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RollerJam was the brainchild of Knoxville, Tennessee-based television writers Ross K. Bagwell Sr. and Stephen Land.Land, a boyhood fan of roller derby, was inspired to bring the sport back to television by an obituary for roller derby legend Joan Weston that he had read in The New York Times in May 1997, and shared his idea with Bagwell, his mentor, who gave him a positive response. [2]
The original TV series is now controlled by the producing parties, which retained the rights. Sams talked about RollerGames and what the future would hold for a revival on an episode of the RollerShoot podcast hosted by Mike Summers and Bob Guercia on Action VR Network which would later spawn plans for the show's return to TV years later.
Roller Games and its flagship team, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds (T-Birds) has endured several boom and bust cycles, including a roller derby attendance record in 1972, a major reorganization in 1975, appearances on ESPN in 1986, a TV series called RollerGames in 1989–1990 (and its corresponding arcade game by Konami and its video game for ...
Shelly Leah Jamison aka Shelly Jamison (born () 10 July 1962 (age 62) [1] is a former television news reporter, and current public official, from Phoenix, who appeared as a Playboy magazine cover model [2] and the sideline reporter on the 1989–1990 souped-up roller derby TV series RollerGames.
Georgia Ann Siedenberg Hase (December 31, 1938 - July 31, 2015 [1]) - also known as "Mizz" Georgia Hase - was best known as a heel manager of two prominent roller games teams, the Detroit Devils of the original Roller Games league and Bad Attitude of the syndicated TV series RollerGames and was recognized as the most controversial figure in the history of the game.
In the late 1990s, Sanders spent time skating in California, particularly at Venice Beach, and while there he heard about auditions for RollerJam, a television show based around banked track roller derby. [1] On the show, he was known for his multicolored hair, and for his acrobatic moves. [2] He later claimed that the staged nature of the show ...
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