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Old 10-26-2005, 07:20 PM
wonderwes wonderwes is offline
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Default How do you feel about the programming on ESPN?

ESPN has followed the trail of just about every other cable network there is. High amounts of promotion advertising, create new types of shows, and market the hell out of them. Seems a majority of networks only have a few good hits that they rely on to bring in viewers.

Take A&E. I would never watch them but now I always watch DOG the bounty hunter, and sometimes I'll watch the Airline shows. Same for Bravo, FX, hell even CNBC now has a lineup.

Well I look at the morphing of ESPN over the years. In the past couple it seems to me to have taken a downturn. First off the new reality shows or game shows they have come up with mostly are bad. There were few gameshows they created that actually lasted. The reality shows they have made, well, most of them are just boring material. Teammates? Well that one blew. Stump the Schwab didnt last. Its obvious there is a surplus of reality shows and only fitting that sports have their own. Just some of these are pointless. Who wants to watch the documentary about Dick Butkis going to coach his old H.S. team? Or a documentary on select NFL rookies? Also Steven A. Smith is a sportswriter, he doesn't need a full show. Oh yeah ESPN hollywood is pointless. And to finish my argument, Sportscenter is just getting a tad too overplayed. Now there are always new sports stories each week, but it just seems they take the same topic and recycle it over and over and over. Just endless discussion groups on topics that are dead. Examples? All the sponsor segments (Coors light 6 pack) about the upcoming NFL week. I mean if people want that much material on the nfl you would figure that target audience would watch more of the NFL network. Its to the point now I try to stop watching sportscenter, because it just bores me after 5min.

Oh yeah, Sean Salisbury was a bad player, and he is even a worse analyst.

Shows I still watch: PTI (always), Around the Horn is still good, WSOP coverage, College Gameday Final.

Shows I dont watch: just about everything else. including bass masters.
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Old 10-26-2005, 07:22 PM
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Default Re: How do you feel about the programming on ESPN?

re: The title of the post.

I cannot accurately express my contempt and hatred in words.
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Old 10-26-2005, 07:34 PM
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Default Re: How do you feel about the programming on ESPN?

Yes, this new direction sucks. They were having CONCERTS on Sportscenter last summer.

I love PTI. I actually love Stump the Schwab too, because I love sports trivia. I'm surprised it didn't have more success.

But Hollywood, Return to Glory, Cold Pizza, etc are all crap.
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Old 10-26-2005, 08:07 PM
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Default Re: How do you feel about the programming on ESPN?

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Shows I still watch: PTI (always), Around the Horn is still good, WSOP coverage, College Gameday Final.

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PTI is a good show and I find myself usually tuning in when I can.

Around the Horn, on the other hand... I used to be such a fan when Kellerman was the host. I can barely watch it now with Reali. Kellerman needs a show on a network that doesn't suck, he's pretty entertaining.
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Old 10-26-2005, 08:53 PM
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Default Re: How do you feel about the programming on ESPN?

[censored] that. ATH rules.
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Old 10-26-2005, 08:58 PM
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[censored] that. ATH rules.

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no.
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Old 10-26-2005, 10:30 PM
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I think Reali is a good host of ATH. Whether I enjoy the show is heavily dependent on who the guests are.

(If you're curious, I like Cowlishaw and Smith. I dislike Mariotti.)
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Old 10-26-2005, 10:34 PM
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PTI (always), Around the Horn is still good

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if you think this, i cant take youre tv opinion seriously. these shows are awful and are a total waste of time.
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Old 10-26-2005, 10:35 PM
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PTI (always), Around the Horn is still good

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if you think this, i cant take youre tv opinion seriously. these shows are awful and are a total waste of time.

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Old 10-26-2005, 10:40 PM
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Mariotti is TV gold.
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