EPTBut yeah, anything to grow the e-sport and get more people to watch Starcraft. More people who watch means more people on TeamLiquid which means e-sports will only grow industry wise.
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Fionn
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But yeah, anything to grow the e-sport and get more people to watch Starcraft. More people who watch means more people on TeamLiquid which means e-sports will only grow industry wise. | ||
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Sandro
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Dranak
United States464 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:46 Sandro wrote: So Sundance's tweet was hours ago, has anything come of his meeting with that TV executive yet? If/when Sundance has news for us, he'll let us know. | ||
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Secret05
United States342 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:44 W2 wrote: its probably not going to be a permanent fixture on espn, just one show for MLG every few months. Ya does anyone know for sure what this thread is discussing specifically? My guess is it'll probably be something to do with MLG where they show an MLG event every few months. Kind of like how they show major tennis and golf tournaments every few months. | ||
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Chvol
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
im not sure i'd watch it on tv, unless it's on my computer | ||
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staples2
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Kuror
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CursedRich
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Kickboxer
Slovenia1308 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:32 Jibba wrote: Your statements about WoW and CS in general are totally off, though. You should be seeking to learn from past failures, instead of dismissing them because of the game. WoW and CS at their peaks were extremely popular, and sponsor packed. They were "popular" because a billion nerds play them (just like LoL incidentally). The games are impossibly uninteresting, confusing and shitty to watch unless you are a hardcore fan / aspiring pro and even then they are still terrible. As a casual observer you can watch SF4 and you can watch starcraft and that's about it, let's be objective here. CS isn't a spectator sport for the same reasons curling isn't one. It sucks ass. I dare you to show your parents a wow arena match or a game of CS and ask them what they think they are looking at. | ||
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ronpaul012
United States769 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:44 gogoGoGoGOOO wrote: If you don't get banned I'll be surprised. why? it's true. If anything i wouldn't be surprised if tl mods agreed, considering adblock blocks the ad on tl site, which keeps the site going. | ||
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Eternalmisfit
United States643 Posts
The poll itself is misleading as I do want SC2 on ESPN (and I would vote yes for that) but if the poll is asking specifically whether I will tune in or not, it will be a no vote. For the record, I haven't voted yet. | ||
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fer
Canada375 Posts
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nath
United States1788 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:49 Kickboxer wrote: They were "popular" because a billion nerds play them (just like LoL incidentally). The games are impossibly uninteresting, confusing and shitty to watch unless you are a hardcore fan / aspiring pro and even then they are still terrible. As a casual observer you can watch SF4 and you can watch starcraft and that's about it, let's be objective here. CS isn't a spectator sport for the same reasons curling isn't one. It sucks ass. I dare you to show your parents a wow arena match or a game of CS and ask them what they think they are looking at. i think cs is easier to understand. wow, lol, dota, etc...i agree with you. but people shooting each other, counter terrorists and terrorists, bomb, etc seems straightforward. | ||
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MurDeRsc2
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Polarexia
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Torpedo.Vegas
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Like a Boss
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hitpoint
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Angra
United States2652 Posts
On October 01 2011 08:45 Fionn wrote: This would be amazing for GSL since that is usually the time when ESPN2 shows random crap that is very niche like bass fishing or Dungeons and Dragons. If it's MLG, it more than likely be taped delayed and played in an edited format around the same time GSL comes on. But yeah, anything to grow the e-sport and get more people to watch Starcraft. More people who watch means more people on TeamLiquid which means e-sports will only grow industry wise. That would be the most likely thing. I can't see them airing SC2 on prime time, ESPN2 is a pretty prominent sports channel during the daytime/evening. It'll probably be a late-night airing kind of thing. On October 01 2011 08:54 Like a Boss wrote: No... way no. Who the hell watches TV? Why would anybody want to go backwards in technology, the amount of time spend watching TV is decreasing every year. Why would you want to constrain your tournament to a certain time frame when you can pull up VODs online anywhere and anytime? Why wouldn't anyone want to enjoy playing and watching from the same place? They probably shouldn't broadcast SC2 games over computers, either, to be honest. I mean people watching things on their phones is increasing every year. Why would you want to constrain yourself to a certain room when you can watch SC2 anywhere over a phone? They should really just exclusively stick to phone streams and dump the whole computer thing. | ||
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