StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
More interesting than the commentary.WTF was that flying rubber dinghy
2013 Liggett and Sherwin'isms
- Thread starter Crackle
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and holding your line, nervous times, trust, final accelaration, years of experience, shoulder to shoulder, yadda yadda.......and the speed they're doing.....
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
I may have missed someone pushing a big gear.....
Boris Bajic
Guest
I was in and out of the garden all aftrnoon; hedges, vegetable patch and weeds.
MotoGP (BBC Red Button) and TdF (ITV4) made a welcome respite from all that toil.
It was a dull MotoGP (apart from Valentinik winning again, Cal having a bloody good go and Jorge practically re-inventing masochism on his way to fifth... Largely processional,
I just tuned in and out of the TdF while resting and as always, I rather enjoyed the coverage and the commentary. I don't mind being told what I already know... And I don't mind silly mistakes. The race was what one might expect of a first day (sans prologue). The commentary was neither offensive nor amateurish.
I wonder whether the folk who moan about the commentators get some sort of schoolboy thrill from spotting the errors or statements of the obvious, mixed with a tinge of envy that the broadcasters don't ask them.
Or is this thread what we used to refer to as a 'measuring of cocks' game, where I can find a worse error than you.
I've probably upset someone with that observation, but there is such a thing as taking sport on the telly too seriously. It's sport on the telly.
MotoGP (BBC Red Button) and TdF (ITV4) made a welcome respite from all that toil.
It was a dull MotoGP (apart from Valentinik winning again, Cal having a bloody good go and Jorge practically re-inventing masochism on his way to fifth... Largely processional,
I just tuned in and out of the TdF while resting and as always, I rather enjoyed the coverage and the commentary. I don't mind being told what I already know... And I don't mind silly mistakes. The race was what one might expect of a first day (sans prologue). The commentary was neither offensive nor amateurish.
I wonder whether the folk who moan about the commentators get some sort of schoolboy thrill from spotting the errors or statements of the obvious, mixed with a tinge of envy that the broadcasters don't ask them.
Or is this thread what we used to refer to as a 'measuring of cocks' game, where I can find a worse error than you.
I've probably upset someone with that observation, but there is such a thing as taking sport on the telly too seriously. It's sport on the telly.
Noodley
Guest
Did it ever occur to you that we might just be taking the piss out of them cos they are really crap?...there is no "measuring of cocks", merely observation that they are truly awful.
ITV4 have decided to pay to receive their commentary when there are many more talented commentators available to them, many of whom already provide commentary for other ITV4 cycle racing. I would imagine that Liggett and Sherwen's US-based employers may have had a contract with ITV4 covering several seasons, but their continued commentary in light of their promotion of St. Lance of Intravenous Transfusion, and their continued defence of him despite the USADA investigation, lessens ITV4 coverage. There is little I can do about this, other than take the piss out of them. It may be juvenile, but it's fun.
oldroadman
Veteran
- Location
- Ubique
As well as S&L, a look at Eurosport today (where's Harmon, D?). Carlton Kirby when he gets excited is turning into the new Duffield, great fun. Sounds like one day he will explode. Which is unlikely with the first mentioned pair, who can bring a degree of flatness unsurpassed by almost anyone, except for the bloke who covers the Premier stuff for BC.
Chutzpah
Über Member
- Location
- Somerset, UK
Harmon announced he was taking some time out due to the stresses of being away from home, I believe since he's admitted to some depression. Best wishes to him.
Porter and Liggett, now there's a combination, they could work together doing bit and bit.
Sherwin could always get a job reading Lonely Planet guides out loud, he seems quite practiced at it already.
Noodley
Guest
Although Sherwen did say "and Boom takes it, that's Boom; that's his name you know" yesterday - just in case anyone thought he was doing an audio description of the old Batman TV series. I'm waiting for Kerpow to making a showing in the mountains...
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- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
