MBaneACP Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 ...has been running for a few weeks now. Numbers are good and I've very pleased with the quality of the new production crew, Hatch TV out of Evergreen, CO. Tried very hard to balance out competition/self-defense/eye candy/how-to...however, it's always a bitch. You can see the Season 8 line-up here: http://www.downrange.tv/shootinggallery/season8.htm We've also done a drastic expansion of my big Internet site, DOWN RANGE TV (http://www.downrange.tv/). We're going to start experimenting with intensive event coverage...my partner Marshal Halloway is going to do a test run on a cowboy match, which I'm going to follow up with intensive Internet coverage of the Single Stack Classic/USPSA Single Stack Nationals in April. I'm pretty excited about this way of covering events...television "real estate" is inherently limited, and ultimately we are all slaves to our numbers (which, as I have said before, auger against competition coverage and in favor of self-defense stuff). This season, I made a big push to get away from "contractor casual" attire, and I've been poking fun at the trend (which, okay, I helped start!) on both my blog (http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/) and on my weekly podcasts (http://www.downrange.tv/radio/47.htm). I've also poked fun at the "torture test" mentality...many of you saw the Todd Jarrett 1000-round "World Record" video on DOWN RANGE, where I suggested that the proper "torture test" for a gun didn't have anything to do with concrete mix, rubber mallets or Crisco, but rather with shooting the gun. I would ask that you understand that many of the top shooters have relationships with various and sundry other programming and/or sponsors that work with other programs...some of the shooters I've seen suggested for SHOOTING GALLERY here on the BE forums have been offered opportunities to be on the show and have declined...in some cases repeatedly. SG, COWBOYS and DRTV continue to be the ONLY firearms media out there that don't insist on either personal or event exclusivity; we are also the only firearms media that talks about hardware and events not directly tied to ou sponsors. Yeah, I have sponsors and I like them A WHOLE LOT, but regardless of what one might think (or read on some of the more...er...imaginative forums) I do not whore. Never have; never will. I try to get out and shoot competitively still, but it's darned hard. Time, time, time. I plan to shoot the Single Stack (on Friday in the Decrepit Old Guy Squad) and the cowboy Wild Bunch match — 1911s, trench guns and major caliber lever guns...how can you beat that? — before End of Trail in June. I was just asked whether I had nerve enough to shoot on camera against other gun media in a 3-gun match this summer...I said, "HA!" I'll wear a Hawaiian shirt, I promise... I just came back from a week at GUNSITE trying to get used to my slightly fogged right eye...the result of a particularly vicious bout of shingles last year. Sucks to get old! Ironically, I've gone back to shooting out of a classic Weaver stance after decades of isosceles because it brings the rear sight a tiny bit closer to my dominate — and now flawed — right eye, which seems to make a difference. Hope this updates you all on what I'm doing...my virtual door is always open! Best, Michael B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobert1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) Always enjoyed your shows. Now that my cable company moved the Outdoor Channel to the digital tier I don't get it anymore. So very sad !!! Edited February 29, 2008 by bobert1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I met Michael at this year's Shot Show and he's not quite as old as he's making himself out to be... PS: I'll wager your Ruger LCP sample is at your FFL dealer waiting on you this afternoon (Feb 29). I know Shepard's is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Are you kidding? I started shooting IPSC with a percussion revolver... mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kframe_mike Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm another one that really enjoys your shows Mr Bane.You definatly bring some different things to the table versus most of the other shows.Can't wait to see the new ones.Keep up the good work!-Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hope to see you back at Knob Creek this year, who knows if you arent to old by that time we might let you light a fuse or 2. Keep up the good work DOG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taildraggerdave Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Yes, Mr. Bane, I too really enjoy the shows. My DVR overheats every Wed night recording the Outdoor Channel. Thanks and keep up the great coverage. See you at the Steel Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Thanks for the update Michael- I too would have to pay an arm and a leg to view your shows with our service provider. Maybe you would consider charging a membership for online viewing of your episodes? Now that would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Yesterday I signed off on the edited version of "Intro to USPSA" with the Schrader/Seeklander GM show...it's pretty good and I think puts the sport in an excellent light. I can't wait to see which gun forum refers to me as which "miserable [FILL-IN-THE-BLANK] whore!" when this one runs! BTW, USPSA Exec-Dir Dave Thomas is just cute as a fuzzy little bunny in this episode! We're tiptoeing around the whole issue of Web distribution...regular SG clips are now available on the OUTDOOR CHANNEL's big broadband site, http://www.outdoorchannel.com/tv/index.aspx. We're negotiating putting early episodes of SG and COWBOYS, or parts of early episodes — especially the ones shot early on in standard definition — on my big DOWN RANGE site (http://www.downrange.tv/), but it's new scary turf for media companies. Am really looking forward to the Single Stacks...not so much the shooting as catching up iwth a lot of people I haven't seen in a while... Michael B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Thanks for the link- there definitely needs to be more!! Very nice footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Thanks for your excellent work, Michael! I just wish you would have a little time left to finish your book, the sequel to ANR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Finish FIVE TO GO? I may post the 150 pages or so I've written just to force me back to work... I like the sex stuff... mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.J. Norris Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Michael, Any idea when Steel Challenge will air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Finish FIVE TO GO?I may post the 150 pages or so I've written just to force me back to work... Please do I like the sex stuff...mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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