FRC Einstein: Almost ready for primetime?

[dgros]

Yeah if FIRST really wants to "make it loud" there really needs to be a push to make the event spectator and television friendly. The format of the qualification matches will always be hard to televise, but with the excitement and polish of the elimination matches like those we saw on Einstein, it is defiantly possible for Eisenstein to be a prime time broadcast.

This is especially true if FIRST moves to 8 divisions. That way the audience would have time to basically figure the game out during the quarterfinals and then really get into it for the semis and finals.

I agree that for prime time to work, there has to be somewhat separate productions for the spectators and the TV audiences. The sideline analysis and interviews were great concept this year, but too much of it at a live event and it becomes sort of awkward.

Originally Posted by Brandon Ha

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No sports team cast. Alumni/Mentor/Student Castors. They would know whats truly happening and could effectively discuss the plays and strategies on the field at the moment.

I would kind of disagree. The Michigan Championship was put on public television by a sports team cast and it was pretty impressive. They had one commentator who was a professional sports commentator and one commentator who was a experienced FIRST veteran. What was great about that was the professional was able to give a outside perspective and ask the questions that the average TV watcher might have. My concern with using all FIRST people is they might use FRC terms or brush over concepts that are familiar to us, but do not make sense to outsiders.