What does SLAP think about where skateboarding is headed as Thrasher continues to release content?
For example, Thrasher has been putting out "teasers" for video parts for a while now with descriptions so hackneyed they come off as desperate, e.g. "You gotta watch this. This guy straight up kills it. Let the skating do the talking." Omg that's the same description as the last guy whose name I can't remember.
They also spoil tricks in firing lines, e.g. "Ends it with a crazy ledge combo" or "you gotta see what he does next." You might as well just tell us what tricks are done, how many mph they were going, and how big the rail or stairs are.
I feel more and more numb to the point where I just don't watch any new guy's footage. Everyone is getting gnarlier but at the same time we're just waiting for the next monster rollercoaster rail with 24 kinks.
With all of this progression that seems to be meaningless since all of our reactions are "Oh yeah that was fuckin' sick, NEXT" as MJ says, it seems like skateboarding needs to "devolve" a bit from going for the same type of big shit that we've all seen before. Stuff like Dylan Witkin's ender in Gone Fishin' is still gnarly but in a much different way. People with good style, e.g. Al Davis, Brad Cromer will always get people wanting to skate. But another guy 50-50's a triple kink? Yawn. Oh, it's a feeble? Fuck that, it's one stair short from the other guy's.
Maybe I'm just getting old, but if kids are growing up watching these videos and accepting a quad kink as a "normal" trick that everyone has seen before, what are the consequences? WILL SKATEBOARDING DIE AGAIN BECAUSE EVERYONE GOT TOO GNARLY AND BROKE THEIR NECKS TRYING TO HARDFLIP WHILE DOING THE LOOP ON GO SKATEBOARDING DAY SPONSORED BY MONSTER ENERGY??
Gnarlier and gnarlier tricks by the same formula + Less and less of a positive/stoked reaction from viewers = ?
Discuss.
Topic: Thrasher pushing expectations in skateboarding (Read 3025 times)