Tachi Rocinante October 8, 2020 Share October 8, 2020 Craig Carton was a prominent New York sports radio personality (with Boomer Esiason) until his secret gambling addiction--financed by an illicit ticket-brokering business--halted his career and landed him in jail. In a series of interviews, Carton opens up on how he went from big city success to convict. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/
Tachi Rocinante October 9, 2020 Author Share October 9, 2020 Meh. Never heard of the guy, and I listen to sports radio. I think some of his gambling numbers were a bit inflated to create drama. Nobody's that stupid, and I know some degenerate gamblers. He appears to be remorseful, but part of me thinks the douchebag "character" in the back of his head just wanted back on the radio (which apparently will happen). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6391511
Caseysgirl October 11, 2020 Share October 11, 2020 This seemed like a documercial to reinstate this guy’s career. I never knew who he was and I could care less about him but I was wondering who had any interest in this other than he and his creditors. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6394545
Guest October 11, 2020 Share October 11, 2020 I read Sarah D Bunting's review of this doc and I'll be hard passing thanks because this... 18 hours ago, Caseysgirl said: This seemed like a documercial to reinstate this guy’s career. ...isn't far from the truth. From her review: Quote What isn't fine is that it's directed and produced by Martin Dunn and Marie McGovern, who are friends of Carton's, and who don't disclose that fact. If anyone is interested, here's the New Yorker article referenced in the review. I really don't need to know anything more. I feel like the HBO docs recently are really far below the quality of what they used to be years ago. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6395319
Jextella October 12, 2020 Share October 12, 2020 17 hours ago, Giant Misfit said: I read Sarah D Bunting's review of this doc and I'll be hard passing thanks because this... ...isn't far from the truth. From her review: If anyone is interested, here's the New Yorker article referenced in the review. I really don't need to know anything more. I feel like the HBO docs recently are really far below the quality of what they used to be years ago. Agreed. They are like magazine articles put on screen. Little substance. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6396945
Tachi Rocinante October 15, 2020 Author Share October 15, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 6:32 PM, Giant Misfit said: I read Sarah D Bunting's review of this doc and I'll be hard passing thanks because this... ...isn't far from the truth. From her review: If anyone is interested, here's the New Yorker article referenced in the review. I really don't need to know anything more. I feel like the HBO docs recently are really far below the quality of what they used to be years ago. After reading that article, it's more than obvious that the friendly filmmakers soft-pedalled a lot of stuff. Did they even mention that his wife left him? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6401612
Rlb8031 January 7, 2021 Share January 7, 2021 On 10/15/2020 at 10:47 AM, Tachi Rocinante said: After reading that article, it's more than obvious that the friendly filmmakers soft-pedalled a lot of stuff. Did they even mention that his wife left him? No. No mention of that. Frankly, I listened to him for many years and wondered what kind of woman would stay with someone as distasteful as him Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/112159-wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth/#findComment-6536901
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