I have posted a review of the Rollergirls series on my blog. Feel
free to agree or disagree with my thoughts on the first episode.

http://www.waynesderbyworld.blogspot.com

Wayne Hurlbert
Wayne's Derby World

--- In bankedtracknews@yahoogroups.com, "gjdodger" <garyfarm@h...>
wrote:
>
> I didn't see it. Let me ask you all this. If you think of it in
> the following context, does it change your views?:
>
> For the time being, there is no "major league" roller derby. The
> pros who drew on decades of experience and participated in a
league
> that skated venues in major US cities and performed on
> television...are no more. The Rollergirls use Roller Derby rules,
> but they are not major league; they are semi-pros, who own a stake
> in their operations and may or may not draw any salary, and
> participate mostly for the camaraderie, the physical exertion, and
> the thrill of performing. Their operations are only a few years
> old; they only skate a half dozen matches a year. Most of them
> don't even use a banked track.
>
> As I've said before, I play in a weekend band. We're pretty good
> for what we are, but I surely wouldn't expect someone to come
listen
> to us and leave saying, "They aren't Garth Brooks." We're not at
> the scale, and neither are the Rollergirls.
>
> So, taken from the perspective that the Rollergirls are amateurs
> playing the game they like for a couple hundred spectators a few
> times a year...does that change your opinion?
> --- In bankedtracknews@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Adrian Yuen"
> <ayuen@p...> wrote:
> >
> > If there were at one version of the true Roller Derby that
exists
> at a
> > national level, any variation of that would be expected or
> accepted. But,
> > it is sad that the true Roller Derby is not in place where the
> variations
> > are.
> >
> >
> >
> > I watched Rollergirls tonight from my home in Hawaii and was
happy
> that the
> > girls were happy, but sad that people who now meet the sport
> entertainment
> > would actually believe that the sport entertainment is at that
> level.
> >
> >
> >
> > Who sabotaged the Roller Derby any way?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Yuen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: bankedtracknews@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:bankedtracknews@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of DAV0002
> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:28 PM
> > To: bankedtracknews@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [BANKED TRACK NEWS] Rollergirls
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't you hate being the first one to post about a topic,
> especially
> > when you have very little good to say?
> > Okay, the one good thing I will say about the league and the
show
> is
> > this..the girls seem to be having fun.
> > Okay, the rest. The show was so bad I couldn't even watch it
all.
> I
> > just left it on while I was doing other things. At least half
the
> > show had no skating in it. It showed the girl acting like
immature
> > kids. TeePeeing and egging houses and cars of opponents,
arguing,
> > getting drunk and dancing and showing off their rears. None of
> which
> > I found the least bit interesting.
> > Then there was the skating. Strictly amatuerville. Mainly just
> > pushing and pulling, girls tripping over each other, huge
pileups
> and
> > dragging people down on the track while they wore their cheap
> sleazy
> > outfits which the guys loved, I'm sure the main reason most
people
> > came to the game. I assume nobody got any penalties because
there
> was
> > no spinning of the penalty wheel they showed, so we were saved
> seeing
> > girls doing the spank alley thing or other silly stuff.
> > I really wish I could say some good about the show. I love
roller
> > derby like crazy and love skating it. To me this show and those
> > leagues aren't derby. But hey, they're having fun, so I guess
> that's
> > good.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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