Subject: RE: 2012 IM World Championship broadcast on NBC ...Jorgito22 - 2012-11-01 2:47 PM I finally saw it last night on NBC sports, I enjoyed how they geared it more to the PRO race but didnt like how they didnt focus so much on the battle for 2nd place in the mens, and Rhinny and leanda's battle not letting Rhinny pass and than making a chamionship move form there......I did feel they tried to cram in the age groupers in the end.....I think if they would of put in some age gouper stories through out the program it would of flowed better, but I enjoyed none the less. I agree with a lot of this. Particularly the Rinny/Cave battle... I wanted to see that. I think they could have easily added another full hour of coverage and not lost any quality or the audience. Lastly - I kinda wish they would have geared parts of the production to the novice/non-triathlete. *I* know what drafting is and what the voice-over guy means when he says that "whatshername got a little to close to one of the male riders", but the average viewer probably has no idea what the heck that was about and may feel like they may as well have been watching Cricket (which makes sense to nobody, anywhere, ever. Fact. And "wicket" is a completely fictitious word.). I think interspersing little "Triathlon 101" segments would have been great (kinda like the "a marathon is all about the numbers" segment). After all, a sport is only fun to watch if it makes sense. |