RE: F1 2013: Will you be watching?

[AlexKing]

Gary C said:

AlexKing said:

IThe anger isn't about paying money per se, it's the profiteering by a morally questionable organisation.

Ahh, you must mean the BBC.

Yes, because the BBC does profiteering, of course, what with being a not-for-profit organisation and that.

[Gary C]

AlexKing said:

Gary C said:

AlexKing said:

IThe anger isn't about paying money per se, it's the profiteering by a morally questionable organisation.

Ahh, you must mean the BBC.

Yes, because the BBC does profiteering, of course, what with being a not-for-profit organisation and that.

Err, humor bypass alert !

[Dr Interceptor]

I have to say, I've watched the first two races of the year on Sky, and have found the coverage good.

The made a nice little BBC-esque film piece for the Malaysian GP, and the whole thing came together very well. Yes the speaking trio aren't as good as Jake/EJ/DC, but that trio has been broken up now too They've learned a lot from the BBC coverage - like making sure we here the 'driver discussion' in parc ferme before the podium.

As long as I can continue to watch a whole race start to finish with no ad breaks, I'll stay happy.

[AlexKing]

Gary C said:

Err, humor bypass alert !

Nah, just wasn't funny.

[IainT]

Dr Interceptor said:

I have to say, I've watched the first two races of the year on Sky, and have found the coverage good.

I particularly like the commentary in comparison to the BBC. Sure Crofty can get a bit overexcited at times and all commentators make minor mistakes but he's got nothing on the BBC shouty bloke. Caught some of the highlights and he's bloody awful.

[sorrel]

Dr Interceptor said:

I have to say, I've watched the first two races of the year on Sky, and have found the coverage good.

The made a nice little BBC-esque film piece for the Malaysian GP, and the whole thing came together very well. Yes the speaking trio aren't as good as Jake/EJ/DC, but that trio has been broken up now too They've learned a lot from the BBC coverage - like making sure we here the 'driver discussion' in parc ferme before the podium.

As long as I can continue to watch a whole race start to finish with no ad breaks, I'll stay happy.

Totally agree

[MGJohn]

sorrel said:

Dr Interceptor said:

I have to say, I've watched the first two races of the year on Sky, and have found the coverage good.

The made a nice little BBC-esque film piece for the Malaysian GP, and the whole thing came together very well. Yes the speaking trio aren't as good as Jake/EJ/DC, but that trio has been broken up now too They've learned a lot from the BBC coverage - like making sure we here the 'driver discussion' in parc ferme before the podium.

As long as I can continue to watch a whole race start to finish with no ad breaks, I'll stay happy.

Totally agree

Lets take a break. Don't go away now ...

[IainT]

MGJohn said:

Lets take a break. Don't go away now ...

I must have blinked and missed the ad breaks during the race...

[MGJohn]

IainT said:

MGJohn said:

Lets take a break. Don't go away now ...

I must have blinked and missed the ad breaks during the race...

What about pre-post race? Blinking heck! Lots of Blinking required then.

No blinking need with BBC coverage pre-post or during ...

[ewenm]

MGJohn said:

What about pre-post race? Blinking heck! Lots of Blinking required then.

No blinking need with BBC coverage pre-post or during ...

As "during" with the BBC was on the radio, you can blink as much as you like all the way through.

[MGJohn]

ewenm said:

MGJohn said:

What about pre-post race? Blinking heck! Lots of Blinking required then.

No blinking need with BBC coverage pre-post or during ...

As "during" with the BBC was on the radio, you can blink as much as you like all the way through.

A bonus "highlight" for me was total shut eye whilst in bed at those sort of hours...

Always another viewpoint depending on your point of view... or, viewing ... T'is not all bad news. Then catch up with BBC's highlights ... l8r.

As an unexpected bonus, either BBC Radio's James Allen commentary skills have improved considerably since his ITV Live TV commentary days or it's far easier on the ears with no pictures. I believe a bit of both.

.... and no POXY commercial breaks! MASSIVE bonus ..

[ewenm]

I just recorded it on Sky and watched it later. No adverts.

For the BBC ones I'll probably watch/record the BBC coverage rather than Sky. <Gallic shrug>

[IainT]

MGJohn said:

IainT said:

MGJohn said:

Lets take a break. Don't go away now ...

I must have blinked and missed the ad breaks during the race...

What about pre-post race? Blinking heck! Lots of Blinking required then.

No blinking need with BBC coverage pre-post or during ...

Perfect cuppa time, particularly useful for the early races.

Pre & post race coverage is much of a muchness between the stations. Although I'm not a huge fan of Lazenby and, oddly enough, miss the EJiot (but not DC) I find things like ted & his notebook plenty engaging enough to make up for it.

I guess some folk will always look for excuses to denigrate one side or the other just because it's not their chosen side no matter what the reality is.

[IainT]

ewenm said:

I just recorded it on Sky and watched it later. No adverts.

For the BBC ones I'll probably watch/record the BBC coverage rather than Sky. <Gallic shrug>

Flexibility and pragmatism, on PH???

I tend to watch the coverage starting a bit late and play catch-up through the preamble. I did the same on the BBC as there's always an element of filler in the pre-race show.

[hairyben]

IainT said:

Dr Interceptor said:

I have to say, I've watched the first two races of the year on Sky, and have found the coverage good.

I particularly like the commentary in comparison to the BBC. Sure Crofty can get a bit overexcited at times and all commentators make minor mistakes but he's got nothing on the BBC shouty bloke. Caught some of the highlights and he's bloody awful.

Sky's coverage has been really good. Brundle/Couthard in the last year of the beeb was probably a peak in terms of commentary but croft seems able enough, says the occasional daft thing but scores probably not one out of ten on the allen and legard scale of fkwittery.

Also I'm lovin' it that sky ditched the bimbo, yes they listened to the fans and jetisoned that waste of pixelspace after 1 year. Do you know how good that makes me feel as an allen/legard veteran? I didn't mean to get involved in all the inane sky v. beeb sob sob BS but if this is what PPV does for you count me in (spoken as one of the "I-wont-pay-for-sky-sports mindset, but got F1 through having sky HD in place anyway)

[IainT]

hairyben said:

spoken as one of the "I-wont-pay-for-sky-sports mindset, but got F1 through having sky HD in place anyway

I don't think I could justify the sports on top of HD+ just for F1 having already dropped the movies a while back because we don't watch much TV but, like you, we were already HD subscribers.

[mollytherocker]

IainT said:

I don't think I could justify the sports on top of HD+ just for F1 having already dropped the movies a while back because we don't watch much TV but, like you, we were already HD subscribers.

You don't need sports for F1. Just HD.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

ewenm said:

I just recorded it on Sky and watched it later. No adverts.

For the BBC ones I'll probably watch/record the BBC coverage rather than Sky. <Gallic shrug>

I thought that last year, but do you know what, Sky was much better. I'm a convert!

[ewenm]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I thought that last year, but do you know what, Sky was much better. I'm a convert!

I'm not much bothered about the pre- and post-amble, so Sky/BBC not much difference to me for the race coverage.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

ewenm said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I thought that last year, but do you know what, Sky was much better. I'm a convert!

I'm not much bothered about the pre- and post-amble, so Sky/BBC not much difference to me for the race coverage.

I like Brundle