Is it Time For Bruce Boxleitner To Make a come back from The Baltimore Bullet, to said Deby City Bullet Movie??

[overlord]

Pretty much how I see it. The only thing I liked about the dud that was Poolhall Junkies is that the pool action took place in poolrooms or bars having pool tables. The Baltimore Bullet was, similarly, a dud that did nothing for pool.

The story of the road hustler that stays under the radar is an obsolete one, and while pool fights hard to overcome its negative image, there is no reason to revisit that story. On the other hand, the poolroom itself can provide high drama without the seediness and is the logical setting for the next pool movie.

During his 60 minutes piece, SVB, by denouncing pool's gambling scene, laid the groundwork for the revitalization of pool's image, but his good work can be undone in a split second by the release of the wrong pool movie.

I was confused by SVB's response about gambling because it wasn't true.

Pool is never gonna be a gentlemen's sport like Yacht Racing.

Who would want to play One Pocket without a wager?

Derby City is our greatest tournament in my opinion and the wagers flow like water there.

They play for money on the Golf Course all the time and it doesn't have a negative image.

The origins of pools negative image are varied but I think they started in earnest during the Depression.

Pool never really recovered from that massive downturn.

 

[sjm]

I was confused by SVB's response about gambling because it wasn't true.

Pool is never gonna be a gentlemen's sport like Yacht Racing.

Who would want to play One Pocket without a wager?

Derby City is our greatest tournament in my opinion and the wagers flow like water there.

They play for money on the Golf Course all the time and it doesn't have a negative image.

The origins of pools negative image are varied but I think they started in earnest during the Depression.

Pool never really recovered from that massive downturn.

Yes, much truth in your post. However, the matter of whether professionals can make a good living without supplementing tournament winnings with money won in action is a different matter than whether gambling and pool go together.

The idea that the top professionals will earn a big living from tournament winnings alone is the day of which SVB and Emily Frazer publicly dream, and SVB shared that dream on national television with clarity and optimism. Whether the day on which that dream is realized is imminent or far away is certainly debatable, but the stage is set and the objectives are defined.

Comparing pool gambling to golf is absurd. Yes, golfers bet a little, although most of that betting is during practice and pro/am rounds. In pool, you can go to a pro event and watch a top player competing during the day and then see the same player gambling for tens of thousands that same evening, even though they are still in the draw of a tournament that pays 10,000 for first place. Pro golfers are not dependent on gambling winnings, although they were as recently as the 1960s.

Amateurs will always gamble at both pool and golf, and there's no reason to believe that this will ever change. The novelty that is Derby City will remain, as well.

 

[overlord]

Yes, much truth in your post. However, the matter of whether professionals can make a good living without supplementing tournament winnings with money won in action is a different matter than whether gambling and pool go together.

The idea that the top professionals will earn a big living from tournament winnings alone is the day of which SVB and Emily Frazer publicly dream, and SVB shared that dream on national television with clarity and optimism. Whether the day on which that dream is realized is imminent or far away is certainly debatable, but the stage is set and the objectives are defined.

Comparing pool gambling to golf is absurd. Yes, golfers bet a little, although most of that betting is during practice and pro/am rounds. In pool, you can go to a pro event and watch a top player competing during the day and then see the same player gambling for tens of thousands that same evening, even though they are still in the draw of a tournament that pays 10,000 for first place. Pro golfers are not dependent on gambling winnings, although they were as recently as the 1960s.

Amateurs will always gamble at both pool and golf, and there's no reason to believe that this will ever change. The novelty that is Derby City will remain, as well.

The problem with pool is, when SVB walked into the pool hall in Santa Monica, nobody but the hard core regulars knew who he was.

The folks that make up the bulk of the customers had no clue.

Until that changes there won't be big money in pool.

To sell content you have to have stars. There is a content war going on and it's a very competitive space.

 

[easy-e]

And, the blond is probably 70 years old.

Still down for it...

 

[sjm]

The problem with pool is, when SVB walked into the pool hall in Santa Monica, nobody but the hard core regulars knew who he was.

The folks that make up the bulk of the customers had no clue.

Until that changes there won't be big money in pool.

To sell content you have to have stars. There is a content war going on and it's a very competitive space.

Yes, well said, and Matchroom's stated mission is to make stars of the biggest names in pool. Let's hope they are successful.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Like you I love the McGoorty book. But it would be hard to make him into a protagonist in a movie script, perhaps an anti-hero of some sort if you could find something redeeming to make up in his story.

I was thinking picaresque, like the book.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Bruce B. plays the title role in this video.

I think I like the pop version of the song better.

 

[Mr Machine]

The trilogy is complete with the continuing story of Eddie’s then Vincent’s Balabushka.
Vincent gets known and outed on the internet so his hustling days are over.
The pro tour doesn’t have the rush, Carmen leaves him and takes him for all he has. Except for the Balabushka.
He settles down, wife, kid’s & mortgage.
Wife finds it cleaning and donates it to goodwill.

And here’s where the story line could really open up.
You guys flesh it out from here….

Lots is slice of life opportunities….

Off the top of my head….
League player gets the cue and loses it to an alcoholic /druggie / loser pol savant, who sells it to some collector where it languishes until inflation forces the collector to sell and it goes to……

 

[kling&allen]

I was thinking picaresque, like the book.

Great vocab word ! Certainly that style could work great, but I think it’s harder for the story arc and associated beat sheet without some redemption or resolution for the protagonist (Forrest Gump tends to Jenny and raises their kid, Don Quixote returns to his boring self, etc).