Show Ratings

[Golden Juju]

As most of you all now know... a new show is now on ESPN2 and later in the season on ESPN. It's called U.S. Paintball Championships and airs multiple times during the week.

Click here for a complete list of show times (http://www.nppl.tv/espn/repeat/uspbc-sched.htm)

A new show airs on ESPN2 every Monday night @ 10 PM.

I want to know what all of the viewers think. If theres something that you think that they could improve on... then say it. What do you think of the way they broadcast the game.

Please leave all of your ratings and suggestions...

these can only improve the show and put our sport even more in the spotlight.

EDIT: One more thing... if you happen to be a non player... please say so

[DC Batman]

Well before games they could give some backround on the teams i gess so non players cud get some knowledge on the sport and teams. But other then that the show does seem to be put together well

[Rapaball89`]

wow alot more then i thought

[oonothing]

I thought it was very well done! I didn't knoe they were doing repeats like everyday.

[Nevp]

I like it how it is its awesome ... I like the dots on the screen that show you how many players left!..

The only way ou could make it better then it is now is live.

[p8ntballr1125]

I dont like how you can barely see the paint but theres nothing you can do about that. Itds a great show though, but I also wish they could do backrounds on players and teams, and eventually go live.

[spydertipp]

love how they hi-lite the players and show what lanes they are shooting.. they breifly go over the rules of the game but could go more into detail... but overal a great show, and hope they do more events, for both the publicity of this great sport and for us people who just like 2 watch it being played...

[paintballkilla*]

well for the average person they wont beable to tell the difference in the re-runs because the all look the same.

[DaFin]

I watched about an hour of it after finding it while channel surfing.

Liked the new graphics. The camera work was a bit shoddy I thought. Too many long lense shots of RandomPlayer_01 shooting from a back bunker at some target out of the frame. How about some technical development to get small cameras put on top of some of the key bunkers? Anything to bring people's point of view *in to* the field.

There was not nearly enough background on the game for common non-player to know what they are watching like "why the guy ran that way?". I would love to see a tech section perhaps detailing markers. Lots and lots of people have played once to twice, maybe "bring them up to speed" and make them feel a little more tuned in if they could draw a parallel between the rec ball they played with a rental marker versus NPPL uberness.

Who was the tool doing color commentary? When people would get shot out phrases like "he got his face shot off!" I am sure did wonders for the people that might have been on the fence about this game. For a long time many people worked really hard to separate paintball(non-toxic fun) from "war games"(killing people and breaking things). It was bad enough that my wife (a non player) asked if I would want to "come out of retirement" to do color commentary for that show. Yes I can see you at home tsk-tsking me for that but you play the game, imagine for a second you don't and what you say on TV was your sole basis for your opinion of Paintball players as a whole.

Overall I thought it a good start and with some polish it could be a really great show and expose this sport to the masses with the *right* message.

Fin

[xIrishx]

Who was the tool doing color commentary?

Uhhh...what do you have against Matty Marshall?

[DaFin]

Finish reading the paragraph and you will know.

[viper311]

personally, I think it would really be awesome if it was in High Def. Then you could see more of the paint splattering around players to actually understand how much is flying around at any one time.

[RagingVortex]

I believe it is in HD, if you turn to ESPN2 HD

[oldschool211]

Well before games they could give some backround on the teams i gess so non players cud get some knowledge on the sport and teams. But other then that the show does seem to be put together well

I donno, I never liked when a show always dived into the history of paintball or a specific team and waste action time. I like the format they have now with a few technical tips from matty marshal its quick and to the point. I also like the slick graphics showing player positions. My favorite was derders plastic men that melt when killed best graphics of all. Overal I think they are doing a great job with what they have 3 decent teams and the rest are semi pro rated. Wait till the NXL tapes at conn on the 21st-25th of may then you will see the russians, dynasty, americans and the rest of the smart parts sponsored teams.