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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001
| Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 5:40 pm
Thought I'd start this thread up, since it starts this Sunday (2/22) This show, if youre into sports, should be fun for you. Basically, it's "ESPN Idol". 12 contestants each week, will go do things an ESPN personality will do (sideline reporting, Sportscenter highlights, etc.) While there will be judges, the viewers will vote off people each week via the Internet of text messaging, and in the end (on 3/28) the winner gets an ESPN contract. The show airs live on Sundays, with a reair later on in the week. Here's the show sie, where you can see the finalists (Zachariah in paricular...he's either gonna be voted out first or win this thing I think) http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/dreamjob/index
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 9:54 pm
Well, I watched the first ep...I thought it was pretty good. Out of the 12 finalists, 6 actually worked this week, the other 6 go next week, then I guess they ramp up eliminations. This week, they had to do their own highlights package, like you would see an ESPN person do. The voting format is interesting: There are 5 votes; one from each of the 4 judges (2 ESPN personalities, Levar Arrington of the Redskins, and an ESPN executive) each have one vote to cut someone. The public has the fifth vote. In case of a tie (as what happpened this week, as two judges picked one person, two judges picked another, and the public picked a 3rd to be eliminated), they go to "the red phone", which is a link to another group of ESPN executives, to break the tie. The loser goes and "cleans out their locker". Now there isn't a 24-hour wait for results, not even 4 hours. The elimination happens live during the show.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 11:19 pm
It was oretty good, if a little rough with the production. I love Stewart Scott; I also like Tony Kornheiser a lot. To me, the red phone for the tie was the worst pat. Oh...and I would have tossed off the older guy instead of Chris.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:26 am
Caught a one hour casting special last night with updates as to what has happened so far. I found it very interesting. I am rooting for the blond guy from Nebraska whose name escapes me at the moment...and I thought they booted the wrong girl! Other than that...there are some really talented and funny people here.
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Mrsa
Member
11-25-2003
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 3:45 pm
I'm rooting for Zacharia - I was miffed with him at the beginning when he was told to so something about his disheveled hair and he took offense. It was good feedback because he's not trying out for a radio job where it doesn't matter how you look. But the next week, his hair was cut and styled and he showed that he did indeed want this job. I also think that Kelly Milligan(?) and Mike Hall have a strong chance for the job. Aaron Levine seems to have faltered a bit this week. The gal Maggie, I don't think will make it.
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:33 pm
Anybody still watching this? I watched it for the 2nd time last night. They're down to 6 now. I'm not a big sports fan but I find this show fascinating. No way to bluff your way through this contest! At this point I think its between Aaron Levine and Kelly Milligan. There's a new one tonight at 10pm Eastern time. I say that Casey Stern and Maggie Haskins will be eliminated.
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Mrsa
Member
11-25-2003
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:00 am
I missed the final two votes. Was it Casey Stern and Kelly Milligan who were eliminated tonight? The judges are really getting picky about the finalist's performances. They give great feedback. I think it's going to be between Aaron and Zachary.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 8:59 am
I missed the final also. I came here hoping someone would fill me in. Kelly did really poorly on the 5 question quiz. I was shocked. Zachariah did awesome! I was also suprised how well Maggie did. I would liked to have know just how many people thought Xavier was pro-nounced "Zavier" instead of "X-avior"...I had no idea! I was tsk tsking about them getting the hockey questions wrong...I knew the answers and was so proud of myself...but I would have been lost on some of those other ones. I enjoyed the show again last night, and sorry that I missed most of it. Can't wait to se the finals next week to see how this all plays out.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 10:05 am
i cant believe Kelly did the "pass" on the quiz questions- that right there killed him- showing no emotion or care IMO- much worse than the others that tried to do stupid jokes at least as answers.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 1:37 pm
I just caught the re-air. Kelly Milligan and Casey Stern were eliminated. They were cut by both the public and the judges. We are down to the final four and will have a two hour finale Sunday night.
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 2:17 pm
I think Aaron is the runaway favorite to win it. My second choice would be Mike. I don't think Zacharias or Maggie really have a chance, but who knows!!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 2:55 pm
I didn't think Maggie would make it this far...but the gal keeps surprising me! She takes criticism to heart and works her butt off to improve. Zacharias has a comfortable easy going style and knows his stuff...but lacks the polish and professionalism that they are looking for I think. Aaron and Mike are going to be tough to beat. I appreciate Mike's sense of humor...even if the judges didn't.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:04 pm
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 7:06 pm
I like Zach, if he is the one who had the haircut and the wardrobe change after the first week. He is really good. I also like Aaron.
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Mrsa
Member
11-25-2003
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:29 pm
None of my favorites won. I'm a bit surprised that America voted to cut Aaron. He was clearly better than Mike Hall, IMO.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:13 am
I agree Mrsa.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 9:11 am
I thought it was a very tough call. Each of the final four candidates had some of the qualifications to be a sports anchor, but none of them had the total package. Part of that is due to being young and lacking experience. I thought Aaron and Mike Hall were definitely the best two overall, but clearly Zach had more personality than both of them put together. Aaron was without a doubt the most knowledgeable. Mike was more personable. I didn't vote, because I couldn't decided which of those two qualifications was more important. It is better to have more knowledge and some personality or more personality and some knowledge. Kind of a Reese's peanut butter cup deal. I think both of the boys were deserving, and hope that Aaron finds his dream job too. I stayed up late to see how Mike would do earning his salary. They started him out with $70,000 and started to ask him questions. He got another $5,000.00 for each question answered right...the catch was that if he answered one question wrong...he would lose $10,000 and the game would be over. Fortunately, he was able to see the question before he had to decided whether or not he wanted to answer it. Mike gets $95,000.00 for his salary this year! Way to Mike! Congrats to all. I thought this was very well done and now I have an all new admiration for sports anchors. That job isn't as easy as it looks!
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Mrsa
Member
11-25-2003
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 10:50 am
I didn't like Mike's yippee remark and that's why I put him under Aaron. I thought Aaron would be more professional. I was surprised that Mike answered as many questions as he did in a row to get up to $95,000 because of his poor showing in the previous quiz. Good luck to him and all the others who participated on the show. I would still love to see Zachariah on air. I would gladly watch any of his sports segments.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 11:34 am
Me too. I hope someone finds a spot for Zachariah...he has a lot of talent, personality and isn't "cookie cutter". ETA: If someone was really smart, they'd offer Zach and Aaron jobs and snatch them right out from under ESPN's nose. (But I suspect there was some sort of agreement signed that prohibits them from going to another network).
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 4:11 pm
I was leaning toward Aaron the whole way until the last challenge. I thought Mike performed much better when they had to demonstrate all their skills in a real anchoring test.
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