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I like the shooting parts of the show. Couldn't care less about who says what or who's a jerk. This is the same stuff that goes on in any factory, office, school, club, or range. This show puts shooting sports in a positive light so I'll still watch it.
Any show which makes shooting look like fun (because it is 
) is amazing. I liked the strategy portion of the show; you want to keep a strong team, but if you wait too long you might get stuck in elimination against a focus specialist (JJ in the first season in speed pistol shooting, for example). Regardless, I don't think you can say any of the final three contestants didn't earn their place to be there, and Ian definitely deserved the win.
) is amazing. I liked the strategy portion of the show; you want to keep a strong team, but if you wait too long you might get stuck in elimination against a focus specialist (JJ in the first season in speed pistol shooting, for example). Regardless, I don't think you can say any of the final three contestants didn't earn their place to be there, and Ian definitely deserved the win.Furncliff
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I had high hopes. It had potential. The reality is.... it was dumb, vapid and dumb. I can't believe it's coming back.
Hawthorne2k
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What he said. I amuses me to no end to hear people here p!ss and moan about how their significant others and friends aren't into shooting, and then they turn around and blast a show that demonstrates to TWO MILLION people each week (and four million for the finale) that shooting can be fun, exciting, safe and competitive.
As an aside, I met Blake Miguez and Brad Engmann from Season One at the Area 2 Championship, and both could NOT have been nicer guys: They were patient, listened to my questions and were very gracious. The shooting sports needs more ambassadors like them.
mcdonl
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This is the problem with this website. It is not good enough to not like something, the something needs to be dumb. Vapid and dumb.
To that I say, is your TV show better?
Jon Coppenbarger
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I just read all of the postings again in on this post and could not find one person who complained about the show ever say anything about wishing to get others into shooting. where the heck did that come from , no need to make things up?
I personally think it is also very important to show shooters in a good light which to me seems about half of us here think it paints competitive shooters as a bunch of whinners and back stabbers which is not good.
So this web site is not good enough for you then why don't you go someplace that they only think like you as that should make your life better.
Hey trailer park boys is on tonight and ricky should have a real cool gun and I do not watch that much either.
SO HEY MODERATORS DO WE HAVE TO SHUT UP OR ARE WE ALLOWED TO EXPRESS WHAT A LARGE GROUP OF US BELIEF.
I personally think it is also very important to show shooters in a good light which to me seems about half of us here think it paints competitive shooters as a bunch of whinners and back stabbers which is not good.
So this web site is not good enough for you then why don't you go someplace that they only think like you as that should make your life better.
Hey trailer park boys is on tonight and ricky should have a real cool gun and I do not watch that much either.
SO HEY MODERATORS DO WE HAVE TO SHUT UP OR ARE WE ALLOWED TO EXPRESS WHAT A LARGE GROUP OF US BELIEF.
Snowy Rivers
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Politicians=== Backstabers and whiners
Football players=== Backstabers and whiners
Hockey Players=== Backstabers and very violent
Race car drivers=== Whiners and they crash a lot.
Hmmmmm the human race=== Backstabers and whiners
C'Mon people. this is real people in a place where they get couped up for 30days and the pressure is going to mount and some will like each other and some will not.
Really, get a life, this is reality, some children do not play well with others.
The only thing that stops some of these guys from tossing a punch is that to do so and you off the show and possibly penalized.
There is only so much that can be done in a show like this and make it work.
Go to your local gun club and see how many dont get along with at least some other members.
Sheeeeesh
Snowy
Football players=== Backstabers and whiners
Hockey Players=== Backstabers and very violent
Race car drivers=== Whiners and they crash a lot.
Hmmmmm the human race=== Backstabers and whiners
C'Mon people. this is real people in a place where they get couped up for 30days and the pressure is going to mount and some will like each other and some will not.
Really, get a life, this is reality, some children do not play well with others.
The only thing that stops some of these guys from tossing a punch is that to do so and you off the show and possibly penalized.
There is only so much that can be done in a show like this and make it work.
Go to your local gun club and see how many dont get along with at least some other members.
Sheeeeesh
Snowy
Jon Coppenbarger
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snowy rivers actually I do agree with everything you said. I really could be off base with the new season also so I will wait and see.
