Quoted from Cidco:There's a reason I haven't commented in this thread until now. Everyone is arguing whether the show, that still will most likely never even see the light of day, is good or bad for the pinball community. Obviously I wouldn't be involved in it if I thought it would be bad. But at the end of the day no one, not even the cast can predict the future. So I've just been sitting here reading everyone's comments, laughing at some shaking my head at others. I'm perfectly content to let everyone air their opinions about the show...up to a point.
I chose to wear that T-shirt over a year ago (way before any big discussion on Pinside about women) because I was going to hang out with my friends (who are all adults) and play pinball. Something that really hasn't been talked about is that we shot the majority of the footage ourselves. The professional camera crew was only here for a few days. So whenever we got together with other pinball players there was an opportunity to get more footage. I knew there was a chance we might shoot some video that night, but I also knew the only people that would ever see it would be my friends and people involved in the buying and selling of the show. Even if my friends didn't get the Planet Terror reference they know I'm not an asshole and anyone in the entertainment industry would get the reference and probably crack a smile. There was very little chance it would ever end up somewhere it could be misconstrued...I thought.
I'm not going to go back and read everything Jared wrote when he posted the link to the sizzle. But I thought he made it quite clear this isn't a final version of an episode. So if people are going to start critiquing clothing I hope you go after the font choices next. I know someone has already criticized some of the music, which I can guarantee you would never end up in actual episode because it would have to be licensed. Again, please talk all the trash you want just understand what you are looking at before you comment on it. I assure you there are plenty of actually relevant good and bad points to talk about without resorting to critiquing people's clothing, home decor, or similar things that have no bearing because they won't be in the final product. Assuming there even is a final product.
It's not my responsibility to make sure everyone understands all my shirts, otherwise I'm gonna be spending a lot of time explaining geeky things to people I don't even know. Although I would never wear that shirt if we were actually shooting something that would be televised. I'm not trying to oppress anybody. I'm just trying to play some pinball and have a good time.
Speaking of which, I'm heading home from work now so that I can setup the ScoreGasm Master that my wife not only allowed me to purchase, but prodded me to. I'm married to an awesome woman who is the definition of strong, so when someone insinuates that she or I have some part in misogyny without even knowing either of us it kind of gets my dander up. Carry on the muckraking fellas...
I hope that for your sake you can develop a thicker skin if your show ends up on TV...