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flatout111
10/30/2018 10:10am
10/30/2018 10:10am
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11/2/2018 7:14am
Steve hit the nail on the head. All the we have to have a hot chick talking and trying to convince everyone to have a "good time" at Supercross, stupid tweets, trying to convince everyone to buy a ticket, showing bikes in living rooms, etc. Stupid shit.
Like Steve said. Treat it like a sport not a show.
Great rant, Steve. Travis, please forward this sound file to the producers at Supercross.
Absolute gold and 100% gospel.
Like Steve said. Treat it like a sport not a show.
Great rant, Steve. Travis, please forward this sound file to the producers at Supercross.
Absolute gold and 100% gospel.
If you haven't heard it please check it out and share it and hopefully someone at Supercross like Bondo actually listens because it is so, so true.
Treat it like a sport, not a show. Dead on.
It is a freaking show.
Same stagehands handle the mechanical and technical aspects of each venue just as if Metallica or the monster trucks are in town.
The Shop
SX isn't a big 4 sport, and never will be. Don't expect to get the kind of coverage or production that comes with being football etc.
And yes, it is a show. Like it or not
I guess people just like to complain..
Cant wait for A1 and this year we are going to Daytona!
Monster Energy Supercross, Disney on Ice, Sesame Street Live and Trolls the Experience
(and defunct Barnum and Bailey Circus)
Prater can't be that dense, he must be afraid of losing his job to actually speak up
and say Feld is taking the wrong direction. (as in they're going too Ringling Bros. and too little pro sport)
As long as they show the Mains and most of the qualifiers , I tune out the rest.
Pit Row
Quit trying to appeal to the new fans. Appeal to sports fans. There are a butt load of those. Take it seriously as a sport. There are more diehard sports fans out there than there are casual possible viewers.
There is a very solid fan base. I've said the same thing about the MX games. Appeal to them, not the casuals. Same scenario. And try to gain the serious sports fan, the NFL fan, the MotoGP fan, the NHL fan.
It worked for the ESPN broadcasts in the 90s didn't it? Yes, they were voice overs but their format was serious and sport oriented.
Treating viewers like dumbasses is frustrating af.
Can't see it changing any time soon so I'll do what 500dude does and skip the filler shit and cringe through the commentary.
Videos start at the gate drop and end with the winner rolling up to the podium. It's great!
I don't mind the "show" aspect of it. What I can't stand is the waste of time mentioning sponsors that are clearly visible on their hat/goggles/jersey/background, etc. It's bush league. When somebody sticks a mic in your face, don't waste your TV time reading out a list of sponsors that's already clearly visible to the viewer.
We are a niche sport and will only grow viewership with attracting outside non-riders. The more chatter on twitter, insta, FB etc etc the better for everyone.
Post a reply to: Steve's rant of the week on Pulp MX on the SX TV broadcast!