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nd300

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This weeks show....
« on: November 08, 2009, 03:27:42 AM »
I tune in to watch bowling,not a recap of the entire qualifying tournament!!!!!!! I could care less how they got there. This is stupid. No wonder the PBA is losing viewers and support from the general public.
 Definitely not like the hey days of the old Saturday afternoon telecasts. Idiots...............
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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #46 on: November 08, 2009, 06:22:06 PM »
show was a little boring but feel bad for Ciminelli. Kid bowled well and then lost it at the end . If it was standard format he would have won his 1st title . Good job for PBA screwing another young kid out of a title
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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #47 on: November 08, 2009, 06:24:12 PM »
I swear to _____, you guys would piss on your own mother if she gave you vanilla ice cream instead of f*cking chocolate!

This was probably the best show from a competitive BOWLER''S point of view since they started telecasting bowling in the 1950s. You saw more bowling and the thought processes behind their shots and their head-to-head, man-to-man ''combat'' for real bowling than ever before. You saw real bowling, even if you did not recognize it.

PLUS there was the added benefit that the winner was determined by a best 4 out of 7 games, not a single game meant to fit within the confines of the "time allotted", not to determine the TRUE winner!

Small wonder bowling is going down the tubes. 90% of you don''t recognize it when you see it!!
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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #48 on: November 08, 2009, 06:26:11 PM »
Jeff, it's best to just walk away from this....
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Bill Thomas

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #49 on: November 08, 2009, 06:54:12 PM »
IMO the show was first class.  It fit well with the best of 7 format.  I hope they will do at least one of these each season.  I think the format would be a super leadoff for the season next year.
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JOE FALCO

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #50 on: November 08, 2009, 07:19:18 PM »
Opps! I must have blinked .. I didn't see much bowling!
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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #51 on: November 08, 2009, 07:30:34 PM »
The show was terrible.  For those who liked it, how about watching a football game where they show you teams practicing all week, then show highights of the game on TV (a few plays per quarter).  Wouldn't that be great and very exciting !  Tom Clark has to go.  He will be the END of the PBA !
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Dave_in_Rio_Rancho

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #52 on: November 08, 2009, 09:26:00 PM »
1. It was better than the first two shows.
2. The recap was interesting but perhaps too long - saw some players I had hadn't seen recently, and some I had never seen bowl before.
3. It would be nice to have 30 minutes or so of recap for each week's show but do the finals live!!!! Yeah I know, that's not going to happen this season.
4. The PBA seems to be trying the shotgun approach this year - something different every week - hope they don't shoot themselves in the foot.
5. If is going to be hard to get new viewers if someone likes a show and tunes in next Sunday they will see a completely different format.
6. Wish them the best.
7. I actually watched the whole show.
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Dave_in_Rio_Rancho

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #53 on: November 08, 2009, 09:28:22 PM »
"  Bill Thomas
IMO the show was first class. It fit well with the best of 7 format. I hope they will do at least one of these each season. I think the format would be a super leadoff for the season next year."

I agree with you Bill. This would have been a much better as the first show of the season.
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #54 on: November 08, 2009, 09:34:22 PM »
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The show was terrible. For those who liked it, how about watching a football game where they show you teams practicing all week, then show highights of the game on TV (a few plays per quarter). Wouldn't that be great and very exciting !


Speaking as a Lions fan, that sounds like a great improvement on what we normally see.


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nd300

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #55 on: November 08, 2009, 09:57:51 PM »
Wow--what reactions................
 I know it was different. I just didn't see the amount of bowling that should have been there. This was more of a documentary of HOW they got to the c-ship finals.
 Finding out that last year's POY, Big Wes, lost out and only go to see him throw one shot---no explanation why. Bad ball reaction,bad lanes,tired,sick---just told that in one 5 second sequence. No other reasoning given.......
 Finding out Voss is using a "golden parachute" exemption. I know what it is,but does everyone? Explain it instead of only telling us.
 I do agree that maybe once a year do this format. But other than that,why not go back to the 3 game series format?? We'll really get to see who can bowl over a time period,not one game. That was fun to watch WRW and Chris Barnes do that.
 I just hope that the casual bowler who tunes in to watch wasn't turned off,if you will, and stop watching all TV finals thinking they're all going to be like that one.
 

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Kid Jete

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2009, 10:07:35 PM »
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The show was terrible.  For those who liked it, how about watching a football game where they show you teams practicing all week, then show highights of the game on TV (a few plays per quarter).  Wouldn't that be great and very exciting !  Tom Clark has to go.  He will be the END of the PBA !


I didn't know the entire tournament up to the final four was just practice.  That's news to me.
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Kid Jete

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2009, 10:08:46 PM »
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Opps! I must have blinked .. I didn't see much bowling!
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No offense Joe but you're too simple to appreciate the coverage they showed today.  It appears you have some company as well.  To each his own.
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r534me

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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #58 on: November 08, 2009, 11:27:02 PM »
I thought the show was good that it shed a different light on the players and what they face week in and week out and had interviews with people you don't see too often.  Maybe, they have it on xtra frame.  I don't subscribe so I can't tell.

Here's a suggestion for those who just wanted to see bowling.  Go to youtube and watch previous shows there.  You will get your bowling fix and you don't have to wait a week to see it.  And you can watch different venues too like the weber cup, the 10 pin masters or even international events.
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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #59 on: November 09, 2009, 02:47:54 AM »
It felt like a reality tv show to me instead of a sporting event.  I like the idea of a 30 minute tourney recap with a 4 man stepladder finish LIVE.


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Re: This weeks show....
« Reply #60 on: November 09, 2009, 06:44:12 AM »
When you are discussing whether or not you like a show it is a matter of opinion. Someone is not right or wrong, they simply have different opinions. I don’t know why so many get their panties in a bunch when someone disagrees with their point of view.

I personally did not like the show and found it boring. I knew from the previous weeks show that they were going to have a recap of how the tournament went. But I did not think the whole 90 minutes would be a recap.

Like others have said I would have preferred to seen more actual bowling. But I have attended PBA events and pretty much know the format.

I also don’t care for the bowling thru in the previous shows in match.  If they are tape delayed they could just edit out some of the dead time between shots and fit it into the time slot. Don’t pretend the action went on during the commercial break and they are catching you back up.



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