Prompt Post #10 - Misrepresentation of the Field

The clip above is from the movie The Love Guru.  It depicts two hockey broadcasters announcing the Stanley Cup Finals.  Stephen Colbert plays the announcer who is on drugs.  In this case, Colbert displays everything wrong with what a sportscaster should be like.  If this was a real life scenario the announcer would be fired and possibly even more action might be taken.  As I explained in previous blogs, sportscasters should be professional and watch what they say on national or local television.  Real sportscasters are well kept and professional when performing their respective duties, and yes of course sober.  Although this clip is from a fictional comedy, it is misrepresenting how a sportscaster should conduct himself.  In real life the two announcers would most likely be talking about the match-up that is about to occur if it is during the pregame.  If it is during the game, the announcers would be articulating what they are seeing with their professional opinions for the audience.  Finally, if the game is over the sportscasters would give a recap of what happened in the game and then the broadcast would be over.