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Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: weaklink75 on March 13, 2007, 02:18:19 PM
I'm betting on Yahtzee being telecast soon...and not the Peter Marshall version.. (http://\"http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961028.html?categoryid=14&cs=1\") (it's on topic because the former producer of 2-Minute Drill and the Identity producer are running this...)
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: PYLdude on March 13, 2007, 02:28:31 PM
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'147984\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:18 PM\']
I'm betting on Yahtzee being telecast soon...and not the Peter Marshall version.. (http://\"http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961028.html?categoryid=14&cs=1\") (it's on topic because the former producer of 2-Minute Drill and the Identity producer are running this...)
[/quote]

But it's not a game show...so it's a big stretch.
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: Fedya on March 13, 2007, 02:54:19 PM
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'147987\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:28 PM\']
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'147984\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:18 PM\']
I'm betting on Yahtzee being telecast soon...and not the Peter Marshall version.. (http://\"http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961028.html?categoryid=14&cs=1\") (it's on topic because the former producer of 2-Minute Drill and the Identity producer are running this...)
[/quote]

But it's not a game show...so it's a big stretch.
[/quote]
It's not a sport, either, but apparently somebody paid ESPN enough money for a time buy....
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: clemon79 on March 13, 2007, 03:13:01 PM
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'147992\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 11:54 AM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'147987\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:28 PM\']
But it's not a game show...so it's a big stretch.
[/quote]
It's not a sport, either
[/quote]
I lol'd.

/would rather see Roshambo played in the South Park style
//I'll go first
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: DrBear on March 13, 2007, 03:34:20 PM
/betting the Eastern Sportsteam Promotion Network doesn't show any west coast R-P-S.
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: davemackey on March 13, 2007, 05:12:29 PM
I think GSN aired this last year as part of "Games Across America."

/GSN is now airing cat shows! Who knew?
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: Joe Mello on March 13, 2007, 06:56:16 PM
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'147992\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 02:54 PM\']
It's not a sport, either, but apparently somebody paid ESPN enough money for a time buy....
[/quote]

The shelf life of the Arm Wrestling Championships must've expired.  And the Scrabble tournaments.  And the dominoes tournaments.

I'd like ESPN2 to show Magic: The Gathering tournies again just for novelty's sake and because I'm a gigantic nerd.
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on March 13, 2007, 09:07:28 PM
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'147992\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 12:54 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'147987\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:28 PM\']
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'147984\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 01:18 PM\']
I'm betting on Yahtzee being telecast soon...and not the Peter Marshall version.. (http://\"http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961028.html?categoryid=14&cs=1\") (it's on topic because the former producer of 2-Minute Drill and the Identity producer are running this...)
[/quote]

But it's not a game show...so it's a big stretch.
[/quote]
It's not a sport, either, but apparently somebody paid ESPN enough money for a time buy....
[/quote]
Well, either is poker...ESPN is and never was designated as a "sports only" network.
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: PYLdude on March 13, 2007, 10:41:19 PM
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'148044\' date=\'Mar 13 2007, 08:07 PM\']
Well, either is poker...ESPN is and never was designated as a "sports only" network.
[/quote]

I understand the point...but rock-paper-scissors? That's pushin' it.
Title: ESPN to show Rock, Paper, Scissors championship...
Post by: davewalls on March 14, 2007, 01:29:35 AM
The Rock-Paper-Scissors has been a running feature in the World  Series of Poker broadcasts..Phil Gordon started a lot of the prop bet tournaments, like the 2004 "Blind Man's Bluff" tournament. I agree it a stretch to air an entire program to it, but as an occasional special, I can live it rather than reairing than another airing of kids playing Madden Football or the "And 1" mixtape tour.