I think it's more likely that Geoff has mechanical trouble from time to time because he wasn't designed with his current use in mind. As Doug mentioned, he started life essentially as a 360 Systems Instant Replay<http://www.360systems.com/audio_instantreplay.html>connected to a skeleton. I'd imagine that in his original incarnation, Geoff's mouth, neck & (then) one good arm probably saw about 1/8 as much use on a nightly basis as they do now that JRT is providing a live voice every night. Grant has given Geoff some incremental upgrades over time (the second working arm, most notably...although his genitals are still stuck at customs), but short of pulling Geoff from service for significant upgrades or making a Geoff 2.0, I don't imagine Geoff's fragility would change anytime soon.
On Monday, April 28, 2014 9:04:01 PM UTC-4, David Bruggeman wrote: > > I don't know how determinative it is, but Geoff is credited to JRT (voice) > and Grant Imahara (robot). I think part of the reason Geoff has mechanical > trouble from time to time is that it's tough for Grant to find time to come > down from San Francisco to perform minor maintenance. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > *To:* "tvor...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>" > <tvor...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>> > > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2014 8:50 PM > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Craigyferg calls it quits > > I'm curious whose "intellectual property" is Geoff Peterson? From what I > gather in his podcasts, JRT will be content to hang up the voice, but if he > wasn't, could Geoff do a road show? > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 5:30 PM, donz5 <do...@aol.com <javascript:>>wrote: > > Sucks, but not surprising. He had been dropping hints ever since Dave's > announcement. > > > On Monday, April 28, 2014 8:23:34 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Gone this December. > > http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=38787 > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
