How to save the IPT: Reality TV

[JCIN]

I am afraid if the IPT goes in the dumper (where it seems to to be heading in straight forward and efficient manner) things will be rather bleak for mens professional pool in the near future. It will be a mighty slim limb for a promoter to crawl out on.

I think one of the worst things that will happen if it does fail, is in a few years people will still talk about the big money that DID get paid and compare any start up to it.

The funny thing is if all the drama surrounding the " Will they, Won't they get paid" debate, the stories of old hustlers picking up their cues to do battle one more time, people quitting or taking leave from their jobs to follow their dream, all because a stone crook came up with a wild hair of an idea to market his latest hustle, were made into a Reality Tv show the dollars and publicity would flow in. (That is the longest sentence in history)

Forget showing the matches. Show the meetings where KT dreams up his press releases.

I hereby grant KT the rights to my idea free of any payments or roylalties.

Anything to get the players PAID.

 

[8-ball bernie]

well, on a different note, or more of the same note, later on in the song, whatever~~~~~,: in retrospect, i think the camera crew should have focused a little bit more on the players personalitys,and ongoings, etc. and made it more like a reality tv show, and less of the actual pool, i know pool fans would not like that as much, but i am thinking general public,between strickland,sigel,friend,(myself) and schwartz, the persoanlitys, could have catipulted pool into a new generation,but just focusing on the pool in and of itself, is well~~~~~just more pool, on tv, yes good for the pool fan, bad for the non pool fan,and from the word go, the IPT was desinged for the NON pool fan,just my 3 cents.

 

[jay helfert]

well, on a different note, or more of the same note, later on in the song, whatever~~~~~,: in retrospect, i think the camera crew should have focused a little bit more on the players personalitys,and ongoings, etc. and made it more like a reality tv show, and less of the actual pool, i know pool fans would not like that as much, but i am thinking general public,between strickland,sigel,friend,(myself) and schwartz, the persoanlitys, could have catipulted pool into a new generation,but just focusing on the pool in and of itself, is well~~~~~just more pool, on tv, yes good for the pool fan, bad for the non pool fan,and from the word go, the IPT was desinged for the NON pool fan,just my 3 cents.

I got it! The Bernie Show, starring...........Bernie Friend. Hey, My Name Is Earl gets high ratings. Bernie, you shoot a little pool, spout a little philosophy and expound on the ills plagueing the planet. You can do it dude.

I'm just messing with you Bernie. But the funny thing is.....it might work. lol

 

[SUPERSTAR]

Why don't the disgruntled pool players get together, and kidnap KT. Then toss him into the ring with some of those ultimate fighters, and have them beat the stuffings out of him. They could get it all on tape, and sell dvd's to the world's pool players, citing what happens to promoters who want to take advantage of us.

They could then use all the profits to fund a final "farewell KT" tournament and then the pool players could go about their lives as usual instead of KT treating them like starving pets who he is reluctant to feed.

OR, someone could go dig up Mackey, and toss him in the ring with KT, and we could have a poolcelebrity deathmatch, with the winner being allowed to live, minus his testicles, and the loser getting DEATH BY POOLBALL.

It might get top ratings!!!

 

[Timberly]

OR, someone could go dig up Mackey, and toss him in the ring with KT, and we could have a poolcelebrity deathmatch, with the winner being allowed to live, minus his testicles, and the loser getting DEATH BY POOLBALL.

I like the idea... two guys full of false promises, misrepresentations, and flat out lies, having a go at each other. You can cheer for both of them and hope they both hurt each other. However, I noticed a small flaw in your idea... "minus his testicles". Neither one of them have testicles so you'll have to come up with something more painful and humiliating.

 

[jimmyg]

I like the idea... two guys full of false promises, misrepresentations, and flat out lies, having a go at each other. You can cheer for both of them and hope they both hurt each other. However, I noticed a small flaw in your idea... "minus his testicles". Neither one of them have testicles so you'll have to come up with something more painful and humiliating.

Timberly, now no one has to guess what you were thinking!

 

[Timberly]

Timberly, now no one has to guess what you were thinking!

LOL, I was able to express my thoughts without having to use strong language to get my point across on this one.