wasnt there a pool show on tv a couple of years back.....i think it was on spike or game show network
Would a Pool orientated TV SERIES Reality Show Work
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There was one that had the dude from the x games and some female pro hosting it. They got some jokers from the street to play for money. Fairly entertaining but hard to watch if you knew how to play. I think the cancelled it after one season
Weekly TV Pool Show
Yes there was a Pool Show on weekly for awhile, maybe three years ago ( forgot the name of it) and some serious money could be won for the average street player.
Players played in small qualifying tournaments across the USA, then I think three players played different games on the show, 8-Ball, 9-ball, and some made up other game.
I thought it was going along pretty good and most interesting, Eva M. Lawrence co-hosted it, I liked the show, I guess the ratings just wasn't good enough, some big bucks were given away so the ratings had to be high to continue, but it could have been because of the time of the year it ran ? it was on 6 or 8 weeks anyway.
I was planning on qualifying for the show before it got canceled.
David Harcrow
Yes there was a Pool Show on weekly for awhile, maybe three years ago ( forgot the name of it) and some serious money could be won for the average street player.
Players played in small qualifying tournaments across the USA, then I think three players played different games on the show, 8-Ball, 9-ball, and some made up other game.
I thought it was going along pretty good and most interesting, Eva M. Lawrence co-hosted it, I liked the show, I guess the ratings just wasn't good enough, some big bucks were given away so the ratings had to be high to continue, but it could have been because of the time of the year it ran ? it was on 6 or 8 weeks anyway.
I was planning on qualifying for the show before it got canceled.
David Harcrow
hell I think a pool room would be a great setting for a sit com. nobody on the planet makes fun of themselves or laughs at themselves as much as Pool players.
Please though,,,Please, No Tom Cruise, Please?
I really think one would work. One that just popped in my mind would be to follow a top player around (Alex Pagulayan comes to mind) as he makes money games on the way to the US Open.
The show would have to include a great charismatic player who is a money player. I think a show like that would be successful. After all people watch shows about pawn shops, truck drivers and cake makers as it is.....why not one about a great pool player?
The show would have to include a great charismatic player who is a money player. I think a show like that would be successful. After all people watch shows about pawn shops, truck drivers and cake makers as it is.....why not one about a great pool player?
TV Series
What about a show that every week had a different player on it shooting trick shots pre taped like Semih Sayginer, Eric Yow, Mike Massey, Jesse Alred 1 handed craziness, maybe a short clip of famous players. A traveling player who goes to different "unusual " pool rooms like some of the ones posted in that pool hall thread. {If you haven't seen it I highly recomend it}
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=142077
What about a show that every week had a different player on it shooting trick shots pre taped like Semih Sayginer, Eric Yow, Mike Massey, Jesse Alred 1 handed craziness, maybe a short clip of famous players. A traveling player who goes to different "unusual " pool rooms like some of the ones posted in that pool hall thread. {If you haven't seen it I highly recomend it}
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=142077
There is just too much BSthat goes on between players trying to make matches with each other. It would end up just being like the " MTV "hills"" with script writers and directors controlling everything. Besides, most of the pool players would want tons of money to be on tv and just that alone would cause pool players to fake money matches and drama just for the sake of tv. The concept is good, but the reality of it would just result in failure.
If you want a some air time, secretly tape money matches and the BS between players at the dcc, US open and any other events and place them on youtube.com. if someone in the tv business likes it the person who does it might get their own show. But it has to be real. not fake.
Most reality shows as some people mentioned like, Ice road truckers, cops and deadlist catch are peoples actual jobs that are dangerous and life threating while on the job.
If you want a some air time, secretly tape money matches and the BS between players at the dcc, US open and any other events and place them on youtube.com. if someone in the tv business likes it the person who does it might get their own show. But it has to be real. not fake.
Most reality shows as some people mentioned like, Ice road truckers, cops and deadlist catch are peoples actual jobs that are dangerous and life threating while on the job.
dyoung5
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top shot
they could make one kinda like the show, top shot or the big break, where they get about 20 of the best AMATURES or semi pro players in a house and have them to do different challenges like, trick shots, most balls ran, etc... and maybe throw some snooker, pyramid, bonus ball, or some other games in there as the well. it seems to me that people are drawn to shows like this well there is drama, back stabbing, strategy play "off the table" and drunkness. i mean look at all the other shows that have succeeded that are like this survivor, big brother, the big break, the real world challenges and many more. To me I don’t see where this show would fail if it had a descent air time.... the winner could get a nice check and maybe a spot in the U.S. open
they could make one kinda like the show, top shot or the big break, where they get about 20 of the best AMATURES or semi pro players in a house and have them to do different challenges like, trick shots, most balls ran, etc... and maybe throw some snooker, pyramid, bonus ball, or some other games in there as the well. it seems to me that people are drawn to shows like this well there is drama, back stabbing, strategy play "off the table" and drunkness. i mean look at all the other shows that have succeeded that are like this survivor, big brother, the big break, the real world challenges and many more. To me I don’t see where this show would fail if it had a descent air time.... the winner could get a nice check and maybe a spot in the U.S. open
Tina Pawloski played on the show.
Was it called Ball Busters??:embarrassed2:
I think OMGWTF was on the show too.
I think OMGWTF was on the show too.
Big Bobby (Jean-Robert Bellande the poker player) won the tournament on this show for twenty grand! It was Ball Busters.
One question...who would the sponsors be? Because without sponsors, there wouldn't be enough money to purchase a roll of toilet paperTake a look at the sponsors of the "reality" shows already on the market, they're the ones paying for the "commercials"...and see if any of them would fit in with sponsoring a "pool" related "reality" show
because that's who you'd be going after:smile:
Glen
All the same sponsors you have in NASCAR : The liquor companies , the soda ,sports drink , & energy drink companies , soap companies ,soup companies, home improvement companies , banks , the list goes on .
years ago , Junior Johnson singlehandedly saved NASCAR. He approached Winston for a sponsorship of his racing operation . They asked how much he needed , and he said one million dollars. The Winston exec said "is that all - our advertising budget is 470 million". Junior jokingly replied , "he_ _ , for that you could sponsor the whole series". And for the next twenty years , THEY DID.
The advertising budgets of major corporations are beyond the comprehension of mortal men . Coca-Cola could sponsor a Pro Pool Tour for an entire year for what one Super Bowl commercial costs .
He may have been a _ _ _ _ , but TrueDough almost pulled it off out of his own pocket.
Imagine if Frito-Lay took us under their wing ? We just need someone to propose this properly