But what I will do is take down every competitor name on the show and what shooting sport they come from and we can grade which shooting disipline has the worst folks in it. that should be interesting as I really have no ideal how that will turn out, at least it could be interesting.
Do the ones that do not win the 100k get paid anything as I do not recall if they actually recieved any cash.
Also I was curious as to what rights the shooters on the show have? What I mean is I would think top shot can use their name and pictures on the show and for advertising but do the shooters on the show have the right to use top shot as a promotional item say after the final of that season ends or do they give up all their rights? If that is the case I really could see the big name guys never being on it as they would give up to much.
just trying to learn a few things?
But what I will do is take down every competitor name on the show and what shooting sport they come from and we can grade which shooting disipline has the worst folks in it. that should be interesting as I really have no ideal how that will turn out, at least it could be interesting.
Do the ones that do not win the 100k get paid anything as I do not recall if they actually recieved any cash.
Also I was curious as to what rights the shooters on the show have? What I mean is I would think top shot can use their name and pictures on the show and for advertising but do the shooters on the show have the right to use top shot as a promotional item say after the final of that season ends or do they give up all their rights? If that is the case I really could see the big name guys never being on it as they would give up to much.
just trying to learn a few things?
I plan on watching it. Wish I had TIME to try to be a competitor.
Snowy Rivers
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Let me say this, the attitude of the competitor makes or breaks them from my perspective.
Now, just look at season one, there were a few shooters on there that were very much just full of themselves.
Others gave their all for their team and just did the best they could without all the ego stuff.
The competitor thats quiet, subdued and leaves the drama queens to go at each other, has in my opinion said far more and done so without speaking a word.
The complaining about the bows and arrows being lame, hey, no biggy, Ya shoot whats there and do the best you can with it.
The IPSC pistol freeks, great game, but ya better be able to handle anything and have some idea how to make a go of it.
The axe throwing was a tad tedious, but it added suspense for sure.
The big booms with the tannerite was always cool. Gott love that stuff.
We have used some at long distances when fireing the 50 Barretts.
No doubt about if you made your hit or not.
Hey, its a TV show.
Beats the heck out of Dancing with the stars or The bachelor.
OMG all the little beotches on that mess. Like a 5 alarm cat fight a brewing.
Snowy
Now, just look at season one, there were a few shooters on there that were very much just full of themselves.
Others gave their all for their team and just did the best they could without all the ego stuff.
The competitor thats quiet, subdued and leaves the drama queens to go at each other, has in my opinion said far more and done so without speaking a word.
The complaining about the bows and arrows being lame, hey, no biggy, Ya shoot whats there and do the best you can with it.
The IPSC pistol freeks, great game, but ya better be able to handle anything and have some idea how to make a go of it.
The axe throwing was a tad tedious, but it added suspense for sure.
The big booms with the tannerite was always cool. Gott love that stuff.
We have used some at long distances when fireing the 50 Barretts.
No doubt about if you made your hit or not.
Hey, its a TV show.
Beats the heck out of Dancing with the stars or The bachelor.
OMG all the little beotches on that mess. Like a 5 alarm cat fight a brewing.
Snowy
Snowy Rivers
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Competitors that do well, may be contacted by some companies to do PR work.
Now Ian was offfered (and accepted) the job of PR director with Crimson trace.
I think everyone gets something, not sure what.
Snowy
Now Ian was offfered (and accepted) the job of PR director with Crimson trace.
I think everyone gets something, not sure what.
Snowy
Snowy Rivers
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I know, for those who think that Top shot is lame, you can try this one on,
call your wife up and say, "hi honey, shall we watch Judge Judy tonight"
HAAAAAAAAAAA sits ROFLMAO
Just kidding
Snowy
call your wife up and say, "hi honey, shall we watch Judge Judy tonight"
HAAAAAAAAAAA sits ROFLMAO
Just kidding
Snowy
This show is pretty lame, typical cable drivel. It has so much potential, but they muck it all up trying to make it mimick Survivor or one of those lame melodrama shows.
Judge Judy is actually more interesting. I was really unimpressed how many of those guys were perpetual whiners, Kelly Buchand in particular. I want to watch a shooting show, not a soap opera.
