Post by: RaginCajun on January 29, 2012, 06:35:40 AM
I thought he did a pretty good job except when they had
him looking down on the sheet of paper to read us a story
about getting into bowling. I liked the fact they actually
did a clip on getting into the sport and joining leagues. Thoughts???????
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Post by: HAMBONE on January 29, 2012, 02:41:04 PM
He did ok, not very energetic, kind of dry, thought I was watching a hockey game.
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Post by: jkiser01 on January 29, 2012, 03:35:32 PM
I thought he did just fine for his 1st show. He has been around along time and I'm sure that's because the guy has some talent at what he does. He was kind of dry, but that is his style. I had no problem with it. I thought Stone was way over the top and tired of the Hambone comments.. LOL!!
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Post by: mainzer on January 29, 2012, 04:07:41 PM
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Post by: TWOHAND834 on January 29, 2012, 04:48:41 PM
It was okay. Not great, not sorry. You could also tell it was an adjustment for Randy also. IMO....who cares about finding someone for "color commentary". Randy has enough color for the show. Would rather have another expert of the sport in there. However, with that said, just like Stone, it will take a few weeks to get used to Thorne's style.
Peace doesnt always have to be silent.
Post by: BiGtYmEr300 on January 29, 2012, 04:50:36 PM
I thought his commentary was OKAY and I think that he'll be fine once he does more shows and learns a little more about the sport. However, I prefer the energy of Rob Stone. I know i'm in the minority on that one, but things are just not going to be as excitable with Gary Thorne in the booth.
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Post by: Sunshine n Lollipops on January 29, 2012, 05:58:24 PM
Was okay. Focal point for me, and always will be, is the bowling itself. Never thought Fagan would take it with the way he was playing the lanes.
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Post by: BrianCRX90 on January 30, 2012, 08:12:53 PM
Post by: Mbosco on January 30, 2012, 09:20:53 PM
I'm with you. As long as Rob wasn't literally screaming, I loved him. I thought Gary was very well prepared for the show (I remember Rob didn't know your thumb makes a sound coming out of the hole), and I'll think he'll be fine...but I miss Rob's energy already.
Post by: CubsFan on January 31, 2012, 10:21:36 AM
Agree totally. I really missed the energy Rob brought just as long as he wasn't literally screaming. You could tell that Gary tried to bone up on the game before the broadcast but that everything he knew was what Randy and the producers had prepped him with. Very low key style. I also thought that as the telecast went along Randy took more and more control.
The telecast however was the best of the season. Simply due to the fact it was live and the venue was true bowling. I hate that made for tv stage they've been playing on all season.
Post by: Spider Man on January 31, 2012, 10:27:09 AM
Gary will be fine. He'll put the effort in to learn the intricacies and bowlers. also I agree the change in venue seemed like a breath of fresh air.
Post by: HAMBONE on January 31, 2012, 10:34:22 AM
WSOB flat out SUCKED. We all know that at times we get on a streak, and at times we slump. Can we tell who was on thier A game throughout WSOB?
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Post by: ccrider on February 03, 2012, 07:56:26 AM
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Post by: TWOHAND834 on February 03, 2012, 10:01:23 AM
ESPN screwed up. They should have made the decisions after the season was over; or at least bring someone in that knows something about the sport. Then, give the guy coming in the months over the Summer and early Fall to research the game so that when they take the mic, they dont sound lost. I am sure Randy was giving him alot of direction before and during the telecast as far as what to say. I am sure Gary will do just fine. However, I think the timing of it all was not the best.
Peace doesnt always have to be silent.
Post by: Dan Belcher on February 04, 2012, 12:11:24 PM
Gary Thorne is one of my favorite hockey commentators, but he is just not good at bowling. Zero energy, zero enthusiasm. I for one loved Rob Stone's attitude most of the time. Yes he went over the top on occasion, but I'd rather have someone who is genuinely getting excited than someone who sounds like he's reading the phone book.
Post by: RaginCajun on February 05, 2012, 07:33:09 AM
Everybody raves about Bo Burton and Chris Schenkel. I do remember
them announcing and it was good and there was no energy or excitement
from them at all,,, but everybody loved them.
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Post by: charlest on February 05, 2012, 08:19:19 AM
{rant on}
When they did the announcing, you got the information you needed in a way EVERYONE enjoyed.
They did not need to artificially enhance your viewing and listening pleasure. The excitement was in the bowling, not the announcing. Today, many people seem to remove themselves from the actual sport and need some outside force to make them become interested in the game. Personally ever since Stone and Pederson became the announcers, I have watched the bowling show with the sound off maybe 90% of the time. They detracted so much from the bowling experience, if I had to listen to them, I would rather have had a root canal. As far as energy goes, Stone and Pederson have/had plenty. It's just all negative energy. Pederson tries to do bowling, but I think Stone just makes him want to go all "hollywood".
You can see this in the Super-Bowl and many other sports "spectaculars" The actual sporting contest is rarely the object of the viewers' interest. I'd say 80% of the viewers have zero interest in the game itself. It's a event to allow them an excuse to get drunk and party and that's it. Did you know that there are more drunken driver accidents and arrests on Super-Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year??
I'm not sure if this is a generational concern or just that we as a people have become so jaded that we need to have our interest forced in one direction or another.
{rant off}
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Post by: nocarey on February 05, 2012, 08:23:12 AM