The CBS coverage suxed!

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:03pm
did not even show the last 5 laps of JS & RV battling.
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Rewindcaz 1/22/2012 10:00am
1/22/2012 10:00am
Yep, was nothing short of horrible. 1 Lap of the second heat, then 25 Minutes of random crap I don't even remember.
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mj731 1/22/2012 10:01am
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I loved all of the podium interviews too!
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AUS_Twisted 1/22/2012 10:01am
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Yeah and while there was a battle out front they were to busy showing Josh Grant out of the race
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BigDaddyG 1/22/2012 10:01am
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And they didn't interview RD and JS, what the fuck are they thinking?

I think they do an ok job and I am happy to see it on national tv but they leave out some important details.

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babba boey 1/22/2012 10:02am
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rcm406 wrote:
did not even show the last 5 laps of JS & RV battling.
I had two infomercials, guess I did't miss much.
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Overdrive 1/22/2012 10:02am
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I agree. Compared to speed it sucked, but compared to what we have had in years past it was good.
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kongols 1/22/2012 10:02am
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There is nothing left for me to do than put this- x2.

RV coming through the pack, JS/RV last laps- nothing. Instead they are showing some random guys cruising around for five laps.
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newmann 1/22/2012 10:03am
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It is 2012 isn't it?
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chase187 1/22/2012 10:04am
1/22/2012 10:04am
So they don't show the whole podium interviews, and showing the race on CBS is suppose to provide more exposure for the sponsors? This is even a step backwards from last years horrible CBS coverage, no way that broadcast brought in new fans, how could they tell what was going on, half the race was during the commercials.
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P 1/22/2012 10:04am
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If they stay with that level of broadcast I'm not even going to watch. They need some sort of adviser from the moto world to help them with their broadcast IMO.


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AUS_Twisted 1/22/2012 10:04am
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BigDaddyG wrote:
And they didn't interview RD and JS, what the fuck are they thinking? I think they do an ok job and I am happy to see...
And they didn't interview RD and JS, what the fuck are they thinking?

I think they do an ok job and I am happy to see it on national tv but they leave out some important details.
They would have interviewed them, Speed is the one who takes all the video but CBS cut it out for the broadcast.
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Chad McCan 1/22/2012 10:05am
1/22/2012 10:05am
Can I bitch and complain about how bad the coverage sucked if my local CBS station didn't broadcast the race? I watched it on Justin.tv and thought they did a horrible job editing the damn thing. I'm sure it's a hard job, but it happens every single week. Unreal.
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moto282 1/22/2012 10:06am
1/22/2012 10:06am
I'm just bummed we have 2 more weeks of CBS in a row. Didn't know that until the show today... depressing.
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spd721 1/22/2012 10:07am
1/22/2012 10:07am
It sucked. I'm not even sure why I watch the coverage on CBS as it's shit all of the time.
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Wiley 1/22/2012 10:07am
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Great race, horrible broadcast. The producers need to be fired.
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gjbruny 1/22/2012 10:09am
1/22/2012 10:09am Edited Date/Time 1/22/2012 10:11am
are the cameramen the same guys that do the speed coverage? cant imagine it was...... seemed like the cameras were panned in so close you really couldn't see what the hell was going on in parts of the race....... the roof top angles were just as bad and were actually panned back so far it was hard to follow.

i am getting really tired of hearing "its better than what we used to have" (yes i was around for those days too)........... it is 2012!!!!!!! everything should be better than it used to be.

today's CBS coverage was absolutely the most horrible coverage i have seen in the past 3 years. absolutely terrible!!!!!
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Freddy 1/22/2012 10:12am
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This *commercial* is *commercial* supercross *commercial* on*commercial* CBS!*commercial* *commercial* *commercial*
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T-Fish 1/22/2012 10:13am
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Was it on TV at all?

Yes, so stop crying. Be happy it's being broadcast at all.

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AUS_Twisted 1/22/2012 10:14am
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gjbruny wrote:
are the cameramen the same guys that do the speed coverage? cant imagine it was...... seemed like the cameras were panned in so close you really...
are the cameramen the same guys that do the speed coverage? cant imagine it was...... seemed like the cameras were panned in so close you really couldn't see what the hell was going on in parts of the race....... the roof top angles were just as bad and were actually panned back so far it was hard to follow.

i am getting really tired of hearing "its better than what we used to have" (yes i was around for those days too)........... it is 2012!!!!!!! everything should be better than it used to be.

today's CBS coverage was absolutely the most horrible coverage i have seen in the past 3 years. absolutely terrible!!!!!
Video is by Speed and broadcast is edited by CBS
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Digger437 1/22/2012 10:15am
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Why can't they just lengthen the CBS program to two hours instead of one? We will never get a decent broadcast if only one hour show. There was nothing on CBS worth watching the hour prior to the race so just add an hour to the show, showing ALL the heat, lcq, and main event racing action and if there is a half hour of time left, show the fluff.
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Chad McCan 1/22/2012 10:15am
1/22/2012 10:15am Edited Date/Time 1/22/2012 10:15am
If they aren't doing it right, they need to know that. They lose if it's not broadcast at all.
rustytrombone 1/22/2012 10:16am
1/22/2012 10:16am
You don't have to watch it. You get to watch it.
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pummel 1/22/2012 10:19am
1/22/2012 10:19am
I'm pretty sure the camera and production crew is the same regardless of the network. They just edit it a little differently. I don't understand why they seem to think they need to fill so much time with random stuff instead of just showing the race. I understand they have sponsor and commercial commitments but when not at a commercial they should be showing the race.
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newmann 1/22/2012 10:20am
1/22/2012 10:20am
rustytrombone wrote:
You don't have to watch it. You get to watch it.
Problem is, WE WANT TO WATCH IT!!! It fucking sucked. It fucking sucked bad. It fucking sucked beyond bad.
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Sherwood 1/22/2012 10:20am
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T-Fish wrote:
Was it on TV at all?

Yes, so stop crying. Be happy it's being broadcast at all.
Your attitude is why they never make improvements. Don't tell them that they're doing it wrong just bend over and take it.
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mooch 1/22/2012 10:23am
1/22/2012 10:23am
On the positive side...future CBS coverage can't possibly get any worse than it was today.
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P 1/22/2012 10:23am
1/22/2012 10:23am
It wasn't worth reserving time to watch it. It was that bad IMO.


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rustytrombone 1/22/2012 10:24am
1/22/2012 10:24am
newmann wrote:
Problem is, WE WANT TO WATCH IT!!! It fucking sucked. It fucking sucked bad. It fucking sucked beyond bad.
I agree, but realistically what can we do about it?
Charles Bronson 1/22/2012 10:27am
1/22/2012 10:27am
Yea, it cold have been better. Camera angles were too tight at times, action in the wrong places.

you know why? because the Job Posting for the Camera crew says this "Bachelors in Mass communications from an acreditted university required" what it does not say is "motocross afficianado required"

So, the moral of the story is, Life Goes On.

o bah dee o bah dah life goes onnnnnnn la la la la Life Goes on....


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P 1/22/2012 10:30am
1/22/2012 10:30am
E-mails and phone calls will help. Bitching here might not do much, but it will add to the effort. I remember people complaining a few years back about not getting the full coverage because of NASCAR or something like that and it never happened again. The fans do have a voice.


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