Bondo - Weekly Complaint box

Sadly Screech is getting more time tonight than ever it seems.

Guys that screaming you heard in the background, that was for the pass we missed when we were showing you 3 minutes of replays…don’t worry it wasn’t too important 🤦‍♂️

Again, it seems that they have forgot what the split screen is for.  We should never be watching replays full screen while racing is happening.  Bondo is absolutely worthless.

It’s absolutely fucked. I don’t know how they are so ignorant. 

Funny thing is, Bondo was out this week attending his daughter's graduation. If this was the worst week in a long time, it's actually proof of what happens when he's not pushing back on the execs.

It’s this bad because it has been a BRO show for that crew for how many years running? Look at that Chase dude from RMATV now on the broadcast for RDL. It isn’t a real production. 

The camera appeared to be about a mile away from the guys, you can’t hear any of the damn bikes because you have announcers turned up so freaking loud and pounding comments down our throats while opening laps are happening. CUT, gotta show that start 3 times in a row super slow why the racers are actually jockeying for position early on. Genius this production crew is. Pure genius. Inept

I agree, perhaps this is why I stay on these threads. So many EASY changes could be made to make it better. It seems to be somewhat obvious they are keeping tabs on these threads because after these popped up, and Matthes brought it to MLs attention on Pulp we see some changes. Ironic 

Probably the worst one of the year for RDL. Talk about not having it. Practice is 10 minutes and they start showing bikes on the track at the 7:30 mark. Then you have the typical fit the dumbest interviews possible with a tattoo and fan fest, the 450 Class saw Chase put in MULTIPLE fast laps and they didn’t catch a single one. Oh yeah he was your fastest qualifier for first round of practice. Unreal 

I’m kind of relieved I’m stuck at work. My blood is boiling just reading your comment 😂

Awful product once again.  Next years announcing team; Weedge on the call, JT on color (is amazing on MXGP) and AC on the floor.  This would solve 90% of the terrible issues.  Other 10% needs to be a new director.  Put the tracker on bottom of screen like MXGP.  And never use split screen .  RC/Stew/Will need to go and never come back.  

Will C had a lot to get off her chest in this final round. My mute button is starting to lose the graphic on the button. 
NBC, please can she be promoted to Cornhole or Nascar or something please please. 

Let me start this outdoor season off with my favorite pet peeve, watching replays full screen.  I guess we left the split screen in Salt Lake City.

Crazy how much the broadcast was better without ricky, I don't mind will.

RC was amazing on a bike.  He needs to never return to the analyst spot.  So incredibly bad.

Yeah

Again, watching replays full screen all while missing the racing action.

Ok I can’t take it anymore. Take Katie back to wherever you found her. She’s horrific. Teach JS7 a new word besides “but”. Weigant and JT are fine. Fire the rest. Weigant doesn’t need an analyst or fast track AC9. The End.

There's still a lot of glitches, especially with the drones (showing the drone "title card" on the broadcast, seconds of dead air, etc.) that make the broadcast look like amateur hour but overall the MX broadcast is noticeably better.

Maybe they're not as crunched for time so they stop force-feeding us lame storylines during the race?  I also appreciate the fact that they are at least trying to do actual pit walks/interviews.

Yep ive got to agree. Why are the replays in full screen while the live action is on quarter panel split screens. The timing and positions panel takes up more room than the actual racing we want to watch.

I did notice 5 times the leaders were less than 1.5 seconds apart and we were watching other things. 
also, the reason we cant hear the bikes is they never stop talking. Let us hear the bikes. James is very long winded. Weege could help by not asking him to explain what a gear high means…. Really!? 
 Rewatch and Pay attention to when you can actually hear the bikes and nobody is talking. Its not much lol 

I’ve given them plenty of shit in the past. They did a damn good job moto 2 of both classes at high point. 

I don't think they did a good job at all.  These guys are doing a freaking podcast while the racing is going on. All of them.

Did you catch the interruption when Weege apologized for cutting in to describe some action?

I'm over it. Not wasting any more Saturdays. Replays and highlights will give me the same racing experience. The "Racing Experience". They just can't go there. Effing podcasters...

Guess the positive out of it is I'll go a couple of racetracks now.

Don't forget that bit about Fred the chameleon...Hunter then nearly loses it in a corner, goes off camera, but the story about Fred the chameleon had to continue for another 20 secs until it's riveting climax.