G4's Kevin P. gets in touch with his feminine side
We saw this picture and just felt compelled to share it with you, the gaming public. Apparently snagged from a recent photo shoot for a new magazine coming out called Geek Weekly, we see our favorite tech variety show host Kevin Pereira in a rather sexually confusing pose with fellow gaming hottie Jessica Chobot from IGN.
It's always good to see others in the game industry not take themselves too seriously and be willing to have a little fun in the name of all that is geek. You may catch some heat for that picture Kevin, but we got ya back.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Thrall @ Sep 4th 2006 10:59PM
No, we dont. G4 is fucking hell, long live TechTV!
J @ Sep 4th 2006 11:05PM
Don't hate just cause he's got his hand on her ass and you don't.
superbagman @ Sep 4th 2006 11:07PM
No, we really don't have his back. He embodies all of the reasons why the gaming press sucks. And while we're at it, forget Chobot as well. She licks a damn PSP and becomes a gaming celebrity. Just pathetic.
fwacce @ Sep 4th 2006 11:10PM
Is it sarcasm that you like Kevin P? I would think so since I thought everyone hated him. I know people, including me, who stopped watching G4 altogether because of him. Too bad since when Kevin Rose was there the show actually meant something. The girl is pretty, but I do hope you're kidding about him being your "favorite tech variety show host"
HallwayGiant @ Sep 4th 2006 11:13PM
Sarcasm is a powerful tool use it wisely...
Omen_20 @ Sep 4th 2006 11:15PM
He touched Chobot's but. More power to him. Its like he completed a bonus side mission he never knew about, but he'll always remember.
Splorky Fish @ Sep 4th 2006 11:15PM
Is the point of this magazine to subtley mock the geeks that read it? Geeks are stereotyped as socially inept. The poses, facial expressions, and setting could not be more incompatible. It's like a stereotyped inept geek tried to make a hot photoshoot and failed beyond any reasonable measure.
Also, aparently nobody at Geek Weekly is geeky enough to know that both of their models are huge lamers.
PS I realize this article was probably posted just to invite flaming fun, and I don't care. I walk right into your maturity-based trap because the photo makes me cry.
Denji @ Sep 4th 2006 11:26PM
His shoes make my eyes bleed.
e. @ Sep 4th 2006 11:28PM
Wow, he's braver than he looks. Who knows where that butt might have been. He may want to burn that hand.
Cut it off, burn it and bury it next to E.T.
Chris Jeffery @ Sep 4th 2006 11:32PM
He's still got the sticker on his jeans...
Faith Naked annoys me. Way too much reference to the fact that she's a female gamer. If female gamers would just shut up about the fact that they're female, they'd be treated normally. End of story.
Thomas @ Sep 4th 2006 11:40PM
Bah.. I started to stop watching G4 when they started showing other BS, not really related to Gaming..
And then Kevin Rose left.. That was the final nail.. Havent watched since..
Joe @ Sep 4th 2006 11:40PM
It's nice to see that Kevin P's back is covered by joystiq...i'll let that soak in
Galls @ Sep 4th 2006 11:42PM
Long live Tech TV, death to G4!
Kevin @ Sep 4th 2006 11:42PM
Kevin Pierra sucked as much as Kevin Rose.
TechTV and G4 have always been a joke for a cable channel. Only idiots with limited or no formal background with Microsoft Word enoys it.
Ritz @ Sep 4th 2006 11:52PM
I enjoyed TechTV. Some aspects from G4 I don't mind, but overall, I wish they left TechTV alone =(
Einhanderkiller @ Sep 5th 2006 12:00AM
"Kevin Pierra sucked as much as Kevin Rose."
Kevin Rose >>>>>>>> Kevin Pereira
*rallies up army of Digg geeks*
arch @ Sep 5th 2006 12:01AM
i dont get why people hate Kevin P. there is ABOLUTELY NO reason to. if you find a reason post it, but for now youll all be considered moronic haters. not that i love him but dont hate for no reason.
arch @ Sep 5th 2006 12:03AM
i dont get why people hate Kevin P. there is ABSOLUTELY NO reason to. if you find one, post it. but for now youll be considered as moronic haters. not that i love him but dont hate on the guy for no reason.
Intellectualdiot @ Sep 5th 2006 12:06AM
I suppose I'll never understand how the lot of you can spew such vitrol towards an individual simply because of the network they work for. I don't think I'd very much like to know either.
You'd think that some of you had personally been wronged by G4 sometimes. I don't like the network very much either (and that's even WITH the Arrested Development coup), but take it easy.
DarkTetsuya @ Sep 5th 2006 12:10AM
Gee thanks, now I have to disinfect my dad's PC.
(Also I bet that was a bluescreen, and those arcade games were merely 'shopped in.)
Danny @ Sep 5th 2006 12:23AM
I didn't know that Chobot whore was still around. I wonder what she sucks on now that everyone hates the PSP?
ljbad4life @ Sep 5th 2006 12:30AM
wow.... Its hard for me to formulate a response to that pic..... replace chobot with robert summa and I'd bet joystiq "really has his back"
Babylonian @ Sep 5th 2006 12:48AM
Kevin Pereira is/was awesome. Don't blame him for the piece of shit Attack of the Show has turned into.
