http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2013/09/04/nesn-to-air-behind-the-scenes-bruins-series-that-looks-pretty-interesting/
Finally NESN doing something useful. Giggity.
Behind the B
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Finally NESN doing something useful. Giggity.
Your mother seems to enjoy them.The Napkin said:damn you and your fast fingers...
This also looks awesome.
Looks great but I'll be surprised if both Neely talking about the no-trade and Chia saying "his time in Boston is done" aren't one in the same and both directed towards Thomas. I think they are just teasing this well.
Still interested in the locker room stuff which really can't be edited.
Still interested in the locker room stuff which really can't be edited.
Neely has said in the past on his weekly interview with Felger & Mazz that he'd want to be a part of something like this. Claude was always leery of something like this but maybe having the camera crew in for Patrice's NHL 36 episode showed him that it wasn't too bad. Plus this is a NESN production so I'm sure the team has final say on the editing.
I love Oil Change without having any emotional attachment to the Oilers, so I am really excited for this. This is the kind of thing NESN should be doing more of, leveraging their relationship with the Sox and Bruins to show behind the scenes stuff that you can't see anywhere else.
Well how about this for a surprise, Behind the B was Neely's idea: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/09/05/nesn-new-behind-program-cam-neely-brainchild/e8NOgXxYNJNRIy2NjobKcP/story.html
I am soooo looking forward to this. Hope it will be available on YT or other online sites for those of us not in NE.
Anyone kind enough to recap what was said? I tuned in late and missed it.
(The Truth jersey behind Iggy was some nice production work).
(The Truth jersey behind Iggy was some nice production work).
Trading Seguin was basically unanimous. They all but call him Phil Kessel redux, and they even note that they were right when they traded Andrew Raycroft and they were right about trading Phil Kessel. The choice quotes were Benning saying "we're winners, not baby sitters," and later Scott Bradley says "If he gives us half of what Kane gave them, we win the Stanley Cup." Chiarelli initially tells them he's shopping Seguin to try and retain Horton.
The front office stuff was fascinating, but these generic fluff pieces on individual players are kind of meh.
The front office stuff was fascinating, but these generic fluff pieces on individual players are kind of meh.
The segments with John Whitesides and the exit interviews were pretty good as well.
Iggy is very likeable, and appears in excellent condition for an old guy.
Iggy is very likeable, and appears in excellent condition for an old guy.
I'm trying to remember Keith Gretsky's exact comment about Seguin, but it was something like, "the effort's there but always a half second late."
The production seemed somewhat amateurish. And please get another sponsor. Those Alex and Ani commercials were lame.
The production seemed somewhat amateurish. And please get another sponsor. Those Alex and Ani commercials were lame.
Yeah, there was enough to show that they were pretty obviously ready to deal Seguin but there was a LOT more they could have talked about/shown if they wanted to bad mouth the guy on the way out of town. I thought it was handled pretty well.
Whitesides was awesome. "start again at 1, this time keep the count"
The camera work sucked. Holy unsteady cam. And unnecessary zooming back and forth. Geesh.
It was an okay start, I'm fairly confident it'll pick up more during the season.
upcoming air times if you missed it...
Tuesday, September 10 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 15 at 4:30 PM
Sunday, September 15 at 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 22 at 9:00 PM
Friday, September 27 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 28 at 4:30PM
Whitesides was awesome. "start again at 1, this time keep the count"
The camera work sucked. Holy unsteady cam. And unnecessary zooming back and forth. Geesh.
It was an okay start, I'm fairly confident it'll pick up more during the season.
upcoming air times if you missed it...
Tuesday, September 10 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 15 at 4:30 PM
Sunday, September 15 at 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 22 at 9:00 PM
Friday, September 27 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 28 at 4:30PM
I got a kick out of Krejci taping his golf clubs like a stick.
Overall I enjoyed it. The fluff with the players at home was alright, but I could have done without it. I guess there wasn't much content this time of year to fill an hour although I agree with SoxScout that it would have been nice to see more of the Iginla trade (leading up to it rather than a recap) as well as the free agent contact talks. Hope once the season starts it fills up with more hockey action and less fluff.
Overall I enjoyed it. The fluff with the players at home was alright, but I could have done without it. I guess there wasn't much content this time of year to fill an hour although I agree with SoxScout that it would have been nice to see more of the Iginla trade (leading up to it rather than a recap) as well as the free agent contact talks. Hope once the season starts it fills up with more hockey action and less fluff.
Agreed, very junior varsity camera work. But now I know what that little room up the stairs at Ristuccia looks like inside, and I love seeing the d-camp kids get some attention.
I thought it was good, not great. The fluff pieces were obviously coming, but I thought they over did it. They should've stuck to just the Iginla and Loui pieces to introduce the new guys. The front office stuff was awesome and the Whitesides/Dev Camp stuff was really good.
I wish they included more about the Seguin trade. They jumped from the brass having discussions, and Chiarelli talking to another team on the phone about a deal to Loui walking into Cam's office. I wish they included a few discussions about the final deal. I know they aren't going to show negotiations, but something like Chiarelli and the group talking about the final deal.
Edit: I also thought it was pretty amazing how devastated they were about Horton leaving. Chia was absolutely crushed when he hung up the phone with Horton's agent.
I wish they included more about the Seguin trade. They jumped from the brass having discussions, and Chiarelli talking to another team on the phone about a deal to Loui walking into Cam's office. I wish they included a few discussions about the final deal. I know they aren't going to show negotiations, but something like Chiarelli and the group talking about the final deal.
Edit: I also thought it was pretty amazing how devastated they were about Horton leaving. Chia was absolutely crushed when he hung up the phone with Horton's agent.
I could have done without the Loui Eriksson house hunting segment. Lots of good stuff though. They look great in the intro.
I thought the best part was when they were evaluating the prospects behind closed doors, and all the while, the cameraman is going full-on stalker - changing angles and randomly zooming.
I don't think Grzelcyk was nearly as freaked out about them shitting on his conditioning as he was about the creep with the camera three inches away from his dick.
I don't think Grzelcyk was nearly as freaked out about them shitting on his conditioning as he was about the creep with the camera three inches away from his dick.
The only issue I had with that ep was it left me wanting more. That 30 min was over in no time.Spaulding Smails said:
Cutting it to a half hour and losing the off-ice stuff made this a much more enjoyable watch than the first episode.
Episode 4 starts in a few minutes...trailer is basically Claude doing a Bruce Boudreau in the locker room between periods and Chara telling someone on Pittsburgh that the next time he gets slashed, be prepared to fight.