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I was impressed by the restraint placed on the amount of over-sized graphics, sound effects, color commentary, player "profiles", etc. It was nice just to kick back and watch the games.
I think Fox did a pretty good job with the World Series
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So would CSPAN, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.
Maybe we can test it in the British Parliament.
Maybe we can test it in the British Parliament.
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I think sexy-girl would be less boring if she had Batman (TV show) style graphics.
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Buck is a consummate pro. Not flashy, a la Costas, just solid. He tries to add to the experience, not dominate it.
McCarver is like nails on a blackboard to me, but that's just me.
Overall, though, I thought they did just fine. I even noticed some silence during especially tense moments, letting the drama of those moments speak for itself.
McCarver is like nails on a blackboard to me, but that's just me.
Overall, though, I thought they did just fine. I even noticed some silence during especially tense moments, letting the drama of those moments speak for itself.
Much as I enjoy Tim McCarver's insight and intelligence, he's becoming a bit of a parody of himself. He dissects every play to such excruciating detail that it's hard sometimes to get caught up in the emotion of the game. He knows all the subtleties and all the percentages to such an extent that when a player does something he doesn't expect you the viewer almost feel like the player did something wrong. How DARE he steal second on an 0-2 count, which is a great count to pitch out on?
I hate the fact that Fox gives World Series tickets to the stars of their lousy TV shows instead of letting die-hard baseball fans realize the dream of a lifetime by attending a World Series game. Six or seven times a game they turn the cameras on these bored actors to get a cheap plug for their soon-to-be-cancelled series. Unforgivable.
And can someone explain how Jeanne Zelasko (sp?) is broadcasting during the World Series? Or how she's got a network sports job? She's goddam awful. She does NASCAR as well and she's lousy.
In fact, when Andy Rooney made his comments about women not belonging on the sideline, I found myself agreeing with him, except for the "women" part. The vast majority of sideline reporters are horrible. Eric Dickerson, a Hall of Fame running back, embarassed himself terribly on Monday Night Football last year. Jill Arrington, who posed in skimpy attire in a men's magazine a few months ago, is blonde and pretty and nothing else. Every weeks she asks the coach, "So, what adjustments are you going to make at halftime?" Same question every goddam week. Great insight, Jill.
Then you have reporters like Suzy Kolber, who is bright, intelligent, articulate, and gives the impression that she actually knows what the hell she's talking about. Or Lynn Swann, the personification of class, who actually finds interesting things to report from the sidelines during his college broadcasts.
But I digress...a lot. Overall good coverage. Good games. Lousy, horrible ratings. In ten years the World Series will be on the Discover Channel, right after the higher-rated "Junkyard Wars".
I hate the fact that Fox gives World Series tickets to the stars of their lousy TV shows instead of letting die-hard baseball fans realize the dream of a lifetime by attending a World Series game. Six or seven times a game they turn the cameras on these bored actors to get a cheap plug for their soon-to-be-cancelled series. Unforgivable.
And can someone explain how Jeanne Zelasko (sp?) is broadcasting during the World Series? Or how she's got a network sports job? She's goddam awful. She does NASCAR as well and she's lousy.
In fact, when Andy Rooney made his comments about women not belonging on the sideline, I found myself agreeing with him, except for the "women" part. The vast majority of sideline reporters are horrible. Eric Dickerson, a Hall of Fame running back, embarassed himself terribly on Monday Night Football last year. Jill Arrington, who posed in skimpy attire in a men's magazine a few months ago, is blonde and pretty and nothing else. Every weeks she asks the coach, "So, what adjustments are you going to make at halftime?" Same question every goddam week. Great insight, Jill.
Then you have reporters like Suzy Kolber, who is bright, intelligent, articulate, and gives the impression that she actually knows what the hell she's talking about. Or Lynn Swann, the personification of class, who actually finds interesting things to report from the sidelines during his college broadcasts.
But I digress...a lot. Overall good coverage. Good games. Lousy, horrible ratings. In ten years the World Series will be on the Discover Channel, right after the higher-rated "Junkyard Wars".
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