tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post5600897440015870542..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Darrell Waltrip Shows-Up On ESPN's "NASCAR Now"Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39908700505956173672008-02-05T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307257449151940082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59271352024704717382008-02-05T16:59:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:59:00.000-05:00Just my opinion:I watched last night and saw Burr ...Just my opinion:<BR/>I watched last night and saw Burr reading the same terrible scripts while doing his bowing and rocking motions.<BR/>ESPN has chosen two readers and Bestwick for their nightly show.<BR/><BR/>I will stick around and wait for Bestwick and will watch whichever night he hosts the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39668196138407866192008-02-05T16:52:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:52:00.000-05:00Great, now I have to invest more time in "Nascar N...Great, now I have to invest more time in "Nascar Now" again this year with the hope that things have changed. <BR/><BR/>The unpredictability and unscripted interaction is what endeared me to Fox and Speed. I sincerely hope that some of this has rubbed off on ESPN to make it more interesting than the straight-laced and robotic stuff they gave us last year.<BR/><BR/>I can only hope...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-270846157480646542008-02-05T16:20:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:20:00.000-05:00Missed the first show but guess it's no loss.... A...Missed the first show but guess it's no loss.... Allen Bestwick is the best announcer/host out there and he should have been on the show. ESPN must be on a tight budget...They should have had all three of the hosts there to introduce and stop asking those dumb questions!!!!!! They do have money for an editor but the production values are nil!!!! I'll just watch Pre-season Thunder and the other Speed and Fox shows....no more Nascar Now....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32835120751430465152008-02-05T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:18:00.000-05:00Just finished watching the first Nascar Now. I fee...Just finished watching the first Nascar Now. I feel you lot are a bit harsh.<BR/><BR/>1. The music was 1:45, not two minutes, but was too long. A disappointing start, but only the same as College Football Live starting with a marching band the first programme. It didn't really work there either.<BR/><BR/>2. I liked the titles being the CoT, but otherwise identical.<BR/><BR/>3. The drivers change piece was fine. Not too long - told you what you needed to know.<BR/><BR/>4. The parking lot interview with Carl. Some decent enough questions. What exactly are you going to get before a wheel has been turned in anger? As for where he was being interviewed from - so what if it is a parking lot - at least it was video. Last year, it would have been "via telephone".<BR/><BR/>5. DW interview. Good piece. I hope the mention of the f work (Fox) indicates that ESPN gets it that we know the series starts without them. A good choice, and a nice idea to get NN having some momentum.<BR/><BR/>6. Marty Smith was decent, as always. A few bits I didn't know.<BR/><BR/>7. I wouldn't say Carl was uncomfortable with the final questions, just unprepared. Try answering yourself. Favourite actress - I'm still arguing with myself. Three to dinner - mine would all be racing related (Ayrton Senna, Mike Joy, Murray Walker) - I'm amazed his were not. He came up with some decent enough answers, even though the "awe man" is probably not the best stalling tactic ever.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I would say it didn't flow, just that it did not start off well.<BR/><BR/>You have to remember they have 10 days to fill before the 500. More than enough time to introduce Nicole. What else do they have to announce? Burr and Bestwick have done NN before. DJ is already on the ESPN team, and will not be taking over as announcer til March or April. Are they exactly going to announce Erik, Brent and Suzy are gone with a fanfare? - no, they will just not be there.<BR/><BR/>Also, you are pretending ESPN need to recap testing. Do they? They know anyone who is interested in testing is reading Jayski, or watching Speed. Out of interest, exactly what does testing tell you? Not a lot - you never know what they are up to. It's like the NFL pre-season - no-one quite reveals their cards.<BR/><BR/>Next, if ESPN had revealed all their personalities in 1 go, they would have been accused of producing a fragmented programme. Talk about not being able to win.