Sports news annoys me. You want to watch things later and they start everything with "{name} won the XYZ today"
There's just too much sport on and too many live streams/results that they assume if you're interested, you already know. They only advise you to leave the room if the highlights are being shown on their own channel.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:12 pmSports news annoys me. You want to watch things later and they start everything with "{name} won the XYZ today"
F1 is the worst. They never even say "Today at the XYZ Grand Prix...." so you have time to grab the mute button.
What happened to 'if you don't want to know the results ...." TV news you get some clue it's going to happen but Radio news just splurts it out.
You can only assume these people have already read all the classics and consumed all of high culture and don't have much else to do. It would be truely bizzare to go to the filming of that if you still hadn't got through the Ring Cycle or read Ulysses. They all seem happy enough though, simple pleasures for the blissfully ignorant.
With you on that, I have to stay completely off the internet and radio when the F1 is on so I can watch the channel 4 highlights.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:12 pmSports news annoys me. You want to watch things later and they start everything with "{name} won the XYZ today"
F1 is the worst. They never even say "Today at the XYZ Grand Prix...." so you have time to grab the mute button.
What happened to 'if you don't want to know the results ...." TV news you get some clue it's going to happen but Radio news just splurts it out.
I dont' like watching something if I know the result, without the "will they/won't they" tension it's just not the same.
yeah radio is the worst because it sneaks up on you. You get busy doing something, lil bit of background music on, get distracted, then boom. What you've been looking fwd to is ruined.
I suppose I'm too used to reviewing racing videos and making notes back in my betting days. If I didn't know the result I'd find out first so I know what to look for. Reviewing and re-reviewing a 20-runner handicap with an interest in 6-8 horses was more of a chore than a pleasure.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:22 pmI dont' like watching something if I know the result, without the "will they/won't they" tension it's just not the same.
That reminds me of when I first started betting on Betfair the first sport I punted on was basketball and you could go online and listen to the in-house commentary for the home team. Was lots of stuff like that.. Bills used cars and buy a mattress get a headboard for free at The Mattress King. i didnt make any money on basketball but the ads made me smile!weemac wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:32 amI watched my first ever major Major League match the other night and the commentary was along the lines of......."Smith's passing today has been as silky smooth as the ice cream at Daisy's Yoghurt Outlet where you can buy one, get one free until next Friday."
I just gaped at my TV in astonishment.
Did you get a chance to watch all 11 seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm yet? Nearly every one of your posts sounds like an episode.
I recorded the first series on my Virgin Media box. The TV guide and VM box labelled the recordings as CYE but for some strange reason they contained 30 Rock instead!
The Likely Lads … Don't mention the score!ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:12 pmSports news annoys me. You want to watch things later and they start everything with "{name} won the XYZ today"
F1 is the worst. They never even say "Today at the XYZ Grand Prix...." so you have time to grab the mute button.
What happened to 'if you don't want to know the results ...." TV news you get some clue it's going to happen but Radio news just splurts it out.
