The prime hockey documentary, "FACEOFF" trailer is very reminiscent of "Drive to Survive" trailers, which hey, made by the same people, and that series made F1 a fucking thing in the US. So, they know what they are doing. I guess.
I'm excited and gonna binge that show as soon as it drops. Also, as an avid watcher of DTS, and being into F1 this part year. A few things.
This show is made for the passerby, bcos fans of hockey will watch this show anyway. This is a giant marketing exercise to try and get more attention & viewers on hockey. Considering F1 exploded in US bcos of DTS. I don't think it will be as big as DTS but I think the NHL will get some new fans of the sport as a consequence.
Be prepared to be angry every episode and season (if we get more than one) bcos the production company will CREATE drama, will follow certain players over others bcos of narrative/charisma etc.
It is the first season, the reason you might not see your team or your fav might be bcos they chose NOT to participate. And are sitting back to see how S1 is received. Or they might not want the attention that the show might bring if it is even 10% as popular as DTS.
Just enjoy the access we are going to get. Bcos NHL & players are fucking notorious for not sharing shit. I'm hoping to get some good behind the scenes management decisions etc. I WANT ACCESS.
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Bonus Sidney Crosby - behind the scenes @ ASG 2024
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worth mentioning that all the netflix sports docuseries aren’t actually like. documentaries. there’s no story. they’re not meant to be investigative. no part of it is set up to be critical of anything or put anyone in a bad light. they’re more like reality tv shows. or perhaps commercials.
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are. you. fucking. kidding.
I knew the doc was gonna be good but this trailer, y’all… 🔥🔥🔥
also Travis holding a teensy tiny brannnndddd new newborn baby should come with a warning so 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 consider yourselves warned
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now that you have experience at a race do you think it would be weird to go alone? i am Considering getting silverstone tickets but i can't really ask anyone to go with me😭 idk you mentioned some weird male fans and keep in mind. i am a 21 year old indian woman. probably not the most common demographic at a motorcycle race in england
it would NOT be weird to go alone i think you’d have a BALL. obviously i can only speak for myself and for cota (who knows what differences silverstone has, esp considering i didn’t go alone and i’m white so it’s a different convo) but i didn’t feel unsafe at ALL and pretty much everyone i met and interacted with in person was really nice ! i WILL say there are maybe a couple of things to be aware of coming in: number one it’s gonna be VERY loud. not just from the motorcycles (though i would bring earplugs just in case, quali was unrelenting) but also just from the shear crush of people. if you don’t do well in crowds just be aware it’s gonna be super crowded etc, especially for the main race… cota had some sensory rooms if ya need, and the grassy spaces helped, but it was genuinely a circus on sunday so be AWARE ! and number two is like. okay it’s a sports crowd. and i am a FIRM believer in the right to be a hater in sports. but that also means (ESPECIALLY with marc marquez #controversialqueen that he is) that the people around you are probablyyyyy going to say something at some point that’s gonna make you suck on your teeth a little bit. bite your tongue etc. so be prepared for that as well ! bitches be stupid ! you just can’t let the stupid bitches get you down !
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Today I am thinking about how Vladimir Konstantinov bribed his doctor to say that he was terminally ill so that he could get discharged from the army, leave the Soviet Union, and play hockey for Detroit.
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i find it really odd that there hasn’t been a long form article or even a deep dive youtube video on nail yakupov and alex galchenyuk starting with being linemates on the sarnia sting to how they both ended up in the k with very different circumstances in between
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― Fragment 149 from Sappho, trans. Anne Carson
Hockey Poetry Post 64/?
thank you @charleskachow ❤️
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I've literally stopped getting ads on youtube for like. weeks now I think? which is weird, but also really nice, so I'm not really mad
I like to think that youtube just doesn't know what to advertise to me anymore due to my super diverse range of watched videos
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