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Go fish
Posted: Friday November 12, 1999 02:15 PM
More responses to last week's column follow, but to return to the Leonard Little column, click here. If you didn't know how to do that already, then you're in the running for WHYLO of the week. Some of your letters deserved futher commentary, which appears below in bold. I love to Bass fish. There are few things in life that match the
excitement of the "tug-tug" sensation you get when a Bass picks up
your lizard or worm, or when a big mama comes out of the water striking a
top-water lure. But 90 minutes? On Sunday during football season? You have got
to be kidding me. Mike Ditka grabbing his crotch on national TV makes
for much better air time than Bobby Joe talking about the
intricacies of flipping your worm underneath a boat dock. Once again, the
network that brought us sound effects with graphics and bombs exploding during
replays of long touchdown passes shows us that it is run by hype-driven
buffoons!
Greetings Flem. Does it really surprise you that Fox aired the Bass tournament?
After all, bowling is perfectly suitable television fare. And for that matter,
so are the ludicrous strong man competitions. How about dart tournaments, or
snooker? Are we all so bored by life that anything that can be remotely called a
sport can pass for worthwhile entertainment? Come on, people!! I'm sure that the
programming directors for Fox and ESPN and TSN have a good laugh at our expense
when they see that these ridiculous broadcasts actually attract viewers. Please,
pass on the message ... CHANGE THE STUPID CHANNEL!! Or here's a novel
idea...TURN THE F@$#*%G TELEVISION OFF FOR CRYING OUT
LOUD!!
Charles Nester, whose logon, in the name of full disclosure is: Fish1nester, writes: You say you like to fish, and fish in Canada don't like you. So where do you get off putting down such a great American pastime that has been around longer than most of the sports you will every know? You should not be called a sports writer but one who shoots his mouth off about something he have no clue of! I am still in shock over the fact that Fox had the nerve to show fishing
on National TV during a day that had several key NFL matchups. In addition, this
proves over and over again that you might as well hire a donkey to program
sports in this country because this is only a small bit in a continued effort to
force feed certain "sports" to our collective brains. (See WNBA.)
Bottom line, as we move into a more interactive era where true sports fans will
have more choices when it comes programming, I will be anxiously awaiting if Fox
and others will come up with other tantalizing treats for our viewing pleasure.
I hear cock fighting and alligator wrestling are big winners in the 18-35
demo.
Mike Burner (who does a terrible job of disguising his position as a Fox executive) writes: The only thing more boring than watching fishing shows is reading your lame column. While you were sleeping, several fishing shows have become quite popular. Does Bill Dance ring a bell? Do you really think that anyone brighter than a burned out light bulb would choose to suffer through your moronic babble rather than be entertained by someone who can actually communicate intelligently regarding a subject of interest to an audience that tunes in on purpose, rather than accidentally being subjected to sophomoric pseudo journalism? They said ESPN would never last. ESPN 2 is a joke, right? Wake up. Mike Basile, who is from Edison, NJ, and clearly auditioning for my job, writes: Excellent column this week, as always. The Fox folks are somewhat off their rockers putting this on the national telly. Then again, Fox is now better known for spoofs on its programming than its programming itself. (Tune in Tuesday for "When Baby Strollers Fold!") On a more serious note. I feel burdened and this seems like the most fitting place to say my piece. I logged on to CNNSI.com on Friday and what did I choose to check out first? Was it my Islanders? Was it Dr. Z or your own column? NO. It was some useless drivel about Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra . Immediately, I felt unclean -- another two-bit, Springer-esque, WWF-ing, tabloid-brained sack of Fritos -- feeding on gossip like crows at a roadkill. I can think of only one suitable punishment: I nominate myself as your first WHMLO -- WHO HELPED ME LOG ON? Now I feel better. Mike, as always, glad to help. Sports Illustrated staff writer David Fleming explores the sometimes weird and wacky side of sports every Thursday. Click here to send an e-mail to Flem, or address it yourself: flemfile@aol.com. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer.
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