Automag on Malcom in the middle

[Python14]

Major Ho: When some woman calls you an anti-social nazi while you quietly eat your Chalupa in Taco bell because she thought paintball was a violent sport because of what she saw on TV, then you can talk to me about being closed-minded and whatever.

For most intents and purposes, this was a horrible display of paintball and I would like to e-mail the writers about it.

[Sir Chopsalot]

Originally posted by Python14
Major Ho: When some woman calls you an anti-social nazi while you quietly eat your Chalupa in Taco bell because she thought paintball was a violent sport because of what she saw on TV, then you can talk to me about being closed-minded and whatever.

For most intents and purposes, this was a horrible display of paintball and I would like to e-mail the writers about it.

.....have you actually been called an anti-social nazi? not trying to be smart or anything but that would be kinda random

[Army_Pilot]

The most important thing to remember is that your opinion is not what matters. You already know what is going on in paintball. It is that mother of the 14 year old kid who all of a sudden has an interest in paintball and after watching a depiction from television she decides that the sport is too dangerous for her little son. That child could have been the next NPPL pres but unfortunately does not have the support from home to be able to continue on with the sport. What you have to understand is whether you like to admit it or not Paintball guns are, according to law a firearm. I have to register my paintball gun on every single Army post that I goto, because according to the Army it is a firearm. There is always an importance placed upon safety when dealing with firearms. When Hollywood displays an act unsafely, expecially if it is with a firearm, it is out job to inform them that it was incorrect. If you can't tell already I was disgusted by the portrayal of paintball on Malcom in the Middle, and as serious paintball enthusiasts you all should. Remember, Safety is the only aspect seperating our sport from baseball. The unwillingness of a mother to put her child on a paintball field as oppossed to a baseball field is our responsibility to change if we want our sport to succeed.

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by Havoc_online
wonder if THIS had anything to do with them choosing a mag as the best marker?

WHOA! I actually remember that pic. Seemed like a while ago though.

Anyway, the show comes on in seven minutes here, so now I know what to expect.

These sort of things do make me mad. The reason being, my parents know paintball is a huge part of my life. And when we see stuff like this on TV, it almost embarasses me to say "I love paintball, and participate in it as much as I can." All it does is have everyone take me less seriously whenever I talk about it, and also reinforces the opinion that I want to go off to war a start gunning people down.

Oh, well. Not much I can do about it at this point.

[GhillieGuy]

I'll tell you what kind of people think nothing of paintball... them damed anti gun people...

[Python14]

Originally posted by Sir Chopsalot

.....have you actually been called an anti-social nazi? not trying to be smart or anything but that would be kinda random

I had on my DYE jersey and was talking to her son about it(because he asked and I'm a good paintball ambassedur). She told me and I quote "Stop talking to my son you Anti-Social Nazi. I don't want him playing warball or paintball or whatever you call it" She left before I could react.

[puckmaster]

Oh God, that was horrible.
Paintball portraid badly on TV....Again.

[GhillieGuy]

Hey, does anyone know when this will be on in cali?? or was it already on?

[Kai]

Honestly though, I don't think I would get overly worked up about this. Any rational person would realize that the show blew the game out of proportion, as it does EVERYTHING else that comes up. It is a comedy. People don't see comedies as true portrayals of life.

[SaS]

speaking of bad apaintball on TV... how about the multiple spots on MTVs Jackass and that one segment on 20/20 a few years ago... the one were the kids video taped themselves shooting people from a car (alaska, frozen paintballs... no good things)

[B00bzor]

bout 1 or 2 ago on this show called grag the bunny or whatever and they were running around in their school playing paintball wih no maskes while school was still in. later they went to the field and played and they were wearing shop masks too. they shot up one of the guys 50 times, 3 people lit him up, but u could tell he was wearing some sort of padding. I bet it was the same writers. they were some other times iv seen stuff like this and it always pisses me off.

[Mav D MagMan]

It's on at 9 in California (according to the tv guide).

I plan on watching, it'll give me something to complain about for a while.

Mav

[GhillieGuy]

Cool, thats what it sain on my tv guide too but i didnt know if it was another episode...

[Ov3rmind]

Why does TV love to show paintball so much (and almost always in such a bad way)?

[Mav D MagMan]

It's entertaining to watch, which is a good thing, however it is almost always done wrong, giving us all a bad image and hurting our sport!

However, I do remember the first exposure I had to paintball was through tv. The Saved By the Bell, Las Vegas Wedding movie, Zac Slater and Screech were playing there were goggle infringements, player to player physical contact, and close range shots (not to mention faked surrenders!)

Lol
Mav