'Cheers'
kicks off Monday nights
Monday
nights will look bigger and better at the
Cheers bar in Hollywood. The famed bar will
kickoff its 2003 NFL season this Monday,
giving the public the opportunity to view
the football games on its new HDTV screens.
By
Trent Loomis
On-line
Forty-Niner
The
digital revolution is here and flexing its
muscle on the football field this year at
the "Cheers" bar in Hollywood. The famed
local bar will host Monday Night Football,
with the kickoff of the 2003 NFL season
this Monday, on a pair of 65-inch High Definition
TV's donated by Comcast Cable.
The
defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay
Buccaneers will battle the Philadelphia
Eagles at what should be a packed house
in Hollywood. The weekly event will culminate
in a Super Bowl party in January.
Comcast
Cable Corp., has donated two big screen
high definition monitors to the bar so fans
can enjoy Monday night games, which are
not available through ordinary satellite
providers.
Along
with the two HDTVs, there will also be an
assortment of other televisions so everyone
can get a good view of the game. Admission
is free and doors open at 5:45 p.m.
The
difference between high definition and regular
football broadcasts is not only the
fine resolution and vivid colors, but the
turnout to watch such an event, said Hollywood
Entertainment Museum marketing assistant
Josh Oakley.
"I'm
expecting bigger crowds this year because
fans are getting smarter and more selective
about what they watch and how they watch
it," Oakley said.
"I'm
hoping that the combination of cutting-edge
technology and fun atmosphere will only
enhance the bar and make it the best place
to view a Monday Night Football game in
Los Angeles."
The
reason why the addition of the two HDTV
monitors is causing such a stir is the overwhelming
quality they provide--especially in sports.
It's easy to fall into a trance while looking
at HDTV pictures because of the wider 16:9
pixel ratio compared to the 4:3 ratio on
other screens.
The
cutting edge technology provided by HDTV
screens, and the atmosphere of the "Cheers"
bar, which is located one block west of
Grauman's Chinese Theater, should make it
easy to decide just where to be on Monday
nights--the place where everybody knows
your name.
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