Topic: Foosball on TV (VERSUS NETWORK)

[Daniel]

From Phil Schlaefer:

Hi Players,

My show, THE FOOSBALL MASTER TOUR will air on VERSUS NETWORK June 3rd, 5th, 10th, and 12th at 5:30pm ET.

Here's the site again: www.foosballmastertour.com.

I need your networking! Tell your friends and spread the word. I will get you a contact to VERSUS to let them know you like the show(hopefully!)

Thanks,
Phil Schlaefer

[Daniel]

Find your local channel

http://www.versus.com/

[Daniel]

Here are the times
http://ww2.versus.com/tvlistings/test-DB.asp?so=FOOSBALL%20MASTER

[Daniel]

A behind-the-scenes look at the FMT taping...

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUdaQqTPeRQ

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vDMqj8Z3Cg

[Daniel]

Here are some cool previews
http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/79246/?UserDef=true&catID=76

[TSR_Brad]

"Over 700 players..." of which approximately 450 immediately left when they found out the Splash Bar was no longer there.  So much for "reality TV".

[foozkillah]

Ooooohhhh... 800 channels on cable, and no Versus..  The satellite dish people must be cackling, "None foh youuuuuuu!!"

Cable watcher foos fans must feel like the proverbial tight-knit group of smoking "lepers" in that leper colony outside most bars in the US.

Guess it's time to switch to poker, like half my fellow foosers already have....

Oh woe is Vee... 

[Daniel]

http://foosball.com/pipermail/statedirectors_foosball.com/attachments/20090508/0ab6f877/attachment.jpe

Print this out and post it where you foos.

[melissa]

Brad, that was the funniest thing I've read from you in a long time.

[Daniel]

This is what twitter users though of foosball on TV

jeffmcelfresh: Nothing like taking in a little foosball tournament on tv. They'll make anything a sport.
6 minutes ago from txt   
   theAO: Can't believe there was a Foosball tournament broadcasted in HD. There's a reason no one watches Versus.
7 minutes ago from TwitterGadget   
   sachinag: Versus is showing foosball on TV. In high definition. Comcast, you have money. Go buy some real sports.
10 minutes ago from web   
   mentalhiker: versus is showing a foosball tournament. What a waste of time.
11 minutes ago from TweetDeck   
   Morgann_ism: @jhippy professional foosball... that exists?
12 minutes ago from web   
   gault_timothy: you have got to be kidding me, foosball on Vs. haha
12 minutes ago from Tweetie   
   BmarzW: Wow they got foosball championships on tv..lls
12 minutes ago from TwitterFon   
   AlucardDalv: I got a terrible cold and an ear infection. My only joy is the foosball championship. Why am I watching this?
13 minutes ago from web   
   ZineZine: Foosball on TV??
14 minutes ago from web   
   Sticifyngaz: Well im changing channels and came across the versus channel with the foosball championships which takes place in vegas. Yes I typed foo ...
14 minutes ago from txt   
   davidcsawyer: New low in televised "sports": Foosball Master Tour. What's next, pogs? #fb
14 minutes ago from TwitterBerry   
   JRathman: Wow! Foosball world championships on Versus!
14 minutes ago from web   
   jhippy: Im watching professional foosball on tv
15 minutes ago from txt   
   sociokind: Wow! Someone please turn to VS and confirm that I am really seeing a pro foosball league. My eyes are bleeding.
16 minutes ago from web   
   ayers_44: Watching Foosball Master Tour haha
16 minutes ago from TwitterBerry   
   zLenhert: Watching pro foosball on VS
17 minutes ago from txt   
   andyinsdca: @marclugo Holy crap, you aren't fibbing. The NHL will NEVER get taken seriously when it's on the same network as ***in foosball
17 minutes ago from TwitterFox   
   MsMarkie: Professional foosball tournament say what?
18 minutes ago from txt   
   zaynasty3: nation foosball championship who the hell thought of that lol
18 minutes ago from mobile web   
   MONSTER210: whatching rollerderby and foosball on HD channels
18 minutes ago from mobile web   
   marclugo: Watching foosball on versus. Haha
20 minutes ago from txt   
   PSteve2122: Umm.. Is the US running out of sports to put on tv? I just saw foosball championships... Kinda interesting.
23 minutes ago from txt   
   nowwhy: Wtf does a midget pro wrestler have to do with foosball? This is why my album will never come out. I have major add.
25 minutes ago from TwitterFon   
   edgarvarela619: Did I really just watch more than two minutes of the foosball championships??
26 minutes ago from Tweetie   
   clemsonfan4484: Ok since when did playing foosball become a sport?
26 minutes ago from UberTwitter   
   Ralong74: Slightly less impressed by foosball than I would be by foodball...slightly
27 minutes ago from TwitterFon   
   aaitsjohnny: Watching the foosball master tour pretty intense can't wait to get the extended dvd sweet
28 minutes ago from TwitterFon   
   nowwhy: Foosball Master Tour? dumbest *** on tv at 5:37 est.
30 minutes ago from TwitterFon   
   soo_far_gone: World Championship of FOOSBALL!!!??? Finally,a game that will give table tennis some competition
30 minutes ago from web   
   wastemilford: foosball on versus!
31 minutes ago from txt   
   Derek_Daniel: is in complete disbelief. The Versus Network is broadcasting Foosball. Seriously?!? Foosball, I thought was of the "Debil".
31 minutes ago from mobile web   
   memphiscamaro: RT @memphisnews: Just took a brief afternoon foosball break with ad designer Shawn - he won, but not by much. /kct
33 minutes ago from TweetDeck   
   kelseytaylor: The doubles foosball championship is in espn the ocho. I mean vs.
33 minutes ago from Twitterrific   
   Afrooz: oh my god, professional foosball on TV!
34 minutes ago from Twitterrific   
   dRo_SketchCity: foosball is on VS right now. I would not ufck with you.
35 minutes ago from Tweetie   
   

[Old Meister]

I like watching MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and thought about why we don't have something similar. We certainly have those willing to put it on the line. You buy in and they video you and the winner gets the spoils and rankings. Video matches can be the savior of our sport but it has to be done right. I love to watch good matches and I know anyone who loves the game does too. I don't fight in MMA but I still enjoy it. It's a contest of wills and skills and so it is with foos. It is an interesting break from the norm. This digital TV change has allowed me to watch channel 33-2 from where I live. It has a bunch of sports that don't get coverage any other way, bicycling, table tennis, volley ball, why not foosball?  We need to keep going not only with this program but more so that eventually it picks up steam.