xgames rejects paintball

[Lentz]

i read an article in an espn magazine the other day and it said how paintball wont ever be in the xgames because guys running around in the forest would not appeal to the public. except for gi joe wanabe men. It quoted some one from a webpage saying it wont be on tv cause the man with the biggest gun wins.

I found this article totaly bs. paintball used to be on tv on ESPN. so why dog it now that its grown and has more players then people who snowboard which is part of the x games. i think they when espn thought about including paintball into the games they should have talked to a reasonable representitive from the industry. That would have been able to show and explain to these people why it would be a great thing for the xgames.
think about a 3 on 3 speedball tourny with your favorite pros battling it out.

[zvanut]

if that is what really happened i think espn deserves another letter from me... heck TK u should send them 1 as the industry's leadin company owner.

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[AGD]

ESPN does not want to show paintball because a big person in this industry sued them the last time they showed paintball. I can't say who it is because he might sue me. We will have to be the number one sport for ESPN to be interested.

If anyone has the specific magazine that this was printed in I would be interested in seeing it.

Thanks

AGD

[M-a-s-sDriver]

Sued them for what?

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[RobAGD]

Tom didnt you mean to say an Indrusty Midget ?

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[Marbelizer]

Without actually saying who sued the networks, why exactlly did they sue, and what did they hope to do for the sport by doing that???

[MagMan5446]

Originally posted by Marbelizer:
Without actually saying who sued the networks, why exactlly did they sue, and what did they hope to do for the sport by doing that???

He just wanted to make some money.

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[Chaos]

it was probably bob long or someone like that. A player that was on TV and they didn't have the permission to put him publically displayed or something stupid like that. Wouldn't we all like to take a hammer and beat the guy till his brains fall out and stretch his arms and legs till then rip out of their sockets then make tiny papercut incisions till he bleeds to death and... well maybe just i do....

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[Motomaz]

Thats so stupid I think they should have paintball in the xgames. But they should ask the compaines if it's all right first of course. But still that would kick a field goal if they had hyper ball or sup air and they did filming as good as what they did in push it would be great to watch on tv. Because now a days paintball is coming to a great trend. But that trend will just buy cheaper modles of the gun shoot and try to shoot some people on a local feild of theres. Then one day there going to see a nicer gun and that guys is probitly going to woop his poly-wogs because usally the guy with the nice gun will have plaied the game before he went out and spent some serous cash for a gun. But then that kid is going to want to have a gun like that other guy on the feild because the kid with the crappier gun will think it's becasue of the guys gun hes better. So then this will happen more and more to people it will get bigger and bigger. Then one day there going to go into nepl or anything like that like I do now.

So I think that it's really stupid that they don't have paintball in the X-games. I do understand that they got sued. But like motor cross, I like to ride motor cross before the X-games and now look at what the biggest thing is now for the X-games. It's not Tony Hawk doing a nine hundred. It's people like Cary Heart doing a back flip. If you ever went to a gravity game when Cary Heart did the back flip there was the biggest crowed they had for any event.

So to sum it up the newer sport are getting a big big look at becasue there new and they want to see what it's like. But it may be bad for tv if they just get some joe smoe on the X-games. Because then It wouldn't look good and then they would show there welts if they got hit. But if you have pros they don't cry about getting hit they just got out on the feild and kick some soggy corn flakes. And then if they ask the pros if it hurts they will probitly say no because it really doesn't. Then all the little kids will think that it doesn't hurt and go out and try paintball. Which will make companies like AGD ect sky rocket.

OK im done. I hope you got my point!

Thanks,
Andrew


[This message has been edited by Army (edited 08-12-2001).]

[ReTroMagBoy]

Originally posted by RobAGD:
Tom didnt you mean to say an Indrusty Midget ?

-Robert

Rocky???? lol

[SHAG]

Hi,

I'm sorry that all people from the North East are lawyers. However if it is the person you are speaking of, I knew a person here who worked for the guy and said he would sue his own mother if she hit him with a car crossing the street. But I will not mention names either cause I don't want my name next ot Tom Kaye in that light. I rather have it next to Tom Kaye in the good light.

Later,
Alan


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Paintball cannot be that big. No one has really been able to sponsor a stock car or a race yet. (local people do not count in this case )

[billmi]

I don't blame him for an instant for suing, ESPN screwed paintball, not the other way around. I believe there's a brief article about it somewhere on WARPIG in the articles section, about paintball air times on ESPN. After they finally aired those shows they did well, and ESPN wrote a letter that was presented at World Cup 1999 at an industry meeting expressing interest in another show. I suspect more than anything they haven't been presented with a good show package yet. So, if anyone out there wants to fork over the cash and time to layout a show concept and produce 2-4 pilot shows, go for it, and show it to ESPN, they might want it.

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

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[RoadDawg]

I read this as well. I found it a little disturbing, just by the way they quoted a guy of saying "The man with the biggest gun wins." It's in this month's ESPN the Magazine where they talk about the heisman or something like that. The article is like a paragraph at most. It's under the xgames rejected or some crappy stuff like that.

[williamb]

I love paintball. I love playing it. Let's be honest though.. for someone who doesn't play, the current format is really boring to watch.

The current format can be equated to a bunch of kids in clown suits hiding behind blowup dolls with guns.

Snowboarding (which I also love), skateboarding, and the like are in the X-games because they are amusing to watch for people who do not do the sports themselves. It is entertaining to watch people flying, spinning, and jumping in the air. It is even more entertaining to watch people screwing up the above stunts in some spectacular manner that gets them hurt. People enjoy seeing other people doing crazy things, whether they succeed or not.

The only way someone is going to "screw up" and get hurt playing paintball, would be for them to have their goggles fall off and loose an eye. That wouldn't be entertaining, nor would it be good for the sport. True, there is the odd injury, as I'm sure Miscue can attest to, and it is moderately enjoyable to watch someone being bunkered. . but the real joy in this sport is playing, not watching.

Let's be honest though. The game will be far more competitive without Mountain Dew sponsoring someone.

If anyone can come up with a creative concept to make paintball fun for non-players to watch, then I'm sure someone would love to air it.

Just my opinion.

-W

[Sgt Carnage]

Check this new reality show out! MANHUNT - 3 "Hunters" with paint markers, hunt down 13 contestants........

What do you guys think? Will this lead to something??? Or just help our sport a little?

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