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A: Vital members have been criticizing our production. Some members have even stated that it couldn't be any worse. Time for a brain storming session?
B: Absolutely. How can we make it even worse?
A: At every moto gate drop, show a close up of the leader for at least a full lap. They will hear the crowd reacting to the position battles, but we will stay on the leader.
C: Excellent idea.
A: And, let's cut away on the second lap, maybe let the British girl scream over the bikes about something irrelevant.
B: They seem to be okay with that.
A: Yeah, but maybe if she gives credit to the wrong manufacture. For example, if Barcia is leading, she can comment that he stated he was going to "push that Honda..."
C. Fkn A! Make it happen..
A. And, this will really piss them off. Every time a rider gets a little out of shape, RC will scream WHOOAAA. After a couple of times, LD will chime in, with a slight delay and with a third (or maybe even a fifth) harmony. WHOOAAA WHOOAAAA
C. Fking Gold!
A. And, have you heard about them bitching about practice? Well, let's use the basic production that we use for practice for the race. Zoom in on a single rider for an entire lap. The average viewer won't even realize that there is a race in progress.
C: I love it.
B: What about Blair, they don't seem to have a problem with him...?
A: After the gate drops for the first 450 heat, we will immediately cut to him to show how the teams prepare for a mudder. Once again, the TV audience will be hearing the crowd reacting, but will be completely fking clueless as to what is happening in the race.
C: Awesome. And all this just in time for NBC, the mother station.
B: Absolutely. How can we make it even worse?
A: At every moto gate drop, show a close up of the leader for at least a full lap. They will hear the crowd reacting to the position battles, but we will stay on the leader.
C: Excellent idea.
A: And, let's cut away on the second lap, maybe let the British girl scream over the bikes about something irrelevant.
B: They seem to be okay with that.
A: Yeah, but maybe if she gives credit to the wrong manufacture. For example, if Barcia is leading, she can comment that he stated he was going to "push that Honda..."
C. Fkn A! Make it happen..
A. And, this will really piss them off. Every time a rider gets a little out of shape, RC will scream WHOOAAA. After a couple of times, LD will chime in, with a slight delay and with a third (or maybe even a fifth) harmony. WHOOAAA WHOOAAAA
C. Fking Gold!
A. And, have you heard about them bitching about practice? Well, let's use the basic production that we use for practice for the race. Zoom in on a single rider for an entire lap. The average viewer won't even realize that there is a race in progress.
C: I love it.
B: What about Blair, they don't seem to have a problem with him...?
A: After the gate drops for the first 450 heat, we will immediately cut to him to show how the teams prepare for a mudder. Once again, the TV audience will be hearing the crowd reacting, but will be completely fking clueless as to what is happening in the race.
C: Awesome. And all this just in time for NBC, the mother station.
Maybe it was the 3 week wait. Maybe it was the anticipation of the track design. I don't know but I was left gutted at the end of the broadcast.
There was a changing track, great racing, spectacular get offs, drama, heartbreak and glory. They captured 1% of it.
The Shop
I mean, in the 450 main, what was the main story? Basically, Kenny blowing it.
There was no real investigation into where he was in the pack, or why he wasn't making up ground. What the fuck was going on in the championship contenders race? We didn't even see a replay of Kenny's start.
Meanwhile we learn Plessenger's life story, no offence to him but there were larger narratives at play. We talk about wanting new fans and we don't even cover the championship fight effectively. Until we tell our own story better no one is going to care or be engaged.
Felt like I just watched a random race, not a pivotal race in a hard fought championship.
Found this so frustrating to watch, esp as its a great season of racing and there is so much story unfolding that just isn't being conveyed.
Thank God we have podcasts to fill in the blanks.
Rant over. ha
I have never muted a race so much or fast forwarded thru so much as I was watching. (I did not watch live, watched it 8 hours after it was all over)
Hire a spotter. They need someone familiar to listen and spot crashes or changes and tell the cameras and director.
For ATL, they should paint some distance measures on the pit road so people know how far they’re jumping.
Also, while I’m here, if you’re shooting from 300yds away and up high on a long lens, they track doesn’t look too tough. Tighter shots and more shots at ground level show the speed and intensity.
99% of the time, I wait until I can just watch the replay (while staying away from any moto sites too as to not see spoilers)
As for segment content: The Science of Supercross is usually pretty good (I FF'd last nights because I just can't stomach Wood). I actually liked Make-up-to-Mud segments they did in the past too.
I've said it before..... Wood is an insult to the fans of the sport. He knows nothing, adds nothing... and worst of all, he has nothing but contempt for us fans. (proof of this in his Pulp Interview).
Broadcast team.....they're on the level of poo-flinging monkeys. ...and it's getting worse. The kind of shit they are p producing would not fly in any other professional sport.
Nails on the chalkboard Will Christien flat out needs to go. FFS...she is horrendously bad.
Cross-pollinating NASCAR is only annoying fans. The majority of us don't GAF about NASCAR. NASCAR is a joke of a sport these days. It's dying...don't bring your death spiral to our sport. Save for the checkered flag....there are no comparisons to be made between the sports....none...zero.
It's pretty sad when the sport you love has to be muted or fast-forwarded through.
...this sport doesn't look that hard when the camera is mounted on the International Space Station - can't they get a little closer? I don't know this as fact , but i'd be willing to bet that the producers and crew covering Supercross is not NBC's best..
...they also have the technology to show live helmet cameras - please mount one on Vince Freise's head so everyone can see what the fuck that guy is thinking when he rides....
...this sport will never bring in casual fans - so realize that, stay true to your core audience, and get more people like Daniel Blair and less Will Christian and Rutledge Wood.
Outsiders like Sam Posey and Bruce Jenner didn't work on Wide World of Sports when they filmed the Carlsbad USGP back in the day, and they don't work now.
Pit Row
I was out in the garage working on the bike, so I set an alarm for the start time of the broadcast. Cleaned up, came inside, got a drink and turned on the tube. Got about 5 minutes into the broadcast and went, oh no, not this sh!t again. Turned off the tube, went back to working on the bike. Got up Sunday AM and watched the highlights on YouTube.
I typically use up around 70 minutes of my time watching the 3 hr races fast forwarding through the bs, and still have a hard time getting through these commentators.
Whats most sad is years ago, I found myself tensed up, yelling at the tv, my favorite rider, the other riders, everything. Years ago, I had this extremely invested mentality, and was emotionally into watching and rooting for JS7. My blood pressure was up, my heart rate was up, and that was just as a fan watching on tv. While I'm just as passionate about the sport, I haven't had that connection since, and the current broadcast certainly hasn't helped. I'll be honest, this season, I have actually fell asleep more than once watching the DVR'd race. Maybe I was just tired, maybe not, either way, its come to where we are at today. For the core fans, somethings got to change, and better coverage of the race itself and the championship battles is where to start,
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