Beyond the Glory: Legends of Poker

_GUN_ · #1 (**permalink**) 03-12-2006, 05:48 PM

Beyond the Glory: Legends of Poker will be on tonight at 9pm after the first episode of PSIII. I've seen it before, but some of you may want to tivo it. Cheers

Quads · #2 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 12:22 PM

I watched it... my only complaint was that it was not a 4 hour special.
Doyle is such a great person, as well a poker player. They touched on Bary G. Chan, and a few others.

It was a great show, and I look forward to more.

The other thing I was a little surprised at was they didn't mention Todd. They touched on his daughter who passed on, but no mention of Todd.

_GUN_ · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 03:59 PM

Have you ever seen the Beyond the Glory series?

The general theme is to talk about someone's mishaps or struggles.

an athlete given up for adoption, an athlete who didn't get many scholarship offers, losing a sibling during childhood, divorce

they don't touch on Todd, because Todd has nothing to do with any painful experiences in Doyle's life.

the show generally focuses on a single person and their struggles...

Quads · #4 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 04:49 PM

Then why Chan?
Then why Barry's story?

If it's about Doyle, then concentrate on Doyle. Chan and Barry have nothing to do with the story.

I hear what you are saying, but that lends little to format that was followed. That being the case, it should have been called "Beyond the Glory, the story about Doyle, Chan Barry"

None the less, I enjoyed it.

_GUN_ · #5 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 05:47 PM

no, I was saying the general format is 60mins on a single individual. they tried to cram in the other stories and do a legends special, rather than a single individual. i was saying i would've preferred them to keep their normal format and use only one person---they stretched the stories too thin.

Quads · #6 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 05:55 PM

Agreed.

Someone aught to belly up and take the lead on a series showing 60 minutes of a pros life story. Somewhat of a documentry type format.

Start with Doyle, Slim, Chan, Berry, Daniel, Jen, Duke, Howard, (no, not that Howard), Nguen, etc.

That's a seasons worth of programming right there.

_GUN_ · #7 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 06:58 PM

You would have to start with Johnny Moss, Nick the Greek, or Amarillo Slim. You can't start out with Doyle; can't give it all away up front. Doyle is better for the middle of the season.

I am anxiously awaiting the 2nd Stuey Ungar movie which won't come out until 2009 or 2010.