We are living in a democratized utopia!
Did you ever think you’d live to see the day when professional surfing sank to a far more embarrassing level than professional modeling or professional singing? Congratulations, you’ve made it. For it was revealed just today that the winner of ABC’s upcoming reality show Ultimate Surfer will receive not one but two very coveted wildcards spots to the winner, theoretically, for a respected and honest action sport athlete manager just posted to his Facebook account:
“CASTING: World Surf League and Pilgrim Studios are looking for contestants who think they have what it takes to win Kelly Slater Wave Co. Surf Ranch. Rumor is winner gets two CT wildcard slots.”
Also, officially from Pilgrim Media:
The World Surf League and Kelly Slater are teaming up to give America’s greatest up-and-coming surfers a chance to win big on ABC’s “Ultimate Surfer.”
On this exciting new competition show, the most promising surfers in the country will battle it out at World Surf League’s state-of-the-art Surf Ranch Wave System Facility in California for a grand prize provided by WSL, which will include two spots on the WSL World Tour and $100,000 per winner!
One woman and one man will win the titles of America’s first female and male ULTIMATE SURFERS.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a competitive surfer or not. If you have the confidence, ambition and skill to compete against the best, then…
Whoa!
Two whole slots.
Brazil and… Portugal?
Brazil and… Bells?
Mikey Wright and.. sorry the other injured CT surfer vying for the wildcard too goodbye?
But let’s speak quite honestly and frankly right now.
Do you really care? Wouldn’t you rather see the winner of some random broadcast television reality show get smoked in the early rounds than Mikey Wright or the other injured CT surfer?
Are we not accidentally living in the golden age of professional surf democratization?
Yes?
Discuss.
using race-mixing propaganda in an advertisement.. where have seen this before?
Soon CT spots will be given for the highest number of Instagram followers. Mark my word.
Surfing is not the UFC. ELo is so unimaginative. The UFC caught on because of Season One of the Ultimate Fighter. ELo is just copying their playbook, but sticking a “surfing” label on it. Can’t wait to see his next “outside of the box” move.
If I was working for the ISA , this sort of shenanigans , would make me so happy …….. At least FIFA and The OLYMPIC movement usually only do strange deals , every day , about who should get the rights to hold their events and not decide who gets to play in them …. What is the WSL thinking, especially making it a closed shop for US surfers only , seriously are you fucking kidding me ? ….. will we see Ben Gravy at Chopes ?
Based off everything I’ve read in official press releases so far I’m guessing the prize is priority seeding for the new Challenger Series (plus the $100,000 to get them to all the events).
That agents post looks like pure speculation (keeping in mind a talent agents role is to hype up castings).
They forgot to mention they’re mainly interested in castIng Sociopaths, Narcissists, and people with Borderline Personality order. One of the wildcards better be to Teahupoo, since the KS Wave pools a perfect training ground for chopes. How amazing would it be if Laird Lance Burkhart was one of the pool coaches! This damn show has so much potential. I hope someone has a deep spiritual experience getting tubed at the pool. I want to hear some heart felt pontificating about the pools spiritual vibes.
All pro surfers and everyone involved with prosurfing are sociopathic narcissists with (more than) borderline personality disorders though…
narcissistic personality disorder makes for hours of enjoyment. As my brother told me later: Don’t put yer dick in psycho!
Crazy in the head crazy in the bed is what I was told unfortunately.
You’re right about that. It was fun for a while but when you come home to find her sitting on the floor naked and surrounded by carving knives, it’s time to get out of dodge.
I had a bi polar girlfriend who bit off my nails …. while I was sleeping
Wow. I had a couple bi polar ones too. One was French. Met her in Capbreton in 2000. She liked having sex in public. She didn’t mind at all when the French people would scold us during the act. I was a little worried a couple times, since I didn’t want to get in trouble in a foreign country. So of course I had to import her to the USA for 3 months to live with me. Of course it didn’t work out. Maybe I am more crazy than her? But she sure was hot. And that accent…
Ok I get my history of “Jiz-hardists” and Jihadists mixed up thanks for clearing that up!
This is true.
Although we have to remember the words of St Derek in the Book of Participants.
“To serve and receive is the reward of The Few.”
Thought was verse 69:69 tho?
This deserves the dickfish…
Rick Kane gets my vote
you took the words out of my mouth…
Still curious where and when this show will actually air. I will be shocked if it’s on ABC proper, even at like 1am on a Sunday or something.
I’m thinking most of the money is in the USA……..
If the WSL is serious about global recognition why isn’t this open to global competitors not just US?? clueless again
I’m thinking most of the money is in the USA.
They’ll be for QS10,000 events. HB Open for sure for maximum visibility. Thoughts on the other?
I know the WSL said CT, but no one will remember or care when it’s either not awarded, or at best some promotional stunt at HB, where promotional stunts can succeed or die without negative consequences.
like the ambassador of Stoke.
remember him?
No. I don’t even remember if they had a remembrance paddle-out for him.
AND leisure
They should award Zmonde with the position for 2020.
All the media releases I’ve read so far have said “World Tour”, rather that “Championship Tour”. Kelly’s quote in the original presser read very strangely… as though they’d coached him not to say “CT”.
My original interpretation of the prize was that it would be priority seeding on the QS, and maybe money for travel expenses. Makes even more sense with the new Challenger series as I’m sure they’ll be looking for lots of drama and hype around those for the next 2 years.
Chopes and Pipe, watch the contestants scramble hard to sabotage themselves to NOT win. That would be compelling viewing.
Given the WSL’s proven track record of mainstream media success, I can’t see how this could end any way but badly.
Gonna make us proud of MTVs Maui Fever.
Quite an auspicious start to the ELo era! Guy’s got big ideas…
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He looks like he’s been hanging out with Tudor.
I like the beard.
Befitting of an admiral.
With pieces to move around the operational arena inside the dimly lit war room in Santa Monica.
I’d like him if he looked more like Oprah ……Something about him says “ trust me about as far as you could throw me “ ?