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Re: FIRST Championship: Made for TV?

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Originally Posted by David Brinza View Post
I've got a pretty good idea of what I'd like to see in the telecasts (see the first post in this thread). I'm very interested in seeing whether Discovery Canada does something like this.

If you've watched the prior year telecasts, sometimes they show close-up action on the field that is not part of the crucial play in the match. The play-by-play announcer is excitingly describing something other than what the viewers are seeing. That's more than just a little distracting - you know you've missed something big. With replays, you can see the action that might be the turning point in the match, maybe even in slow-motion and multiple angles. This is pretty standard for football, basketball, and other sports telecasts. It seems to me that FIRST competitions really need this kind of coverage because action occurs simultaneously all over the field. A wide-angle shot of the whole field might be OK for scouting, but not for general viewership.

I don't understand your statement about "on the program it doesn't even mention FIRST."

The NASA TV schedule lists:
April 13, Friday
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - FIRST Robotics Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Public Channel)

April 14, Saturday
9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. - FIRST Robotics Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta - GSFC (Public Channel)

If you mean the program guide on Dish Network, DirecTV, or your cable, NASA probably hasn't yet provided that schedule information to the broadcasters.
Referring to last year and this years kickoff, even when i was tuning in, the only thing it said was "Education File" Those come on EVERYDAY, maybe if they bothered changing that listing, i think we could get anouther 1,000-2,000 other people
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