god, I hope this guy stays too busy working to EVER host another videogame show.

Most. Obnoxious. Host. Ever.

Cripes, Roi - can you give a little detail?

Cheers

Tim
Off to Vegas For My Not-Birthday

"Electric Playground" and "Judgement Day" two video game review shows he did back in the late nineties-early oughts.

Tommy as the (just barely short of over-the-top) quirky complement to a straight man. He obviously was having lots of fun making the show(s). Something about the guy just made it all too painful to watch, yet it was impossible to turn away. Most frighteningly, I think thats the effect they were going for...you always remember the most obnoxiously bad commercials, for example. In person, I'd prolly get on well with the guy, but on a television show it makes my brain hurt.

I have memories of Tommy saying every damn show of Judgement Day "the _____ in this game was AMAZING!" Ok, so the reviews weren't too great and Tommy was a little annoying, but it was in a funny, entertaining kind of way. Well, at least he didn't hold back when he found a gripe with a game. There are so many gaming publications that downplay a games problems like absurd tedium or an idiotic exclusion of a jump button if the graphics are nice or it has good storytelling...

...if Tommy had a new show it probably wouldn't be good, but I'd watch it anyway.

Ugh, just had a flashback to another one of Mr. Tallarico's personal foibles...any time they did a hardware review, whatever it was invariably found its way down his pants.