<BR/><BR/>Next, about ESPN being pre-occupied with the Superbowl. Really? Like it's not a full week before someone races a Nascar at Daytona. This is pre-season folks. Warm up, to get the juices flowing. So what if it was pre-recorded packages. There were a couple of interviews (anyone guess Carl was in a lot in Arizona??? :-). There were 3 ESPN "voices". It was fast paced enough (for pre-season).<BR/><BR/>ESPN still has a lot to prove, but this episode was solid enough. No-one should be turning off on the evidence of this (and no-one should be declaring ESPN as fixed either). The proof of the pudding will be in 3 or 4 weeks, when we see how long trucks highlights there are, how many Aerosmith videos there are, how much of a Hendrick love-fest is going on, how Nicole is doing, and how many of our other complaints they have ignored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24542602349425591082008-02-05T13:06:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:06:00.000-05:00it wasn't ground breaking, just adequate--but from...it wasn't ground breaking, just adequate--but from where we were last year, a vast improvement. I still have hope. As far as the 'recap' of what drivers/sponsors are where, for those faulting ESPN with acting like we're newbies, isn't it funny how SPEED's show did exactly the same thing as an early feature? I do think we should keep in mind, there might be one or two on the planet that needed a refresher. And didn't Ryan say 'car pon' tee eh' like it's supposed to be? Maybe I misheard; I was sort of half in the room at the time. In any case, these foreign guys are going to be a challenge for a bit. Darrell is a good choice for a first episode if only because he is probably one of the most recognizable NASCAR faces to the mainstream. Part of me wondered if this show wasn't almost like a 'rehearsal', as if they're gearing up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77274102829430441942008-02-05T12:59:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:59:00.000-05:00I copied and pasted this from another blog I respo...I copied and pasted this from another blog I responded to yesterday....<BR/><BR/>After watching the first installment of ESPN's new NASCAR show, I must say that I was not impressed. <BR/><BR/>They spent the first five minuts showing clips from last season and then another 5-8 recapping the 'new' driver news. Unless people were living in an ice cave in Antarctica last season, I tend to think that pretty much everyone (including non-fans) knows that Dale Jr. left DEI for Hendrick and that the sport got invaded yet again by more open-wheel racers. <BR/><BR/>The only part I liked was when they asked drivers what they did in the off-season. The rest of it was the SOS. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and on and on. (yawn) I'm still shaking my head at the 'what is it about Daytona?' question that Carl Edwards was forced to answer. Bless his heart-it looked like he bit his tongue instead of saying what he probably really wanted to say. <BR/><BR/>It looks like ESPN is intent on showing how obsessed they are with their favorite eight or ten drivers again this year. My term for the year is 'ad nauseum' and it applies to ESPN and their NASCAR coverage since it seems like they are going to regurgitate the same stuff to the point of, yes, you guessed it-ad nauseum.<BR/><BR/>The only reason I'm interested in the show is because of Allen Bestwick and the fact that they are going to have one of Bobby Labonte's crew guys on as well. Where were they? <BR/><BR/>This is definitely a 'DVR/fast forward to the parts I want to watch' show. ESPN has not given me a reason to do otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77671791421996447692008-02-05T12:58:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:58:00.000-05:00Sigh....We waited all off season for ESPN's new ve...Sigh....<BR/><BR/>We waited all off season for ESPN's new version of NN and all we got was a 2 minute music video and crashes on the screen to lead off. Then we get Carl Edwards interviewed from where?? It looked like the parking lot at the mall. Then we get a DW interview that we can't hear due to the engine noise from the video clip shown while he was talking. <BR/><BR/>All fluff and no substance. This show might be fine for the casual viewer, which may be ESPN's target audience. But for the hard core fan it was another disappointment from ESPN. Mr. Burr is not a NASCAR insider and continues to show that he really doesn't know the sport. But he is a major improvement over Erik K.<BR/><BR/>The questions to Carl at the end of the show where stupid. What did any of the questions have to do with what I thought was supposed to be a NASCAR news show? <BR/><BR/>I'll watch for the rest of the week and next Monday to see if AB is hosting. But if the content and production of this show doesn't improve I won't be watching anymore. I suspect we have the same producers of this show as last year. It sure looked like it to me.