As long as there isn't a meeting like this at the end of the first series.......
paintball on SKY
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Agreed, filming games is hard though, even with a decent budget the Yank stuff can be dull. I reckon we will be looking at a paintball Gadget Show. No bad thing. Jason Bradbury would make a good star guest, he likes a bit of paintball action.
Suzy Perry and Pollyanna would also be welcome........
(especially Suzy Perry)
Suzy Perry and Pollyanna would also be welcome........
(especially Suzy Perry)
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I don't know you pal, but you're starting to piss me off already.
We aren't here to bash other people, other forums, other companies. If you have a problem, take it up with them directly and stop airing your dirty laundry in public.
This is your warning, next one will be a forum holiday.
It's quite clear on the original link about the connection with Shoreline and Tim / Shoreline are indicated as the creators of the programme whchi will be televised on Sky:
“This is a big opportunity for paintball in the UK and further afield. The opportunity to have a regular weekly television show beamed into every household, every hotel and every bar in the UK and Ireland and shown in a further 34 countries as well as the internet is an enormously exciting prospect for everyone involved in the game. It’s a hugely ambitious project but there is no reason why paintball should not be ambitious and go for it. So we have.”
Tim Barnett, Shoreline Paintball – Creators of The Paintball Show
Many have tried to televise paintball, doing so as a game has repeatedly failed with two exceptions that have each had a single series on UK TV - 'Mission paintball' and 'X-Fire'
A game show with a woodland league format resulting in a tournament style final episode, and a heavily scripted game show. Mission Paintball is the mose successful with repeats every few years to pick up a new late night audience - no need to waste money filming a new series, just repeat the same one.
To succeed and get a viewer base this will have to do more than to cater for the niche markets of scenario and tournament paintball, and looks to be able to do that in a magazine format.
Bit of a good pointer to flag up Jason Bradbury - the man behind the only successful UK paintball TV programme.
It would be nice for it to encompass all aspects of our sport-be it sup air, woodland or forum trolling. On a serious note I hope the guys behind it are able to make it engaging to the general public and us paintballers alike-that is the real target is it not? Talk about how to play, what is involved show some tourney action and big game stuff [from all games, not just one particular company] and highlight fields to go and try the game out so we swell the numbers in the community so that petty bickering will not kill the sport......again.
Plus maybe a 'day in the life' style segment...featuring Dusty and his collection of paintball figurines....Niall and his rubber chicken collection...Buddha rapping......LIPS eating pies...how the CPPS/Masters guys set up the fields for a tourney..how a big game is organised etc etc
Plus maybe a 'day in the life' style segment...featuring Dusty and his collection of paintball figurines....Niall and his rubber chicken collection...Buddha rapping......LIPS eating pies...how the CPPS/Masters guys set up the fields for a tourney..how a big game is organised etc etc
