G+_Dan Phillips Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Iyaz has left TWiT and will be joining CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Hightower Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 WHAT?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason “TheTechSpec” Hei Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 When? What? Why? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Iyaz accepted a great offer from CNET to be their front-page editor. We'll miss him and everything he brought to the TWiT community, and I am personally saddened that I won't be able to work with him on "Know How", but I can't fault Iyaz for doing what he thinks is best for him, his career and his family. Good Luck Iyaz... see you out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Marlon Thompson Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 WHATTTT!!!!!!!!!! I'm happy for iyaz akhtar and sad for TWIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Todd Neeley Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Shoot :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Wayne Thomas Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Bittersweet. Congrats. I will miss him on Know How. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Rivera Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Will miss iyaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Doug Blunt Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 we will miss iyaz .. sorry to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Scott Rathburn Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It is a shock, iyaz akhtar is someone I have listened to almost daily. Best of luck at CNET and I'll follow your work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jim Hal Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 In demand... Damn I was waiting for that. Nice move Iyaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Heinrich Angela (Heinz) Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bittersweet, Another good one departs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tony Padgett Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Well, I wonder if this is the result of some kind of falling out with Leo? Suddenly, Leo was off the show and around that time I remember Iyaz posting a video that he made some kind of mistake with editing the show, or something to that effect. Just wondering. I'll still watch Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ...I like the direction the show has taken these days. Will miss Iyaz running around in the beginning, even though I could only hear him and not see him (due to the opening credits). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Newlin Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Aaron Dewitt Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bad move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Cunningham Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 We will miss him, but he needs to make sure to always do whats right for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james robinson (radiati Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 no disrespect to the other hosts they also do great work. but the shows i watch on twit seem to be falling apart. if Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ falls off to i might be done with twit as a tech news and info source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andrew McGlashan Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Crap, both Tom Merritt and iyaz akhtar are the two people that I've most related to on TWiT .... going to miss them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Cunningham Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I know it sucks right. But he said he would bring back a old show, so lets hope it's this old nerd. Wouldn't be that bad then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bradley Bishop Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Tony Padgett Leo was horrible on that show. I don't wish him ill will but he didn't bring anything to that show except corny jokes and a chalkboard and an overly simplistic way of explaining everything. james robinson Yeah, it's rare when I watch a TWiT show these days. It was pretty much just Frame Rate and Know How. Leo Laporte used to be a draw for me because I really enjoyed him back in the TechTV days. I'd listen to his radio show on the weekends and watch the various shows on TWiT. I've gotten to where I just don't appreciate his corny sense of humor (The GizWiz is a good idea, I just can't make it through the yucking it up) and I don't feel like he's bringing much to the table in terms of content. I think he still does a good job on his radio show but it's pretty much the same series of questions each week with people calling in asking, "How do I make my router work?," or something similar. I think he's trapped by the audience there. When he was doing product reviews (and he may still do them - I just stopped paying attention) it seemed like each product was the most awesome thing ever and then 2 months down the road he'd be on the next most awesome product ever and talk about how he no longer uses the previous product he was claiming to be the most awesome product ever just a few months back. It got a little old to me. I think there's one other problem media-industry wide: Most every show is a talking heads show now. Each show take a tidbit of news and then had a panel of people go on and on over explaining their opinions on it. It's on CNN, ESPN, FoxNews, MSNBC, TWiT, etc. They are no longer news/info networks but, instead, just constant opinion networks with people just arguing about "what does this mean??" While an odd show like this is interesting and some of them really do shine (Frame Rate) most of them get old, quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tony Padgett Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I actually like Leo on the show. I consider myself intermediate level when it comes to tech, and his explanations helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Heinrich Angela (Heinz) Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bradley Bishop I see where you're coming from. I've been a fan of Leo since the days of TechTv. Though I agree that losing of Iyaz and Tom is of great loss to TWIT.... Leo is still invaluable to the show. He has brings structure and balance to shows like Windows Weekly and Macbreak Weekly. I couldn't picture anyone else on the TWIT crew today leading those shows. I wish Tom and Iyaz all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_M Blanco Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Ahh..so sad...Good Luck Iyaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lance Lovett Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 CNET can only improve with any decision they make. Watch your back Iyaz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Bradley Bishop Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Lance Lovett Sadly, that's true. I like Molly Wood but I never watch or listen to anything from CNET. Maybe with Iyaz they can turn it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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