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JAHBRADORLike many of us, i grew up watching MSP/TGR movies and somewhat enjoyed them. But i couldnt help but be extremely disappointed by most of their movies in the past 5ish years.
I tried to give them a break this year because of covid and the short season but since watching the Strictly and Ski Carnage movies I've decided that i cannot.
MSP/TGR have some big money behind them and still produce this boomer-dadrock-half assed-slomo garbage that is drawn out for over an hour with the most useless and gag inducing filler ive ever seen. What is their deal?
Strictly and Carnage just blow them out of the water in every aspect and they are (pretty much) self funded. They were similarly affected by covid but still made it work and it did not seem even slightly half baked in comparison.
Am i comparing apples and oranges? Do MSP/TGR have a large following with the boomers? Should they hang up their cameras and stop forever? Should Strictly and Carnage get sponsored by Toyota?
would be so hyped if we could get funding like that. I lose money making movies every year haha :/ MSP and TGR lost their creativity a long time ago, but they are great at business and distribution, so they keep steaming along. with big contracts comes certain expectations of professionalism but it’s way too crazy how vanilla bullshit their films are. hoping to grow our relationships at strictly and maybe turn it into something more sustainable but continue with the originality.
some other aspects -
with originality and passion comes insane commitment. if you have a serious relationship, a family, even a part time job, it becomes very difficult to manage this kind of thing. takes an insane amount of dedication year-round that you kind of have to put the rest of life on hold. i know most heads at TGR and MSP have other priorities whereas i’ve hit pause on all that stuff to divert my focus here.
also, with strictly and carnage we are making films with our closest friends who we’ve spent so much time learning and growing together over the last half decade at minimum. i’m sure the guys behind TGR and MSP started there, but it’s been decades since that period of their filmmaking so at this point they are filming with an entourage of high-class athletes, not with their closest friends that they have longtime trust and relationships with. so i think you lose a lot of personality when you are making films about athletes and not your life and your friends. like, it’s daunting thinking about keeping with that same originality and relatability at strictly as our crew is surely going to find their own life paths over the next few years, and it is really not as simple as just dropping someone new in their place. it takes so much time to build these relationships that are really the glue of our movies so much more than the filmmaking or skiing.
JAHBRADORLike many of us, i grew up watching MSP/TGR movies and somewhat enjoyed them. But i couldnt help but be extremely disappointed by most of their movies in the past 5ish years.
I tried to give them a break this year because of covid and the short season but since watching the Strictly and Ski Carnage movies I've decided that i cannot.
MSP/TGR have some big money behind them and still produce this boomer-dadrock-half assed-slomo garbage that is drawn out for over an hour with the most useless and gag inducing filler ive ever seen. What is their deal?
Strictly and Carnage just blow them out of the water in every aspect and they are (pretty much) self funded. They were similarly affected by covid but still made it work and it did not seem even slightly half baked in comparison.
Am i comparing apples and oranges? Do MSP/TGR have a large following with the boomers? Should they hang up their cameras and stop forever? Should Strictly and Carnage get sponsored by Toyota?
I posted something similar like 6-7 years ago basically saying Matchstick was washed up, cody townsend freaked out and sent me a bunch of super long butthurt DMs about it, I told him that was fine but I just didn't enjoy their movies anymore. They don't move the needle. The skiing is good but there's no classic matchstick humor, no funny fake commercials or segment intros, no progressive or innovative filming or anything that would make me even want to get to the end of the movie
JAHBRADORLike many of us, i grew up watching MSP/TGR movies and somewhat enjoyed them. But i couldnt help but be extremely disappointed by most of their movies in the past 5ish years.
I tried to give them a break this year because of covid and the short season but since watching the Strictly and Ski Carnage movies I've decided that i cannot.
MSP/TGR have some big money behind them and still produce this boomer-dadrock-half assed-slomo garbage that is drawn out for over an hour with the most useless and gag inducing filler ive ever seen. What is their deal?
Strictly and Carnage just blow them out of the water in every aspect and they are (pretty much) self funded. They were similarly affected by covid but still made it work and it did not seem even slightly half baked in comparison.
Am i comparing apples and oranges? Do MSP/TGR have a large following with the boomers? Should they hang up their cameras and stop forever? Should Strictly and Carnage get sponsored by Toyota?
Nah you're pretty spot on. I feel the same way, as someone who also grew up worshipping these film companies along with many others that are either now defunct or just dont make ski flicks anymore (Poor Boys, Field Productions, Rage, etc.) I miss every single movie company having different offerings in their ski cinema, not the same shit but done by a different film company (I.e TGR and MSP). Like Dbrown said, remember how fucking kickass those intros to those movies were like Ski Movie II/III and others? Classic TGR shot on film was the fucking shit too like Tangerine Dream and stuff.
They got a demographic to cater too which is fine, whatever, but it is the time for crews like Strictly, Carnage, and the many others to take over the game. These crews just make you happy and make you want to link up with the crew and go have some fun. Its really a great way to capture the awesome parts of our sport.
