SEATTLE — Fans with a hot take on the Seattle Seahawks, their opponents or any recent National Football League event will soon have a televised outlet for their opinions.
“Fan’s Face Off,” a new weekly half-hour sports talk show debuting Saturday at 9 p.m. on KOMO (Channel 4) promises that “the only things destined to deflate are egos.”
The show will be brought to you with the help of Port Angeles native and Seattle sports fan, Ty Coughenour, 26, who is one of the program’s producers.
“It’s the perfect show to watch on Saturday nights before the Seahawks game to see what fans are thinking,” Coughenour, a 2006 Port Angeles High School graduate, said.
“We’ll talk about what’s going in the NFL that week, key matchups and storylines, and get the perspectives of the fans.
“We want to do a show that gives you the full analysis, taps into the passion of the fans and showcases the types of debates that happen in a sports bar or a living room.”
The show will be hosted by Seattle television personality Chris Cashman. Cashman also hosts “The 206,” a sketch comedy show that pokes fun at the Puget Sound region, with his father Pat.
Coughenour said Cashman will be the only person on stage during the broadcast.
“All of our guests will appear live on multiple monitors via Skype,” Coughenour said.
Skype is an application that can be used to make voice and video calls over the Internet.
Coughenour originally pitched the idea for the show in a weekly pitch meeting about six months ago at his video production studio, Bellevue-based Mighty Media Studios, and serves as creative producer for the show.
“I help in writing the script. I call myself a co-writer since multiple people work together on it,” Coughenour said.
“I also facilitate the live caller interactions with the Skype callers, and get them squared away before we put them on air.”
With more than a week before the Seahawks visit the St. Louis Rams in the season opener, Saturday’s premier episode will have a different feel than subsequent shows.
“This one will be more of a season projection featuring fans of the Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers,” Coughenour said.
Viewers can interact live by sending messages to the show’s @FanFaceOffShow Twitter account, or by using the hashtag #FanFaceOff.
The show will wrap each week with the End Zone, where the best debaters from earlier show segments will return to give a 20-second-long final thought.
“They can use it as a rebuttal to a specific team, to provide their thoughts on the season or a current event,” Coughenour said.
Coughenour encouraged those who want to appear on the program to email FanFaceOffShow@MightyMediaStudios.com.
“We aren’t going to have the same Seahawks fans each week,” Coughenour said.
“If people like the show and they think they can be the best fan and talk the most trash, then reach out to us.”
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Sports reporter Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-452-2345, ext. 5250 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.
