Jordan Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) Rate this topic at the bottom of the page! ---------------- A more appropriate topic title would have been "GTA IV Trailer Countdown Airs on TV, Trailer May Air Too on Thursday, March 29" I said this a few days ago: "There is a distinct possibility that the big GTA4 trailer may air on television next week. It might just happen in prime time next Thursday evening for USA audiences." Reports are now coming in that the FX network (owned by FOX) had a GTA IV trailer countdown clock up on their station very early in the morning here in the USA on Thursday before paid programming and infomercials began to air overnight. FX is owned by Fox. No promo material on their website yet, though. EDIT: It was reported that the trailer countdown clock aired on the channel after the television show That '70s Show. The countdown clock hits zero next week right when two episodes of That '70s Show begin to air. Clues, perhaps? More on this soon. Edited March 22, 2007 by Jordan Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Why would an advert for a product that is not yet out take up valuable airtime when it could be spent advertising any current available product? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihearttitties Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) Holy sh*t that would be awsome. I could see Fox being the most likely of any of the networks to air the trailer on premier... I couldnt see them editing it like MTV. After all, Worlds Deadliest Animals Attacks is much more violent then any past GTA trailer has been. And as I have heard Neil Cavuto say in the past... Fox knows business. Nice work as usual Jordan Edited March 22, 2007 by ihearttitties Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Joe Death Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Good for all the American's as they won't have to view it on the PC as the sites will be slow because of all the viewers but for the rest of us I guess we will have to watch it on our PC's. This is if it does show on FX of course. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) It was reported that the trailer countdown clock aired on the channel before the television show That '70s Show. The countdown clock hits zero next week right when two episodes of That '70s Show begin to air. Clues, perhaps? More on this soon. Edited March 22, 2007 by Jordan Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeInThe80s Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 70's set in Boston? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Joe Death Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 70's set in Boston? That is actually quite an impressive thought. Maybe rockstar are showing the Trailer between that particular show as a clue for where it will be set and the era. This would mean it would be the 70's in Boston just like what "MadeInThe80s" said. Probably not as well we are not even sure if it is going to be showed yet but this could just happen. I guess we can only just wait until the Trailer is released to know for sure. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 It has been CONFIRMED. "If you turn to the FX channel right now, there's a big black screen with "IV" in the Grand Theft Auto font, along with the word "trailer" and a countdown leading up to next Thursday, March 29 at around 6 p.m. EST. Then there's Rockstar's GTA4 Web site listed below with the Rockstar logo. With each second that counts down, there's a KA-chung, KA-chung, KA-chung noise that resembles the "24" countdown noise, but with less clang and not so much beep. It's annoying, until you've been listening to it for a few minutes and it just becomes hypnotic." Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Flight Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Maybe I'll find that channel on Stream TV, but with horrible picture quality tho Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
END_IT Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) what connection for FOX does ROCKSTAR have? id expect MTV or COMEDY CENTRAL or CARTOON NETWORK' what t.v. channels do you europeans have out their that are popular WAIT!! their was an infromercial for a pill to enlarge my penis, then a girls gone wild informercial , then an informercial for gym equipment, then one for these knives that never go dull, then this amazing stain remover, then the GTA CLOCK came on for an hour, then an informercial for this oven that could cook so many things this is what i watch: X-PLAY, ATTACK OF THE SHOW, XPLAY, MAD-TV, FUTURAMA, FAMILY GUY, FUTURAMA, FAMILY GUY, NEXT, SOUTH PARK, INVADER ZIM, POWER PUFF GIRLS, RUGRATS, BOBBY'S WORLD, WOODY WOODPECKER, SIMPSONS, LOONY TUNES, POKe'MON, SWEET SIXTEEN, REN AND STIMPY, ROBOT CHICKEN, X-FILES, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, COUSIN SKEETER, FOSTERS HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, CHAPPELLS SHOW, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED, KAB-LAAM WORLDS DEADLIEST POLICE VIDEO'S, FACES OF DEATH, BARNEY, DORA THE EXPLORER, BLUES CLUES, WILD'IN OUT, PIMP MY RIDE, AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE, ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE, WILD THORNBERRY'S THE ANGRY BEAVERS, MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS Edited March 22, 2007 by END_IT Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiedie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 FX is loose, that station other then comedy central (after 1AM) was the only channel ive ever heard the word "sh*t" used regularly on some of the shows they have (niptuck) without being beeped, they dam near show out right banging on niptuck since teh gta games are sooo violent Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutinydifiants Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 um is it just my computer or is rockstars gta iv website not working????? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousD. Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 um is it just my computer or is rockstars gta iv website not working????? Its your PC. So will it be on FX before or after its on the site? Im in UK time and can't be bothered to work it all out Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret_HartvsSting Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Wait I don't get this, how can there be a big black screen with a IV logo on it with a countdown on television. You mean they're showing nothing but GTA IV on FOX? Please explain to me I'm Australian and very simple. I like ice-cream. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 The air time on some channels is dirt cheap between 3AM and 7AM. I haven't actually seen the TV countdown myself, but yeah, I expect it to be just like the flash countdown. