If you miss the old days of rocketboom...
August 6, 2007 7:18 PM Subscribe
Morgan Webb (G4tv, Maxim hottie) now offers a 5-minute, tech-oriented news video blog called WebbAlert every weekday.
And by other efforts I mean Rocketboom, etc. (just to clarify).
posted by gnash at 7:33 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by gnash at 7:33 PM on August 6, 2007
Morgan Webb was on Rocketboom? I'm sorry I quit watching.
She made G4 programming moderately tolerable - solid sarcastic and had some chops.
posted by abulafa at 7:37 PM on August 6, 2007
She made G4 programming moderately tolerable - solid sarcastic and had some chops.
posted by abulafa at 7:37 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by Dave Faris at 7:41 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by Dave Faris at 7:41 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by gnash at 7:46 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by gnash at 7:46 PM on August 6, 2007
Morgan Webb is the anti-Xeni.
posted by eyeballkid at 7:47 PM on August 6, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by eyeballkid at 7:47 PM on August 6, 2007 [1 favorite]
Tom Cruise is the anti-Xenu.
posted by Poolio at 7:55 PM on August 6, 2007 [4 favorites]
posted by Poolio at 7:55 PM on August 6, 2007 [4 favorites]
BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE THING THE WORLD NEEDS, IT'S MORE NEWS ABOUT IPHONES!
posted by delmoi at 7:57 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by delmoi at 7:57 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 8:03 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 8:03 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by Cyrano at 8:19 PM on August 6, 2007
ANDHOLYSHITTHEYPUTANADINTHEMIDDLEMYSOULISCOMPRIMISEDCOULDSOMEONETELLMETHELATESTSINGLEBYTHATBANDWITH THEWORDMOUSEINTHEIRNAME,WHAT,MODEST.ISTHATTHEBANDI'MTHIKINGOF?BACUASEFUCK-ME-SIDEWAYSISAWSOMEONETRYINGTOSELLMESOMETHINGSOI'VEBEENMINDFUCKED.
The internet turning on Morgan Webb is like a snake eating its own tail.
posted by Cyrano at 8:19 PM on August 6, 2007
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!
posted by mokolabs at 8:25 PM on August 6, 2007
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!
posted by mokolabs at 8:25 PM on August 6, 2007
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!
posted by delmoi at 8:26 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by delmoi at 8:26 PM on August 6, 2007
Take away the physical charms and geeks wouldn't pay attention.
No shit huh?
posted by puke & cry at 8:28 PM on August 6, 2007
No shit huh?
posted by puke & cry at 8:28 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by gemmy at 8:41 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by gemmy at 8:41 PM on August 6, 2007
Awe, poor Morgan. She needs a new gig.
posted by travis vocino at 8:41 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by travis vocino at 8:41 PM on August 6, 2007
Not bad to listen to.
posted by boo_radley at 8:45 PM on August 6, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 8:45 PM on August 6, 2007
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. :-(
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 9:04 PM on August 6, 2007
and gemmy, I'm with you 100% on Sarah Lane, but I still like Olivia. :-(
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 9:04 PM on August 6, 2007
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.
posted by jonson at 10:03 PM on August 6, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by jonson at 10:03 PM on August 6, 2007 [2 favorites]
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.
posted by Freen at 10:50 PM on August 6, 2007
Also most of the stories mentioned (At least for the first episode)were from federated media related blogs.
that is all.
posted by Freen at 10:50 PM on August 6, 2007
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
posted by lifeless at 2:17 AM on August 7, 2007
or, where applicable,
OMG UN-HAWT GEEK WOMAN ON THE INTERNETS! COMMENCE TOTAL DISSINGZ INDEPENDENT OF TALENT OR LACK THEREOFZ
posted by lifeless at 2:17 AM on August 7, 2007
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.
posted by drstein at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2007
I tried to say "Hi, how are you?" but all that came out was a horrible squawk.
Man, I got no game.
posted by drstein at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2007
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.
posted by lumpenprole at 10:49 AM on August 7, 2007
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.
posted by lumpenprole at 10:49 AM on August 7, 2007
Heh. The problem with TV (and internet video) is not a lack of attractive women.
posted by mrgrimm at 12:45 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by mrgrimm at 12:45 PM on August 7, 2007
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...
posted by Ian A.T. at 4:02 PM on August 7, 2007
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/webbalert-video.html
The whole show is Pepsi Blue...
posted by Ian A.T. at 4:02 PM on August 7, 2007
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.
posted by Dave Faris at 8:13 AM on August 8, 2007
posted by Dave Faris at 8:13 AM on August 8, 2007
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Not bad, but is it better than other efforts? Not sure.
posted by gnash at 7:32 PM on August 6, 2007