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In hindsight, 'Joe Buck Live' was not a good match for the highbrow DNA of HBO Sports

I think now looking back – it was probably not a good match. I think they hold HBO Sports up... as kind of this cherished thing... journalistically sound... and I just never wanted to kind of do that. I also wanted to have fun. I'm the last guy to take myself seriously.

This is Joe's subjective assessment of a professional mismatch.

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Aug 24, 2018
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The Artie Lange incident is the reason we have the relationship with Joe Buck that we have today

If it wasn't for that Artie Lange show, I don't think that we would have the conversations that we have with Joe Buck.

Subjective opinion on the evolution of their professional relationship.
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Aug 24, 2018
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Artie LangeArtie Lange

Brett Favre and Chad Ochocinco were the real reasons 'Joe Buck Live' was a disaster because they were such bores

Now look, the real culprits to me are fucking Chad Ochocinco and Brett Favre. They were the first 45 minutes of an hour show... and they were bores. They're typical like Dennis Rodman type stuff where they think just because they have orange hair... they could sit there and they're young Albert Brooks on a talk show. They're just boring people.

This is Artie's subjective interpretation of the show's failure.
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Aug 24, 2018
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Joe BuckJoe Buck

Artie Lange is a sweet guy, but he is also deeply flawed and sad

Artie's a sweet guy. He's a sweet, really flawed, kind of sad guy. And I say that in the best sense because I just root for the guy because he really is genuinely nice.

A subjective personal assessment of a friend's character.

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The only reason celebrities agreed to write chapters for the PMT book is out of fear they would be turned on by the hosts

The answer to your question is why would any of these people agree to do any of this? 'Cause we don't want you two pricks to turn on us... We're trying to... I'm keeping you close so I can do a little bit of work to keep you guys on my side.

While Buck is being humorous, many guests have alluded to the power of the PMT fan base and the benefit of being 'in on the joke.'
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Joe BuckJoe Buck

Ferdinand Magellan and Al Michaels are the only two 'map guys' in human history.

Al Michaels. That's that... he's brilliant at knowing he's a map guy. And, maybe that's good for the brain. I hope that I'm half as good as Al Michaels when I'm at that stage of my career... but I've never heard of a map guy other than maybe Magellan and Al Michaels. I was like, sit around studying maps? I just, no, that's why Netflix was created.

A comedic exaggeration about Al Michaels' geography skills.
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Super Bowl 2027 in LA will be Detroit vs. Buffalo

Who's your prediction for Super Bowl 2027 in la? Oh, you have the script, right? Yeah, I have the script. It'll be Detroit Against Buffalo.

The 2027 Super Bowl hasn't happened yet.