I don't think it should be deemed possible for anybody to be 'too authoritative'.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
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I don't think it should be deemed possible for anybody to be 'too authoritative'.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
I honestly thought Jonathan and Martin did a great job for the first race, It was always gonna be difficult having a new partnership, but they seemed to get on quite well, and seemed to be very responsive to each other.
A big thumbs up for Jake as well, he got a lot of stick for doing this before he started, and i thought he was very assured and did a good job on his debut.
Am i the only one who thought that EJ was a brilliant idea to be part of the team? :p : he does have some controversial ideas but that surely spices up the debate. It certianly did on the forum after the race. Great viewing.
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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
I couldn't resist :D
He's got a good face for radio and a perfect voice for print.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
However, saying that, when he does do what he does best, i.e. written articles, he is one of the best. I have always enjoyed reading his insightful and informed works.
It's just when I see his mug and hear his voice on the box my blood boils and insults get hurled at the TV :laugh:
I really enjoyed the weekends commentry and think the team is well balanced and will do very well.
For it to be a true forum they need more e-mails read out -I think there was only 1 read out.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevie_gerrard
No it wasn't. ITV carried on commentating when the Brits went to break because the ITV commentary was syndicated around the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I wish Speed TV in the US did the same thing... when Motors TV in the UK used the Speed TV coverage of AMA Superbikes, the Speed TV commentators would go quiet every few minutes leaving the Motors TV continuity announcer to attempt to fill the gap... very weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Eddie Jordan is slowly but surely starting to get on my nerves...
I can just see DC and Eddie getting into a brawl at some point during the season!
I think the radio commentry is brilliant, and superior to Brundle and Legard.
Ant really has a knack for it.
I haven't heard about the CBBC feed until today, what's all that about
I didn't realize that. They used to announce the impending advert break each time on ITV though didn't they? I don't think I'm imaginging things!Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
That means they must have been switched out of the syndicated broadcast each time to inform the ITV-only audience that there was advert break, otherwise it wouldn't make sense to everyone else!
If you listen back to their commentaries - painful I know - they were actually quite clever with leading up to the breaks. The usual tactic was to run through the top 8 and then come to a natural halt, then after the break quickly recap the lap number and the story of the race. Rarely if ever did they specifically mention there would be (or was) a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Triumph
I was imagining things! Yes, thinking back now I remember them running through details leading up to the break.
That's the annoying thing with the BBC coverage - having to wear nappies on Sunday mornings due to the lack of suitable toilet breaks. :-)
Exactly my thoughts about DC and EJ. DC seems to be the voice of reason to me where as Eddie is just the voice of Eddie. He seems a bit out for himself I dont know why. It's like he still thinks he's a team principal sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Powered by Cosworth
And yeah Ant is awesome on 5Live - his technical feedback is brilliant, he speaks eloquently. I am really enjoying the red button sessions.
Get a radio in the bathroom :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Triumph
Or better yet a telly!
Last week the safety car was my saviour. Races later in the day pose no problem because by then I'll have an empty wine bottle or been can :p
Some very impressive coverage today. The shortened race meant that the team had to hurriedly hash together some interviews and comment, so to move the presentation team into Brawn's garage and present from there was a good move. It's a shame they didn't have the post-race forum this week, but I guess there wasn't a huge amount more to say that wasn't already covered while the rain lashed down.
Was able to watch BBC coverage while recording the speed coverage.
BBC is by far much better in terms of providing me with good info. The gal on there got a good bunch of interviews during the rain delay and speed got 0 of that from windsor.
I can't believe I was missing out of so much watching speed all this time. EJ was interesting and DC is probably more informative about what the current cars are capable of.
Really enjoyed Button's dad's commentary. JB's Dad = 1 DC = 0. hahaa
Speaking of Jenson's dad, can anyone remember what that was about? I know Jenson commentated that year at Monaco, as BAR were serving out their punishment. Did DC announce that Jenson shouldn't even be commentating as he was banned, or something? He does have a habit of pontificating about everything, which is now coming back to haunt him ;)
I'm really impressed with BBC's coverage so far. The crew have great stamina to keep going without adverts and 'fill in the blanks' so to speak (e.g. today during the red flag period, they kept going with discussion and interviews.) I like most of the crew too. I'll give a quick rundown on what I think of the TV crew -
J Humphries: Good, solid. Doesn't appear to be biased towards any team/driver, which I believe was Steve Ryder's main fall-back.
