User: deadboat

ESPN and the XFL

On: Technology And The XFL

anyone stop to consider why the mainstream media, and especially ESPN, are so quick to bash the xfl?

• media elitism - the american media desires to be seen as an advisor and a guide to today's culture. "we know more than you, we know what you should like and what you shouldn't." since the wwf/vince mcmahon/xfl dont follow our traditional standards, the media is quick to pass them off as crude, racist, vulgar, etc.
• competition - titan sports, parent company of the wwf, owns half of the xfl, with nbc owning the other 50%. now, who has ripped on the xfl more than anyone else? espn. owned and operated by abc. the wwf soundly defeats abc's monday night football in the coveted 12-24 age bracket. nbc and abc are bitter rivals in the broadcast industry. coincidence? nah

Ice Cream in Iron Chef

On: Junkyard Wars Marathon

yet another ice cream appearance in iron chef: asparagus battle, iron chef japanese morimoto makes asparagus ice cream. panned by the judges... especially the fortune teller. ~db