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NASA TV: "Heidi Bowl 2"
Just as in last year's championship, live coverage on NASA TV from the Georgia Dome was terminated before the finals were completed. That's right, NASA TV pulled the plug on FIRST at 6:30pm EST, just before the teams did the traditional handshake before Final match #2. That means that many viewers who couldn't watch the webcast or had setup their DVR's to record the championship AGAIN didn't get to see the outcome.
At 6:30 pm, NASA TV resumed their "Video File" broadcasts, which are pre-recorded segments of shuttle, space station, etc. activities with headers that describe the clip - presumably for other TV networks to use in newscasts.
Those who were watching FIRST didn't get to see the finals go to a third match, nor the outcome of the finals, nor the crowning of MOE (FRC365) as the 2007 Chairman's Award winner.
I have additional commentary on the quality of the televised coverage that I'll post in a different thread, but to have this happen two years in a row is more than disappointing...it sucks.
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2004 AZ: Semifinals, GM Industrial Design; SoCal: Winners, Leadership in Controls; Championship: Galileo #2 seed, Q-finals; IRI: Champions
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