Boring Derby??

[ateamstupid]

I thought the coverage was great. We beg for racing to get national coverage and then do nothing but bitch when we get it. Yeah there was some vacuous crap, but there was also plenty of nuts and bolts coverage and plenty of well-produced drama.

As for the Derby itself, yes, it was boring as hell. Merry-go-round with nobody getting involved from the back. Whether you won or lost, that was not an exciting race other than the brief battle between Firing Line and AP.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I thought the coverage was great. We beg for racing to get national coverage and then do nothing but bitch when we get it. Yeah there was some vacuous crap, but there was also plenty of nuts and bolts coverage and plenty of well-produced drama.

As for the Derby itself, yes, it was boring as hell. Merry-go-round with nobody getting involved from the back. Whether you won or lost, that was not an exciting race other than the brief battle between Firing Line and AP.

I mostly agree Joey, but Johnny Weir dressed as Foghorn Leghorn was a bit too much for me.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by pointman

I mostly agree Joey, but Johnny Weir dressed as Foghorn Leghorn was a bit too much for me.

LOL. Ideally they wouldn't have a recurring role on the broadcast, but I don't know how anyone can say they "hated" NBC's coverage.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by pointman

I mostly agree Joey, but Johnny Weir dressed as Foghorn Leghorn was a bit too much for me.

Heck, I'm sorry I missed that. Seriously. Foghorn Leghorn has always been a big overlay among Looney Tune characters, in my book. But talk about a deep field...

--Dunbar

[LARHAGE]

This is why I record the show, I watch a couple of other recorded shows and than go back to watch the Derby and all the undercard races so I can fast forward through all the redundant commercials and the crap like those stupid ice skaters, I just don't answer any calls or texts so I don't know who won the race.