tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post115522654293857218..comments2023-09-28T07:27:05.910-04:00Comments on The Cultimate Opinion: You won't see that on TelevisionPeter Andrew Jamiesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05792224377441162267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1155704064536717122006-08-16T00:54:00.000-04:002006-08-16T00:54:00.000-04:00My sentiments exactly, esl. I sent essentially the...My sentiments exactly, esl. I sent essentially the same message to Pete in an email not long ago. ANYTHING is interesting to observe if it is something that the observer can identify with. <BR/><BR/>Jeters just likes to cause trouble.<BR/><BR/>Hammertown QueenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1155530602951154642006-08-14T00:43:00.000-04:002006-08-14T00:43:00.000-04:00perhaps you could look at sport participation at t...perhaps you could look at sport participation at the grassroots (or overall level) compared to popularity watching it. honeyhands commented on this a bit. <BR/><BR/>fact is, people enjoy watching things they are familiar with - not only in terms of the rules, but more importantly in terms of recognizing and being able to appreciate great plays and sport-specific skills.<BR/><BR/>as ultiamte gains popularity, demand to see it played/displayed at a premiere level will increase. two things really going for popularity increase are 1) acceptance of the coed game and b) probably most importantly, how cheap the game is to play. as cheap as rest of the world football. way cheaper than any/most other major sports aside stupid things like 'running' and 'breathing;'<BR/><BR/>i think this is a big reason why poker is suddenly a televised success. the rising popularity of ultimate fighting /mixed martial arts is more along the lines of a spectacle, rather than 'sport' in the same sense. plus, everyone fights at one point or another.<BR/><BR/>-wartank<BR/><BR/>p.s. i haven't learned numbers higher than 1 or letters before or after 'b'<BR/>p.p.s. i just learned a new word in the word verification box below. it is xjxinit. i am eager to look up its definition, and then twist my oriental tongue into pronouncing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com