10-16-2007, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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Yesterday the Rockies advanced to the WS. Winning 14 of their last 15. What is the headline story on ESPN.com ('the worldwide leader in sports')? A story about the UNC mascot that will be featured on ESPN’s new 'sports news' show. uhh, ok. I'm sure the UNC story is a nice one, but it's just more evidence of the whorification of espn. What's next? An espn 'real world' or ‘survivor’ series that gets pimped during MNF?
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10-16-2007, 07:03 PM | #2 |
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ESPN died the day that ABC/Disney purchased them.
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ESPN's scoreboard is perfect, except that it is very slow and sometimes locks up my browser. That and they really have gone more corporate whorey than I would like to support. I wonder if SI has a decent system. |
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10-16-2007, 07:14 PM | #4 |
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Great avatar 8BR.
I really like a lot of things about ESPN. Their game productions are usually excellent. I like their shows that focus on analysis, Inside the NFL, Baseball Tonight and the NBA show. They have some great sports people. But I can't stand the fluff; Budweiser Hot Seat, Around the Horn, 4 Downs, Steven A. Smith, Who's Now? and the like. The only debate show I like is PTI, and that's because Wilbon is thoughtful and Kornheiser is funny. ESPN Ombudsman addresses this issue: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...nne&id=3050882 |
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