http://www.tsn.ca/videohub/?collection=72&show=137380
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/ron-burgundy-north-dakota-anchorman/
So the Canadian Olympic Curling Qualifiers aka the Roar of the Rings, starts today. But as big a deal as that is (and yes, in Canada, that is a big deal), legendary US anchorman Ron Burgundy showed up in Winnipeg to assist in covering day one.
It was... odd.
The best part was when Carey was shooting her last rock of the end for what should be a pretty routine takeout for one, when Burgundy announces it is an "impossible shot - never been done before in curling". Vic Rauter and co just try and roll with it, when Carey proceeds to miss the shot and Burgundy just looks smug.
The second best part was the 80s-era TSN sports blazer Burgundy was wearing.
Anyways - a mildly amusing way to kill 30 minutes if you check out the top link.
Don't lie to the people, it's not a big deal in Canada :P
It's important, it's important to have a hot chick as skip in Sotchi. Gotta compete with the Swede & Finnish hotties.
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 01, 2013, 10:15:21 PM
It's important, it's important to have a hot chick as skip in Sotchi. Gotta compete with the Swede & Finnish hotties.
I was a fan of the Danish team at the last Olympics. :perv:
Quote from: HVC on December 01, 2013, 06:58:46 PM
Don't lie to the people, it's not a big deal in Canada :P
Lies! :ultra:
Seriously - curling pulls in big ratings. Not quite hockey or football big, but big.
On the plus side, some nice looking broads playing broom ball.
On the minus side, all the Canadian announcers are mooks.
I suppose he is known as Ron de Bourgogne over in Quebec.
Quote from: Barrister on December 01, 2013, 11:23:20 PM
Quote from: HVC on December 01, 2013, 06:58:46 PM
Don't lie to the people, it's not a big deal in Canada :P
Lies! :ultra:
Seriously - curling pulls in big ratings. Not quite hockey or football big, but big.
Yeah, and when he says football big, he means the CFL, so that pretty much explains where curling is.
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 02, 2013, 11:27:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on December 01, 2013, 11:23:20 PM
Quote from: HVC on December 01, 2013, 06:58:46 PM
Don't lie to the people, it's not a big deal in Canada :P
Lies! :ultra:
Seriously - curling pulls in big ratings. Not quite hockey or football big, but big.
Yeah, and when he says football big, he means the CFL, so that pretty much explains where curling is.
Here's the TSN average audience for hockey, CFL and the Brier (Men's national Championship).
NHL 707,000.
Brier 685,000.
CFL 637,000
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/08/curling-continues-ratings-climb-at-brier
Thanks for the confirmation.
I wonder why he did this? Maybe because curling is a joke? :hmm:
cc loves to troll. It's best to just ignore his nonsense.
Apparently Ron Burgundy and Champ Kind will be guest hosting ESPN's 6pm SportsCenter tomorrow.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2013, 08:57:04 AM
Apparently Ron Burgundy and Champ Kind will be guest hosting ESPN's 6pm SportsCenter tomorrow.
WHAMMY
Man o man - crazy game between Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin last night. Howard, who is no slouch with 4 Canadian and 4 world championships, was leading in the 9th end when he somehow allowed Kevin Martin (who won the 2010 gold at the Olympics) to score 4 in a come from behind victory.
Don't suppose anyone else is watching any of this?
Quote from: Barrister on December 04, 2013, 11:11:51 AM
Don't suppose anyone else is watching any of this?
According to you, slightly more than those who watch the CFL.
So, yeah, your conclusion is valid. :P
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2013, 08:57:04 AM
Apparently Ron Burgundy and Champ Kind will be guest hosting ESPN's 6pm SportsCenter tomorrow.
I think that movie needs to make two hundred million just to cover the promotional costs.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 05, 2013, 01:41:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2013, 08:57:04 AM
Apparently Ron Burgundy and Champ Kind will be guest hosting ESPN's 6pm SportsCenter tomorrow.
