Cant wait to see this, hope it comes to fruition. Watching 9 ball makes you feel brain dead afterward. When the announcers and even casual players can predict the routes/shots 90% of the time, it's just not entertaining. With this being the "savior" of pool for a tv audience, it's no wonder interest has dropped so much. 10 ball isn't much better, it addresses some of the problems but still. For rotation, I'd like to see a more strategic game like rotation/61 become more mainstream. It makes the viewers feel clever when they see combos/caroms/billiards and can add up numbers in their heads and a full 15 ball rack isn't wired in the same way 9 ball is. Random is good, clusters are good.
The public is overdue for a more strategic game with some characters added in. I'm sure today's pool players are great people off the table and have interesting stories, but it just doesn't show to the audience. The Mosconi Cup had a little spice added when the audience cheered/booed and the players hammed it up.
It's too bad we don't have more after school clubs like some other countries. I'd imagine it's why you see so many good players in china and japan. Gotta get kids the opportunity to play early on good equipment and with good instruction. In the US we focus so much on "physical" sports like football, but unless you win the lottery, you aren't going to be playing after college, pool is a lifetime endeavor. With all the worry over concussions and such nowadays, pool would make a good alternative sport, plus you get the brainiacs and the jocks playing.
I'd honestly like to see something as exciting as some of the big money 1P matches where the audience learns the game and gets into the strategic mindset. Educate the audience and then let them feel clever for understanding some of the strategy, and wowed by the shotmaking and moves.