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The Press Box

'The Press Box': Let The Past Die (Ep. 404)

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker discuss John Skipper’s resignation as ESPN president and the future of the company (03:00), the backlash to the mainstream acceptance of 'Star Wars' (24:00), and objectivity in sports journalism (38:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

David, we're gonna talk about the split between Star Wars critics and fanboys, but tell me,

0:05.4

what was your greatest fanboy moment?

0:08.1

I think the fanboys, the fanboy shine has worn off steadily over the years.

0:13.4

I think the most excited I've ever been.

0:14.9

I'm not sure I believe you.

0:15.9

That you just tell me you got a British Bulldog t-shirt for Christmas?

0:20.8

Alright, so the most recent fanboy moment was dominated by me, a wonderful vintage British

0:26.6

Bulldog t-shirt, along with one of those great vintage WF glass drinking mugs with junk

0:35.1

hair dog on my all time favorites on it.

0:36.9

Really worn off that shine, yeah.

0:38.8

My dad taking me back in the day, my dad taking me to the first Tim Burton Batman movie.

0:43.0

I think I absolutely nobody Andrew is there.

0:46.2

We were both geeks of de various varieties, both in the comic books, I probably more so

0:51.5

than him.

0:52.5

Not even the world's biggest Batman fan, but just the idea of one of our little comic book

0:59.0

icons making it onto the big screen in a sort of serious way was, I mean, I melted.

1:05.3

My list would be going to Star Trek first contact.

1:08.0

Remember that one?

1:09.5

Yeah.

1:10.5

It wasn't me, but seeing a fan in the front row in full Star Trek uniform when the pre-show

1:17.2

entertainment broke down, standing up and holding a tricorder up to the screen to see

1:21.2

what was wrong.

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