RWC TV coverage thread

[Zat]

Don't have Fox in the bedroom, so watched the Wallabies RWC match on ten last night.

If there's ever been a worse excuse for live coverage of a sports event on TV, anywhere in the world, I'm buggered if I know what it is.

Incessant commercial breaks, even more than Nein throw in during leeg, or Seven do in anything. One of them (at 1 in the morning) was for some toy, marketed at seven-year-old girls. Can't imagine too many of them up watching rugby at 1a.m.

Idiot commentators who continually missed what was going on on the field, the biggest gaffe was when they went into orgasms about Berrick Barnes's hat-trick on debut, and what a wonderful thing it was. There was a good five minutes of carping about it.

Unfortunately, Barnes only scored two tries.

Next game, I'll watch on Fox on the couch, and if I doze off there, so be it.

Ten, seriously... crapulent.

[Nath]

Incessant commercial breaks, even more than Nein throw in during leeg, or Seven do in anything. One of them (at 1 in the morning) was for some toy, marketed at seven-year-old girls. Can't imagine too many of them up watching rugby at 1a.m.

odd thing to show, compared to the usual 1am stuff

[Zat]

It wasn't for a vibrator, was it? They hook them young these days.

Shocked at Nath suggesting such a thing.

[Big Dog]

Agreed Zat...it was absolute carp.
At least it was broadcast in HD though.

[Nath]

Disney has plenty to answer for

[freddled gruntbuggly]

Don't have Fox in the bedroom, ...

That's what comes from getting married.

[Zat]

Just had a look at ten.com.au/rugby

Seems I'm not alone in being disappointed in ten's coverage of the tournament. Their 'forum' (which seems to have less than 200 members) was full of complaints about the piss poor quality of ten's broadcasts.

Then a few minutes later, they disappeared.

Maybe ten has hired some old C4 gestapo to run it.

But I will be sending a fax tomorrow expressing my disappointemt with the quality of the coverage.

Still, on the bright side, Australia lost, so I won't have to watch ten screw it up any more.

[bliksem]

Incessant commercial breaks, even more than Nein throw in during leeg, or Seven do in anything. One of them (at 1 in the morning) was for some toy, marketed at seven-year-old girls. Can't imagine too many of them up watching rugby at 1a.m.

It wasn't for a vibrator, was it? They hook them young these days.

That's a pretty sick comment, no need to share that kind of depravity in public, thanks.

[Henry]

Ten had the exclusive rights to the live coverage of last nights Eng v Aus game, so as an English fan I had to sit through 80 minutes of the most biased tripe I have ever heard.

[Invader Zim]

Eat shit and die, grit boy

[Henry]

It was all worth it when the final whistle was blown, though. It was hilarious watching Ben Tune and co fighting back tears and genuinely looking stunned. Suckers.

[Ross]

Zat, you should look at getting one of those boxes that lets you watch Fox in another room.

Here's a link to one on eBay

[Invader Zim]

It was all worth it when the final whistle was blown, though. It was hilarious watching Ben Tune and co fighting back tears and genuinely looking stunned. Suckers.

Wow. What a shock. Mudge concentrating on the negative even in the midst of a victory.

Stuff celebrating your own teams win, why not dwell on the dissapointment of the vanguished?

If the word contempt didn't exist, I'd be feeling nothing but pity for you.

[Geoffrey Trueman]

Incessant commercial breaks, even more than Nein throw in during leeg, or Seven do in anything. One of them (at 1 in the morning) was for some toy, marketed at seven-year-old girls. Can't imagine too many of them up watching rugby at 1a.m.

It wasn't for a vibrator, was it? They hook them young these days.

That's a pretty sick comment, no need to share that kind of depravity in public, thanks.

Is that comment for real blik? Only compared to what I've seen on this forum that's childs play.

[embee]

Bliks has no sense of humour ....

[Zat]

Zat, you should look at getting one of those boxes that lets you watch Fox in another room.

Here's a link to one on eBay

Wasn't much point for that match, Ten had the exclusive rights to it.

[Zat]

It was all worth it when the final whistle was blown, though. It was hilarious watching Ben Tune and co fighting back tears and genuinely looking stunned. Suckers.

Wow. What a shock. Mudge concentrating on the negative even in the midst of a victory.

Stuff celebrating your own teams win, why not dwell on the dissapointment of the vanguished?

If the word contempt didn't exist, I'd be feeling nothing but pity for you.

It's OK Zimi, after his most recent sherry enema, Trev isn't feeling much of anything.

[Henry]

What's so negative about a few stunned Aussies?

[mynah]

What's so negative about a few stunned Aussies?

Don't expect them to be too receptive to jokes right now...

[Invader Zim]

What's so negative about a few stunned Aussies?

Mudge in 'no farking idea' shocker!!!!

[bliksem]

Bliks has no sense of humour ....

Terribly sorry that I don't find "jokes" about 7 year old girls using vibrators funny. There must be something wrong with me. Oh yes, that's it - I'm not a playground-cruising nonce.

[embee]

Bliks has no sense of humour ....

Terribly sorry that I don't find "jokes" about 7 year old girls using vibrators funny. There must be something wrong with me. Oh yes, that's it - I'm not a playground-cruising nonce.

Thanks for backing up my claim ...

[Invader Zim]

[Brass Monkey]

Surely you lot haven't got a sense of humour where Mudge is concered. I laughed a lot when he said about the boys choking back the tears... hilarious.

[Invader Zim]

Mudge is a living joke. I laugh at him all the time

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