slupo
06-10-2005, 06:38 PM
Remember that Cheeto's commercial where Chester Cheetah is at the Cheeto factory and he turns the knob on the machine from "Cheesey" to "DANGEROUSLY Cheesey?"
Well, even if you don't, the WPT is certainly at the DANGEROUSLY Cheesey level if not right off the scale.
From Shana Hiatt's fluff pieces (not that her other pieces aren't worth watching) to VP's and Sexton's so bad it went past good and back to bad again commentary and let's not forget the recent "voice-over" promos that look like rejects from the Yugoslavian version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", the WPT is cheesier than ever.
What can be done? First of all, they need to pull the reigns back on VP and Sexton. They are simply out of control. These guys spit out hackneyed cliches like they're going out of style. Plus, they are both color commentators. They need a straight, play by play man. I would suggest Phil Gordon. He knows the game well, knows the math and he's boring enough to offset any wackiness VP or Sexton can throw out there (depending on which one the keep).
Much as I love Shana, she (and now her replacement) should be relegated to giving MEANINGFUL post game interviews with knocked out players. Not the "so what did you think when he called your all-in with nothing?" Duh. Are we really gaining insight into the mind of a pro-poker player with a question like that? And no more fluff pieces! For the love of god! I don't want to see a piece on which brand of toilet paper pro-poker players prefer! I don't care!
Get some better writers. Those voice-over commercials are simply horrifying. Everytime I see one I want to poke out my eyes with a hot soldering iron and flush them down the toilet.
SHOW MORE POKER. I mean REAL poker. We don't have to show every all in hand. We want to see the little but interesting hands. Perhaps when they do a player bio, they go over hand highlights from the tournament up until that point.
And along those lines, when we say final table, let's show a final table. Not a 6 person table. We want the full 10 person table so we can see play change to a short handed game as players get knocked off.
Show us more info. Keep a graphic in the corner or at the bottom of the screen that shows us the essentials. Like what level they are at, the blinds, the antes and maybe when a player is up on screen, their chip stack size.
Get rid of the money presentation BS! I don't really care for seeing a bunch of juggling monkeys on unicycles carry out the cash. It just doesn't do anything for me. Just have Shana bring it out in a bikini and let that be the end of it.
If anybody else has anything to add, please feel free to. I apologize if this is a retread but I've had my fill of this nonsense.
Well, even if you don't, the WPT is certainly at the DANGEROUSLY Cheesey level if not right off the scale.
From Shana Hiatt's fluff pieces (not that her other pieces aren't worth watching) to VP's and Sexton's so bad it went past good and back to bad again commentary and let's not forget the recent "voice-over" promos that look like rejects from the Yugoslavian version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", the WPT is cheesier than ever.
What can be done? First of all, they need to pull the reigns back on VP and Sexton. They are simply out of control. These guys spit out hackneyed cliches like they're going out of style. Plus, they are both color commentators. They need a straight, play by play man. I would suggest Phil Gordon. He knows the game well, knows the math and he's boring enough to offset any wackiness VP or Sexton can throw out there (depending on which one the keep).
Much as I love Shana, she (and now her replacement) should be relegated to giving MEANINGFUL post game interviews with knocked out players. Not the "so what did you think when he called your all-in with nothing?" Duh. Are we really gaining insight into the mind of a pro-poker player with a question like that? And no more fluff pieces! For the love of god! I don't want to see a piece on which brand of toilet paper pro-poker players prefer! I don't care!
Get some better writers. Those voice-over commercials are simply horrifying. Everytime I see one I want to poke out my eyes with a hot soldering iron and flush them down the toilet.
SHOW MORE POKER. I mean REAL poker. We don't have to show every all in hand. We want to see the little but interesting hands. Perhaps when they do a player bio, they go over hand highlights from the tournament up until that point.
And along those lines, when we say final table, let's show a final table. Not a 6 person table. We want the full 10 person table so we can see play change to a short handed game as players get knocked off.
Show us more info. Keep a graphic in the corner or at the bottom of the screen that shows us the essentials. Like what level they are at, the blinds, the antes and maybe when a player is up on screen, their chip stack size.
Get rid of the money presentation BS! I don't really care for seeing a bunch of juggling monkeys on unicycles carry out the cash. It just doesn't do anything for me. Just have Shana bring it out in a bikini and let that be the end of it.
If anybody else has anything to add, please feel free to. I apologize if this is a retread but I've had my fill of this nonsense.