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[[File:Panoramic-GTA4-television.jpg|thumb|338px|CNT channel on a television in ''Grand Theft Auto IV'']]
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'''Television''' is a new feature introduced in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', is found most in [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouses]] and like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], is more of a feature used to pass time and to round out the fictional world of GTA.
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'''Television''' is a new feature introduced in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', found most in [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouses]] and like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], is only used to pass time and to discover more about the fictional world of ''GTA''.
   
 
==Description ==
  
==Description ==
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Each television allows the player to watch up to 2 television networks ([[Weazel]] & [[CNT]]); however, the channels are not numbered, so finding a show is more or less coincidental. Most of the shows are running time-shifted, so while "I'm Rich" may be almost over on one channel, for example, it may just start on another.
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Each television allows the player to watch up to 3 television networks ([[Weazel]], Public Broadcasting Corporation, and [[CNT]]); however, the channels are not numbered, so finding a show is more or less coincidental. Most of the shows are running time-shifted; for example, while ''I'm Rich'' may be almost over on one channel, it may just start on another.
   
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The feature is carried over to its episodic titles, including [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], with new shows and advertising added in. However, depending on whether the player opted for downloading episodic DLC or obtaining [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], the availability of shows and ads from GTA IV in both episodic titles, like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], varies between DLCs and Episodes from Liberty City:
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The feature is carried over to its episodic titles, including [[The Lost and Damned|''The Lost and Damned'']] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony|''The Ballad of Gay Tony'']], with new shows and advertising added in; however, depending on whether the player opted for downloading episodic DLC or obtaining [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], the availability of shows and ads from ''GTA IV'' in both episodic titles, like [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]], varies between DLCs and ''Episodes from Liberty City'':
   
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* In DLCs, existing programming and advertising from GTA IV and a DLC purchased earlier will be present in the new episodic title, and vice versa.
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* In DLCs, existing programming and advertising from ''GTA IV'' and a DLC purchased earlier will be present in the new episodic title, and vice versa.
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* In EFLC, only programming and advertising from TLAD and TBOGT will be available in both episodic titles, as much of GTA IV's content is not included in the stand-alone compilation.
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* In ''EFLC'', only programming and advertising from ''TLAD'' and ''TBOGT'' will be available in both episodic titles, as much of ''GTA IV''<nowiki/>'s content is not included in the standalone compilation.
   
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While there is one television for each [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouse in GTA IV]], the player can only watch TV at the [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] in [[The Lost and Damned]] until "[[Get Lost]]", to which point the player has no legal means of watching television; in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], one TV is available in [[Luis' Apartment|Luis' safehouse]].
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While there is one television for each [[Safehouses in GTA IV|safehouse in ''GTA IV'']], the player can only watch TV at the [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] in [[The Lost and Damned|''The Lost and Damned'']] until "[[Get Lost]]," at which point, the player has no legal means of watching television; in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony|''The Ballad of Gay Tony'']], one TV is available in [[Luis' Apartment|Luis' safehouse]].
   
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Another television channel named [[CCC]] is mentioned in game, but the channel cannot be viewed by the protagonist.
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GTA IV alludes that two other television networks, [[CCC]] and X, exist in the in-game universe, but are unviewable.
  
   
 
==Viewable programs==
  
==Viewable programs==
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*''[[The Men's Room]]'' (With [[Bas Rutten]] and [[Jeremy St. Ives]])
  
*''[[The Men's Room]]'' (With [[Bas Rutten]] and [[Jeremy St. Ives]])
 
*''[[Split Sides]] ''(both [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Katt Williams]])
  
*''[[Split Sides]] ''(both [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Katt Williams]])
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*''[[Republican Space Rangers]]'' (Episode 6 is added in TLAD)
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*''[[Republican Space Rangers]]'' (Episode 6 is added in ''TLAD'', "Homecoming" added in ''TBOGT'')
 
*''[[Venturas Poker Challenge]]''
  
*''[[Venturas Poker Challenge]]''
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' Parody of fox news (Special report on the Motorcycle Menace) (TLAD)
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' Parody of Fox News (Special report on the Motorcycle Menace) (''TLAD'')
   
 
===CNT===
  
===CNT===
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[[CNT]] is a parody of [[wp:CNN|CNN]] or [[wp:TNT|TNT]] and features the following programing:
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[[CNT]] is a parody of [[wp:CNN|CNN]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_(TV_channel) TNT] or CN and features the following programing:
 
*''[[I'm Rich]]''
  
*''[[I'm Rich]]''
 
*''[[The Serrated Edge]]''
  
*''[[The Serrated Edge]]''
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*''[[Princess Robot Bubblegum]]'' (TBOGT)
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*''[[Princess Robot Bubblegum]]'' (''TBOGT'')
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===Public Broadcasting Corporation===
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*''[[A History of Liberty City]]'' The program comes in two parts: Part I in GTA IV, and Part II in TLAD and TBOGT
  