Judge Judy is actually more interesting. I was really unimpressed how many of those guys were perpetual whiners, Kelly Buchand in particular. I want to watch a shooting show, not a soap opera.
Spec ops Grunt
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I actually like it, still kinda out of the scope for the HISTORY channel, but whatever.
Haters gon' Hate.
Haters gon' Hate.
Chris is a great guy. I was down at PDHSC couple weeks ago and Chris and the gang were all huddled around the TV watching some clips from the show. I'm bummed that I work when the show is on and I don't have TIVO...
I liked the show overall and will give the second season a chance.
Things I disliked included the drama, but it was much less than any other elimination-type reality show.
I thought the concept was a bit weird in that there were often multiple competitors sitting out the competition, or competitors "stuck" waiting for someone else to finish their part; also that selection for elimination was based on a vote rather than performance.
The show was on a razor's edge from devolving into a mess were the mediocre could band together to send the most skilled competitors to elimination. It actually happened on a few of the selections. That reminds me too much of my previous employment in civil service to be "fun to watch".
Things I disliked included the drama, but it was much less than any other elimination-type reality show.
I thought the concept was a bit weird in that there were often multiple competitors sitting out the competition, or competitors "stuck" waiting for someone else to finish their part; also that selection for elimination was based on a vote rather than performance.
The show was on a razor's edge from devolving into a mess were the mediocre could band together to send the most skilled competitors to elimination. It actually happened on a few of the selections. That reminds me too much of my previous employment in civil service to be "fun to watch".
mcdonl
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If only the show could be as good as THR members. It would be perfect, always make the right call and best of all it would not need to make anyone but themselves happy. Screw the masses, the new shooters, the family members of shooters.
Just make the average THR member happy and there will be 100's of viewers. Maybe even a thousand.
Just make the average THR member happy and there will be 100's of viewers. Maybe even a thousand.
Jon Coppenbarger
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people who do not like the show are the "DEVIL" from the movie waterboy LOL
Monkey_King
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I had the exact same experience. My wife is not into guns at all and I started watching thinking she would never give it a look. She got into it way more than I did. It became something we could spend time doing together every week. She has always been nervous around weapons, but now she loves the show and may even try hunting this year. I personally think the History Ch. has done a lot for the shooting sports community.
Justin
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Indeed. There are plenty of tv shows that I don't like. Guess what? I don't watch them.
Top Shot is what it is: a standard competition-based reality show with shooting as the primary hook. If you don't like reality shows, that's fine. I'm not generally a fan of them either. Frankly, though, the quote-unquote "drama" on the first season of Top Shot was so fundamentally tame that I have a hard time wrapping my head around all of the complaints.
The production value is the highest of any shooting-related tv show I've ever seen, the content is accessible and possibly of interest to non-shooters, and the competitors who appear on the show are people from our own community.
Drama or not, I'm looking forward to watching a tv show where shooters for whom I have a great deal of respect can get face time and recognition in a nation-wide venue outside of the strict confines of the shooting community.
I'm really looking forward to Season 2. I knew the runner-up in Season 1 and have given him a load of ribbing for freezing up...but I also thank him for being part of a show that has brought interest to the sport and has swayed many folks who were on the fence to the idea that shooting is fun.
I also thought the production values were very high...certainly better than any other shooting show on the air or cable. The editing, if you understand how much they had to start with, was very tight and focused on bringing out the personalities of the shooters to form a storyline.
For those who don't like that it was patterned after Survivor, you're out of touch with successful marketing and television production. The story, not the sport, of any show is what makes it work. We need the villian, the underdog, the brash and the fool to make a story interesting.
I believe that skill level of the shooters will be much higher in the Second Season. The first year, the Producers chose the shooters from a pool of 1000, Season 2 started with a pool of 7000
I also thought the production values were very high...certainly better than any other shooting show on the air or cable. The editing, if you understand how much they had to start with, was very tight and focused on bringing out the personalities of the shooters to form a storyline.
For those who don't like that it was patterned after Survivor, you're out of touch with successful marketing and television production. The story, not the sport, of any show is what makes it work. We need the villian, the underdog, the brash and the fool to make a story interesting.
I believe that skill level of the shooters will be much higher in the Second Season. The first year, the Producers chose the shooters from a pool of 1000, Season 2 started with a pool of 7000
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