Good Game and the Sacking of Junglist.

Junglist has been sacked from the show he helped create, Good Game, in favor of a young attractive female, Hex. I sent a letter to the ABC offices and Good Game, which I will make an open letter by posting here.

{{{letter begins here}}}"I know you've probably already recieved plenty of mail on this topic, but Junglist was a brilliant presenter. He had charisma, he was very knowledgeable, always had great comments and reviews, wasn't afraid to give a game he didn't like a very low score, was very technologically minded, and he and Baj had such brilliant chemistry with one another.

While I have nothing against Hex personally, I simply cannot believe that she was brought in to replace Jung. Jung represented the more professional, knowledgeable of the two, and Hex simply cannot fill in this gap that has been left with his sacking.

In sacking Junglist, you have alienated Good Game's large, hardcore fanbase, consisting of gamers from around the world. Your endeavor to bring in new viewers, however, is futile - non-gamers simply don't care about gaming news and reviews, and introducing a younger, more attractive hostess is not going to change that. Gamers want to hear more professional, serious reviews, which Jung delivered but neither Baj nor Hex does not. That worked with Jung and Baj, but the two younger, more goofy hosts cannot work off each other.

In addition, I do not know what you were attempting to accomplish, but adding a female presenter to the lineup at the expense of the older, more professional host not only alienates hardcore fans, but does not attract a new audience of female fans. The only females who are interested in the show are gamers, who are no different to male gamers in their desires for a gaming TV show.

I am aware that Junglist made some unnecessary comments after being notified about his sacking, but I believe that he has every right to. He was just shocked that he was removed from a show that he helped build from the ground up, and did not have the right words at the time. Allow to me apologize on his behalf for any unsavoury comments that he may have made at the time.

I am worried about the future of Good Game. I have been an avid fan since it started, and have watched it slowly build a name for itself as one of the most respectable, best video game TV shows in the world. I do not want to see it head down the same road as the ill-fated G4 channel in the USA. I would stongly encourage you to reconsider your decision to remove Junglist from a hosting position."{{{letter ends here}}}

I won't blab more here - that letter contains all I have to say. Read and comment.
Matt