Emphasize lazy.
Look, I'm not a party-pooper. I love the fact that the Giants are a win away from the World Series, seriously, even those of you who know that I'm more of an Athletic supporter, (he he.)
That said, the endless, tired universal act of putting large portions of mostly drunken, inaudible, loud, obnoxious louts, (like me, occasionally) is the most annoying act. How predictable, how plain dumb are we, the masses, who watch these innards act like buffoons, of course enabled ever so more by the idiot reporters unlucky enough to get that coveted assignment.
Think about it, Giants, A's, Niners, Raiders, Sharks, whatever...how tiring to watch the same old song a fat, drunken white guy wearing Ronnie Lott's or Buster Posey's jersey, screaming "Go Giants!", (with the assorted 30 other morons in the back fisting #1 images into your living room.) Is that so NOT original?
I realize that this is tantamount to putting ketchup on a hotdog, pineapple on a pizza, mayonnaise on a pastrami, etc--"Giants fever" and all, the monotonous bar shots are standard local TV chic, 'yous all love it and grovel toward it--excuse me for invading your turf, but I've never gravitated to this habitual sporting practice, namely because ALL of it is so much the same old shit, whichever city, be it SF, Chicago, Boston, NY take your pick.
Again, its lazy TV. Its basic no-thought assignment editors sticking to the same stupid, moronic formula that has been ingrained in us for years. Granted, we're not curing cancer and discussing world peace and the subject matter of innocuous bar scene images of loud chicks and guys, side-by-side, Johnny Walker Black in evidence, making lots of noise won't set the clock back, only now that the Giants have thus far provided the local TV minions the chance to act lazy again is upon us.
what is the alternative "shot" you suggest for an after game story? why criticize an age-old formula, without a solution?
ReplyDeleteThe solution is simple: just don't do it. Have some pictures of people in a bar reacting to the win, if you must, but any nitwit knows a live camera and drunks is the pits. The well-known pits. Putting a reporter in the mix is not just asking for trouble but pleading for it. Here's the thing: if stations want to show fans whooping it up in a bar, fine, but management cannot then declare themselves to be shocked, shocked, to discover profanities among the screams.
ReplyDeleteRich is correct, but let's go a step farther.
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time you heard an original thought come from a player, coach or analyst?
"Gotta have a strong defense"...
"Need to improve the running game"... etc etc etc
Post game and pregame, locker room interviews are ALL a joke.
How about asking a player about how he feels about being paid 6 million to play with a ball? That's an original question with what I bet would be a very original answer!
I really didnt mind ch5's. live shot outside some bar of two lithe young ladys doing a sexy dance with drinks in hand and wearing Panda hats. That's why men try to win Chamionships!
ReplyDeleteThose young ladies were one drink away from a wardrobe malfunction.
ReplyDelete"Those young ladies were one drink away from a wardrobe malfunction."
ReplyDeleteAnd that's one big reason why you do the shot. Weather reporters do live shots in hurricanes because you want to see them get blown over. Nascar fans watch because they want to see a crash. People tune in to the live shots at sports bars because they want to see a little crazy without having to step foot in it themselves. It gives a texture to the story some lame graphic or static live shot simply cannot. People come alive around a reporter.