DC and EJ: I love this pair. DC seems to know more what he's talking about, but EJ has come out with some gems to be honest. His does seem a little nervous under the mic, but I think as they become more comfortable working with each other, they'll be more willing to put together some serious debates. I do expect to see a brawl of sorts eventually but they add a bit of character to the crew. :laugh:
Brundle and Legard: I've liked Brundle's commentary since I've been watching F1. I missed his grid walk in Australia and today's one wasn't very impressive. Not sure if its just one of those 'down days.' Legard isn't too bad but there were so many better choices out there. Any of Ben Edwards, Mark Cole or Martin Haven (particularly) would have done the job better. Legard also seems to be the prime commentator, if I'm not mistaken. He does all the intros and does a long speech before 'handing over' to Martin for further comment. As well as that, he needs to learn to quiet down when the pit radio comes on and focus on the race if there is important action out on track. Still, for his first season, he ain't all that bad.
Ted Kravitz: Suppose they needed somebody from ITV
It beats ITV hands down anyway
whos the guy who does all the five live commentary? I think hes done F1 and football etc I really like his voice he would've been better than Legard.
David Croft on 5 Live. He did the GP2 commentary for ITV4 last year and will presumably carry on when the BBC pick it up later this year, as I am led to believe they will.
It's been good stuff from the Beeb so far, although they have benefited from having plenty to talk about! I was interested to see how Jake Humphrey would do, as he's the only real unknown among the group, and if he didn't gel it would really stand out, but he's done a great job so far of anchoring the whole thing (no pun intended, given the weather today). If he wasn't a big F1 fan before landing the job, he's done a masterful job of disguising it...
Legard is awful, he has absolutely no clue of what he's talking about.
Martin is still great, DC's better than I expected and Eddie is just annoying.
I don't know how you can say that?? He has a lot of background knowledge. He certainly has a different style to Brundle but I feel he complements him well.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
I agree with what that Caroline woman said. She's dreamy
Who else finds the countdown to the race clock irritating? I KNOW WHEN THE RACE STARTS BBC!!!!!!
Sorry, I really don't want to sound offensive here. But why do you complain about something so trivial? I may be wrong in my assumption; don't take this personally sonic. But I feel that when a new crowd take over (and not just in TV, in many things in all spectrums of life) there is a select few who just root for some flaw intending to downgrade the efforts of the party.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
Sonic, I'm not aiming that directly at you. But, man...is that all you find irritating? If so, then they're doing a good job :up:
I was just thinking the very same thing. Life is too short to complain about stuff that really doesn't affect you all that much. You still get to see the race and enjoy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy Cummins
I agree with Paddy. He's dreamy.
And I agree with Daniel. He likes getting stoned. :p :
I'm not stoned. Just very bored and having a play on my new phone. I don't see why people are so annoyed! Have they forgotten the shockingly bad ITV coverage already. Wibblio wibblio yai yai yai yai yai indeed! (Private joke)
Me too. :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Care to enlighten about your private joke? :erm:
Wouldn't be private then would it? :p
Suppose not. But where's the fun, you used to be fun man! You've changed buddy, you've changed!! :down:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
:p :
Sorry, I better not hijack this thread.
He may well have background knowledge, unfortunately he doesn't share in when commentating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caroline
He constantly fluffs his lines, gets confused between drivers, doesn't realise when it's a replay or live, the list goes on.
At least when Murray did it, it was funny.
I can visualise the title sequence now!!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I think you need to give him a chance to get used to what he's doing. Sure he seems a little awkward but he's not THAT bad.
SGWilko, I'm amazed. My private joke is no more :(
At last, I am finally good at something. Now, where's my Mothers' phone number......... :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
why is Martin Brundle talking more about mark webber then he did on itv
Not sure...maybe less fawning, sorry talking, about Lewis Hamilton equals more time to talk about those other drivers?? (Actually, I always felt Martin Brundle didn't focus on any one driver excessively.)Quote:
Originally Posted by thunderbolt
I feel the BBC coverage has much more balance. I hope that doesn't change.
He's awful in qualifying. He has a horrible habit of saying wow! every so so often followed by a pause as if expecting some round of applause.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit