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ESPN Playmakers (2003)
Posted on 8/26/23 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 8/26/23 at 12:38 pm
Picked this up recently and going through the re-watch since its initial premiere. Been 20 years, and it's an OK watch still. Kinda fun to laugh at how dated some things are.
Leon was having a hard go at it
Really would've liked a 2nd season but, the NFL had to get it canceled.
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Posted on 8/26/23 at 1:07 pm to SEClint
That badarse theme song
Sloth-someday
Would’ve loved for more seasons of this show
Sloth-someday
Would’ve loved for more seasons of this show
Posted on 8/26/23 at 6:32 pm to OlGrandad
This was the era of espn when they were really throwing everything at the wall and hoping it stuck. Some stuff did (see Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn, Cold Pizza which later became First Take, etc)
And some didn't. They had gameshows and live house bands on SC that were huge flops and were heavily into original content. This is also very shortly after Disney bought them and they became a 'let's sell stuff for the shareholder value' type of brand.
They made Playmakers and the Dale Sr TV movie and a bunch of other stuff. Word always was the NFL despised the Playmaker show and told ESPN to kill it or they would frick them over with the next NFL TV rights negotiations.
After 1 season, Playmakers was dead.
And some didn't. They had gameshows and live house bands on SC that were huge flops and were heavily into original content. This is also very shortly after Disney bought them and they became a 'let's sell stuff for the shareholder value' type of brand.
They made Playmakers and the Dale Sr TV movie and a bunch of other stuff. Word always was the NFL despised the Playmaker show and told ESPN to kill it or they would frick them over with the next NFL TV rights negotiations.
After 1 season, Playmakers was dead.
Posted on 8/26/23 at 6:54 pm to SEClint
Was a pretty good show, I have the DVD and watch it least once a year when bored lol
Posted on 8/26/23 at 7:03 pm to Jack Ruby
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After 1 season, Playmakers was dead.
Yet, they let Dwayne Johnson make Ballers. I am still convinced the entire show was dedicated to saying FU Trump lol
Posted on 8/26/23 at 7:06 pm to Jack Ruby
They made a bunch of movies in that period.
Junction Boys movie
Bobby Knight movie
Dale Sr movie
Pete Rose movie
You had Playmakers and The Bronx is Burning series about Yankees. Wonder how much money they spent on all that stuff
Junction Boys movie
Bobby Knight movie
Dale Sr movie
Pete Rose movie
You had Playmakers and The Bronx is Burning series about Yankees. Wonder how much money they spent on all that stuff
Posted on 8/26/23 at 7:15 pm to ronricks
The junction boys movie was unintentionally hilarious.
Posted on 8/26/23 at 8:14 pm to 1999
It was awful.
Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:00 pm to Jack Ruby
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the NFL despised the Playmaker show and told ESPN to kill it or they would frick them over with the next NFL TV rights negotiations
Which was lame.
This show could be made now and still successful imo.
Stories within a bigger story, many perspectives from all walks of life involving football. Great shite.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 12:23 am to jorconalx
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Yet, they let Dwayne Johnson make Ballers.
HBO wasn't/isn't an NFL media partner though...
Posted on 8/27/23 at 6:50 am to SEClint
Wild that the new star running back was the best friend from Smart Guy.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 7:13 am to OlGrandad
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Rome asked him if his brother visited sick kids the hospital so he could steal their drugs.
Damn!
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:10 am to Jack Ruby
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HBO wasn't/isn't an NFL media partner though
You don’t think they had to sign off on the use of the NFL logos, names, etc
Posted on 8/27/23 at 11:56 am to jorconalx
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the use of the NFL logos, names, etc
They didn't use any of those, was fictional franchises and such.
Was similar, team you were following was the cougars, and they sorta had Carolinas color scheme.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 1:11 pm to SEClint
Ballers did not use fictional franchises, Jesus reading comprehension sucks on this site
Posted on 8/27/23 at 5:12 pm to jorconalx
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Jesus reading comprehension sucks on this site
Wasn't talking about ballers, you brought that show up. That show can be made because the NFL doesn't air games on HBO. However they associate on ESPN. Playmakers didn't use real franchises and the NFL was still angry.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:03 pm to ronricks
It was an era when ESPN was shitting money and trying to expand beyond sports—emphasizing the “Entertainment” in ESPN. They even had live music during the 5 p.m. Sportscenter.
They also jerked themselves pretty hard during their 25th year with a bunch of list/ranking shows focused on the previous 25 yrs.
They also jerked themselves pretty hard during their 25th year with a bunch of list/ranking shows focused on the previous 25 yrs.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:44 pm to SEClint
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hey didn't use any of those, was fictional franchises and such. Was similar, team you were following was the cougars, and they sorta had Carolinas color scheme.
I’m watching ballers right now, and they definitely used team names and logos.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 11:39 pm to Jack Ruby
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They had gameshows
Loved Stump the Schwab.
Looking back I was entirely too young to be watching Playmakers (11) but I remember loving it. Still remember the scene with the guy faking the piss test after smoking crack.
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