First, welcome to the board. That being said:
charitystripe wrote:
they have interviews with all the relevant people and beat writers.
Yes, but those interviews are usually poorly-conducted. They don't ask poignant questions very often, and more than likely Hanley will feel the need to butt in when the guest is talking, in addition to Mike Mulligan letting out a loud laugh when no joke has been told. They're very bad interviewers.
charitystripe wrote:
They are pretty good with all topics, especially Hanley.
No, they actually aren't. They repeat other peoples' talking points and state the obvious on all sports. When they're not doing that, they're asking what callers think in lieu of actually formulating their own opinions. They talk in circles and generally never have an actual premise to any conversation they start or take part in.
charitystripe wrote:
The zingers and the jokes are bad, but i think that's a pretty minor complaint.
I'm not sure how minor the complaint is when they spend most of the show trying to add humor where there isn't any. I could see if their bad jokes and barbs were only sporadic, but they do it frequently enough that it kills the flow of an already bad show. That's tough to do without effort. It's like they try to outdo each other when it comes to making the worst joke at the worst time.
charitystripe wrote:
Compared to North, they are a million times better. North was a racist bigot who didn't know anything about any sport.
I don't disagree about the North comments, as his bigotry is the reason I stopped listening to his show shortly after 9/11. However, I disagree that M&H are a "million times better" than North. I think their show is just as horrible, but in a completely different way.
Its not a perfect show, its got its issues. But overall its decent enough that I tune in to it every morning on the ride to work. Its better than mike and mike, and its better than Mike North was. I like to hear the interviews they do with guys like Troy Aikman and Michael Lombardi to get a bigger perspective on the Bears. Lombardi's interview today was great.