Rams in 3-D

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jun 15, 2010 11:30 AM CDT

Visual trends come and go as technology evolves. When color television started arriving in American homes the film industry panicked, deploying an array of cinematic gimmicks to bring people back to move theaters. Cinema Scope, 3-D, 70mm film, the drive-in, all kinds of things sprung up as Hollywood faced real competition for the first time in its history.

Moviegoers of late may have noticed that 3-D is back again, and it's encroaching into other venues, most notably television. The reasons for 3-D's return vary. I suspect it's again the result of competing mediums, as the inroads of high speed internet and its endless possibilities change the public's media consumption diet. Whatever is behind the renessaince of 3-D it's here to stay, for a while anyway, and sports media is embracing it. ESPN will launch a 3-D network and all kinds of other broadcast outlets finding a way to get on board.

Personally, I think it's a gimmick more than it is a step in the evolution of how we consume sports. Maybe I'm just too entrenched and cynical. What are your thoughts on 3-D? Would you rather see Sam Bradford thread passes through the eye of a needle in 3-D or HD? Do you think that it will improve the viewing experience?

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Do you think 3-D is a better way of watching football?

Yes

78 votes

No

199 votes

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I voted "No" but...

if i’m answering honestly? Is football better viewed in 3-D? Yeah, probably (I really have no idea since I’ve never seen it that way, just going on a hunch). Is 3-D television going to catch on? Hell no.

Not until they can do it without having to wear some type of eye wear. Too much of a hassle.

I believe it was Matin Scorsese whose already gone on record of calling 3-D movies “nothing more than a gimmick that’s designed to do nothing but get more money from you” (paraphrasing).

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Jun 15, 2010 12:31 PM CDT reply actions

3D soccer is getting big in the UK

with lots of bars offering the games in 3D, so there must be something in it. SKY tv are driving it and they haven’t backed too many losers recently, so it may prove more than a gimmick.

I just don’t like the thought of going to a bar full of guys all wearing uncool sunglasses – good luck picking up women!

by RamintheUK on Jun 15, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

I don’t see 3d being as viable outside of the home. At a bar, I want to be able to look around, not watch tv, etc. Besides, since my beer would already be in 3D, if I put on the glasses, does go into 9D? Dimensional math confuses me.
At home, though, it’s a great way to block out the wife on a good football weekend. I’m less interested in this as a football fan as I would be in having my own camera angles. The most frustrating thing is that you can’t see the receivers’ routes in the classic televised frame, so being able to change that would be nice. Having a 3-D Darell Scott coming at me, not as much.

You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.

by 3k on Jun 15, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

excellent

I have a post about this set to go up on SB Nation St. Louis tomorrow. To summarize it, I think it’ll be interesting, but also driven into the ground by our friends at ESPN, who will spend most of their time playing clips of Brett Favre pointing at us and smiling… in 3D!

by DanUpBaby on Jun 15, 2010 1:23 PM CDT reply actions