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68043480820383930572008-02-05T12:55:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:55:00.000-05:00SC...I'm surprised you feel that way about Smith. ...SC...<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised you feel that way about Smith. My family and I always feel more informed when he's on. He's the best thing at ESPN as far as this family is concerned. You probably like Inside Nextel Cup, too...<BR/><BR/>-- OFGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38815953818407482042008-02-05T12:45:00.000-05:002008-02-05T12:45:00.000-05:00I missed the show, but after reading here I didn't...I missed the show, but after reading here I didn't miss much of anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86432359255815336722008-02-05T11:52:00.000-05:002008-02-05T11:52:00.000-05:00I take back saying Carl should have been given hin...I take back saying Carl should have been given hints about the questions, and I take it all back after reading some posts after mine. <BR/><BR/>You are right. These were not trig questions. I also saw the "bride" proposing to Tom Brady. It brought to mind many years ago seeing Jeff Gordon interviewed by ESPN as a teenager. He was able to give articulate answers--- and the kid was maybe 15 or 16 years old. Also, Carl was a substitute teacher? <BR/><BR/>I also like the fact that NN is showing what they think are the top 10 Dayton 500 race endings. So we saw #10 with DW. I guess we may or may not agree who #9, 8, and so on are. I think it's great as they lead us all to the current 500. They have also had clips of about 5-6 drivers talking of the Daytona 500 in their First Take today. There are several clips featuring different drivers each time. <BR/><BR/>And then Jeff Burton was interviewed. He was good. Some questions were lighthearted and not about racing, but as always, Jeff had good quick-witted answers. I think it make the drivers seem multi-dimensional and not just racing robots. It is especially great when the drivers get a chance to talk about their individual charities and how they give back from their success.elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307257449151940082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12559771677068641452008-02-05T11:44:00.000-05:002008-02-05T11:44:00.000-05:00As much as I have looked forward to the 2008 NASCA...As much as I have looked forward to the 2008 NASCAR season and all the programming that goes with it, I find many of the shows hard to watch.<BR/><BR/>In regards to NASCAR NOW from Monday night, it was quite obvious that most of the ESPN "full time professionals" were busy with Super Bowl coverage or the next installment of Texas Hold Em Poker.<BR/><BR/>NASCAR NOW has got to be the ESPN training ground for the newest 2008 interns. <BR/><BR/>The production of the show was barely better than a cable access channel and it's obvious that the production team, as well as the host, knows very very little about NASCAR.<BR/><BR/>Audio overpowering Darrell Waltrips interview? No excuse for that... bring DOWN THE AUDIO !!<BR/><BR/>The interview quiestions, very lame. Enough said !<BR/><BR/>All the fancy Hi-Def graphics are cool, but thats not going to keep me watching this show.<BR/><BR/>What is needed? A host that "knows" this sport inside and out. A host that can form his own questions without the assistance from a college intern who doesnt even know what way the cars go around the race track. And most importantly, a host who the NASCAR drivers and owners trust. But, unfortunately, I would be very surprised to see a "well known" NASCAR host step up and WANT to host this show due to its lack of production professionalism.<BR/><BR/>Bestwick IS the man for the job !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27431253382577626052008-02-05T11:31:00.000-05:002008-02-05T11:31:00.000-05:00ESPN, putting that insane music over program conte...ESPN, putting that insane music over program content makes me wonder if you're doing it because you know that NN is not up to snuff. PLEASE, PLEASE, ESPN dump the insane music. Nascar, as a sport, can stand on it's own and you don't need the rock music to bring in viewers. I can say, me and my Nascar friends will TUNE OUT if you insist on this canned music. And if you think this music makes you look cool and will attract the head bangers to your show, think again. The music stinks. Let your show stand alone---or perhaps your show's content is so weak, and your hosts are so incompetent, that you need the music to cover up your shortcomings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86896323795906421422008-02-05T11:21:00.000-05:002008-02-05T11:21:00.000-05:00JD, Thanks for this blog and a chance to expre...JD,<BR/><BR/> Thanks for this blog and a chance to express our observations. Once again I have to express my personal opinion = Marty Smith is useless. He offers nothing to to NASCAR let alone the human race in general.