No Limit 9-Ball A Reality
- Thread starter Jude Rosenstock
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Thanks Jude. It's good to see new ways of packaging our sport.
I surfed over to the Game Show Network's message board and found the following link to Celebrity Pool, debuting on Bravo some time in 2005.
So when do we get to start complaining about too much pool on TV?
http://www.bravotv.com/Upcoming_Shows/index.shtml#Celebrity
"Like Bravo's extremely popular Celebrity Poker, Celebrity Pool provides a new and unique opportunity for fans to watch their favorite celebs in a different light. Two teams of four celebrities will compete to prove just how great they truly are, facing off in a battle of skill and wit. Each celebrity will receive a set amount of money that will be donated to their favorite charity, and the winner walks off with bragging rights, plus the top prize amount for their charity.
Filmed in front of a live audience, Celebrity Pool will consist of three rounds of heated head-to-head competition. A comedian will provide the play by play and a professional pool player will provide color commentary. A referee is on hand to enforce the rules of pool. State-of-the-art graphics help track and clarify game play. "
I surfed over to the Game Show Network's message board and found the following link to Celebrity Pool, debuting on Bravo some time in 2005.
So when do we get to start complaining about too much pool on TV?
http://www.bravotv.com/Upcoming_Shows/index.shtml#Celebrity
"Like Bravo's extremely popular Celebrity Poker, Celebrity Pool provides a new and unique opportunity for fans to watch their favorite celebs in a different light. Two teams of four celebrities will compete to prove just how great they truly are, facing off in a battle of skill and wit. Each celebrity will receive a set amount of money that will be donated to their favorite charity, and the winner walks off with bragging rights, plus the top prize amount for their charity.
Filmed in front of a live audience, Celebrity Pool will consist of three rounds of heated head-to-head competition. A comedian will provide the play by play and a professional pool player will provide color commentary. A referee is on hand to enforce the rules of pool. State-of-the-art graphics help track and clarify game play. "
I really like the "No Limit 9 Ball" concept, but the "Celebrity Pool" has the potential to be really, really bad. If they get 4 celebs that can't run 3 balls it could be brutal to watch for the knowledgable pool fan. Not sure that is the type of exposure the sport needs.
The "No Limit 9 Ball" format played with pro players (or as GSN states "top pool sharks") could be a very good format to spike interest in the sport. I will be very interested to see this. The good thing is, more people are talking about the game.
The "No Limit 9 Ball" format played with pro players (or as GSN states "top pool sharks") could be a very good format to spike interest in the sport. I will be very interested to see this. The good thing is, more people are talking about the game.
I agree that Celebrity Pool can be very bad. In fact, both concepts have the potential to be very bad. Poor production values can kill any good concept. I would compare Celebrity Pool's concept to Bravo's Celebrity Poker. That show has incredibly badly played poker on it, but it gets ratings because it is entertaining...and some of those viewers will eventually turn into players.
I'm hopeful that both of these shows can hook in viewers that ESPN's coverage currently does not. That's not a shot at ESPN, but these shows are being created for different types of viewers.
In the end, more people viewing means more novice players, and more novice players eventually means more serious players.
I'm hopeful that both of these shows can hook in viewers that ESPN's coverage currently does not. That's not a shot at ESPN, but these shows are being created for different types of viewers.
In the end, more people viewing means more novice players, and more novice players eventually means more serious players.