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Superunknown- Let it be known

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CakedWiddit
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Can we please get some sort of official list of who has made the finals so far, i saw the leaks but honestly i want to see something official

a thank you preeze
Feb 16 2009 9:37PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
idk. i saw chris lakers and it was real sick. hopefully he makes it in.
Feb 16 2009 9:40PM
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CakedWiddit
Posts: 268 - Karma: 13
yea laker killed it but i would have liked to have seen some bigger PC like jumps outa him, and im dying to see poth and creighton..idk i just want to hear something..or atleast they should lift the ban from people leaking their own videos at this point, the anticipation is killing me
Feb 16 2009 9:42PM
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Dan-Man
Posts: 7488 - Karma: 3,622
Aidan Sheahan YA'LLLL!!!!!!! get it in yo heads. the kid has it in the bag and I'm claiming it right now....
Feb 16 2009 9:48PM
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Billups
Posts: 3960 - Karma: 329
He's from indiana, we dont' have anywhere to put big PC like jumps.
Feb 16 2009 9:50PM
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4ReeL_
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I know, I really wanna see finalists
Feb 16 2009 9:52PM
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TotesMcgotes
Posts: 413 - Karma: 39
i'm fucking pissed everybody got to see these videos already.  They're gone now and i never got to see them.  ahhhhhhhhh
Feb 16 2009 9:54PM
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BootySpunk.
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Agreed. People need to understand that Laker only has so much to work with but still absolutely murders everything. And to everyone saying they don't think he can hold his own on big jumps he did get 7th at the Aspen Open where he competed with pros. I am still soo stoked to see Laker's video and good luck to him and everyone who entered.
Feb 16 2009 9:59PM
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East.
Posts: 2314 - Karma: 128

Holson, Mcchesney, Laker, and Marty Bullet all had decent edits. Nothing too special from what i've seen. They were all definitely sick, but nothing was too surprising. Wallisch and Brogan brought styles that were hardly seen, but I feel like everyone (I guess besides Bullet) have the same steeze as everyone else. Dont get me wrong, I think Holson and Mcchesney have sick style, I just want to see something special.. if you get what I mean.. but I'm not really feelin Bullet's style.

Nonetheless they all had sick tricks and all deserved to be in the finals (if those videos were in fact finalists) I was just expecting something a little bit different.

Feb 16 2009 10:08PM
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sirskizalot
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i didnt even get to see the leaked edits so im sad.
Feb 16 2009 10:09PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,889
If the edits dont drop in the next 24 hours Im never buying a level 1 movie ever again!
Feb 16 2009 10:17PM
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G.Savidge
Posts: 240 - Karma: 310
yeah it would definitely be sweet to know.
Feb 16 2009 10:20PM
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ryan.s
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this kid?!?!?!?!... no offense but im almost as good as him


Feb 16 2009 10:53PM
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Kgallacher
Posts: 736 - Karma: 471
Aidan gas gotten a lot better since that video
check out his salomon jib acad edit
he can rodeo 9 high mute like its his day job
Feb 16 2009 10:57PM
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ryan.s
Posts: 462 - Karma: 47
will do... good call
Feb 16 2009 10:59PM
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eheath
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Willing to bet money?


And everyone who says laker will win, the kid KILLS it, but berman isn't going to pick him.
Feb 16 2009 11:03PM
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Alex_G
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i think he will because that kid is good enough to where if he were to film with level 1 he will step up the style bigtime
Feb 16 2009 11:05PM
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elPerin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 405
o shit!!eheath is god!
Feb 16 2009 11:11PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,751
  Ugh.  I understand that all you midwest kids are riding for Laker, but come on guys.  He's just not there yet.  Bag of tricks is crazy, the fact that he's 15 is crazy biiiiiig ups to Chris and his unquestionably bright future....but every other finalist I've seen thus far has cleaner and more polished style.  We get it, the midwest has shitty parks and no snow.  Props to hucking yourself on icy, poorly built jumps on 400 ft. hills.  That being said, you can't give Laker the w out of sympathy or because he has less to work with.  If his urban game was light years ahead of everyone else, or if he had some really unique tricks, creative jibs, or something else to set him apart, I'd be all for it.  I'm sorry spinning an extra 180 or 360 degrees, penciled at that, in or out of a park rail/box just isn't all that impressive.
Feb 16 2009 11:17PM
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Aidan.Sheahan
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dude that was way long ago, peep dis shit nig

https://newschoolers.com/web/mediacontests/showentry/cid/19/id/601/
Feb 16 2009 11:51PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
mad kids are claimin bullet is bringing crazy new shit to the table, but the only difference i see is his clothes. hes got dope tricks no doubt, but nothing new and innovative.

laker throws down like a mo'fucka, we all know hed probs throw down on bigger jumps/rails too, but fact of the matter is, his edit has tiny shit in it. he slays the fuck out of that tiny shit, but the rest of teh edits have big hits in them. as someone else said berman cant give it to him out of sympathy to his hill.

holson or mcchnesy would have my vote for what weve see so far, they both have sick style, grabs for days, and a huge bag of tricks.

but theres still more finalst's out there and i dont doubt that one of them will be better than what weve see so far.


after watching aiden sheehans salomon edit, he could take it kids got insane style imo.

both poth's and creightons are gonna be sick as fuck too
Feb 17 2009 12:08AM
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SnowRidgeParks
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I think he still has a year or two before he gets to the level that Berman needs... Maybe he already has it, but I don't see it yet. The kid is sick, there's no denying that, but so far I'm seeing McChesney coming out of this contest on top. Bullet is sick, but honestly I don't think he has the Level 1 style that we've become accustomed to, but maybe that's what will win it? At this point, who knows, I just hope a few more finalists will be released soon, I'm fiending for some more edits.
Feb 17 2009 1:28AM
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Mike-O
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Everyone should understand that this comp has evolved beyond Level 1 for a long time now. Every film company is probably following the finalists, who gets picked and who doesn't and they automatically have 11 very worthy promo videos that thousands of people have seen and heard of. C'mon the winner usually gets ONE SHOT in the whole Level 1 film, with an updated edit in the extras and possibly a continuation with Level 1 in the upcoming years, but nothing is granted in this industry.

Guys like Ian Cosco, Ahmet Dadali, Nick Martini would have no doubt blown up due to their skills but I think that their participation in Superunknown made people more stoked and aware of the possibilities with filming younger talent, even if they "failed" to win the competition.
Feb 17 2009 3:44AM
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adanac_360
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werd, all of these guys are getting mad exposure from this, and will no doubt be picked up by other companies and such. I personally liked holson's the best, but mchechesny's was super sick as well. But as said earlier theres lots of other riders that we just havent seen yet.
Feb 17 2009 3:55AM
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Silence
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reminds me of Happy Dayz
Feb 17 2009 6:38AM
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Blandct
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another dope ass edit is corey roberts....

saw that shit and my jaw dropped
Feb 17 2009 11:13AM
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Dan-Man
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dude. that was last year, and i doubt your that good. you'll be surprised when u see it.
Feb 17 2009 12:14PM
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scofield
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connor scofield - self drop. what
Feb 17 2009 12:18PM
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ryan.s
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wordd he got ill thanks for the vd
Feb 18 2009 4:47PM
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Dan-Man
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hell yea I'd put money on Aidan. judging by what I saw from the vids that were posted hes got it.
Feb 18 2009 5:14PM
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danedegruyter
Posts: 2749 - Karma: 1,137

the contest is called super unknown alex.  im pretty sure he is known worldwide... could be wrong though.

Feb 18 2009 7:36PM
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hellomynameisjef
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i dont see why kids are claiming bullet is bringing crazy new shit, hes not. but, that being said, he has amazing style and he slayed his urban hits. he threw tech tricks on huge rails and jibs, and he grabbed "for days". from what i saw, i would pick bullet
Feb 18 2009 7:42PM
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C.Mion
Posts: 158 - Karma: 92
where can we see some of these edits?
Feb 18 2009 7:51PM
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0123456789
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they got deleted berman didnt expect us to find em haha
Feb 18 2009 7:55PM
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ja.
Posts: 1705 - Karma: 144
when is this officially over? when is the winner gonna be announced?
Feb 18 2009 8:03PM
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LjayCinema
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Aidan sheahan is ridiculous. He can spin both ways, huge spins off and onto rails. Has a huge urban segment in his superU. and has a huge bag of tricks.
Feb 18 2009 9:26PM
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