Re: Sky To Televise World Snooker Shoot-Out
Monique wrote:The difference with "pot black", at least with the latest editions of "pot black", is that "pot black" was mainly a mundane event where establishment people were drinking champagne while having small talk with top players and, if need be, watched some snooker.
This will target another audience, much more popular and younger.
Yeah, even when they brought it back, it was done in a large room in a plush hotel, with chandaliers everywhere. The people watching were 'invite only' and were all there in tuxes etc. It did come across as a bit of a snobby event, not an event trying to claim new fans.
I remember the first year though, they showed the whole event without interruption on Grandstand, and I got a fun afternoon of snooker watching with a friend. The next year when they tried it, they kept going over to horse racing and coming back saying; "By the way, you've just missed Hendry lose a frame. But here's the next frame being played, which has already started."
The first year though, despite the location and the promotion being questionable, I would argue that it was still something worth watching. Whereas ending a frame at 12-minutes, as oppose to when it naturally finishes baffles me a bit, and the shot clock is just a tension destroyer. Maybe I am just an old fuddy duddy, I am pushing 30 after all.
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