I can't believe nobody has said this yet- but god bless these kids for giving this bullshit the axe when nobody else would. They had the most to lose by doing that too. They should be given a standing ovation for their rebellion. The whole "judges panel" were too into being reality show whores, the producer apparently thought he was kicking ass, and SLAP was scared to break the contract, so these kids stepped up, gave up whatever potential prize was awaiting them, and finally sent the message- SKATEBOARDING IS TOO GOOD FOR THIS BULLSHIT.
I would find it hard to believe the kids in this don't check this site, as they obviously found out about the contest somehow, and they are at the center of the shit storm. If you are out there- FUCK YEAH, you guys are all fucking awesome.
Saddest thing about this whole thing is that they were probably editing this thing the whole time to make the show look as good as possible and the kids look as bad as possible, and after watching the whole thing capped with them piling on these poor kids, everybody came to the conclusion that the producers were fucking assholes. The way they edited it was barely even noticeable that the kids were the ones telling the producers to fuck off, and that they just had bad attitudes and so the judges decided they weren't worthy. Imagine if they just edited it straight? oooof.
For those piling on to Fitzgerald, it was really obvious he was set up. For those asking why he would do the interview, how can you say no to the institution that put you on the map? He doesn't comment on the challenges, meaning he either didn't know or wasn't down, but only on the cameras. And honestly, maybe there were as many cameras in people's faces in the SF season episodes, but I really doubt that it was JUST the cameras that were pissing them off, but after all the bullshit, I'm sure that shit would get to you. It would be like putting a dog in a cage, abusing and teasing the shit out of it, and throwing anything into the cage, that thing is getting ripped the fuck apart.
As far as the "crew falling apart �
" goes, it seemed like glasses kid and Finucan were bonding, but bonding on how much they fucking hated the show.
I can't totally hate Steve Rodriguez, apparently he was behind keeping the brooklyn banks open long enough for me to get a chance to skate there, which, at least on a personal level, cancels out the bullshit I had to put up with here. I'd gladly sit through all of these again for a chance to skate the banks again. I'm really glad I'm not the only one who thought he looked really weird though. It kinda reminded me of what would happen if you put a wax statue of a person under the sun and let it melt and droop, and I can't even explain why.
Oh, and the idea of being pro only being 40% skating is the most honest thing anybody said on that shit. So much of it is knowing the right people, kissing the right ass, and having the right image. There are plenty of pros that are terrible or haven't produced parts in years, but are down with the right people.
Can't wait to see Mandible's edit. I'm definitely in on the million view march.
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