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I’m a fan of Bomani but Game Threory was never gonna survive on HBO Max. As a company, Discovery have been making cuts left and right and I was actually surprised that he got a second season to begin with because I never got the impression they were all in on the show from a marketing perspective (I live in the UK and it didn‘t get promo like Bill Maher or John Oliver’s shows).

The Right Time is really good but again, ESPN don’t really know what to do with podcasts and he doesn’t fit with any of their current shows so he’s kinda stuck in limbo. A reboot of the Morning Jones would be great but I can’t see that happening unless he wanted to do and it was on a different network.
 
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DonRe said:
Maybe its my feed but the last podcastof the evening jones made references to a season premier of the second season. I dont know shyt threw for a loop.
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I started playing it on my way to work yesterday and thought it maybe was supposed to transition from a flashback to current day. Nope.
 
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The_Sheff said:
Why cant they accept that a lot of people just don’t like Bomani. It’s not about wanting hot takes over substance, it’s Bomani. I consume a lot of MLB radio and video content, and if you do the same you know of all the sports it lends itself the least to hot takes and is almost all substance, and I strongly dislike Bomani.

All of it isn’t even his fault, even his voice is annoying. But he isn’t doing himself any favors by being so sensitive that he resorts to banning twitter followers who weren’t lock step in agreement with him. Those same people you banning are who you need to sustain your show! If you can’t handle them on Twitter you damn sure won’t be able to handle them on the air now.
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That fake ass Quiet Storm WBLS deep voice is mad annoying

IT’S THE RIGHT TIME WITH BOMANI JONES

and yeah Bomani is only good at talkin shyt surrounding sports not the actual game itself

And he’s also gay he’s in the closet :mjlol:
 
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Motife43 said:
Just checked the Evening Jones episode. He talked about the show getting cancelled, all the great work they did with the show, the response to the cancellation and stuff like that. He's talked about it over the years, but being fired or having a show cancelled doesn't faze him at this point. Every show gets cancelled eventually. I think his ceiling is higher than the eloquent sports/culture guy, but he clearly has a niche in it and executives believe it too. What he brings content-wise outweighs his shortcomings in my books

Personally, I didn't feel like i got my stripes in entertainment industry until I got fired lmao a couple years ago. I've been in the sports/entertainment game for 10+ yrs and this shyt is fickle, shows get cancelled, people get fired and you bounce back and get ready for the next opportunity.
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Do you know anyone who's worked at the Ringer for Bill Simmons? Do they have good things to say? And did they get stock options or equity cashed out when it got acquired by Spotify?
 
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Mr Hate Coffee said:
People still want to hear sports analysis
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Yeah, but I think it depends on what you mean here. I think there are people that want to hear about the x’s and o’s. I'm not convinced there are enough people that want to hear about the politics of and surrounding sports to support HBO. A good gig for him would be like the sports guy at Slate (is this even around anymore) or a politics of sport beat at nytimes. But idk if he's that interested in writing. But I'm sure they could tack him on to the athletic. Kind of a step back though.
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With Bomani, he is not really smart when it comes to talking about the actual game, he is smart with conversations around it, etc. You just have to follow him on twitter for a few days to see how casual he is, at least with the NBA stuff he talks about.
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It's possible he done it but yeah he's not pointing out sets or coverages teams are running.
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At this point now, I'm sure Bomani knows what he is. I like the lane he's in. He's not going to get the big fame of others perhaps but his talks with Spencer Hall and how one time, they were going on and on about Stevie Wonder was amazing content. His talks with Foxworth on Friday are gold too. I don't need the yelling and bombastic takes from others. He has a lane. It may not be wide but he has a lane.
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Where is that lane leading to? What do you envision him doing that doesn't result in him having to do something else after 1-2 years?
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I think his ceiling is higher than the eloquent sports/culture guy, but he clearly has a niche in it and executives believe it too.
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They do and they don't as he keeps getting fired or asked to pivot. What are you envisioning?


They should give him the ESPN radio gig. Try to recreate the show from the score. People will either love him or hate him but that works better for a radio show than tv as folks will call in to argue. I could see espn being scared of him being too political though.
 
