Comments on: Franco Shade: Nobody Cares, More Video Entries

By: leal

leal — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:12:33 +0000

even though jake dotson kills everyone else with his trick vocab in his section. i think jeremy sodenburg fits better with the whole franco shade image. i can’t picture any of the other entries fitting that style if you catch my drift. that’s probably because i like more refined styles over roboto, except the original mr. roboto- he’s sickkk. i want to make an entry, but it probably won’t happen because i have no one to edit my shit! i’d probably lose anyway. lol. nice edits though. i like the dude who used the GLUE instrumental. very good choice of music. oh, and i’ve never met any of these cats in person otherwise that might have influenced my opinion differently. p.s. i got my tusk cardigan franco shade hoody and another franco shade t-shirt recently. Franco Shade is making the sickest designs lately. nuff said.

By: spira

spira — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:37:14 +0000

wow

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:25:09 +0000

you guys left out creativity, and innovation. whats wrong with that

By: Nico Sotomayor

Nico Sotomayor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:26:29 +0000

also… the TTA in the edit he did on the long down rail was switch… =P

By: Nico Sotomayor

Nico Sotomayor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:25:15 +0000

oh and btw to people who say jake is a kid who can only do spin tricks…. TOTAL bullshit. the kid can switch TTA a kink rail. any true spin or ally oop he has on lock, maybe both ways.

By: Nico Sotomayor

Nico Sotomayor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:23:25 +0000

just wait for the Kyle Nolte franco shade edit!!! =)

should be up in a couple days ;)

By: yo

yo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:48:07 +0000

well lets get it straight jake is by far better then jeremy but style is always a preference

By: frontflip 1440

frontflip 1440 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:58:20 +0000

That’s a fair assumption. Bossman. Jake is what 17 as you said. Jeremy is like 22 maybe. jake has some really nice switch ups and even though Jeremy didn’t show his, he actually can do all his tricks both ways and does switch ups I can’t even do on the ground while standing still. Some of these tricks that jake did are really easy but the fact that he did them on down rails made them nice tricks. I’m not gonna act like I can do those tricks on a down rail. (Maybe if I really wanted to, but I have things to do like be able to do long division and math problems, research history and such things so I’ll leave these heavy falls to you guys). However Jeremy fits the Franco Shade image, Jake has nice tricks but once it’s down to who’s a better fit, it’s gonna be Jeremy. Jake should be with [B] Unique. Those guys would be able to mold him into someone that could truly carry a line on their shoulders. Like Ramelle/Aragon/O’Neil/Kelso.
I have nothing bad to say about Any of these riders or the people commenting but I checked a few guys who made comments to other people that were very rude. This is a place to voice our opinions on the subject at hand. Not talk shit about people cause we have our identities hidden.

By: bossman

bossman — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:42:00 +0000

I agree with portas Best edit by far is Dotson. He doesnt have much style and he is a spin to win it kid, but hes what 17 and the amount of tricks he has you cant deny the fact when he becomes more seasoned hes going to be the next nearest thing to aragon or the closest anyone will come to being that good. Also his style isnt bad just plain. But I do somewhat agree sodeberg fits the image and his and the other edits were really good too. I like jeremys skating a lot too cause he skates different original stuff its cool and interesting and has unique style but i perfer the type of tricks jake chooses to do over budget switches thats just me
all in all best edit overall: jake. for franco: probably jeremy or jake

By: negative Jack

negative Jack — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:19:23 +0000

scott olsen best of the four I seen off here easy.

By: frontflip 1440

frontflip 1440 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:42:25 +0000

I agree with Deniseisatwat.
Jake is good but…
1. doesn’t fit Franco at all.
2. Still hasn’t shown that he can hold a trick all by itself.
3. Jeremy does wear a lot of designer clothes look at Teach Them Well. The after party this kid was sportin some 200 dollar shoes with two chicks on his arms. Ballin..
4. Jake should be sponsored but not by Franco, but by Razor. He actually fits their team and their image.
5. Scott isn’t even in the competition. Same goes for Erik.
The personality is the key to selling more of your product. Not just when you’re on film but when you’re simply skating. When you’re out and about. All these guys may be nice guys and dope riders but what’s really good for the company. That’s a question that the Management should be asking themselves. Which rider truly embodies FS lifestyle. Dreads or no dreads. Which one speaks volumes solely by the way they carry themselves. By their outward appearance as well as inner. I Feel that Jeremy above all else has the best to give Franco shade when it comes to a rider who can be a role model as well as a spokes person for the skating community. He looks good on camera, (no homo) But he looks like an action sports star.

By: ffff

ffff — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:26:13 +0000

but jakes style and tricks are better than jeremys. jeremy is bo legged and lands really nastily.

By: deniseisatwat

deniseisatwat — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:16:16 +0000

While dotson may be amazing, he doesn’t fit franco shades style! NONE of the edits have fit the franco mold so far except jeremy, and don’t forget theres a ton of edits we’re not seeing.

i agree that all 3 minute edits should be disqualified. 1:30 or you’re out. make it fair for everyone.

I HAVE YET TO SEE ANYONE THAT HAS PERSONALITY/STYLE SHOTS!!!! isn’t that what FS is looking for?!
Only reason jeremy fits this mold is because people say he does. to me, it looks like he just wears plain tees and khakis. not very street wear to me, but the dreads/style of skating fit.

instead of picking one person franco should make a small team.

By: Marda

Marda — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:00:03 +0000

however i think nobody cares of franco shade

By: PORTAS

PORTAS — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:28:19 +0000

I mean some of the people on here are fools. This is a non contest now Dotson has entered. The other guys are really good but Jake Dotson will one day be the best skater in the world