Michael @ Sep 5th 2006 12:52AM
what's funny is he is mocking those girl jeans wearing emo kids. i like kevin p. some stuff he does is funny the thing about k-fed was atleast, some office jesus is funny, trying too hard at times, but funny. no kevin rose though, god i miss him and tech tv and leo leporte, can't we have aots and put it on tech tv and just get rid of that manshow shit and brainiac.
Franklin @ Sep 5th 2006 12:52AM
I only watch Attack of the Show for two reasons: Blair Butler's "Fresh Ink" and Chris Gore's "DVDuesday" segments. I Tivo only the Tues and Thurs episodes of AotS, and skip through everything entirely to watch these segments.
If anybody from G4 is reading this, I have some serious money-saving advice for you guys: Cancel AotS now. Then start a new one- or two-hour live weekly show that features Blair and Chris as the hosts. They can talk about comic books, movies, geek-favorite TV shows, the latest DVD releases, interview stars/actors from sci-fi/genre shows, have a live band perform, talk about the latest in geek/tech gadgets (retain Will O'Neal for this). Also, have a live audience for this.
AotS as it is just does not work, generally speaking. Some of the segments are absolutely painful to sit through ("The Loop") or downright dreadful and icky ("In Your Pants") or kind of creepy ("MySpace Girl of the Week"). Blair and Chris are the only exceptions (along with Will). Period.
cheezedog420 @ Sep 5th 2006 1:03AM
You know, I don't know what this has to do with gaming, Asside from the fact, the two people in the picture are suposidly gammers. Rule number whatever... Gamers never get a Tan!!!
And Yea... That guy is breaking GayDar machines everywhere. Dude, There goes all your street cred.
Seroth @ Sep 5th 2006 1:09AM
Kevin P. rocks. Yeah, G4 sucks. Yeah, Attack of the Show sucks more than it ever did now. But Kevin is still cool.
Sean D. @ Sep 5th 2006 1:09AM
I love G4... I just wish they'd show more Star Trek. I do miss TechTV tho. TechTV when it was still in San Francisco, that is.
Jake @ Sep 5th 2006 1:30AM
This is slightly off topic, but am I the only person that can't stand Leo Leporte??? I listen to his TWiT podcast frequently, and it seems like ignorance just pours from his mouth without any sort of obstruction. He seems so clueless about all technology with the exception of the internet (and what he knows about that is probably just spill-over from his mastermind friend Kevin Rose). I'm just trying to see if there are others like me so I don't feel so alone in my disgust...
tommythecomicguy @ Sep 5th 2006 1:30AM
The dude ain't funny. Now.... this wouldn't be a problem but, he TRIES to be funny. It don't work.
G4=MTV=usless
socrates @ Sep 5th 2006 2:08AM
Who is Chobot, and what is going on with her face??
Counterfe1t @ Sep 5th 2006 2:20AM
some harsh words from the community, im not quite sure where all the hate for Kevin P. no one has given a reason yet.
After Kevin Rose left i think i died a little then the messy switch of hosts jumping from show to show probably did not help much.
Johny @ Sep 5th 2006 3:02AM
I genreally like Kevin P and feel sorry that AOTS turned to shit and Joystiq seroiusly WTF to correct this atrocity to mine eyes post a cute puppy next time ok? Thanks
Franklin @ Sep 5th 2006 3:11AM
I think Kevin P. is a genuinely cool guy who is trying to do the best job with what's being handed to him by the G4 network bonehead executives. He's like an enthusiastic, funny and friendly cruise ship director... who's been assigned to the Titanic.
But many times, it feels like he's just in over his head now on AotS -- his moderating "The Loop" is one example.
Franklin @ Sep 5th 2006 3:13AM
@34
ASS TO ASS!
rockintom99 @ Sep 5th 2006 3:32AM
@1: How can TechTV live long if it is quite dead?
Zachary @ Sep 5th 2006 3:41AM
Pereira's a douche, actually he's less than douche, he doesn't deserve to clean the filthiest, smelliest, nastiest of vaginas.(Can't think of something less than douche at the moment) I think my hate for him comes from everything good being sucked out of TechTV and him showing up on TSS shortly thereafter, for me he is the face that came with all the bad news. I also just can't watch him he's the kinda guy you can look at and go "I can't explain it, but for some reason I really want to punch that guy in the face."
Xophonic @ Sep 5th 2006 3:43AM
G4 sucks and he's no small reason why. I don't know why they think we want watered down crappy gaming news full of penis jokes delivered by orange tanned MTV dropouts. I don't even scan past that channel in fear they may confuse me as a viewer.
carg0 @ Sep 5th 2006 4:15AM
This picture should have been titled:
"Two Half-Wits that have long overstayed their welcome."
