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Well, look at the coverage we had today. With the hairy bikers roasting some chicken for petter Solberg, it is now absoluty beyond a joke.
There is never enough proper footage and about 10 minetes is taken up with Niel Cole wearing some stupid hats.
Soon I will call the proggramme World Roasting Chickens
I second that
While I agree, we have to face up to reality. None of the 'Normal/Free-to-air' are interested in showing the WRC - there isn't a market/audience for it. As a result, Dave are the only ones who would take it - Dave is an entertainment channel, therefore adds 'entertainment sectors' to the programme - which is probably cheaper than taking the whole ISC content. Whilst that might not make it right, we should be grateful for small mercies.
Just watched the recorded coverage from Italy 2007 when the coverage was good, the coverage is not even worth recording now.
Yeah but they didn't have some unknown moron walking through countryside on that coverage now did they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
I'm more bothered by the awful camera work that ISC role out. Rather than getting close to the cars I'd far rather that shots were taken from far back so we can see what's happening. The 'entertainment' bits are by the by, I thought that Ed Leigh was alright on it and made much more sense than earlier in the season when they had Sean Hughes (he used to be on Buzzcocks) and that stupid 'comedienne' who was less funny than my shoe.
And good coverage in 2007? I must have missed that because it's been s*** for ages now. Which season had the irritating voice over woman?
Better known as Becs :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
I can't remember exactly when the change was but there was just a point where the photography got really crappy and the commentary just as bad.
Might be at the time YLE stopped collaborate with ISC, after that they had to find out where put the cam on their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
That could explain it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
The coverage of last week ends rally was shocking. Surely it wouldnt have been too hard to fit a proper report in at the end of the penalties given to the Citreons, rather than some random bloke talking over the end credits!
I agree with that, it would have been more proffesinol to have made an announcemant after the credits have finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
That was 2006.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
I disagree. Personally I thought the fact that they didn't really mention the penalties was funnier than all the attempts at humour in the program. Why can't they just have a guy holding a microphone and talking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
In front of the sponsor banners apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Heh so true RS :)
Need time for the commercials.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
I actually like the female voice. Isn't she the same person doing the WRC Radio right now?
Paul King seems to say extremely obvious things and shock you on purpose before the driver crashes to ruin the moment.
Tbh there's nothing wrong with Bec's voice. It was just the fact that she was the first person given the live scripts IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmx
It wasn't funny when they started doing it, and it's not funny now, pathetic,..." Oh look Latvala has gone off, that's disasterous for the Finn.."Quote:
Originally Posted by tmx
Actually it was Issy Clarke, who now does 5live football in the uk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Are you sure? I'm very much certain it's Becs?Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc_flipper
Becs does the Eurosport voice overs, but Issy was the female voice over on ITV4 with Paul King.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Ah, I've always watched Eurosport or the Eurosport based coverage in Oz
Once again, showing the height of Matthew Wilson's capability in winning a go-cart race.
I will probably complain to Dave now. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
I elected to miss it, you'll have to describe to coverage to me. Did Matthew had a go-cart race and won?
On one of the other forums, they defend him to the hilt.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
I missed Dave this week and after a minute checking if it was repeated I'm glad to say I could not find out.
But I did catch Eurosport and the joy of listening to Paul King sounding ever so surprised when something he knew had happened did happen. I can just imagine the script that he reads-
"Yes, Loeb beats the target time" (raise your voice and sound excited and surprised)......
im a sucker and admit i will sit down and watch daves coverage and yes i give out and yes its my own choice but the one thing its got going for it is its time slot at Six on a sunday evening its the first chance to see any of the sundays coverage,but then its allways a let down i know its based at a more mainstream audience more so than us hardcore rallying people and they use Matt Wilson cause hes there only full time driver in the WRC but you take these guests most of them couldnt care if there was a rally going on like that dude yesterday he more or less admited he came along for the free few days in spain
Neil is doing less and less interveiws than before ok his best friend in the world Gigi isnt about but hes not even interveiwing matt wilson during the event anymore.
I have to rely on the dave coverage and the eurospot coverage because the irish broadcasters dont care about rallying
Hopefully Dave does not broardcast the WRC next year.
They should put it back to ITV4 if possible.
Had a good 30 minute programme from Ralio+ (Welsh TV) IF only the "other" channels did it like this. And by the way I though ISC were a global promoter - this event IS NOT BEING PROMOTED AS IT SHOULD. No wonder the sponsor and organiser are at a legal dispute. Shame on ISC, Mainstream coverage is non existant!
Dave is a repeat channel, therefore it cannot do new programmes properley.
after seeing S4C coverage of rally gb (which I couldn't understand) i have to agree that Daves coverage is pretty poor. Thank goodness Dave coverage is on mainstream tv but they could make so much more of the one hour slot. S4c had helicopter shots that I've never seen on Eurosport or Dave. Why not?!!
I was at Halfway yesterday near to Dixies corner and they had Niel cole and Dom Jolley "commentating"! It was bloody annoying and went down like a lead baloon with the crowd. Just a total waste of time and effort.
Well 21 minutes in and we've seen Alan Shearer go for a ride and now have Dom Jolly doing handbrake turns in a car park. What about some actual action? Roll on the BBC Wales effort....
can't believe that they showed their "commentry"!
Once again, a total and utterley s*** attempt from Dave at makeing a new programme. :mad:
This time I am going to complain to Dave. :D :D :D
Complain, but remember, no other British TV station is intereste in the WRC. You only had to look at the lack of National coverage of RallyGB....... :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
I suddenly remembered that the event was taking place this weekend and actually watched the Dave coverage. It was, and I'm not exaggerating here, by a very long way the worst TV coverage of a 'major' sporting event I have ever watched in the UK. There were no redeeming features at all, except the ending of the programme after an hour and the chance that gave to put Countryfile or something on.
You're right AndyRAC. It's such a shame that no other TV terrestrial station broadcast it. I can't understand the lack of publicity for the evnt though. i've seen the advert on the rally gb website but not seen it on tv anywhere - not even during rallying programmes.
In a dream world you would have 2 houres of TV coverage with no adverts and the full coverage of the top 20/PWRC/JWRC and any other notable class leaders, but unfortunatley there is too mutch rubbish on TV in this day and age for that to happen.
If I took over Dave that is what I would do!!!!
i watched rallio's coverage with subtitles and i must say fair play to them neil cole id want to spend a day or two with them
I just dont think it sells the series to get in all these people who clearly just dont want to be there. And the fact the show literally hinges on these guests is just horrible.
And I wonder how pissed off those people must have been at the end of Port Talbot to have their view blocked by Rupert Grint plus camera crew. Those sheep pens literally make you feel small/insignificant/emasculated.