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acerbis
7/9/2017 11:28am
7/9/2017 11:28am
NBC Sports Gold, and particularly the broadcast of Southwick leaves a lot to be desired for me. Whoever is directing this show needs to be fired. Two times Weigandt and Langston were commenting on a battle and the director changed the cameras to follow something else.
Just watched the end of the second moto; as soon as Eli crossed the finish they changed from following Copoper webb to Eli rolling to the podium. Then, rather than finding out who finished 2nd -10th, they go to a stationary camera with no commentators.
Sorry for the rant but they can do better...
Just watched the end of the second moto; as soon as Eli crossed the finish they changed from following Copoper webb to Eli rolling to the podium. Then, rather than finding out who finished 2nd -10th, they go to a stationary camera with no commentators.
Sorry for the rant but they can do better...
I, for one, am very glad it is an option now.
Maybe let this thread turn into what the other 19 threads about the "GOLD" package and then include links to all the threads, so they can really see how everyone on vital feels about it.
The Shop
I only see highlight replays and can't track down full race replays.
Personally I like it even though it was closer to 70$ than 50$ for us Canadians but it's commercial free and I can watch it whenever I want. Whether that's live or Saturday night or Sunday morning. Not having to wait to see it on TV is great since I don't have Mav TV or NBCSN. I only have NBC and they only air a couple of motos on that channel so in my opinion as a moto fan the price was a non issue.
Could some of the camera work be improved on? Absolutely but I at least get to watch the racing.
I'm happy we have this option now but I think improvements need to be made. Watching ONLY first place cross the finish line on more than one occasion is bad coverage.
I watch it through Apple TV. I will grade it a B. My biggest issues are production hiccups. Very sloppy at times. Yes it's better than nothing, however in 2017 it should be close to perfect. I'll do it again next year. Wege and bone-head do a good job.
I watch the GPs on CBS Sports... now that is painful!
As far as the end of the race? I can't imagine Weigandt's too happy about it either. He sure seemed to emphasize the on-going podium determining battles even when the camera was on the moto winner.
I understand that it's a business but a lot of people who had access to it last year for free can't even watch this year because the package is not available in their country. I don't understand the reasoning behind it but it sucks for those people. Some are willing to pay but can't because the country is on the restricted list. NBC should look into that because I'm sure they are losing quite a bit of money by not letting those country having access to the content.
All in all what you get for the price is worth it in my opinion. For those that already pay for Mav TV and NBC on their TV package it sucks that the NBC Gold package isn't available for free or at least at a discount. If I was in that situation you bet your ass that I would contact NBC and let them know about it. If you pay to have it on your TV for 12 months out of the year it shows you're a loyal customer and that in my opinion should be enough to at least get the Gold package at a discount.
Unlike supercross the stream actually works.
Pit Row
They fixed it a few rounds ago, and it has been working perfectly on Roku ever since.
I will purchase NBC gold every year they offer it. Love it..
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