Bret Favre Netflix "Untold: The FALL OF FAVRE"

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by bk400

Yeah, if there is one pure, unadulterated douchebag in that documentary, it's the Deadspin guy. What a heel.

As much as I loved Deadspin 15-20 years ago, I look back now and wish it never blew up in popularity as much as it did before its downfall. I'll give them credit for breaking some wild stories (Manti Te'o, Brett Farve, and the Hogan story that ultimately ended them) and they had some really talented writers early on, but I feel they bear a ton of responsibility for the toxic bro media that manifests personalities like Clay Travis, Dave Portnoy, and Pat McAfee into household names.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

As much as I loved Deadspin 15-20 years ago, I look back now and wish it never blew up in popularity as much as it did before its downfall. I'll give them credit for breaking some wild stories (Manti Te'o, Brett Farve, and the Hogan story that ultimately ended them) and they had some really talented writers early on, but I feel they bear a ton of responsibility for the toxic bro media that manifests personalities like Clay Travis, Dave Portnoy, and Pat McAfee into household names.

Yeah, it sucks, but nowhere near the damage done by cable news outlets choosing slanted bullshit over fact-based programming -- right around that same time. Once they all decided it was easier and cheaper to pay blowhard "contributors" than maintaining worldwide news bureaus, it was all over. Now, people just get shoveled the shit they want to hear, 24/7. Humanity is dumber for it.

That Bro Media is favored most by young teens/social media addicts -- tells you the general aptitude of the target audience.

As for the Favre doc, it was very thin. I had no idea he had a kid early in college -- they spent exactly one sentence on that.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Yeah, it sucks, but nowhere near the damage done by cable news outlets choosing slanted bullshit over fact-based programming -- right around that same time. Once they all decided it was easier and cheaper to pay blowhard "contributors" than maintaining worldwide news bureaus, it was all over. Now, people just get shoveled the shit they want to hear, 24/7. Humanity is dumber for it.

That Bro Media is favored most by young teens/social media addicts -- tells you the general aptitude of the target audience.

As for the Favre doc, it was very thin. I had no idea he had a kid early in college -- they spent exactly one sentence on that.

+1

[jingram058]

Well, when I was stationed at the Naval Oceanographic Office, with a PO Box address of Bay St Louis, Ms, but in reality on Stennis Space Center north side of I-10, and right around the corner from the Kiln and Hancock High School, all the civilians talked about what a douche he was even in high school. True? Who knows.