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Message: [QUOTE="mtl mile end, post: 3993007, member: 280527"] I have only ever watched poker shows on TV, with cable!! - ask your Parents. But the one that stands out is Poker After Dark (PAD) - the first seasons with Shana Hiatt as the "Hot Chick who talks to the Bust Outs" (HCBO). It was made at a time when the technology and the popularity of poker TV were reaching a plateau. Its contemporaries were Poker Superstars (or something like that), the time delayed (like months) WSOP with Norm and Lon, lots of other televised tourneys from US and UK, and a host of British (English really) shows with Jesse May narrating. PAD was superior to all these. In the years since, the HCBO has been replaced by relevant, intelligent people (although still lots of hot women) who are an improvement on Hyatt, but even though Shana Hiatt will never be mistaken for Kara Scott, she performed her roll to perfection. Her replacements tried too hard to sound like they understood the game, which they did not. Ali Najad was, and still is, one of my favourite poker announcers. He (mostly) did it solo. There were regs and guests, including Kara Scott and Ali Najad. Play was straightforward - six player Sit n Go, winner take all with some exceptions. And there was lots of real table talk, the kind you get when a group of friends gets together to play. The regs included Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, etc, etc. It was a who's who of the era. I think I would rather watch a Sit n Go than any other format. Add in the quality of production and players, and you've got a combination that, for me may, never be surpassed. [/QUOTE]

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