tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post1178093211037166939..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Texas Raindrops Solve TV ProblemsDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57185352926184527122008-04-04T21:32:00.000-04:002008-04-04T21:32:00.000-04:00Karen-glad to help everyone out! But I really am a...Karen-glad to help everyone out! But I really am a Pamm w/2 M's!! :)PammHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300459856268781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63052164096355158522008-04-04T16:52:00.000-04:002008-04-04T16:52:00.000-04:00SophiaZ123 said... "Pamm Thanks for the link...SophiaZ123 said...<BR/><BR/> "Pamm<BR/><BR/> Thanks for the link to the Jr interview!! The folks on this blog are great!"<BR/><BR/>Pam,<BR/>Many thanks from me, too.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1112034983578434342008-04-04T11:56:00.000-04:002008-04-04T11:56:00.000-04:00PammThanks for the link to the Jr interview!!The f...Pamm<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the Jr interview!!<BR/><BR/>The folks on this blog are great!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3566865939037980592008-04-04T11:21:00.000-04:002008-04-04T11:21:00.000-04:00How does ESPN learn anything from this again? The...How does ESPN learn anything from this again? The event was rained out. They never been overly excited to show these things in the first place. I don't see where they dodged a bullet, and will change their ways going forward. Its not like the information doesn't get out through other means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78203672862285282432008-04-04T10:55:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:55:00.000-04:00My cable company (Comcast) lost NN-HD about five m...My cable company (Comcast) lost NN-HD about five mins. into the program, so all my Tivo caught is black air. Happens all the time on HD. Thanks to whomever posted the link to the Jr. interview with Marty!Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83588862619095200542008-04-04T09:40:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:40:00.000-04:00Marty Smith continues to impress! The interview w...Marty Smith continues to impress! The interview with Dale Jr. was indeed a gem. Marty asked just the right questions and it was very thoughtful and revealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41193307343781480002008-04-04T09:34:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:34:00.000-04:00As I was driving my remote, I happened upon Nascar...As I was driving my remote, I happened upon Nascar Now a couple of seconds before the Jr. interview. I was glad that I got to see it. As soon as Marty said, "Dale", I started laughing. It was obvious that those two had been clowning around right before they went on camera. <BR/><BR/>Marty seems to have a good relationship with everyone in the garage and it is apparent during all of his interviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17782846824821080032008-04-04T09:14:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:14:00.000-04:00so, jd? can you work your magic & find out why NN ...so, jd? can you work your magic & find out why NN wasn't re-run at 12:30 am & we had classic boxing in it's place? MLS ended about 2 minutes after the hour & they ran wrap-up for about 4 more minutes. so there was plenty of time to run the NN re-run. it sounds as if the network never intended to run the NN at 12:30 and i'm curious as to the reasoning behind that decision.<BR/><BR/>by the way, comcast programming continued to have NN listed, despite the announcers at the end of the MLS match telling us it would be classic boxing. in fact, even as boxing was on, my channel guide scroll still identified what i was seeing as NN.<BR/><BR/>i'm certainly hoping there is some logic behind this decision. and thanks to pammh for providing the link. based on this column, i was interested in watching how earnhardt, jr did and so i appreciate pammh's link!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75438793215601997982008-04-04T07:37:00.000-04:002008-04-04T07:37:00.000-04:00It is funny that mother nature has a way of evenin...It is funny that mother nature has a way of evening the plying field (track actually) in situations like this. NASCAR TV does not televise NNS qualifying and it gets rained out. <BR/><BR/>Reminds me of a few years ago when TNT was going to tape delay a Busch race- and it got rain delayed. When they went on the air they televised it live and it has never happened again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28743265553150128052008-04-04T07:12:00.000-04:002008-04-04T07:12:00.000-04:00http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopag...http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?&brand=null&videoId=3328391&n8pe6c=1<BR/><BR/>link to Jr. interview!PammHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300459856268781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55611492272022417572008-04-04T04:56:00.000-04:002008-04-04T04:56:00.000-04:00Ken,The NASCAR Media Group coordinates the TV cove...Ken,<BR/><BR/>The NASCAR Media Group coordinates the TV coverage from the tracks and cooperates with all of the NASCAR TV partners.<BR/><BR/>I am sure that with top drivers in the sport on the track at these speeds and also going for the Nationwide pole, all the facilities were ready to go by Thursday. <BR/><BR/>As for the ESPN re-air, perhaps they will make Marty Smith's interview available as an Internet video resource either on Jayski or ESPN.com soon.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7375671245972347972008-04-04T01:08:00.000-04:002008-04-04T01:08:00.000-04:00I read the comment in the Whelan Modified NASCAR N...I read the comment in the Whelan Modified NASCAR Now blog comments about tonight's schedule being changed and I got boxing too. At least I was prepared. Still was listed on onscreen guide as NASCAR Now. <BR/><BR/>I don't understand why they would go from live soccer to boxing. The event that is on now - Slam Dunk from Final Four - is tape delay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50843257636350613282008-04-04T01:01:00.000-04:002008-04-04T01:01:00.000-04:00KarenI agree. I am ALSO INFURIATED no repeat of NN...Karen<BR/><BR/>I agree. I am ALSO INFURIATED no repeat of NN. I only caught part of the Jr interviw and am livid after watching the soccer, they said "classic boxing" next??????????? Heck there was OLD boxing on ESPN CLASSIC. WTH was this boxing match about?Now fricking basketball.