And for those wondering, Sister Mary Jane is already back from teaching in Hawaii. Guess she couldn’t get enough Maui Wowee.

I haven’t been able to find info on the last three episodes as far as ratings go, but they must not be too good. With the marketing push that A&E gave the show, it can’t bode too well for trying to take the sport to the next level - finding a cable channel that would want to run actual games. There’s almost too much weight on the Dust Devil as proof if the sport can be elevated or will it remain something that gets a “guess what those kooky kids are doing now” coverage in the newspaper.

Remember that it doesn’t take too much to scare a TV executive and a show that loses a million viewers from it’s lead in and then drops another million the following week isn’t going to have too many folks saying, “We need that, too.” This isn’t shaping up to be the next TV Poker.

I feel bad since I spend most of my day cutting up the Carolina Rollergirls footage we shot. At one point I was thinking about trying to do a documentary about it, but the A&E show made anything I could do look like “we’ve already seen this” territory.

2: I work on enough “Reality shows” to know that it’s hard to believe that the show isn’t staged in several aspects in order to juice up “story content.” Of course it is unscripted. All the shows I’ve worked on have been very alert to make sure that nothing is written down for people to read because that would turn the folks on screen into actors that are required to recieve SAG minimum. They also don’t want scripts to avoid SWG getting their fingers into the productions.

I still hold my question about the fighting on the track as WWE moments. Sure these matches aren’t as bad as the old LA Thunderbird matches, but the whole fighting element seems part of the practices that aren’t taped.

3. The fact that the Cherry Bombs are a pack of newbies going up against the established teams should give them at least a decent storyline - the sheep amongst the wolves.

4. The name game gets confusing for a casual viewer. I understand the whole name game from my pals who play in Raleigh. But it does get confusing when talking to people because it is a bit cult-like. It’s like you’re crossing a line when you refer to a long time friend by their real name. It’s actually kind of uncomfortable because they immediately correct you, “You mean ZsaZsa Gooboom.” It’s like chatting with a moonie in that sense.

5. I severally doubt that Punk Bruiser will ever kick one of the Laguna Beach producer’s asses. Because they are on the same level as the Laguna Beach kids. They want the nationwide spotlight. They want fame. They want this sport to get bigger so that they can quit their dayjobs and make a nice living playing across the country. Does Punky really want to work her day job until she hits retirement age? Everyone on the show seems to talk about making the league a viable pro sport. this show is a platform for restablishing it outside of Austin, Texas. These aren’t the Hells Angels. they won’t breaking beer bottles and going after a producer when they’re told to sit in a certain postion and discuss a certain subject. You’re pushing the myth if I’m supposed to believe that Sister Mary Jane is really willing to attack a cameraman and risk the entire series.

6. The Minnesota Girls did drink with the Carolina Rollergirls, but there were no drag down fights. And it is the fighting that makes those of us who enjoy legit flat track events question what we see on “Rollergirls.”

I don’t know how I missed a movie like Twenty Bucks with this great a cast….

Review of the new Million Dollar Baby DVD sets here….