The last time I remember non-contest coverage of skiing on cable TV was a profile of Tanner Hall that consisted primarily of him sitting on a motorcycle and blowing smoke at the camera. “What’s wrong with this nutbag?” was the most common reaction as I remember it.
The footage seems to be lost to the annals of time, so you’ll have to trust me that Traveling Circus would be a far better representation of skiing to the masses. We checked in with Andy Parry to discuss the possibilities of getting TC on Fuel TV.
BB: How did the opportunity to film a pilot for Fuel come about? Did they approach you? Is it something you did on your own?
Andy: Will and I went to SIA this year with Line and one day Jason and Josh (our boss, and TM) asked us to sit down with Jeff Harper and Gori. They run a production company in Winter Park CO called adrenaline garage, and do some work for Fuel.
What changes would have to be made in order to expand the TC to fit a half hour TV spot?
Damn I’m not 100% sure. Its going to be a crazy amount of work. Jeff and Gori are as professional as you get so it always takes some extra time to get a shot, or good sound. I think it would be a lot more traveling then we are currently doing and way more shooting.
The multiple sport show seems to be popular now with Fantasy Factory and Nitro Circus. Are you thinking of expanding it to include other “action” sports (i.e. snowboarding, skateboarding, bikes, inline, extreme tether ball?).
Once again I’m not sure but I think that would be a possibility. The show would be based around Will and I, then a mix of friends so if they are snowboarders I don’t see why not.
Has there been any response from Fuel TV now that the full force of NS has been unleashed on them?
Haha, not yet. But maybe at some point. I think it is going to take a lot for them to take notice.
Once you’re famous, what will be the first scandal that will get you featured on TMZ?
Going on Fuel probably won’t make me famous, I think more people would end up watching TC on the web like we are doing now. But if some how that happened it would be slapping Paris Hilton’s ass.
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