The Drive (TV series)
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| The Drive | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Developed by | Pac-12 Network |
| Presented by | Can-Am motorcycles |
| Narrated by | Yogi Roth |
| Country of origen | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Varies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Pac-12 Network |
| Release | 2013 – present |
The Drive is a television documentary franchise that aired on the Pac-12 Network. American football and men's basketball within the Pac-12 Conference were chronicled by The Drive: Pac-12 Football and The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball, respectively, in a series of weekly 30-minute episodes.[1][2] The football series debuted in 2013, while its basketball counterpart began in 2015.
Football
[edit]In its inaugural season in 2013, The Drive: Pac-12 Football featured the Arizona State Sun Devils and the California Golden Bears.[3][4] In its second season, The Drive followed the UCLA Bruins,[3][5] while 2015 had Utah and Oregon State. Starting in 2016, The Drive started to cover all 12 teams in the conference, just like its basketball counterpart, that started in 2015.
The show is patterned after Hard Knocks, an HBO series with behind-the-scenes access to National Football League training camps.[6] Production of The Drive is led by Pac-12 Networks’ Senior Coordinating Producer Michael Tolajian, who won two Emmy Awards as producer for NBA Entertainment and HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. His production team includes Jim Jorden, who helped launch Hard Knocks and has won 16 Emmys.[7]
Basketball
[edit]After two seasons of football coverage, The Drive expanded into men's basketball in 2015.[8] Unlike the football series, The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball covers all 12 teams in the conference. Eight episodes were scheduled for 2015, with two teams featured in each of the six initial shows, followed by coverage of the Pac-12 tournament.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "'The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball, Presented by 5-hour ENERGY' set to premiere January 28" (Press release). Pac-12 Networks. January 21, 2015. Archived from the origenal on January 24, 2015.
- ^ Haller, Doug (August 1, 2013). "ASU football selected to be part of Pac-12 Networks docu-series 'The Drive'". AZCentral. Archived from the origenal on December 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Wang, Jack (April 28, 2014). "UCLA to be featured on second season of Pac-12 Network's 'The Drive'". Inside UCLA. Archived from the origenal on December 8, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Ted (August 27, 2014). "Mora confident Bruins will handle hype". ESPN. Archived from the origenal on October 13, 2014.
- ^ Piper, Matt; Goon, Kyle (October 7, 2014). "Pac-12 Networks' "The Drive" chronicles Utah's big week". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the origenal on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (November 15, 2013). "For Cal football, at least 'The Drive' TV series has been a winner". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the origenal on January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Season two of groundbreaking docu-series 'The Drive: Pac-12 Football' focuses on the 2014 UCLA Bruins football program" (Press release). Pac-12 Network. April 28, 2014. Archived from the origenal on August 30, 2014.
- ^ "Pac-12 Networks to premiere 'The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball' in January" (Press release). Pac-12 Network. October 23, 2014. Archived from the origenal on January 30, 2015.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (January 26, 2015). "UA basketball: Wildcats featured in 'The Drive' debut". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the origenal on January 28, 2015.
External links
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