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''The Screen Savers'' ( May 11 , 1998 - March 18 , 2005 ) was a live American TV Show on TechTV . The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV ) on May 11 , 1998 . The final episode of ''The Screen Savers'' aired on March 18 , 2005 . Repeat episodes continued to air until March 25 , 2005 . ''The Screen Savers'' originally centered around Computer s, new Technologies , and their adaptations in the world. After the May 2004 G4 takeover of TechTV, the show changed formats, adopting a Gaming and Entertainment variety show style that presented gaming and technology related news, product demonstrations, Software clinics, Interview s with notable people, live Music , and such original segments as ''Dark Deals'', ''Gems of the Internet'', and ''It Came from eBay''. The show was originally based in San Francisco, California , but later moved to Los Angeles, California after the G4 takeover. The first Los Angeles based episode aired on September 7 , 2004 . The original hosts were Leo Laporte and Kate Botello . In early 2001 , Kate Botello left and was replaced by Patrick Norton . In April 2004 , Laporte was replaced as co-host by Kevin Rose . Rose worked as co-host with Patrick Norton until the show left San Francisco. Once in Los Angeles, Norton was replaced by Alex Albrecht until his Termination on November 11 , 2004. After Albrecht's departure, Kevin Pereira and Chi-Lan Lieu took over hosting duties. Chi-Lan later left G4 and was replaced as co-host briefly by Sarah Lane and finally by Kevin Rose. The final hosts of ''The Screen Savers'' were Kevin Rose and Kevin Pereira. The show's Executive Producer was Paul Block . On March 17 , 2005 , the cast announced that on March 28 , 2005, ''The Screen Savers'' would officially end . The first episode of a new show Attack Of The Show! aired on March 28 , 2005 in the old Screen Savers timeslot with many of the same hosts and staff, but a very different format and content. SHOW REVAMP The show went through a number of changes since 1998 . Some of the most notable moments include the 2000 transformation of the ZDTV network to TechTV, the massive Layoff s (affecting over 200 personnel) that were encountered when TechTV merged with Comcast 's G4 to become G4techTV in May 2004, and G4's decision to revamp the show, leading to the Termination of the show's entire production crew (except for Kevin Rose and Sarah Lane), on November 11 , 2004 . On November 11 , 2004, Kevin Rose, Sarah Lane, and Alex Albrecht announced on their personal Blogs that G4 had decided to revamp ''The Screen Savers'' by making it more gaming-oriented. Alex Albrecht, Yoshi DeHerrera , Dan Huard , and the show's entire staff (comprised mostly of TechTV employees) either resigned, made separation deals with G4, or were officially terminated. New episodes of the revamped show began on November 29 , 2004; without a live studio audience. HOSTS The final hosts of ''The Screen Savers'' were:
Former hosts included:
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