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Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of BBC or PBS and features the following program:
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*''[[A History of Liberty City]]'' - The program comes in two parts: Part I in ''GTA IV'', and Part II in ''TLAD'' and ''TBOGT''
   
 
==Mentioned Programs==
  
==Mentioned Programs==
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*''Terror Marathon''
  
*''Terror Marathon''
 
*''[[Crow|Crow Reunion in Iran]]''
  
*''[[Crow|Crow Reunion in Iran]]''
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' (GTA IV and EFLC)
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*''[[Weazel News]]'' (''GTA IV'' and ''EFLC'')
 
*''Homo Erectus''
  
*''Homo Erectus''
 
*''[[Waning with the Stars]]''
  
*''[[Waning with the Stars]]''
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*''Undertaker'' (TBoGT)
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*''Undertaker'' (''TBoGT'')
 
*''[[American Asshole]]''
  
*''[[American Asshole]]''
 
*''[[America's Next Top Hooker]]''
  
*''[[America's Next Top Hooker]]''
 
*''Bad Girlz: Carwash Fundraiser''
  
*''Bad Girlz: Carwash Fundraiser''
 
*''[[Boner]]''
  
*''[[Boner]]''
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*''Conjoined Twins'' (Season 2 in TBoGT)
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*''Conjoined Twins'' (Season 2 in ''TBoGT'')
 
*''Drunk Daddy and the Door''
  
*''Drunk Daddy and the Door''
 
*''[[Fear The Dark Finger]]''
  
*''[[Fear The Dark Finger]]''
 
*''Funeral Factor''
  
*''Funeral Factor''
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*''[[Gold Diggers of Liberty City]]'' (TBoGT)
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*''[[Gold Diggers of Liberty City]]'' (''TBoGT'')
 
*''[[Patriot 500]]''
  
*''[[Patriot 500]]''
 
*''[[Shitty Singer Competition]]''
  
*''[[Shitty Singer Competition]]''
 
*''[[Z Games]]''
  
*''[[Z Games]]''
   
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==Advertisements==
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==Advertisement==
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*''[[Burger Shot]]''
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*[[Burger Shot]]
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*''[[VIP Luxury Ringtones]]''
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*[[Big Paulie Budget Cars]]
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*[[VIP Luxury Ringtones]]
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*''[[Whiz]]''
  
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*''[[Excelsior]]''
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*[[Whiz]]
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*[[Excelsior]]
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*''[[Michael Graves]] campaign ad''
  
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*''[[John Hunter]] campaign ad''
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*[[Michael Graves]] campaign ad
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*[[John Hunter]] campaign ad
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*''[[VIG Insurance]]''
  
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*''[[PiƟwasser]]''
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*[[VIG Insurance]]
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*''[[Love-meet.net]]''
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*[[PiƟwasser]]
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*[[Love-meet.net]]
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*''[[Super Classy Touch Limo]]''
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*[[Super Classy Touch Limo]]
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*''[[Karin]] [[Dilettante]]''
  
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*''[[Higgins Helitours]]''
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*[[Karin]] [[Dilettante]]
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*''[[Cluckin' Bell]]''
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*[[Higgins Helitours]]
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*''[[Sully's Auto Mart]]''
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*[[Cluckin' Bell]]
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*[[Sully's Auto Mart]]
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*''[[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] recruitment''
  