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>-SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-68650501927980316032008-02-05T10:59:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:59:00.000-05:00I fast forwarded through most of the show. Thought...I fast forwarded through most of the show. Thought DW was there because of the Top 10 Daytona feature. Good for ESPN that they didn't exclude him because he is a FOX guy. Will wait to judge when Speed Weeks begins. If it's still the same then they have probably lost me. Although with TIVO I can always check in and zip through what I don't care about. I'm just thrilled no more Erik K. On our way to Daytona (in our motorhome) for the full week of racing, so won't much care about the TV side because we can check it all out in person! Very blessed indeed. Diane & DickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71664194442812157952008-02-05T10:14:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:14:00.000-05:00Well to me the first show was simply pathetic.Star...Well to me the first show was simply pathetic.<BR/><BR/>Starting out with a two-minute video? Come on.<BR/><BR/>Then, typical ESPN arrogance by starting the show by going through driver/car changes. Right. No NASCAR fan in the world would know anything if not for ESPN. It's just like the Brickyard telecast last year when they acted like no racing had taken part for the whole season until ESPN was involved...<BR/><BR/>The DW interview certainly raised my eyebrows with his FOX affiliation. It was nice to see Burr and Waltrip conduct a professional and interesting interview. Too bad the whole thing was ruined by horrible amateur production when you couldn't even hear the conversation above the roar of the engines introduced in the video highlights played during the interview.<BR/><BR/>The Edwards "interview" at the end was just abysmal.<BR/><BR/>The same graphics. The same music beds under the graphics. Music videos. Just another typical ESPN show like last year.<BR/><BR/>Although, thankfully our old friend from last year wasn't on screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26912675177371571802008-02-05T10:12:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:12:00.000-05:00This show wasn't much of a season premiere, it was...This show wasn't much of a season premiere, it was basically a bunch of canned material with a couple live interviews. If ESPN wants people to watch this show, they need to make it stand out. <BR/><BR/>Yes, there is a lot of information out on the internet, but a TV show that ties everything together in a well-written and well-produced manner would be what fans have been asking for for years.<BR/><BR/>ESPN had weeks to put this show together. What will it be like when they have to crank one out every day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70603329540690958842008-02-05T10:04:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:04:00.000-05:00It was unwatchable.It was unwatchable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76951495852769750512008-02-05T09:34:00.000-05:002008-02-05T09:34:00.000-05:00like many others, i had stopped watching this show...like many others, i had stopped watching this show last year. yesterday, i didn't tune in until 6:15, so i can't comment on what came earlier. and since i turned it off before the end, i can't say i really liked what i saw. i did see the dw and marty smith pieces. dw, for once, was just calm, still, and not going overboard, all very refreshing. marty's piece was up to his usual high standards. However the set behind raymond was terrible; way way too bright and garish, wish they'd just tone that down some. and from what other people wrote, i'm glad i didn't stick around for the end! <BR/><BR/>seeing what i did, there's nothing that made me want to tune in again. i'll still try and catch one or two of AB's shows, just to see if he can make a difference. and i'll also tape the thursday 3 hr show because i'm curious to see how nicole and rusty interact. but all in all, i can't see myself watching on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91519322746800815802008-02-05T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-05T09:28:00.000-05:00Hi JD,First impressions... eh? not bad but not gre...Hi JD,<BR/>First impressions... eh? not bad but not great. Yes it was better than last years shows, but it lacks real spontaneity.