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What did G4 stand for? What did the "G4" from G4tv mean?
This video explains how the founder of the video game network, Charles Hirschhorn, got the name G4.

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"G4TV | Kevin Pereira interviews Charles Hirschhorn,
Founder Of G4TV on Attack Of The Show!"
youtube.com

"Attack Of The Show" From G4tv

Other Images From Google Images
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Music Is "Sunday" By Otis McDonald
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TV For Gamers. No doubt, if you're a gamer growing up in the 2000s, you probably heard of this network called G4TV. Some of their popular shows showcase aspects of gaming, internet, tech, and geek culture like Attack Of The Show, X-Play, Cheat, Icons and more...

But, what does the G4 in the G4TV mean? What did G4 stand for?

No, the inspiration was not from a line of Macintoshes.

It was when the network's founder, Charles Hirschhorn (Hersh horn), said in an interview with Kevin Pereira on Attack Of The Show, that he told his wife, from his bedroom, while she, Cynthia, was in the den that he had an idea for a video game television channel and he needed a name and asked her to buy a URL online.

Basically, a URL related to video games.

"Anything video game channel works. Just find anything." He said.

However, those were already taken and not wanting to buy a premium for a URL he told his wife to get a 35 dollar one.

His wife indicated anything video games were "all gone."

So, he told his wife to start with a v or a g or to find something while searching for a URL. His wife said, "G4 is available."

He said, "Buy that one!"

You can hear the interview yourself from the link is in the description.

Of course, later on, he had to find an explanation on why the network was called G4. But, the title was "rooted in no reality whatsoever."

So, initially G4 stood for nothing, but it was chosen in the context of starting a video game channel, but with a title that stood for nothing the network became something in video game history.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwHyomenoBw
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