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Is The Moto: Inside the Outdoors suddenly changing everyones opinion of the riders they enjoy hating on? I know over the past couple of season's, the targets seemed to be pretty standard when jackhats were wanting to bash on riders, but now that you have seen past the results, could a series like this on TV actually change a riders fan base in a short period of time? Could this type of support/exposure extend or help a career?
And as a side note.. how cool would it be to get guys like JLaw and other guys that are no longer in the sport and sort of dissapeared without explanation on the show?
And as a side note.. how cool would it be to get guys like JLaw and other guys that are no longer in the sport and sort of dissapeared without explanation on the show?
The Shop
As for the show changing certain perceptions of riders, I think this is definitely the case. It is evident just from some of the threads on here. It shows that these top guys are real people and have real problems in their life, just like everyone else. Really showing us more than the last couple of series. Great viewing.
For the record, I enjoy the shows and I like what Troy Adamitis does (although I've grown tired of the dramatic narration).
I think i speak for alot people when i say that i'd kill to be able to ride as good as them...
There are people in the same age bracket with college degrees (real ones like engineering and chemistry, certain business degrees,etc) that are drowning in debt and looking for the right opportunity to shine...some of them are working for free, as are these riders trying to prove themselves...
When Hahn was saying about not worrying about the money and just geting on goo equipment so he can set himself up for next year..thats the story of alot of guys/gals his age who went to college...
plenty of older folks are struggling to make ends meet as well...
"Times are different" ...very, very true.
Things will get better but it will be sometime , for sure.
Big ups to Troy for putting his own money up to keep this thing going..its an amazing show
On a side note, is putting reruns of UFC Prelims, two year old fights, and occasional UFC talk shows put on by people who can barely string together a coherent sentence from too many raps to head really giving them more viewers than their old awesome original action sports content? Before they had a niche that no one else was/is doing and now their putting someone else's sloppy seconds on a loop.
Props to Troy though, I'd be psyched to see Racer X or Transworld pick him up to do his series after Fuel inevitably gives his show the boot.
1) What does ESPN stand for?
It doesn't stand for anything&. but the story is this. When ESPN started in 1979, we were the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (thus, ESPN). However, the full name was dropped in February 1985 when the company adopted a new corporate name --- ESPN, Inc - and a new logo. Based in Bristol, CT., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds the remaining 20 percent interest in ESPN.
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btw: just wanted to clear that up because it come up fairly often.
In short; it sucks now!
I do have DirecTV HD and the video quality is quite good though. imho
Pit Row
What the hell? Why do they like money so much? Why can't they just be satisfied with breaking even?
Man, businesses have really changed....
side note: I refuse to watch fuel tv now, I'd rather wait and watch the episodes on youtube with no commercials (I despise commercials)
The UFC is killing that channel, as its getting pretty damn boring to watch... I wish they would go back to action sports like they used too.. But until then... I'm leaving my T.V. on the NHL network...(Hopefully, an agreement can be reached)
Nope:
Acronym: ESPN2
Definition: Entertainment & Sports Programming Network 2 (sister station of ESPN)
Nowhere is there any mention of the "E" in ESPN officially meaning "Extreme" I remember quite a few years back now going on and on over this, and i was very surprised myself, because i also always thought it was 'Extreme", but its not. It is one of those "interweb myths" that we can prob thank the XGames for.
And the picture is very good on DirecTV HD
Troy does an amazong job but he needs to be compensated for his work.
"Well I guess I will never let my little boy get into dirt bike riding if this is how they will turn out."
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