Kornheiser on MNF

Kellerman was an ass on that show, but not as smarmy as Reali. At least Kellerman is considered a foremost expert in something, and he is quite bright. Reali is just a boneless chicken breast.

The show is ESPN at its very worst.

 

I got an idea. Instead of Stat Boy, they should put Beano Cook in there. Instead of ATH, you would call the show Cookin' with Beano

 

Unlike many here, my reflex action isn't to go brown bunny on Kornheiser.

So from that perspective, I actually didn't think it was the train wreck I was expecting. Kornheiser was by no means great, but he wasn't a disaster.

And I agree with the Pope, there could be some good by-play between Kornheiser and Thiesmann, especially since both have known each other for a while. And without Paul Maguire there to be to Thiesmann as Bobby Bland is to James Brown (and vice versa), the ESPN broadcast actually came off as a helluva less schticky than it used to be.

And Tirico actually engaged both in some football discussion, unlike Al Michaels, who I like, but who also sets the whole broadcast up to hear the maximum amount of his voice.

And God please, why is Suzie Kolber back? She sucks. She just sounds and looks like the local high school cheerleading coach. One of these days she's going to accidentally blurt out to someone like Jon Gruden, "So you gonna rock the shit at state?" She's actually better doing those hilariously cheesy post-game interviews at the end of the ESPN NFL2k5 video game.

Not a bad first run though.

 

Wasn't his radio show live?

 

What... did they pan to Jason Alexander in the crowd?

 

Not gonna take the word of a writer who explains his lead two words by again writing "Listen Up" in the next line. Awful writing.

 

Boring and obvious is a good way to describe it.

What's Kornheiser's function in the booth? To be clever, or amusing, or different, right? Well, all he does is try to analyze football, which he doesn't know enough about to analyze. So he just sounds like an average joe fan sitting and watching a game -- making inane comments. Just like Dennis Miller, as someone said above.

Also, the broadcast needs more sideline reporters.

 

I think the Pope was just making some kind of Jew reference

 

Just had breakfast at the local diner, where the usual sports crowd ripped the shit out of the telecast. But, and who is surprised by this, it was mostly bashing of Joey T. The gang killed him ...

 

If The Post said, "it wasn't exactly clear at times THAT he wa there at all," I'd agree with them. There were times I was listening for TK and didn't hear him for a while.

I'm pissed that I have to work today and I'll miss PTI.

 

Outing alert: I'm Mel Gibson.  :

 

They need to bring back this guy.