Will someone out there please sweep these idiots under the rug with the rest of the garbage? (looks at Joystiq, pleadingly)
Tom @ Sep 5th 2006 5:22AM
All they need now is a double-ended dildo and they'll be all set!
pasta @ Sep 5th 2006 6:25AM
Is it just me or does it look like Kevin is wearing high heels?
skillet @ Sep 5th 2006 6:38AM
AotS is definately not a "tech variety show". I can't believe people actually watch that crap.
Gary @ Sep 5th 2006 6:47AM
Kevin Pereira is probably a good person for all I know. However, from the first time I saw him my impression was that he was a person who spoke quickly to the point of being nearly unintelligible, was too high strung, thrived on self referential humorand was ill at ease with himself.
Leo Laporte was essentially the opposite, a veritable Captain Kangaroo of technology and warm humor. The sour changing of the guard at G4 is embodied by the likes of Kevin Pereira.
Babylonian @ Sep 5th 2006 6:58AM
I find it hilarious that some of you guys actually think everything that comes out of Kevin's mouth comes out of right his head. AOTS has writers. Very shitty writers, who write the beginning and ending lines of every segment. If he makes a lame joke, you can rest assured it isn't him doing it.
"38. G4 sucks and he's no small reason why."
I love that you don't actually feel any need to defend this with any evidence. Yes, I know you've been on a 3+ year temper tantrum that your favorite channel was bought out and shittified, but he had literally nothing to do with that process.
"I don't know why they think we want watered down crappy gaming news full of penis jokes delivered by orange tanned MTV dropouts."
Uh, what? He started a successful and hilarious Quake community podcast when he was 14, and generally made a name for himself in gamer culture far before he was on TechTV / G4. See http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/5360/Pointless+Audio+Episodes+1-33
himura @ Sep 5th 2006 7:28AM
pah, there are hotter gamer chicks on 1up.
dish @ Sep 5th 2006 7:47AM
kevin pereira puts shame to the word gamer.
dori. @ Sep 5th 2006 8:06AM
"21. I didn't know that Chobot whore was still around. I wonder what she sucks on now that everyone hates the PSP?"
The DS that Kevin broke, of course.
Jay @ Sep 5th 2006 8:07AM
let me tell you a lovely story...
I'm British. I've never heard or seen G4. I produce a little game, they showcase it in Cinematech without even contacting me first. I send them a little email asking, requesting they link me to where I could download the episode, and they just ignore me.
My only experience of these guys is that they are shit. Is she that make-up clad girl who licked the PSP? all I remember from that was the horrible amounts of so-called beauty products on her face. I've no idea who he is. But why on earth is he grabbing her bum in a retro arcade in an overly contrasted photo? I think I'm missing the point here.
J B Cougar @ Sep 5th 2006 9:15AM
Why isn't he turned the other way?
zsavior @ Sep 5th 2006 9:43AM
This is how you know when you have hit fanboism in your post.
"He started a successful and hilarious Quake community podcast when he was 14, and generally made a name for himself in gamer culture far before he was on TechTV/G4 see." - Babylonian
I don't mean to call you out, or flame you, but if you got to post a link and tell people his show was successful and hilarious it probably wasn't. Yeah some gamers probably watched it, some gamers probably watched crap dry on a side walk doesn't mean it is a successful show. I am just saying becareful when you take your personal view, and say it as fact. I can think of alot of horrible syndicated videogames shows that got a short lived gamer, spot light I wouldn't call them successes though. I can vaguely remember this one show that came on TBS and had a fat kid and a skinny kid reviwing games with horrible skits. I remember the show being utter crap but watching it because it resembled in some way shape or form a videogame related show. Does that make them a success, no it just means as gamers we are starved for media that cators to our likes that is not bashing it.
As for the Kevin P hate, all I can say is he comes off as an arrogant jerk sometimes, who is there for nothing more then his emo, scene kid look. My favorite Kevin P moment is when Reggie Fils Aime took him to town when he tried to ask him why nintendo makes kiddie games rehash games. Reggie slowly looked at him and said "Point them out" responding that he thought Nintendo made original enjoyable games, and if he could point out a game that was just kiddie and not fun for gamers he would conceed his point. Kevin then tried to mention, mario baseball and mario bros, and marior tennis in which Reggie responded back "You ever play these games? They aren't the same in anyway but for the characters". Kevin shoved his tail between his legs and said nothing, soon after back with his little ring of jerk offs the hosts of xplay and some other guy I can't remember, he started yelling "NINTENDO CROSS THE LINE BY PUTTING MARIOR IN A DANCE DANCE GAME SELL OUTS! SELL OUTS!" Oh how brave he was, lowered his eyes toward Fils Aim when you have him right their but around your friends you're HARDCORE! That is my reason for not liking him, I don't know anybody elses personally.
He decided to comment on a company and its games with out playing them, and when pwned beyond belief, he waited to bash the company behind its back. In which even his colleagues didn't agree with him on his stance, it was just damned sad. I mean I didn't see him over by the square both, asking why they keep making FF games, or taking on any other mainstream software company what so ever. So either he doesn't play many games, and can't see alot of companies have repetitive patterns, or he does play these games and was to coward to go after somebody popular. In either aspect, you can see why I personally think he is a cock boy.