"Pardon the Interruption" (2001)TV series 2001-????

Director:

Tom Howard

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

22 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Sport | Talk-Show

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction

US TV Schedule:

Thur. May 15	5:30 PM	ESPN
Fri. May 16	5:30 PM	ESPN

Cast

Tony Reali	...	Stat Boy (458 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Wilbon	...	Himself - Host / ... (422 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tony Kornheiser	...	Himself - Host / ... (389 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

P.T.I. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

ESPN

Quotes:

[discussing use of air conditioning winds to blow baseballs foul]
Tony: We're talking a gentle breeze, it's not like a cow blew into the bullpen!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mr 3000 (2004)

Awesome sports show.

This is definitely one of the best sports shows I've seen in awhile. Washington D.C. sports writers Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon have heated debates on the goings-on in sports and a bit of pop culture to boot. They always come up with some great bits in these tete a tetes and have great chemistry. Tony's New York City brogue meshes great with Wilbon's Midwestern sensibilities. The quick and dirty debates, the interview with a prominent sports figure that's in the current news, the always entertaining third segment (which rotates around different themes); it's all good. It's best asset is that it makes "Off The Record", the show that follows it on The Sports Network in Canada, even better because you're hungry for more sports debates. The only bad part: TSN only shows it Monday-Wednesday because TSN has a contract with the PGA to show the first two rounds of their golf tourneys. Still, three days a week are better than none. This is a definite must-see if you're a sports fan.