Pre-Playoffs Interview with Donny Carter

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*show's theme song plays as the screen fades out of a commercial and into the interview. Joe Smith and Donny Carter are sitting across from each other on stage*

Smith: Well Donny it's been a bit but we've finally got you back on the show.

Carter: Glad to be back!

Smith: You've had a terrific season with Bratislava, finishing with 94 points and 31 goals, all new highs for you. Is there anything that you did differently this season to perform better or did it just come naturally?

Carter: Oh believe me this was anything but natural. The new team setting for the third year in a row was a big help as the training regimen presented in Bratislava was very different and harder than in the minors. Also being named Assistant Captain really made me push myself to be the best I could be to help the team. I had some internal competition too with Janny and Brozy. They did both beat me in points for the year, but they pushed me to train harder than ever and I am really happy with how that helped me perform.

Smith: That is just beautiful Donny *wipes a fake tear away* it really was a pleasure watching you mature and bloom into the incredible playmaker you were this season. I do want to talk about your performance as a team though. Midway through the season, you guys fell to last place in the league. How did that feel for you guys and what was the motivation you as a team had to make the push and get all the way up to 3rd place?

Carter: We hit bottom early, which was really lucky for us. We experimented with the lines and eventually we found the perfect combination just as both of our goalies found their game again. I was very happy to be paired with Baardo as we had a lot of chemistry on Houston, and adding Pippo to that line to boost the production and everything went right. We had a big push in the second half of the season and just climbed the standings.

Smith: And you climbed those standings right into a playoff spot. What do you think about the playoffs this year and how the matchup with Rome will go?

Carter: Oh man I'm really trying not to overhype myself. With this being the first playoffs for the VHLE that makes the winner the first one ever. That's already a lot of pressure on top of the normal playoff pressure. What I'm really trying to do is just not think about any of the milestones and records and firsts and just play my game. Obviously it's very cool and it's an incredible opportunity to have, but focusing on that too much will just distract me. My goal is to focus on playing Rome, and winning that series. Taking it a game at a time. Rome is a very good team and it's one that's given us trouble all year. The way we will beat them is just by being more focused, playing as a team, all those great hockey cliches, but they are all true. If we play our game, we should win this series. But again, anything can happen.

Smith: That it can Donny. That it can. Now I want to talk about Stockholm, as they also had kind of a resurgence as a team. They were second in the standings to Rome, then you passed them and they just went off. They took first by a very large margin and are an incredible team. Assuming they beat Vasteras, how do you think you would be able to do against them if you play them later.

Carter: Like I said Joe, I'm taking it one game at a time. The Vikings are a very tough team to face and they should be a challenge for any team in the playoffs.

Smith: Well you said it. Unfortunately that's all the time we have today, Donny thanks so much for joining us again and good luck in the playoffs!

Carter: Always a pleasure Joe.

*show's theme song plays as the screen fades to commercials* 

 

For Week of 10/31

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Reviews: I'm a big fan of the interview style media so good job! it can be a little difficult to make it sound good and like a real interview but you did a good job making it sound realistic. One thing I will critique though is the lack of color and or some formatting. I would suggest next time for some photos or bolding the names or adding some color to them. As now id give you a 7/10 but if you bolded and added some more I could get you an 8.5/10

 

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REVIEW:

Overall, a nice interview with good detailed questions and responses. Thought the entire interviewed flowed very well and I enjoyed the *actions* that were included to make it seem more realistic. The only criticism I would have isn't about the article itself, but the formatting. I'm not one to really care about formatting in most media spots, but in interviews, I feel it's slightly more important than usual. My recommendation would be to add some color or additional line breaks between each person speaking in order to make it easier on the eye. Otherwise, a great job.

 

9/10