I think that movie needs to make two hundred million just to cover the promotional costs.
Why? All of this kind of stuff (doing the Road of the Rings, hosting SportsCentre) is completely free.
Now they have been buying paid ads too, but seem to be relying a lot on free/viral media.
Ferrell, Carrel and co. don't work for free. ;)
I was exaggerating, of course.
Quote from: Barrister on December 02, 2013, 11:31:57 AM
Here's the TSN average audience for hockey, CFL and the Brier (Men's national Championship).
NHL 707,000.
Brier 685,000.
CFL 637,000
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/08/curling-continues-ratings-climb-at-brier
The NHL championship* only draws in 70,000 more Canadians than the curling championship, and the CFL championship draws in even fewer than the curling championship? I am: astonished.
* I know you would never compare an apple like a regular-season NHL game to an orange like a championship curling competition, so assume you used championship numbers for both hockey and curling.
I'm sure the promotional stuff was written into their contracts. And if any of them are getting a small cut, it's in their interest to promote it anyway.
Quote from: grumbler on December 05, 2013, 02:04:44 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 02, 2013, 11:31:57 AM
Here's the TSN average audience for hockey, CFL and the Brier (Men's national Championship).
NHL 707,000.
Brier 685,000.
CFL 637,000
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/08/curling-continues-ratings-climb-at-brier
The NHL championship* only draws in 70,000 more Canadians than the curling championship, and the CFL championship draws in even fewer than the curling championship? I am: astonished.
* I know you would never compare an apple like a regular-season NHL game to an orange like a championship curling competition, so assume you used championship numbers for both hockey and curling.
:huh:
The article itself explains what those numbers are for. The NHL and CFL numbers are for the season average. For TSN (the cable channel involved) the NHL numbers include some early round playoffs, but not the finals. The CFL numbers include the playoffs and the Grey Cup, but are the average of the entire season.
And you'd have to know what the Brier (Men's national championship) is like. Yes, it is a championship. But it is a championship selected coming out of a 12-team round robin tournament. The tournament is played over an 8 day period, with two or three draws (set of games) per day, with multiple games being played at the same time on the same sheet of ice. So the brier number is the average for all of those games, and is not the number for the final championship game itself. Essentially they play an entire "season" of curling in just over one week.
Quote from: Barrister on December 05, 2013, 02:12:09 PM
Essentially they play an entire "season" of curling in just over one week.
Sounds exhausting.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 05, 2013, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 05, 2013, 02:12:09 PM
Essentially they play an entire "season" of curling in just over one week.
Sounds exhausting.
I imagine it would be. I've played in bonspeils (curling tournaments) where you play 5 games in 2-3 days, and it's surprisingly tough.
It's the Final, damn it. No s.
Quote from: Barrister on December 05, 2013, 02:12:09 PM
The article itself explains what those numbers are for. The NHL and CFL numbers are for the season average. For TSN (the cable channel involved) the NHL numbers include some early round playoffs, but not the finals. The CFL numbers include the playoffs and the Grey Cup, but are the average of the entire season.
And you'd have to know what the Brier (Men's national championship) is like. Yes, it is a championship. But it is a championship selected coming out of a 12-team round robin tournament. The tournament is played over an 8 day period, with two or three draws (set of games) per day, with multiple games being played at the same time on the same sheet of ice. So the brier number is the average for all of those games, and is not the number for the final championship game itself. Essentially they play an entire "season" of curling in just over one week.
In other words, those numbers are bogus. :lol:
If you want to argue that the Brier numbers represent a playoff, rather than a championship game, then that seems supported by the evidence. They certainly don't represent the equivalent of a regular season plus a playoff, and thus the comparison artificially inflated the curling numbers... unless one is interested only in the numbers of people watching these sports on a single network under some random set of circumstances, which produces no numbers that anyone should care about.