**This post was edited on Oct 29th 2020 at 12:47:01pm
Finally found a girlfriend that actually seems to give a fuck about me and i'm compatible with and actually have a healthy positive relationship, and now she can't find a job in Bozeman after her forest service job ended can't afford to live here.
I have no fucking idea how I didn't see this coming though.
Fuck me
It feels freaking good to have made progress on my NS comic of the week by lunch on Thursday. I love doing these, but man, inspiration is a little scarce as it's still a month from lifts spinning, and I'm mentally still in bike mode haha.
watching TNF pregame coverage and will people shut the fuck up about Gurley's mistake? Gee its almost like Stafford didn't put down a 74-yard game winning drive with zero timeouts and in under a minute almost.
DeebieSkeebiesall the NS contributors have been putting out some awesome reads in the last few weeks. thank you all. Bortys piece about shitty days is great.
Agreed. Love the preseason hype. I got a couple pieces I wrote for a freshman writing class a few years ago I might look over and put out.
danbrown2292 cases today. just in time for halloween weekend
And it’s gonna keep going cause college kids won’t give a fuck and still party tomorrow. If you go to Westminster or the U (not mentionion BYU cause fuck em) be smart so you can ski all winter.
Titus69And it’s gonna keep going cause college kids won’t give a fuck and still party tomorrow. If you go to Westminster or the U (not mentionion BYU cause fuck em) be smart so you can ski all winter.
And I mean the “if you go to...” to anyone else reading
Titus69Looks like I’m flying back into a fucking war zone tomorrow, smarten the fuck up salt lake.
danbrown2292 cases today. just in time for halloween weekend
Titus69And it’s gonna keep going cause college kids won’t give a fuck and still party tomorrow. If you go to Westminster or the U (not mentionion BYU cause fuck em) be smart so you can ski all winter.
Titus69And I mean the “if you go to...” to anyone else reading
if you dudes know anyone who is in the medical field in SLC that works at any of the hospitals like nurses and stuff, give them a ring and and look out for them rn. A lot of these individuals are going through psychological hell right now and are at their wits end. Let em know we're there for them ya know.
DeebieSkeebiesif you dudes know anyone who is in the medical field in SLC that works at any of the hospitals like nurses and stuff, give them a ring and and look out for them rn. A lot of these individuals are going through psychological hell right now and are at their wits end. Let em know we're there for them ya know.
one of my best friends fiance's works in the ICU. i rode bikes with her the other day. she's good but i can't begin to imagine the wild shit she deals with everyday
DeebieSkeebiesif you dudes know anyone who is in the medical field in SLC that works at any of the hospitals like nurses and stuff, give them a ring and and look out for them rn. A lot of these individuals are going through psychological hell right now and are at their wits end. Let em know we're there for them ya know.
I definitely know a few just not very close, I saw in the wasatch stoke thread on TGR someone said they’re moral working in a hospital is super low and another saw an ER doc breaking down on the job. If you see people being dumb this weekend call em out, I’m gonna avoid but also wanna slap my roommates if they think a college party is worth a possible lifetime of health problems.
I do too in a way, its annoying seeing everyone in sports media and in the league put this "pressure" on him as QB to figure out offensive schemes right away like Tom's doing in TB when people gotta remember its the first year with a new scheme for him and he struggled to figure things out in Carolina with the exception of a SB appearance. He's still a decent dual-threat QB but no where near as good as a game manager like his predecessor was. Brady was ice-cold in situational football with the pats
**This post was edited on Nov 2nd 2020 at 11:28:37am
Outdoorspeople as a whole need to solidify our unwritten rules of clothing-optional hot springs. They exist, but not everyone knows/follows them. It would make life a whole lot simpler, and better if we were all on the same page.
cydwhitOutdoorspeople as a whole need to solidify our unwritten rules of clothing-optional hot springs. They exist, but not everyone knows/follows them. It would make life a whole lot simpler, and better if we were all on the same page
Yeah like I wish everyone wouldn’t look at me weird when I use the top pool to take a nice warm aqua dump.
cydwhitOutdoorspeople as a whole need to solidify our unwritten rules of clothing-optional hot springs. They exist, but not everyone knows/follows them. It would make life a whole lot simpler, and better if we were all on the same page.
rules are written down here for sure. Oregon outdoors is all clothing optional unless they specifically have published rules against it. Maybe that is why it is confusing IDK. I can walk out to get my mail buc knaked but you cannot soak at bagby without shorts on
Last night I had a very vivid dream, felt completely real. I was driving down I70 eastbound down the last big downhill into Denver. Car (some tin can 90's econobox deathtrap) started to stray out of the lane. I turned the wheel 10 degrees, then 90 degrees, then a full 180. It did nothing, as if the steering wheel splines were stripped smooth. The car kept going where it was going and I was approaching a curve. Tapped the brakes, the pedal went straight to the floor. Tried to downshift but ran out of time and slammed into the concrete K-rail. Felt that metallic taste/concussion type feeling, and that was it. The end.
zuesLiterally live across the street from a 3 door firehouse. Those motherfuckers are so loud but at least when i light my shit on fire i might survive
You could live in of those small towns that use an old air raid siren every time fire or ems is called. That will drive a guy nuts.
