Espys are the Besties

So, ESPN rocks.

As a television professional, I'm really nit-picky about what I'm watching on TV and completely over analyze anything production wise. Granted, I work in small-time local television, but with an Emmy winning, 25+ veteran of this business for a father, you tend to pick up on things.

That being said, I believe ESPN to have he absolute best production value on cable TV.

Unlike major news networks like CNN or FOXNews who have some pretty huge goofs (FOX, you got to turn off mics sometimes and not allow your anchors to curse on-air!), ESPN brings professionalism and entertainment to everything they do. Their commercials, hilarious and witty. Their anchors and hosts, accurate and well versed in their fields (hint, hint MSNBC). Their shows, pleasing and well driven.

And have you seen their innovations lately? I mean, it's been around for a few years now, but do you realize how hard it is to make those first down markers and other on field graphics in a virtual 3D space that players can cross over in real-time? Like, really hard. And they've taken that concept one step further in their analysis segments now by recreating plays digitally and creating a 3D world for analysts to literally walk through and explain what's going on.

I love it.