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Originally Posted by DaycareInferno
people greatly overestimate the effects of everything on "the game", especially things that happen in the US. super ****ty tv show will just be super ****ty tv show.
Whether or not this particular show fails or succeeds isn't really my concern.
I would just much rather see the poker community come together and offer more positive feedback, even if they think the idea is beyond saving.
Poker on TV has been successful and had an impact, even if that gets overestimated. New pros aren't as recognized as the old pros. When I get asked "Have you met...." it is nearly always Daniel, Phil H., Phil I. or Mike M. that they want to know about. The characters of the game.
That is why I applaud an effort by Johnny and Doyle (!?! if he was even complicit...that is a whole other story I guess), no matter how cheesy or awkward it may be.
Maybe, just maybe there is something to the equation of "Old Pros + Reality TV + competition" that might make for viewable tv, even if it isn't this particular show.