QUOTE (Mirabelli28 @ Nov 18 2009, 02:13 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=2690038
Bad job by ESPN with this hiatus. The fact is they have 4 different networks and can't find a place and time slot to air this series continuously? Why have all these outlets and then not use them for a series that is supposed to show they can do serious film making? I'm sure after 6 weeks, they had an audience in the routine of tuning in Tuesday at 8 and now they've blown that. Typical ESPN. Toot your horn about this series and then limit yourself to 6 weeks and out because you have to show Monmouth vs St. Peter's basketball (or whatever) that no one in America cares about. I really like the series but the people who run ESPN have no clue. 24 hours of meaningless college basketball? Check. A documentary series that actually has some teeth? Nah, can't fit it in and bump these scintillating hoop games. (And I love college basketball). Disappointing to say the least.
Or maybe the documentaries aren't finished. This isn't exactly a two week project that you just churn out like that. Hell, Steve Nash is a director of one so I have to imagine his product is going to take a little longer than most.
Bad job by ESPN with this hiatus. The fact is they have 4 different networks and can't find a place and time slot to air this series continuously? Why have all these outlets and then not use them for a series that is supposed to show they can do serious film making? I'm sure after 6 weeks, they had an audience in the routine of tuning in Tuesday at 8 and now they've blown that. Typical ESPN. Toot your horn about this series and then limit yourself to 6 weeks and out because you have to show Monmouth vs St. Peter's basketball (or whatever) that no one in America cares about. I really like the series but the people who run ESPN have no clue. 24 hours of meaningless college basketball? Check. A documentary series that actually has some teeth? Nah, can't fit it in and bump these scintillating hoop games. (And I love college basketball). Disappointing to say the least.
Or maybe the documentaries aren't finished. This isn't exactly a two week project that you just churn out like that. Hell, Steve Nash is a director of one so I have to imagine his product is going to take a little longer than most.