So Much For Tilt Helping the Poker Boom

[MMMMMM]

I'm glad I asked a friend to tape it. I liked Pulp Fiction.

[ihardlyknowher]

Don't get your hopes up if you liked Pulp Fiction. I loved Pulp Fiction because it showed that gangsters have "real-life" conversations like talking about what they call a Big Mac in France. Tilt, however, is more along the lines of a bad movie where all the dialouge is cheesey phony sh*t that makes you want to puke.

[Nagoo81]

To compare this show to Tarantino's work is such the biggest slap in the face to him and his movies. Just sayin'.

On another note, boy I can't wait get my hands on the tv rip of this episode. Hilarious avatars are coming.


YA LEFT ME WIDE OPEN! *points*

[BarronVangorToth]

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The writers reused one of Worm's lines (Miami repeats Worm's line to Mike after being pulled out of the Chesterfield game), which I thought was sloppy.


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I took it as genius, not only as an homage to Rounders (the product that started all of the poker craze in the first place) but also as a way of saying, Look, everyone in card rooms quotes Rounders, so we're going to show that too.

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[rmarotti]

I didn't see it (no cable [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] ) which line?

[Daliman]

Funny, I was thinking that the NFL overreacted somewhat with their objection to Playmakers, but now, after seeing Tilt, I can see why they'd be upset. Doubtless almost all of these shenanigans HAVE happened in a cardroom somewhere, but they make it seem like this is all poker is about. Total joke.

Don't get me wrong, I'll be watching again tho.... [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[tek]

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I took it as genius, not only as an homage to Rounders (the product that started all of the poker craze in the first place) but also as a way of saying, Look, everyone in card rooms quotes Rounders, so we're going to show that too.

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Exactly. Similar to having the guys in the movie "Boiler Room" watch and quote the movie "Wall Street"...

"Art" imitating "Art"...

[TimTimSalabim]

I've come to the only conclusion possible. That ESPN is trying to destroy poker. I think they're jealous of the fact that their coverage of WSOP sucks and that even VVP puts their announcers to shame.

[BarronVangorToth]

If Boiler Room were made today you'd know he'd be running a poker game in his basement vs. a blackjack game...

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[jedi]

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I supsect most halfway-intelligent people with an interest in poker will realize that Tilt is nothing more than a lame Tarrantino-ripoff with no soul or veracity and figure out that poker is readily played in a non-corrupt environment.


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I want non-intelligent people playing poker with me, not halfway-intelligent ones. If this show scares away the dumbasses, then that ruins it for all of us.