Ive been pretty critical of ESPN lately and this show is no time to stop… Although this was more entertaining than the LeBron James decision hour long show, its still just a joke.. An awards show can be made for pretty much anything and the espys definitely embraces that.
Awards show musts
- 1. Dressing up in outfits that cost more than a regular persons yearly salary
- 2. A host that tries WAY too hard for a laugh
- 3. Will Ferrell promotes his current movie project
The Espys hit on every point, then added the stereotypical moments only professional athletes can provide. I.e. “I thank my Lord Jesus Christ who makes all things possible, and dedicate this to the kingdom of God coming to Super Bowl 42.” As David Tyree said from the Giants. Im all for a belief system that makes you a better person, but good god man its football, and you think the kingdom of god is most concerned with Super Bowl 42? That’s a smidge egocentric. Just a smidge though, cause football is awesome… LOVE IT.
The Espys also give us the desperate attempt to give other lowly sports more attention. Such as soccer, lacrosse, dodgeball, midget tossing etc. C’mon, quit ramming sports down our throat. I understand ESPN is the ultimate hype machine and always will be, but at least stick to the interesting sports. If you want to promote the upcoming NFL season, the British Open, or next weeks MLB games.. go for it, you’re a sports organization I can respect that. But devoting time in this show to explain the greatness of womens basketball? For god sakes ESPN, I hope the WNBA at least paid you the last 5 dollars and 23 cents it has in the bank.
All in all the ESPY’s could have been worse, but in the wake of LeBron James’ retarded ass hour long ass kissing fest EPSN needs to be more concerned with sports coverage. If they keep fading in this direction they may pull an MTV and we’re watching lacrosse player reality shows, and morons living their life’s in front of the camera. Yet they need to generate ratings for an ever increasingly stupid population and they need to do whatever it takes to stay afloat. I was entertained by the ESPY’s and still watch ESPN but without amazing writers, like myself, criticizing ESPN for straying from the sports I know and love they may fall to the dark side. So in the end, if your bored, you can catch the multiple reruns of the ESPYs for a little entertainment, but be wary.. these people make millions of dollars, and are better than you.
