After stuttering through these fast paced lines, Collins had to take matters into his own hands. He proceeded to make up his own lines and kept the show from coming to a sputtering halt. His most recognized line is when he is analyzing an Indiana Pacers basketball game. A pass comes to Pacers star, Reggie Miller, and Collins says, "Gets it to the man, and boom goes the dynamite," as the shot goes through the hoop. This proves to be a long lasting remark, as there is now footage of this news clip all over the Internet titled "Boom Goes the Dynamite." With increased popularity, Collins became more recognized among viewers and fans.
Perhaps his biggest break was when he received a contract with a high end news studio, who took notice of Brian after this video spread. Even though this very unlucky event happened on a local news network, Collins hit the jackpot by thinking quick on his feet and gave his broadcasting career the boost it needed. One day he was stumbling through a report, waiting for his time to finally come to an end. Then his unfortunate affair went viral, and boom went the dynamite.
Austin Woodruff
This is quite an interesting story. I feel like stories like this, where a what would have been a disaster turns into a blessing-in-disguise, gets quite a lot of attention because it highlights the person's skills. Even though it may seem funny to others but a nightmare to the person involved at that time, the fact that he handled it well and came up with a clever line turned the situation around and good came out of it.
ReplyDeleteThis story highlights the fact that as a society, we are self interested and enjoy watching others fail. So many stories become popular because something didn't go the way that it should. I also agree with the above comment that although a situation can be horrible, it can turn into something even better through time.
ReplyDeleteAnother example of a mess up that became viral is the clip of Miss South Carolina from the Miss Teen USA Competition in 2007. She fails to answer the question effectively or efficiently yet remains poised despite her obvious blunder. It's amazing how popular the clip has become - although the competition was over 5 years ago, people are still commenting about it and it has reached over 54 million views. The clip can be found using this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
-Jordan Bustin