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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: French on May 26, 2024, 09:02:22 AM
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Investment, 500$
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Fouad nailed in his Detroit Pro show.
Others should take note...
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My ideal backdrop would be like the 1999 Olympia. Roman columns etc ...
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Way ahead of its time.....1991 WBF Championship.
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Looks great - of course it was a Weider monopoly back then - I get that nowadays there are fart-powder pedallers needing to get their 'signature formula' (oh brother) to be seen, but the hideous patchwork has got to go...
And while we're at it - can we petition for a return to relatively normal standing relaxed postures? That 'straddling a motorbike' look is also garbage
Oh, and hiking trunks into butt-cracks can go too..
And ear-cupping with flappy applause hands...
And robotic 'dancing' for that matter
So if someone could please sort out all of the above and get back to me that would be much appreciated ;D
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88 Olympia was great
All black curtain for pre-judging and then a great stage set for the evening show
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Looks great - of course it was a Weider monopoly back then - I get that nowadays there are fart-powder pedallers needing to get their 'signature formula' (oh brother) to be seen, but the hideous patchwork has got to go...
And while we're at it - can we petition for a return to relatively normal standing relaxed postures? That 'straddling a motorbike' look is also garbage
Oh, and hiking trunks into butt-cracks can go too..
And ear-cupping with flappy applause hands...
And robotic 'dancing' for that matter
So if someone could please sort out all of the above and get back to me that would be much appreciated ;D
Get rid of those laughable cringey sequined cod pieces ffs!
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Black backdrop and hire the guy who did the lighting for the 1999 British GP.
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81 Mr O. Dark/navy blue. Giant Sandow trophies on each side. Mr. OLYMPIA spelled out in lights.
The 1991 Night of Champions. The one Benzizza won over Yates. The lighting at that show was great.
The 88 Olympia as another noted above.
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Anything is better than the current backdrop.
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was at a show yesterday and the competitors were at the same level as the audience (no stage)
You couldnt see anyones legs as they were covered by the judges.
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Get rid of those laughable cringey sequined cod pieces ffs!
Those as well
Anything is better than the current backdrop.
I think the root cause might be greed. I'm not saying Weider ran these things for the love of it, but the market has splintered nowadays, so the model looks a bit like:
- As many entrants as possible
- As many sponsors as possible
- 'Special' ticket packages with meet-and-greets
- Extortionate prices for expo booth rental
- Cash prizes as small as possible
- Ridiculous amounts for the live stream
All so the promotor can finance a Lamborghini and pretend to be an Instagram 'influencer' ::)...
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Can we also please focus on removing old bumbling Bob Chick from the announcer role? He’s NOT wanted and NOT needed. He does nothing special or unique. Anyone could replace him. Even a monkey on a type writer or a well trained Basset Hound or Golden Retriever would be better. Think about how entertaining and memorable that would be. And guaranteed they would present the placings quicker and more efficiently. The handler would lead them to the envelope and it would bring smiles and laughter to the drained and depleted bodybuilders. Not to mention they could even have special training like the seizure detection dogs to warn medical staff if any of the junkies (competitors) start to have a medical emergency like Paul Dillett did that time. He’s worn out, stumbles and staggers and lurches around on stage, his eyes are droopy, his gut hangs over his belt, he wears repulsive suits, slurs his words, has trouble speaking loud enough or coherently into the microphone, and the majority of the audience members and event staff probably lose focus / concentration on the show because they’re probably worried about him messing up the words on the teleprompter or collapsing or falling due to his age, cognitive decline, and possible medical concerns. He’s just a black cloud of gloom that should be removed asap imho.
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"and in true Mr Olympia fashion we will announce the winner before the second"
FFS you should always announce the 2nd place before the winner, it was ALWAYS done that way
Announcing the winner before the runner up shits on the runner up, he gets lost in the celebrations and gets a pity medal
We know who the winner is when they give 2nd but at least the 2nd place gets his name announced and his trophy given out for the fans
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"and in true Mr Olympia fashion we will announce the winner before the second"
FFS you should always announce the 2nd place before the winner, it was ALWAYS done that way
Announcing the winner before the runner up shits on the runner up, he gets lost in the celebrations and gets a pity medal
We know who the winner is when they give 2nd but at least the 2nd place gets his name announced and his trophy given out for the fans
monkey on the typewriter would speed type the winners in proper order, stuff the page in a showtime envelope, then walk over to the assistant stage announcer and hand them the envelope.