<BR/>Carl Edwards just happened to drop by??? What he dropped by outside the Roush Shops? What annoyed me the most was Speed Channel basically had the same show on last night. <BR/>I hope that ESPN doesn't think "Slick Production" will appease us ( or is it we) NASCAR Fans. To quote a Great Women.... Where's the Beef? <BR/>Considering that racing hasn't started yet it was OK, I was hoping they would have opened with Allen Bestwick but no we got Ryan. My wife was sitting there watching the show when it started and Ryan walked out she screamed..." Now who is this idiot!" <BR/>I had to calm her down and tell her at least he seems to know what's going on...<BR/><BR/>One really bad point to the Show were the stupid question they asked Carl... Come on ESPN, You could asked real questions. not who's your favorite actress. No offence if I wanted to know that I'll by a copy of Teen Beat magazine. <BR/>Ask some real questions, like... what driver will be getting the Ax at Roush to make the 4 team limit. Now that's a question!<BR/><BR/>Lets see what they do tonight.<BR/><BR/>RJPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86045234387996726912008-02-05T09:13:00.000-05:002008-02-05T09:13:00.000-05:00I think the show was good and very Professional. A...I think the show was good and very Professional. AS the post before said, DW was on because he was featured as the 500 winner. Maybe because he was on ESPN he answered the questions pretty good and did not go into his goofy, trying to be cute, clever act. It seems as though the criticism is almost splitting hairs as the show was good. If this is the standard for critique, I can hardly wait to see when FOX begins and the Waltrip brothers start their acts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-36048260639756170852008-02-05T08:20:00.000-05:002008-02-05T08:20:00.000-05:00The program's name is NASCAR NOW. Where was the ...The program's name is NASCAR NOW. Where was the NOW? Did I miss it? <BR/><BR/>I was extremely annoyed by the music that kicked off the show. I liked the clip on the drivers' moves to new teams/rides. That was catchy. Somewhere after that, I completely lost interest in the show. Guess that I expected some NOW stuff, and wasn't getting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31374497434384492732008-02-05T07:19:00.000-05:002008-02-05T07:19:00.000-05:00I would say DW being on was due to the fact they j...I would say DW being on was due to the fact they just did a piece on him winning the Daytona 500. I dont see how talking to Dale Jarrett is better then talking to DW about his win. Then again im not the expert that you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-66153916730264784452008-02-05T06:49:00.000-05:002008-02-05T06:49:00.000-05:00Anon 6:41AM,What are your feelings about the first...Anon 6:41AM,<BR/><BR/>What are your feelings about the first NASCAR Now show? My writing is just like every other amateur blog on the Internet, we do the best we can.<BR/><BR/>This program was positive for Ryan Burr, Marty Smith and a fast-pace. It was negative for not explaining the new show, the new hosts, and who would be involved.<BR/><BR/>Just like the ESPN problem last season, they are missing the fact that SPEED had already been on the air for several weeks and covered NASCAR with many interviews and features.<BR/><BR/>Although it is the off-season, all ESPN had to do is look at ESPN-owned Jayski.com to figure out the stories that were in-progress in this sport. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate you telling me I need to be above reproach, but this is not the New York Times or the Charlotte Observer. I work hard on this project, and enjoy the comments of the fans from around the nation, and around the world.<BR/><BR/>Maybe when you return, you could give us your comments on the first program of NASCAR Now for 2008?<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77758027856414018952008-02-05T06:47:00.000-05:002008-02-05T06:47:00.000-05:00I agree with the everyone about the Carl Edwards q...I agree with the everyone about the Carl Edwards questions. He should be able to handle questions like that. I know that most drivers are very focused on racing and little else, but it did surprise me that he stumbled on such simple questions.<BR/><BR/>What I find intriguing is that those types of questions were asked on this show. I've always heard those type of questions called "first date questions". Those types of questions are design to introduce someone to a stranger, which brings me back to my point that ESPN isn't designing this show for hardcore fan. This show is leaning more toward an audience that barely knows the drivers. Thus the need for the "fans" to get to know the drivers.Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884549705336979557noreply@blogger.com