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iceberg_is_on_fire said:
At this point now, I'm sure Bomani knows what he is. I like the lane he's in. He's not going to get the big fame of others perhaps but his talks with Spencer Hall and how one time, they were going on and on about Stevie Wonder was amazing content. His talks with Foxworth on Friday are gold too. I don't need the yelling and bombastic takes from others. He has a lane. It may not be wide but he has a lane.
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You are right, there is a lane for that content, the problem is the lane is very narrow. So when you are in a narrow lane you need to be able to capture everyone who that lane appeals to. Bomani doesnt have a welcoming personality. He doesnt make you feel as though you are joining the discussion with him, he makes you feel like he is telling you why his viewpoint is correct and if you dont agree he doesnt even have the time to discuss how absurdly ignorant you are. You are to be ridiculed and dismissed immediately. Thats a huge problem for anyone trying to lead a tv show with legit money behind it. Thats why he is best where you can get him on, give his opinion, and then shuffle him off.
 
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Do you know anyone who's worked at the Ringer for Bill Simmons? Do they have good things to say? And did they get stock options or equity cashed out when it got acquired by Spotify?
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Nope. i'm not sure of any of the particulars with spotify/the ringer merger. majority of my experience has been in tv/film

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They do and they don't as he keeps getting fired or asked to pivot. What are you envisioning?


They should give him the ESPN radio gig. Try to recreate the show from the score. People will either love him or hate him but that works better for a radio show than tv as folks will call in to argue. I could see espn being scared of him being too political though.
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Yall gotta understand there are so many factors at play when a show gets cancelled or someone gets fired. It's not always necessarily performance related. Contracts, management changes, conflict amongst production staff, etc etc. It's like an iceberg, we only know what we see on the screen or read publicly, but below it is so much other shyt. Like he said on The Evening Jones, he found out they weren't being renewed 2 months ago. I don't know anything about Bo's case in particular, but I try to analyze it through that lens based on my knowledge and experience.

I think he's perfect to host a nuanced culture show on an ABC, CNN, type network but like I said sports is his niche. With his background and worldview there aren't many people in the sports world who can do what he does. I view Charlamagne in a similar light, music and entertainment BS is his niche, but he's talented enough to be on a "smarter" platform

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I think the podcast does good numbers and is easier to produce 3x/week, so going back to doing a radio show would be a weird move imo.

I disagree with recreating Morning Jones or any of his other shows. Everything is different, the people have changed, Bo's profile has changed and how we consume sports have changed. I think The Right Time is a perfect blend of elements of his earlier shows and what we want to hear about currently. I never miss an episode
 
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Motife43 said:
Nope. i'm not sure of any of the particulars with spotify/the ringer merger. majority of my experience has been in tv/film


Yall gotta understand there are so many factors at play when a show gets cancelled or someone gets fired. It's not always necessarily performance related. Contracts, management changes, conflict amongst production staff, etc etc. It's like an iceberg, we only know what we see on the screen or read publicly, but below it is so much other shyt. Like he said on The Evening Jones, he found out they weren't being renewed 2 months ago. I don't know anything about Bo's case in particular, but I try to analyze it through that lens based on my knowledge and experience.

I think he's perfect to host a nuanced culture show on an ABC, CNN, type network but like I said sports is his niche. With his background and worldview there aren't many people in the sports world who can do what he does. I view Charlamagne in a similar light, music and entertainment BS is his niche, but he's talented enough to be on a "smarter" platform

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I think the podcast does good numbers and is easier to produce 3x/week, so going back to doing a radio show would be a weird move imo.

I disagree with recreating Morning Jones or any of his other shows. Everything is different, the people have changed, Bo's profile has changed and how we consume sports have changed. I think The Right Time is a perfect blend of elements of his earlier shows and what we want to hear about currently. I never miss an episode
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I think of any of the shows he had were runaway successes they would not have been canceled despite production conflicts or any of the other shyt we aren't privy to. Also, I'm not saying to recreate his radio show but that was a format that seemed to suit him.



I think there's a lot of absolving him of any responsibility for any of his failures (Warner/Discovery cost cutting, he's too smart for the general populous, etc). Can anyone name anyone else that has had as many shots as he did?

I thought High Noon was a good show. His, whether it was a bit or not, constant big brothering of Pablo was bizarre. This was his attempt at some kind of sports version of the daily show and it was a flop.

Also, I'm not convinced anyone is dying to give him a slot on MSNBC. Let's say they want to replace Don Lemon with another black dude. What has Bo done that is going to allow him to jump the line in front of Marc Lamont Hill?

Curious to know what's next for him.
 
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