Vuelta to be on ITV4
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Oh. My. God.
I've just got back from holiday and decided to liven up my evening with the Vuelta highlights on ITV4.
Two minutes in, and I want to kill that Antipodean commentator. With fire.
He sounds like he's reading a shopping list with poor inflection. He couldn't even inject any excitement into the bunch sprint with a pile up in the last 100m. What a tedious git.
And is he deliberately taking the p!ss with the team names? Co-feed-diss? Rah-bo-bank? Haitch-tee-see Highroad (every time in full; every time with the haitch).
Won't be watching that again, thank you very much.0 -
Was talking to my friend about this. He isn't doing the highlights.
Personally I couldn't stand the way the shots/scene jumps from one section of the race to another in no order (i.e. it would help if there was an order like breakaway, peloton and then the back) so I couldn't follow the race.
Also I hate the commentator his script seems like it's a random non-linear sequence of phrases written on the back of a fag packet. Of the two times I've watched it I don't think the guy actually explained who was in the breakaway, who was in what jersey, who was at the back and where was Bradley Wiggins.
So I've lost interest.
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Greg66 wrote:Oh. My. God.
I've just got back from holiday and decided to liven up my evening with the Vuelta highlights on ITV4.
Two minutes in, and I want to kill that Antipodean commentator. With fire.
He sounds like he's reading a shopping list with poor inflection. He couldn't even inject any excitement into the bunch sprint with a pile up in the last 100m. What a tedious git.
And is he deliberately taking the p!ss with the team names? Co-feed-diss? Rah-bo-bank? Haitch-tee-see Highroad (every time in full; every time with the haitch).
Won't be watching that again, thank you very much.
Seriously, stick with it a bit. I hate the commentator too but, to be fair, he knows his stuff. Infact, annoying though his monotone is, I think the real problem is that he is on his own. It would work far better if he had someone to talk to. But although initially I found myself struggling not to turn it off, I can tolerate it now and there have been some good stages!DonDaddyD wrote:Was talking to my friend about this. He isn't doing the highlights.
Personally I couldn't stand the way the shots/scene jumps from one section of the race to another in no order (i.e. it would help if there was an order like breakaway, peloton and then the back) so I couldn't follow the race.
Stage racing is crap in highlight form anyway - every clip you know something significant will happen. There is none of the slow build up that characterises how the races develop. No point not watching the live show even if it is a real struggle time wise!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Greg66 wrote:Two minutes in, and I want to kill that Antipodean commentator. With fire.
Wha?
He's the best bit.
The coverage does have all the atmosphere of a midweek, tea time kickoff Uefa Cup match in some obscure Eastern European country.
I'd blame the poor quality of the Spanish host broadcaster rather than ITV4 or the Aussie commentator.
That said I haven't manage to sit through a full 1/2 hour yet....“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
I'm glad that its not just me having problems getting into this. As most have said, the commentator is dull, the coverage jumps around, its not very well explained etc.
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The relief at having Eurosport commentary in place of the ITV4 bloke was huge - I'm thinking of adding about a grand onto my claim just to cover for having to watch the ITV4 coverage!0 -
TailWindHome wrote:Greg66 wrote:Two minutes in, and I want to kill that Antipodean commentator. With fire.
Wha?
He's the best bit.
The coverage does have all the atmosphere of a midweek, tea time kickoff Uefa Cup match in some obscure Eastern European country.
I'd blame the poor quality of the Spanish host broadcaster rather than ITV4 or the Aussie commentator.
That said I haven't manage to sit through a full 1/2 hour yet....
I totally agree, the atmosphere has been near non-existent. The difference between the passion and flair of the vuelta and TDF is like chalk and cheese. I just realised the othrer day that the production company, Input Media, is based just across the road from a friend in Sheperds Bush, so I might go and have a word next Tuesday.Reporter: "What's your prediction for the fight?"
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Not a tour I've ever been able to get into. Post-tdf lack of interest. Who's winning? Someone Spanish?FCN 2-4.
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+1 to all that's been said above. Super budget! They've successfully sapped all energy and excitement out of the race. Where are the interviews? Gonna stick with it, though.0
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Well today must have been a better experience. Mr Wiggins doing so well and an anglophone stage winner! T B H it is a very 'cheep as chips' operation and the commentators deserve credit for holding on to their sanity. The presentation from Spain is poor, someone on another thread suggested that it would do ICU a favour if they had a single production company for all the major tours along the lines of F1.
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Is it me or does riding on the tops make you look like a bit of a nodder?
Even if you're going up the Galibier.
Hoods or drops.0 -
Chadders81 wrote:Is it me or does riding on the tops make you look like a bit of a nodder?
Even if you're going up the Galibier.
Hoods or drops.
Give him a job on the commentary team..........Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:Chadders81 wrote:Is it me or does riding on the tops make you look like a bit of a nodder?
Even if you're going up the Galibier.
Hoods or drops.
Give him a job on the commentary team..........
I was *somewhat* drunk when I wrote this.0 -
Wiggins seems to be going nicely atm....FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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Froome beat him though, so Froome and Wiggo second and third atm. Froome could be in red tonight...FCN 2-4.
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Chadders81 wrote:Rolf F wrote:Chadders81 wrote:Is it me or does riding on the tops make you look like a bit of a nodder?
Even if you're going up the Galibier.
Hoods or drops.
Give him a job on the commentary team..........
I was *somewhat* drunk when I wrote this.
No, I meant it!
Froome in red, Wiggo third. Dunno if Wiggo was affected by the changing wind conditions or if he just did his usual overcooking it in the first section.....Faster than a tent.......0 -
Overcooked it. All the late starters had the same conditions (Froome only started 4 mins ahead of Wiggins)Rolf F wrote:Chadders81 wrote:Rolf F wrote:Chadders81 wrote:Is it me or does riding on the tops make you look like a bit of a nodder?
Even if you're going up the Galibier.
Hoods or drops.
Give him a job on the commentary team..........
I was *somewhat* drunk when I wrote this.
No, I meant it!
Froome in red, Wiggo third. Dunno if Wiggo was affected by the changing wind conditions or if he just did his usual overcooking it in the first section.....
To be fair to Chadders, Dan Martin was nodding quite badly when he was away with Roche then Nibali. Great win, though0 -
