Stuart Scott has long been one of my favorite ESPN anchors. As a fine sports comentator he has long anchored SportsCenter and recently his talents have been a part of ABC's broadcast of NBA games.But you disapoint me Stuart!
Monday Night ABC aired a 2 hour special in which Illusionist, media whore, and animated cult leader, David Blaine would attempt to hold his breath in a water tank for nine minutes.
I didn't watch this "special" because, well as I described above, the whole point of this televised event would be to see if a man can survive holding his breath for nine minutes. Yet when I looked at the TV listings the show was scheduled to air for 2 hours.
And this is why I am disapointed with Stuart Scott!
As I channel Surfed monday Night I saw Mr. Scott, accomplished sportscaster and coiner of the phrase "Boo-ya" doing his best to fill the remaining 111 minutes of ABC's monday night lineup.
Stuart, I'm ashamed that you would stoop so low as to emcee such an event. David Blaine is to sports what Mr. Belvedere is to baseball (Intentional indirect Bob Eucher reference).
If this is what passed for TV on Mondays, I'm begining to think that Disney moving Monday Night Football from ABC to ESPN might have been a bad idea.
One mor thing... I have no idea if David Blaine held his breath for 9 minutes... and to be honest, I don't care!
1 comment:
Personally I can't think of any more riviting television than watching someone hold their breath. Needless to say I didn't watch either. However I am extremely disappointed. Comercials leading up to this event billed that Blain would "hold his breath for 9 minutes or die". Well the next day he was on Good Morning America and he held his breath for 7 minute and was very much alive! How disappointing.
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