BBC Coverage - USUAL COMPLAINT

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So been watching the golf for five minutes and straight away, we leave the golf coverage to watch Dan (absolutely no reason whatsoever why this bloke should be there by the way) ask a plethora of boring questions of ex-pro, Frank Nobilo.

I don't give a toss what Frank thinks about anything. I want to watch the golf. This isn't rocket science. Just show the players hitting the ball and save your chats with experts for the pub after the coverage has finished. I can work out what is going on myself without anyone dumbing it down. Same goes for just about every other viewer.


Idiots.
 
And now we switch to Tiger on the practice ground. Again, utterly irrelevant to championship play.

The Director of the broadcast is a moron.
 
They are showing over 12 hours of live uninterrupted coverage today and in addition to appealing to the golf aficionados they also are trying to appeal to the more casual viewer and explain what is going on, hence the questions to Frank Nobilo. They are also trying to generate some interest and excitement, hence showing Tiger, as like it or not he is box office and the casual viewer will know how he is.

12 solid hours of blokes hitting a ball in a strokeplay competition lasting 4 days with hardly any background context would be boring beyond belief for most people.
 
I'm already moaning about the graphics showing a player, his score and the hole being played. They probably had countless meetings and project groups and came up with red on yellow...or yellow on red...whatever it is isn't easy to read!

Tiger must be slipping - his cap has sweaty stains all over it!!
 
Hacker Khan said:
They are showing over 12 hours of live uninterrupted coverage today and in addition to appealing to the golf aficionados they also are trying to appeal to the more casual viewer and explain what is going on, hence the questions to Frank Nobilo. They are also trying to generate some interest and excitement, hence showing Tiger, as like it or not he is box office and the casual viewer will know how he is.

12 solid hours of blokes hitting a ball in a strokeplay competition lasting 4 days with hardly any background context would be boring beyond belief for most people.
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You are wrong. Totally wrong.

Watched it for the entire day and that is all it was when I was a kid year in year out and I never needed it jazzing up with rubbish fillers to keep me interested. So did all my golfing mates. Loved it.

Just had to watch Tiger missing putts on the practice green and then a special Tiger montage to dance music. Utter bilge.
 
BBC Tiger balloon just burst with his 2nd at the 1st in the drink. The irony is a delight. :)
 
Not sure what is worse - Peter Alliss' senile commentary, the BBC coverage or Tiger bullhsitting everyone about how well he is playing.
Roll on Sky's coverage in the future and Tiger disappearing for good.
 
Now it is Ken Brown and rubber ducks with associated music.

You couldn't make it up.
 
Oh dear, they've just dropped a huge yellow plastic duck in the burn to see how far it goes ....... and some ludicrous music - Snelly will be angry!!
 
My dad calls it chewing gum for the brain.

Some people have known nothing but the hype inducing nonsense that sky peddle.


I can deal with it in small doses.
 
Now Dan Walker in the High Street talking about magnificent trousering in a shop window.

Is this morning's coverage some sort of parody from W1A and I am missing the point?


I am ready to turn this off and listen to the Ashes instead.


Unbelievable.
 
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I'm already moaning about the graphics showing a player, his score and the hole being played. They probably had countless meetings and project groups and came up with red on yellow...or yellow on red...whatever it is isn't easy to read!

Tiger must be slipping - his cap has sweaty stains all over it!!
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Maybe designed by the same people who did this.

http://www.theopen.com/Leaderboard#!/traditional

Where are my Ray-Bans! Can't look at it for more than about 3 seconds.

I often find this with webpages, some web designer straight out of college puts this sort of thing together with out any thought for readabilty.
 
All of this is exactly the reason I'll be watching it when I get home on Sky+.

Fast forward through all the crap filler straight to the meat of the action.
 
I absolutely love the BBC coverage. Be sorry to see The Open move to Sky. I agree with Hacker Khan 12 hours of uninterrupted stroke play would quickly get boring. I love hearing about the course, the town, old stories from former players etc.
 
Now Dan Walker doing Homes Under The Hammer - real estate in St Andrews.

The Open coverage is designed for the general population.


Edit: please choose wording more carefully.
 
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Snelly said:
You are wrong. Totally wrong.

Watched it for the entire day and that is all it was when I was a kid year in year out and I never needed it jazzing up with rubbish fillers to keep me interested. So did all my golfing mates. Loved it.

Just had to watch Tiger missing putts on the practice green and then a special Tiger montage to dance music. Utter bilge.
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But I know this may come as a bit of a shock, but times have changed and so have peoples viewing habits since the days of the testcard and 3 channels. So any broadcaster trying to get the interest of the general public needs to recognise this.

It's all well and good on Sky sports as they are broadcasting to a relatively very small audience of committed sports fans. Here the BBC is trying to cover all bases and serve the general public that pays it's license fee, not just hard core sports fans that have subscribed to their service. God forbid they try and engage a younger generation and try and make the game seem exciting to them and engage them in it......
 
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But at least no advert break every 15 minutes. Agree with Gary's Dad. A bit of local colour and background to the setting is fine by me.

And come Sunday afternoon it will be all gone and we can revel in 8 hours of totally uninterrupted gripping golf coverage for the second last time ;)

*Sends Snelly a strip of valium* :D
 
Snelly said:
Now Dan Walker doing Homes Under The Hammer - real estate in St Andrews.

The Open coverage is designed for the general population.
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If you're that bothered about watching 15 hours a day of uninterrupted golf, why didn't you go there?
 
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