Ironman Live web broadcast - Triathlon Week

10-17-2004, 08:05 AM

This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
provided.
They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
information anyway.

10-17-2004, 10:35 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (James Cooper) wrote in
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> This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
> provided.
> They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
> 8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
> was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
> rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
> finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
> race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
> information anyway.
>

I wonder if some of their field cameras weren't working?

10-17-2004, 12:47 PM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (James Cooper) wrote in message news:<f6428d95.0410170605.2eb0fdf9@posting.google. com>...
> This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
> provided.
> They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
> 8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
> was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
> rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
> finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
> race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
> information anyway.

It was free live coverage. People like you kill me.

My wife made me a turkey sandwich after an exhausting ride, but get
this! It only had 4 SLICES OF TURKEY! WTF?!!?! THAT BIOTCH!

Did I make my point?

10-17-2004, 05:39 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (RickySilk) wrote:

> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (James Cooper) wrote in message
> news:<f6428d95.0410170605.2eb0fdf9@posting.google. com>...
> > This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
> > provided.
> > They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
> > 8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
> > was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
> > rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
> > finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
> > race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
> > information anyway.
>
> It was free live coverage. People like you kill me.

Well, I kind of get your point, but just because something is free
doesn't mean it's above criticism.

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

10-17-2004, 05:46 PM

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:39:21 -0500, Harold Buck
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (RickySilk) wrote:
>
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (James Cooper) wrote in message
>> news:<f6428d95.0410170605.2eb0fdf9@posting.google. com>...
>> > This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
>> > provided.
>> > They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
>> > 8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
>> > was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
>> > rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
>> > finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
>> > race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
>> > information anyway.
>>
>> It was free live coverage. People like you kill me.
i'm with you there. same complainers about TdF
on OLN. they didn't pay a dime, but have nothing
but complaint.

is there a link? maybe they archived this and i could
watch it tonite.
thanks...thehick

10-20-2004, 07:55 AM

Maybe because most of the cameras were run by NBC crews ..... NBC
might have had some say as to what could get on the web site.

Mark

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (James Cooper) wrote in message news:<f6428d95.0410170605.2eb0fdf9@posting.google. com>...
> This has to be the most narrowly focussed coverage that they have
> provided.
> They spent almost 10 hours talking about and showing only the top 6 or
> 8 competitors. Further, much of the time they were talking, the camera
> was on 2 guys in a booth instead of on the competition. I'd much
> rather see all of the swim and bike finishes as well as all of the run
> finishes with commentary in the background. In fact, just hearing the
> race announcer would have been fine, since they added no useful
> information anyway.