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Posted on: Nov. 13 2014,05:56
Daniel Tosh destroys ESPN:
ESPN reminds me of CNN back when they were the only game in town. Not early, but towards the end of their dominance when they thought they were untouchable.
ESPN is bloated, corrupt, and arrogant. They're a lackey for the big leagues and are a major player in the SEC bias as they profit directly from it.
Everyone I know that likes sports ball watches ESPN, but of that group I'm hard pressed to find anyone who thinks they're fair or even provide good coverage of events. I don't know anyone that's an ESPN defender.
ESPN is ripe for a competitor to step up and take a large portion of their audience, but I don't know who can do it right now. The only real contenders are FOX (Worst website in history) and CBS.
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Posted on: Nov. 13 2014,07:42
Nah, he criticized them for blatantly ripping off his whole segment. I think he just hammered home that the guy used his exact phrase.
If you've never seen Tosh's "Web Redemption" he starts off by showing the clip, then interviewing those involved, he uses that exact phrase when the interview is done, and finally shows them "redeeming" their mistake.
That was exactly how the ESPN piece was formatted and they also used the exact phrase he does. They clearly stole the idea from him.
What probably happened is a young man or woman (either an intern or a kid of someone) got a chance at a segment and is a Tosh fan. All the geezers there are too busy watching SEC football or polishing Roger Goodell's knob to even know about Tosh, thus they didn't realize what they were airing.
Cue the Tosh response, the media inquiries, and the denials.
I don't want ESPN to go away, but I'd love if it someone stepped up to give them competition and to keep them honest. Right now they're getting away with murder.