<BR/><BR/>Of all NN to NOT repeat...Jr fans are screwed. I am still not in the habit of taping this show as it is all over the schedule.<BR/><BR/>&^%$##@<BR/><BR/>thanks for the write up about the BEST JR INTERVIEW IN YEARS, apparently...Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1699714270394018552008-04-04T00:53:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:53:00.000-04:00Saw on another post that NN would not be repeated ...Saw on another post that NN would not be repeated at 12:30, although my Brighthouse guide said it would be. Very disappointed to see boxing instead of the great Junior interview I wanted to see. Infuriating actually.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39038723851602626842008-04-04T00:23:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:23:00.000-04:00The Dale Jr interview today was very good. He paus...The Dale Jr interview today was very good. He paused so much I wasn't sure where he was going with his thoughts, but he looked like he was enjoying an interview for once.<BR/><BR/>I stumbled upon some new ESPN ratings news today though I am not the regular ratings anon person or persons who has posted some good ratings info the past couple of weeks. (thank you persons!). Futoncritic.com. It was a April 2 press release by ESPN saying it had its best first quarter ever.<BR/><BR/>What surprised me is how few people watch ESPNNews, since it's being discussed for the rain delay coverage. I get the channel so no problems there, but an average <B>62,000</B> households watching? It was an increase from 56,000 and set a record, but that doesn't sound like many people at all and makes me wonder how many -or how few - people have access to it.<BR/><BR/>Sadly no NASCAR related News in the press release, though it said the IndyCar race Saturday got its highest ratings ever for a season opener. (815,000 households). It worries me a little that they mention IndyCar but not Nationwide for the first quarter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4237417159800260922008-04-03T23:53:00.000-04:002008-04-03T23:53:00.000-04:00If Thursdays NASCAR NOW show was supposed to cente...If Thursdays NASCAR NOW show was supposed to center around Nationwide qualifying, why wasnt the show done at the race track ?<BR/><BR/>Why did ESPN even need Ryan Burr in Bristol ?<BR/><BR/>All of the elements for the show were in Texas. Made more sense to have a host LIVE IN TEXAS.<BR/><BR/>But then again, maybe Jerry Punch still needed more time off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51943199817025691612008-04-03T23:15:00.000-04:002008-04-03T23:15:00.000-04:00JD,I certainly hope you're right that the NASCAR T...JD,<BR/><BR/>I certainly hope you're right that the NASCAR TV partners have learned their lesson and will never let another NASCAR TV blackout happen again.<BR/><BR/>I can at least understand when other live sports programming on every available network conflicts with NASCAR and we absolutely have to lose TV coverage of a practice/qualifying session for that reason, but when a situation like today could have been easily remedied by pre-empting blocks of old re-airs on ESPN Classic or Speed Channel in the absence of ESPN or ESPN2 being available, it's a very tough pill to swallow as a NASCAR fan.<BR/><BR/>Some situations like last year's Memphis race are unavoidable, but this was clearly a case of NASCAR-neglect today from my perspective. There were outlets available to both Speed and ESPN, and both decided not to utilize them.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-61810573510500150222008-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:00JD- Does this mean that apparently ESPN would have...JD- Does this mean that apparently ESPN would have had the facilities in place to televise or record Nationwide qualifying, if the scheduling and contractural complications had not existed? I was under the impression that coverage of qualifying was probably impractical financially because it would have required adding an extra day at the track for ESPN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9105949057827557482008-04-03T22:19:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:19:00.000-04:00I have to give ESPNEWS the nod for re-running the ...I have to give ESPNEWS the nod for re-running the story that Nationwide qualifying has finally been rained-out.<BR/><BR/>It is so nice to have that network committed to keeping NASCAR fans updated when NASCAR programming is not on the air on the other ESPN networks. <BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15975965921320275112008-04-03T22:16:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:16:00.000-04:00Hats to ESPN for trying to give us some Nationwide...Hats to ESPN for trying to give us some Nationwide qualifying, even if Mother Nature didn't cooperate. It would have been interesting to see how ESPNEWS would have covered qualifying had it been run. Would we have seen cars qualifying or just updates? No matter what, great attempt ESPN!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91624585368650020792008-04-03T22:14:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:14:00.000-04:00Based on the lack of canned video clips (Cobbs's w...Based on the lack of canned video clips (Cobbs's was the only one and as usual it was good) and the long driver interviews, can you say we need filler, it appears NN intended this show to be all about qualifying. That was a good move and throwing what should have been the end of qualifying to ESPNnews was also a excellent way to help make up for this mess. My only issue is there was no discussion about practice, it seems the Kasey crashed, did they mention about back up car? Did I miss it? There also were no clips from practice so I am assuming that ESPN did not have cameras there. I guess they made the best of a bad situation and at least there were camera's there for qualifying along with Andy who does a great job. <BR/>Did anyone switch to ESPNnews, they announcer's discussion with Andy was certainly different. What do the drivers do during a rain delay to keep focused. Focused, I don't think so how about go back to the bus and play Guitar Hero, However Andy's answer was an excellent unlike mine.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.com