Quote from: grumbler on December 05, 2013, 02:32:25 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 05, 2013, 02:12:09 PM
The article itself explains what those numbers are for. The NHL and CFL numbers are for the season average. For TSN (the cable channel involved) the NHL numbers include some early round playoffs, but not the finals. The CFL numbers include the playoffs and the Grey Cup, but are the average of the entire season.
And you'd have to know what the Brier (Men's national championship) is like. Yes, it is a championship. But it is a championship selected coming out of a 12-team round robin tournament. The tournament is played over an 8 day period, with two or three draws (set of games) per day, with multiple games being played at the same time on the same sheet of ice. So the brier number is the average for all of those games, and is not the number for the final championship game itself. Essentially they play an entire "season" of curling in just over one week.
In other words, those numbers are bogus. :lol:
If you want to argue that the Brier numbers represent a playoff, rather than a championship game, then that seems supported by the evidence. They certainly don't represent the equivalent of a regular season plus a playoff, and thus the comparison artificially inflated the curling numbers... unless one is interested only in the numbers of people watching these sports on a single network under some random set of circumstances, which produces no numbers that anyone should care about.
The numbers are what they are. :mellow:
It was all spelled out in the article. They are of course comparing apples to oranges. They also pointed out that in curling many of the draws are mid-day, mid week which is tough to compare to hockey or football which are exclusively played in prime time or weekends. Hockey and curling to a lesser extent are also covered on other networks, with differing broadcast reach.
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 05, 2013, 02:27:49 PM
It's the Final, damn it. No s.
In several professional, non-collegiate sports (basketball, baseball and hockey come to mind readily) the champion is decided by a series of games rather than by one game. Thus, "finals" is a pretty common term, often misused, but probably understandably so.
Quote from: fhdz on December 05, 2013, 09:25:54 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 05, 2013, 02:27:49 PM
It's the Final, damn it. No s.
In several professional, non-collegiate sports (basketball, baseball and hockey come to mind readily) the champion is decided by a series of games rather than by one game. Thus, "finals" is a pretty common term, often misused, but probably understandably so.
Yes, however, it's the Stanley Cup Final.
Awesome shot by Brad Jacobs, eh BB!
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 05, 2013, 10:38:56 PM
Awesome shot by Brad Jacobs, eh BB!
I was watching the Jets game.
Then I threw my tv out the window mid-way through the 3rd period. :mad:
But good point - will check out online highlights now to cheer me up. But if Brad Jacobs made the big shot I may be disappointed - I've been pulling for Kevin Martin because I remember curling with his third, Dave Nedohin, at the same curling club in Winnipeg as a junior curler 20+ years ago.
Name dropper. :glare:
Okay - that was a pretty nice shot. :sleep:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 04, 2013, 08:57:04 AM
Apparently Ron Burgundy and Champ Kind will be guest hosting ESPN's 6pm SportsCenter tomorrow.
Can you still sue for sexual harassment if it's an act on live tv?
TBH I'm really fascinated by how Anchorman has exploded over the last decade. At the time it was an awkward semi-SNL/early Apatow riff on Boogie Nights that almost nobody saw, but when it started on HBO my entire High School class started having entire conversations of nothing but Anchorman quotes. It hasn't really let up since.
Fuck if I know. And you really need stop seeing everything through the prism of Boogie Nights.
:rolleyes:
I don't think it's anything like a stretch.
Quote from: Barrister on December 06, 2013, 12:11:16 AM
Okay - that was a pretty nice shot. :sleep:
I need to see the start of that end, only saw last 3 stones, because I really wonder how they got so many guards.
Whelp, the ESPN spot was cancelled due to "Breaking News"--as if Ron couldn't do the FSU story himself--but here's a link of Ron Burgundy doing the evening news at KXNews of Minot, North Dakota.
http://www.kxnet.com/story/24103584/anchorman-will-ferrell-visits-kx
Kudos to the anchorwoman for keeping her shit together, with Ron Burgundy reading a WalMart trash fire in Bismark, ND.
Check out all the last names. Only Krauts allowed in Minot.
I think I have a curling crush on Rachel Homan.