial tics? I felt like I was watching a sexier version of Great Moments With Mr Lincoln.

By: Freen

Freen — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:50:28 -0800

I think it is odd that all of the federated media related blogs are posting repeatedly about this. Also most of the stories mentioned (At least for the first episode)were from federated media related blogs. that is all.

By: lifeless

lifeless — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:17:43 -0800

OMG HAWT GEEK WOMAN ON THE INTERNETS! COMMENCE DROOLINGZ INDEPENDENT OF TALENT OR LACK THEREOFZ or, where applicable, OMG UN-HAWT GEEK WOMAN ON THE INTERNETS! COMMENCE TOTAL DISSINGZ INDEPENDENT OF TALENT OR LACK THEREOFZ

By: drstein

drstein — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:39:53 -0800

I met her in a coffee shop right down the street from the TechTV studios. I was there for one of the very first audience tapings of "The Screen Savers." I tried to say "Hi, how are you?" but all that came out was a horrible squawk. Man, I got no game.

By: lumpenprole

lumpenprole — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:49:26 -0800

Weirdly enough she and I share a first name and a birthday. I do respect her because she is a self-taught comp geek and not just an attractive flashpoint for lonely geeks. That said, she's way, way, way too smiley and breathy for my taste. Whatever.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:45:50 -0800

Heh. The problem with TV (and internet video) is not a lack of attractive women.

By: Ian A.T.

Ian A.T. — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:02:35 -0800

To follow-up on Freen's comment...surprise! The show is hosted on Federated Media's servers: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/webbalert-video.html The whole show is Pepsi Blue...

By: Dave Faris

Dave Faris — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:13:21 -0800

Well, you had to know that there was some money behind it. There's a lot more razzle dazzle and higher production values than Rocketboom ever had. But the stories stories don't seem to be necessarily FM related, are they? I figured Webb started doing this just because she figured that, despite Adam Sessler, you don't really have much to look forward to as a video game reviewer after start getting deeper into your 30's.

By: painquale

painquale — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:26:02 -0800

I loved the X-Play musical. Morgan can sing!