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*[[Liberty City Police Department (HD Universe)|LCPD]] recruitment
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*Most of the commercials and shows appear to be made when the game was in it's [[Beta|beta]] stages.
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*Most of the commercials and shows appear to be made when the game was in its [[Beta|beta]] stages.
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*Some of the shows and commercial contain clips from previous Rockstar games, such as,Ā [[GTA San Andreas]],Ā [[wp:Bully (video game)|Bully]], andĀ [[wp:Red Dead Revolver|Red Dead Revolver]].Ā Ā 
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*Some of the shows and commercial contain clips from previous Rockstar games, such asĀ [[GTA San Andreas|''GTA San Andreas'']],Ā [[wp:Bully (video game)|''Bully'']], andĀ [[wp:Red Dead Revolver|''Red Dead Revolver'']].Ā Ā 
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*There is a glitch in [[The Lost and Damned]] that allows you to watch the TV even after the end of the game. Take a helicopter and land on the roof of [[Lost MC Clubhouse]]. Walk around to where the TV would be inside just under the roof, and you will be prompted to watch the TV. If you do this there is only 2 ways to get outside of the clubhouse: kill yourself, or reload an old save file. This glitch is fixed on Episodes from Liberty City.
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*There is a glitch in [[The Lost and Damned|''The Lost and Damned'']] that allows you to watch the TV even after the end of the game. Take a helicopter and land on the roof of [[Lost MC Clubhouse]]. Walk around to where the TV would be inside just under the roof, and you will be prompted to watch the TV. If you do this, there are only two ways to get outside of the clubhouse: kill yourself, or reload an old save file. This glitch is fixed on ''Episodes from Liberty City''.
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*Another way to watch TV in both the episodes and the main game if you haven't unlocked the [[Bohan Safehouse|Bohan safehouse]]. First you must travel over to [[Niko Bellic|Niko's]] Bohan safehouse. The front door will be locked and can't be opened but you can walk to the back entrance to enter the building into the safehouse and watch TV at any time.
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*Another way to watch TV in both the episodes and the main game if you haven't unlocked the [[Bohan Safehouse|Bohan safehouse]]: First, you must travel over to [[Niko Bellic|Niko's]] Bohan safehouse; the front door will be locked and can't be opened, but you can walk to the back entrance to enter the safehouse and watch TV at any time.
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*The ability to watch TV within the game you are playing on your TV was mocked by Volition, the developers of the Saints Row series inĀ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVV3MrQ4SpY this]Ā commercial for Saints Row 2.
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*The ability to watch TV within the game was mocked by Volition, the developers of the ''Saints Row'' series inĀ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVV3MrQ4SpY this]Ā commercial for ''Saints Row 2''.
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*The ability to watch TV returns inĀ [[Grand Theft Auto V]], and plays a role in a specificĀ [[Friend Request|mission]].Ā [[Michael De Santa]]Ā is also commonly found watching TV during cutscenes or after [[Character Wheel|switching]] characters, and can watch TV under the player's control as well.
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*The ability to watch TV returns inĀ [[Grand Theft Auto V|''Grand Theft Auto V'']], and plays a role in a specificĀ [[Friend Request|mission]].Ā [[Michael De Santa]]Ā is also commonly found watching TV during cutscenes or after [[Character Wheel|switching]] characters, and can watch TV under the player's control as well.
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*''Homo erectus'' is the name for the human ancestors who were the first to utilize the use of fire, though in the ''GTA'' series, the word "''erectus''" is an obvious pun for an erection.
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==

Revision as of 21:00, 28 December 2017

Panoramic-GTA4-television

CNT channel on a television in Grand Theft Auto IV

Television is a new feature introduced in Grand Theft Auto IV, found most in safehouses and like radio stations, is only used to pass time and to discover more about the fictional world of GTA.

Description

Each television allows the player to watch up to 3 television networks (Weazel, Public Broadcasting Corporation, and CNT); however, the channels are not numbered, so finding a show is more or less coincidental. Most of the shows are running time-shifted; for example, while I'm Rich may be almost over on one channel, it may just start on another.

The feature is carried over to its episodic titles, including The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, with new shows and advertising added in; however, depending on whether the player opted for downloading episodic DLC or obtaining Episodes from Liberty City, the availability of shows and ads from GTA IV in both episodic titles, like radio stations, varies between DLCs and Episodes from Liberty City:

  • In DLCs, existing programming and advertising from GTA IV and a DLC purchased earlier will be present in the new episodic title, and vice versa.
  • In EFLC, only programming and advertising from TLAD and TBOGT will be available in both episodic titles, as much of GTA IV's content is not included in the standalone compilation.

While there is one television for each safehouse in GTA IV, the player can only watch TV at the Lost MC Clubhouse in The Lost and Damned until "Get Lost," at which point, the player has no legal means of watching television; in The Ballad of Gay Tony, one TV is available in Luis' safehouse.

Another television channel named CCC is mentioned in game, but the channel cannot be viewed by the protagonist.

Viewable programs

Weazel

Weazel is a parody of Fox Broadcasting Company and features the following programing:

CNT

CNT is a parody of CNN or TNT or CN and features the following programing:

Public Broadcasting Corporation

Public Broadcasting Corporation is a parody of BBC or PBS and features the following program:

Mentioned Programs

Trivia

  • Most of the commercials and shows appear to be made when the game was in its beta stages.
  • Some of the shows and commercial contain clips from previous Rockstar games, such as GTA San Andreas, Bully, and Red Dead Revolver.  
  • There is a glitch in The Lost and Damned that allows you to watch the TV even after the end of the game. Take a helicopter and land on the roof of Lost MC Clubhouse. Walk around to where the TV would be inside just under the roof, and you will be prompted to watch the TV. If you do this, there are only two ways to get outside of the clubhouse: kill yourself, or reload an old save file. This glitch is fixed on Episodes from Liberty City.
  • Another way to watch TV in both the episodes and the main game if you haven't unlocked the Bohan safehouse: First, you must travel over to Niko's Bohan safehouse; the front door will be locked and can't be opened, but you can walk to the back entrance to enter the safehouse and watch TV at any time.
  • The ability to watch TV within the game was mocked by Volition, the developers of the Saints Row series in this commercial for Saints Row 2.
  • The ability to watch TV returns in Grand Theft Auto V, and plays a role in a specific mission. Michael De Santa is also commonly found watching TV during cutscenes or after switching characters, and can watch TV under the player's control as well.
  • Homo erectus is the name for the human ancestors who were the first to utilize the use of fire, though in the GTA series, the word "erectus" is an obvious pun for an erection.

See also

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