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Can we also please focus on removing old bumbling Bob Chick from the announcer role? He’s NOT wanted and NOT needed. He does nothing special or unique. Anyone could replace him. Even a monkey on a type writer or a well trained Basset Hound or Golden Retriever would be better. Think about how entertaining and memorable that would be. And guaranteed they would present the placings quicker and more efficiently. The handler would lead them to the envelope and it would bring smiles and laughter to the drained and depleted bodybuilders. Not to mention they could even have special training like the seizure detection dogs to warn medical staff if any of the junkies (competitors) start to have a medical emergency like Paul Dillett did that time. He’s worn out, stumbles and staggers and lurches around on stage, his eyes are droopy, his gut hangs over his belt, he wears repulsive suits, slurs his words, has trouble speaking loud enough or coherently into the microphone, and the majority of the audience members and event staff probably lose focus / concentration on the show because they’re probably worried about him messing up the words on the teleprompter or collapsing or falling due to his age, cognitive decline, and possible medical concerns. He’s just a black cloud of gloom that should be removed asap imho.
I agree, Chick's attempts at boxing/wrestling style announcing are stupid, he just looks fat, old and diabetic though me may think otherwise and he always dresses like a clown who stumbled upon Liberace's wardrobe.
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Can we also please focus on removing old bumbling Bob Chick from the announcer role? He’s NOT wanted and NOT needed. He does nothing special or unique. Anyone could replace him. Even a monkey on a type writer or a well trained Basset Hound or Golden Retriever would be better. Think about how entertaining and memorable that would be. And guaranteed they would present the placings quicker and more efficiently. The handler would lead them to the envelope and it would bring smiles and laughter to the drained and depleted bodybuilders. Not to mention they could even have special training like the seizure detection dogs to warn medical staff if any of the junkies (competitors) start to have a medical emergency like Paul Dillett did that time. He’s worn out, stumbles and staggers and lurches around on stage, his eyes are droopy, his gut hangs over his belt, he wears repulsive suits, slurs his words, has trouble speaking loud enough or coherently into the microphone, and the majority of the audience members and event staff probably lose focus / concentration on the show because they’re probably worried about him messing up the words on the teleprompter or collapsing or falling due to his age, cognitive decline, and possible medical concerns. He’s just a black cloud of gloom that should be removed asap imho.
Brutal.
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Those as well
I think the root cause might be greed. I'm not saying Weider ran these things for the love of it, but the market has splintered nowadays, so the model looks a bit like:
- As many entrants as possible
- As many sponsors as possible
- 'Special' ticket packages with meet-and-greets
- Extortionate prices for expo booth rental
- Cash prizes as small as possible
- Ridiculous amounts for the live stream
All so the promotor can finance a Lamborghini and pretend to be an Instagram 'influencer' ::)...
You are probably right.
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The glittering stripper junk-hammocks need to go.
Just obscene and unsavoury.
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The glittering stripper junk-hammocks need to go.
Just obscene and unsavoury.
And clownish.
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Looks great - of course it was a Weider monopoly back then - I get that nowadays there are fart-powder pedallers needing to get their 'signature formula' (oh brother) to be seen, but the hideous patchwork has got to go...
And while we're at it - can we petition for a return to relatively normal standing relaxed postures? That 'straddling a motorbike' look is also garbage
Oh, and hiking trunks into butt-cracks can go too..
And ear-cupping with flappy applause hands...
And robotic 'dancing' for that matter
So if someone could please sort out all of the above and get back to me that would be much appreciated ;D
Very little of that was at the WBF show. Again, it was WAAAAAAY ahead of its time, especially getting the results of the show a week after (on WWF Superstars and Wrestling Challenge) vs. waiting 4-6 months for the magazines to give its coverage.
81 Mr O. Dark/navy blue. Giant Sandow trophies on each side. Mr. OLYMPIA spelled out in lights.
The 1991 Night of Champions. The one Benzizza won over Yates. The lighting at that show was great.
The 88 Olympia as another noted above.
Smoke, lights, lasers, titantrons, elevators, dancing girls, the walkway to the audience, the press pits on the sides......The 1991 World Bodybuilding Federation Championship was arguably the BEST bodybuilding contest I'd ever seen. The footage I linked from the show was more interesting than ESPN footage of other shows, including the Olympia.
Here's the WBF Champion himself, Gary Strydom.
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"and in true Mr Olympia fashion we will announce the winner before the second"
FFS you should always announce the 2nd place before the winner, it was ALWAYS done that way
Announcing the winner before the runner up shits on the runner up, he gets lost in the celebrations and gets a pity medal
We know who the winner is when they give 2nd but at least the 2nd place gets his name announced and his trophy given out for the fans
Indeed. I like the drama as to who is going to win it. I wish they would give a solo podium for the winner to do his thing, like here:
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was at a show yesterday and the competitors were at the same level as the audience (no stage)
You couldnt see anyones legs as they were covered by the judges.
Judges need to be in a press-pit-like cubbyhole, not impeding the vision of the fans (especially at smaller shows with no video screens).