Baywatch For Skiing

[RossiSkier]

With 21 million skiers in the U.S. we should should have our own TV shows. There's everything at the hill that you would need for TV: action, adventure, drama, romance, intrigue, comedy. What more do you need?

We could use ski patrol, mountain rescue instead of life guards at the beach. Plus a resort is a very complex machine run by many types of people. You could get story lines galore out of it all. Ski makers, companys and resorts would go go-go over it and ad's would be through the roof.

I would watch it every week, and every day once it got syndicated.

 

[Bumpsis]

Man, I think you missed the main point of Baywatch. Adventure? Drama? Character developent and interaction?

It was tits and ass and I miss it.

Somehow, bikinis and lots of skin would be even more contrived on a ski resort set than a Hawaian beach, don't you think?

 

[RossiSkier]

No I'm not missing the point at all. There's opportunity for T&A and story lines. There's plenty of hot mama's running around the lodges. But it can't be all that. After all Baywatch is CANCELLED and I don't see any reruns either on cable, but I'm not looking too hard. Its a hollow show with no real adventure, or family values. Oh another drowning victum! ZZZZZZZZZZ. Its been replaced by A) Cop show; Lawyer Show; Moribud Crime Scene Show; Sit-com with canned laughter.

There could a whole season of Survivor shot on a resort. Or Fear Factor could at least shoot an episode or two there. Want a 100 G's? Go down Ovation with these 200 cm skis and don't fall.

What about Rebel Billionaire? Bring them to Stowe instead of Victoria Falls and make them perform incredible stunts there. Reality TV should take a hard look.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

We could use ski patrol, mountain rescue instead of life guards at the beach. Plus a resort is a very complex machine run by many types of people.

Wow! I could be a star. I can just see Pamala Anderson running her fingers through my mullet after I've rescued some poor SPORE from certain death!

 

[RossiSkier]

No Pamela Anderson, white trash types. We'll use Charlotte Moats or a hot snow ripper chick. One without augmentation jobs. And not Kelly Clark! Yikes. Arrrrrrewwwww!

 

[ctenidae]

But, they won't look as good running in a snowsuit. No bouncing, no jiggling...
Besides, what about "The Mountain"? I think that was the name. Did that show make it past a whole season?

 

[bvibert]

Besides, what about "The Mountain"? I think that was the name. Did that show make it past a whole season?

That was the name, I think it lasted about 13 episodes... I watched the first episode just because it was about a ski mountain, too bad there was no skiing and just a little boarding in it...

 

[chocolateSkiBunny]

What I've always wondered is why there was never the winter equivalent of the Beach Boys--because it's not year round? If you can sing about surfing, why can't you sing about skiing or boarding? There could be hits like "It Was A Triple Chair Affair" or "Huck That Kicker" or "I Lost My Baby On the Lift Line!"

 

[smootharc]

And don't forget the classic Hollywood attempt.....

Aspen Extreme (1993)

"Top Gun" for the ski slopes. Now and then, for a lark, I'll pop it in the VCR for a laugh.

 

[thetrailboss]

Re: And don't forget the classic Hollywood attempt.....

Aspen Extreme (1993)

"Top Gun" for the ski slopes. Now and then, for a lark, I'll pop it in the VCR for a laugh.

Yeah, that was a funny movie!

 

[RossiSkier]

Plot Summary for "The Mountain"
David Carver Jr., an irresponsible, un-kept young man, returns to his family owned ski resort in Colorado after the death of his grandfather to find that he, the youngest son, has inherited the entire mountain which puts him at odds with his older brother Will, the resort manager, who's holding out against being bought out by Colin Dowling, a scheming land developer. Other characters involved in the power struggle are David and Will's youngest sister Shelley, a local teen wanting to make it big as a champion snowboarder; Maria Serrano, David's former girlfriend, now Will's girlfriend; the double-dealing resort operator Travis, whom is under the control of Dowling and his son Michael; and the Downling's attractive daughter Maxine 'Max' whom falls for David while trying to get him to sell the mountain to her father.

I have never seen The Mountain on television, but obviously WB didn't do it right. Needs to be a little less like a soap opera, or like an OC and more like an action adventure show. Needs to be a little more like Baywatch with it's multiple story lines, but with more of a Emergency or Chopper One slant. Also somewhere in there they should do Warren Miller type shots of ski/board pro's getting down. It could also be a reality type show like those that show where the father and son from Orange Country Choppers.

 

[ctenidae]

Throw in some Airwolf for heli-skiing reality, and you've got yourself a hit!

 

[RossiSkier]

Throw in some Airwolf for heli-skiing reality, and you've got yourself a hit!

YES!! YES!!! I was going for Chopper 1 which was the Airwolf of my generation. But whatever works. ROLL THE CAMERAS!

 

[dmc]

Re: And don't forget the classic Hollywood attempt.....

Aspen Extreme (1993)

"Top Gun" for the ski slopes. Now and then, for a lark, I'll pop it in the VCR for a laugh.

An amazing movie...
How they got the base of their skis to change throughout the course of the same race is beyond me...

 

[bvibert]

Re: And don't forget the classic Hollywood attempt.....

An amazing movie...
How they got the base of their skis to change throughout the course of the same race is beyond me...

Sounds like someone has been paying too much attention to the details

 

[dmc]

Re: And don't forget the classic Hollywood attempt.....

An amazing movie...
How they got the base of their skis to change throughout the course of the same race is beyond me...

Sounds like someone has been paying too much attention to the details

Only in ski movies...