Comments on: ‘Junglist’ ready to move on

By: wolfy

wolfy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:55:39 +0000

Well I have watched it since they dropped Junglist (I gave it a reasonable chance), and the quality of the show definitely hasnt improved, its worse than before.

It is no longer game reviews by gamers, sorry its not. Either get that old magic back with someone who can do a proper review and banter about it or just close the doors because its dying.

By: MItch

MItch — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:49:49 +0000

Has anyone been the GG website lately,
they still have Junglists profile on the GG team,
but they also have Hex’s profile,

Strange…

By: steve

steve — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:33 +0000

Differnt era’s. The guy’s that manage are from another time. They just dont know and their make up means they never will. (Blonde chicks are from an age old industry that they all understand though). Good game should always have been a private entity to succeed.

By: Roshan

Roshan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:18:22 +0000

abc, you suck, u have tried ray like crap, i will have stopped watching this show.. so good luck n00bs.

wrong wrong wrong wrong, anyways jung all the best and start ur own review show, show this show up the tight executives back side.. idiots.. u are whats wrong with this world.. mass appeal eye, how on earth is a silly blonde chick mass appeal to gamers. gamers are gamers..

By: ozgeek

ozgeek — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:35:14 +0000

I expect a book reviewer to have read the whole book and a movie reviewer to have watched the entire movie. Is it unrelaistic to expect a game reviewer to have been given the time to play the entire game? Probably, but many games require a lot of playing time before their worth can be evaluated.

The one thing that worried me with the Hex/Bajo chemistry was that when they reviewed games, there was “I did this” and “I did that”. With Baj and Jung there was a lot more “we found that”. This gives me the impression that Baj and Jung played the games together whereas Baj and Hex played separately. It may not be true, but that was the impression I got from their reviews.

By: sgt. senor

sgt. senor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:40:30 +0000

as good as hex was, she was awkward and was boring as f***, sorry ABC your lost.

By: rattle

rattle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:06:00 +0000

It’s amazing how dull the show is without his on camera presence and I will keep on watching it for now, but these recent 2 episodes have been very dull indeed.

Hex isn’t too bad in her presentation, but watching the show with the 2 guys felt like it was a show by gamers and now it feels a lot like a scripted show by actors.

I wouldn’t be surprised if a commercial network of Foxtel snapped him up to do a similar show as it would surely get a a lot of interest. Just look at the reaction online to Junglist getting the boot.

By: casual games downloads

casual games downloads — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:56:54 +0000

I don’t understand how a woman can bring a ‘mass appeal’ to this show.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:33:30 +0000

With what’s gone on, who could blame him for not wanting to go back?

I think it’s telling when a production member made a statement on the GG forums supporting Jeremy’s version of events – only to remove references to “upper management” soon after. The original version is still available using Google’s cache!

I never thought I could be so disgusted with ABC management.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:19:23 +0000

Let’s hope he’s back on TV soon.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:07:26 +0000

Only joking Chloe. The who was cause hes gone now.

By: Mike Retter

Mike Retter — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:40:35 +0000

As a non-gamer I will seriously miss him. I dig the show and now it dousnt have the same cool vibe.

By: KFed

KFed — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:56:03 +0000

He was offended that they suggested he say he was going to the US because he’s Australian (despite his American accent)?
I’d be offended that they hated me and were giving me the boot.

By: John

John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:49:36 +0000

Sticking by my ban,have not watched the last two weeks,plenty of reviews on the net.One of the main reasons I watched the show was the banter between the two guys so now it’s pointless watching.

By: Pete S

Pete S — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:39:56 +0000

Whether Hex is a better presenter is not the point for me. The thing I loved about Good Game was that it felt like you had this Friday night games session with a couple of mates. The fact that they did a great job and presented uptodate (even compared with American games sites) games information was just a bonus for me. It’s why we watch shows that perhaps we wouldn’t under other circumstances.

An example for me is The Big Bang Theory. It is a borderline offensive take on “Geeks” but the reason the show works for me is because of the feeling of … family.

I like hanging out with them for half an hour as they act like idiots and eat pizza with the hot next door neighbour. It feels warm and comfortable and I feel, in some strange way, a part of their family. Good Game was like that for me.

I felt like I had this connection with a couple of mates who loved games as much as I did. They stuffed around, cracked awful jokes and generally made life more fun and (depending on the week I just had) more bearable.

I actually think Hex has huge potential as a presenter in this genre and I genuienly wish her all the best. I’m sure in time I will grow to love the show again, but until then I plan on feeling a little sad about the whole thing.

Best wishes Junglist.

By: Chloe

Chloe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:31:56 +0000

That is the worst thing about Jung’s departure – him and Bajo had the best chemistry, it was incredibly dynamic and fun for the viewer. Jung is a serious gamer, and presented his reviews in an entertaining and informative way. I’m glad he is maintaining what the ABC execs told him, and I really hope he moves on from this and gets some more work, because wherever he will go, Jung fans will be in hot pursuit.

Oh, and @Michael – don’t comment on this if you don’t know who he is. The “name” Junglist is a gamer name, which most, if not all, gamers have. It is also a slang term for an avid listener of jungle and/or drum and bass music. His real name is Jeremy Ray, which you would’ve seen if you’d have bothered to even read the article before commenting.