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Wait I don't get this, how can there be a big black screen with a IV logo on it with a countdown on television. You mean they're showing nothing but GTA IV on FOX? Please explain to me I'm Australian and very simple. I like ice-cream. Tune into Channel 10 any time after 1AM and you'll just see a repeating time-life infomercial advertising some Soft Rock CD Collection. This is much the same as what FX are showing I am guessing. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 It's even worse than that. They only advertise the kind of things that you have to be very gullible, desperate, or bored to buy. Soft Rock collections would have been two steps up from that. So the only surprise is why game publishers haven't bought up all the slots for various release countdowns. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjitsubob Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Wait I don't get this, how can there be a big black screen with a IV logo on it with a countdown on television. You mean they're showing nothing but GTA IV on FOX? Please explain to me I'm Australian and very simple. I like ice-cream. Tune into Channel 10 any time after 1AM and you'll just see a repeating time-life infomercial advertising some Soft Rock CD Collection. This is much the same as what FX are showing I am guessing. It wasn't even that, it was like the previous poster said, Just the GTA IV logo in the middle of the screen with the same countdown timer that this website has. That was it...the entire time, just that. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagels Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Rate this topic at the bottom of the page! ---------------- A more appropriate topic title would have been "GTA IV Trailer Countdown Airs on TV, Trailer May Air Too on Thursday, March 29" I said this a few days ago: "There is a distinct possibility that the big GTA4 trailer may air on television next week. It might just happen in prime time next Thursday evening for USA audiences." Reports are now coming in that the FX network (owned by FOX) had a GTA IV trailer countdown clock up on their station very early in the morning here in the USA on Thursday before paid programming and infomercials began to air overnight. FX is owned by Fox. No promo material on their website yet, though. EDIT: It was reported that the trailer countdown clock aired on the channel after the television show That '70s Show. The countdown clock hits zero next week right when two episodes of That '70s Show begin to air. Clues, perhaps? More on this soon. if your right ima be refreshing the webby and watching FX aswell thank god for sky+ Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_root Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 this is very good for americans but for me it is nothing Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetDweller Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Anyone got screen of this? Maybe the ad will just be the countdown and nothing more. The timing of it seems to be just the same as the regular trailer (from what I've read here), so I don't know if That 70's show has any relevance. Are we sure it's not just telling us to go to the website at that time? Maybe it's just for the gamers who don't read forums or regularly check website before games are released. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagels Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Anyone got screen of this? Maybe the ad will just be the countdown and nothing more. The timing of it seems to be just the same as the regular trailer (from what I've read here), so I don't know if That 70's show has any relevance. Are we sure it's not just telling us to go to the website at that time? Maybe it's just for the gamers who don't read forums or regularly check website before games are released. or like them 24 ads on sky counting down lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreakatms Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 While this is interesting, I don't think of it as a clue of sorts. Just a spot in the airtime that Rockstar can advertise GTA IV. The whole 1970's-to-present time thing was already done in Driver: Parallel Lines. I myself am really expecting a modern day city based on Chicago (I even think the "IV" font on the website is called Chicago). That 70's Show ended for real because the characters went on to other things and last year's finale showed 1980 in the license plate. Plus, it's based in Wisconsin, not Boston, where'd you people get that from? Wisconsin as a state is neighbors with Illinois and that's where is Chicago is. That's about the only thing I can possibly get from this. But I still think it's nothing to get excited about, unless you want to watch the trailer on TV which might not be a bad idea with R*'s severs being bogged down on trailer release day. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_raven177 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I saw that trailer countdown last night on FX too. It looked just like the IV website, except it was all black and white, there was an address to the site below the counter, and the counter had a ticking sound that sounded like two pieces of cast iron slamming against eachother. And it was kinda sudden too. Right after That 70's Show ended, the warning for the next show came on right away (it wasn't a warning for the trailer, it had specific relevance to the following show), but instead of that show airing right after the warning, the trailer interupted. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4107641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSD Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Please give credits to Raab @ http://www.gta-xtreme.de/ Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4miL Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 My Raab *g. I like this sound Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurk Morrison Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) Edit: To answer my own question: 1:00am US-CDT. Edited March 23, 2007 by Kurropt Antagonist Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagels Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Please give credits to Raab @ http://www.gta-xtreme.de/ cheers for the link the ticking sound gets you annoyed after awhile LOL Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihearttitties Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Im really hoping they air it on FX right at 6 that way I dont have to worry about internet traffic. Anyways im lighting my dooby at 5:40 so I will be ready at 6 with FX on and the site all loaded up Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetsOvernight Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Earlier I actually did a YouTube search for a video like that, but with no results. They really didn't use the best search tags! But it was great to see. Interesting sound they used, hah. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/270234-gta-iv-trailer-to-air-on-television/?do=findComment&comment=4108252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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