As last season ended I, like many of you I suspect, was shocked and saddened to see INFL abruptly pulled from HBO. What a fantastic weekly wrap up show it was. The gold standard IMO; it far surpassed anything on ESPN or the myriad other sports channels out there. I really looked forward to my weekly dose of the two Chris's, Dan and Bob. Frankly its demise was the last straw for me, and I soon after cancelled my HBO subscription. During the final Olympic shindig, Costas and Collinsworth briefly mentioned the football season and how busy they would soon be. I remember reading awhile back that somehow, someway somebody would revive INFL. A quick google lead me to this. What a total load of crapola flavored BS.
Showtime? Showtime! You've got to be kidding me. It's a half-assed premium channel on its best day. Does anybody even subscribe to it? I think the majority of it's viewership comes during free weekends. Warren Sapp, James Brown, Phil Simms and Collinsworth? Sapp and Simms are lucky if they can put together a coherent statement using proper English, and Brown is about as exciting as watching your little sister pick daisies. Collinsworth is far too talented to be mixed up with this bunch. I was really hoping ESPN was going to pick up INFL with the same cast and crew. As it is I'm sure Showtime thinks it has pulled off a major coup, but I predict the results and ratings will be totally underwhelming. They'll keep it chugging along, throwing money at it for years as a never ending cast of has beens fill the chairs of those departed. In the end we will be left with a show barely a shell of its former self.
Man I am really ticked off about this.
Showtime? Showtime! You've got to be kidding me. It's a half-assed premium channel on its best day. Does anybody even subscribe to it? I think the majority of it's viewership comes during free weekends. Warren Sapp, James Brown, Phil Simms and Collinsworth? Sapp and Simms are lucky if they can put together a coherent statement using proper English, and Brown is about as exciting as watching your little sister pick daisies. Collinsworth is far too talented to be mixed up with this bunch. I was really hoping ESPN was going to pick up INFL with the same cast and crew. As it is I'm sure Showtime thinks it has pulled off a major coup, but I predict the results and ratings will be totally underwhelming. They'll keep it chugging along, throwing money at it for years as a never ending cast of has beens fill the chairs of those departed. In the end we will be left with a show barely a shell of its former self.
Man I am really ticked off about this.