Ready For TV Yet?

Originally Posted by Chaos204

Aim High was an enjoyable game to watch but i think FIRST is not cut out for Live TV.

Please hear me out

To be honest i don't think it is possible to have a TV worthy run of matches. even if they showed the a run of the finals from the regionals leading up to finals at nationals that would not make a TV show.

For an event such a FIRST to be on TV, viewers need to have a connection to the teams and to form their own opinions of who will win.

I don't know if you are familiar with a show on discovery called biker build off but that is how a FIRST show should be set up. they tape parts of the build so that viewers can form relationships with the builders. then they have a reason to watch. I taped the nationals at home while i was there and when i came home to watch it not even i could watch it. how could we expect non-FIRSTers to enjoy watch it.

I think First needs to be a series rather than an event plus how cool would it be to be on after mythbusters

Well good point, how about a series, following lets say 2-3 teams as they go from start to finish to competition....literaly follow every move so viewers learn about FIRST, the ethics, they get interested, oh and then...on the day of competition perhaps show it live or tape it and run it live to tape a but later that day or whatever.....

The "series" eposiodes of following teams would have to be interspersed with game/action video as well. As for commmercials? well....what better advertisers to hit up for commercial sponsorships of that kind of show than colleges, universities and high tech firms, automotive firms....talk about a target audience.