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Weber Slams Fox

Weber Slams FOX Coverage
NBC/TNT NASCAR anchor Bill Weber says viewers can expect a different approach than they've seen on Fox as NBC and TNT take over the telecasts of the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series races for the second half of the season. "You will see drivers and the teams instead of the announcers," Weber said during a conference call with reporters. "More than likely in the postrace, you might just get race-related questions instead of just like little fun bits after it's over."

This will be NBC's last season with NASCAR, while TNT will have rights to six Nextel Cup races next season. TNT will televise both the Busch and Nextel Cup events this weekend from Chicago. TNT's plans for production and announcers for next year are not yet set, said Turner Sports Executive Producer Jeff Behnke.

"We are entrenched in our plans for 2007 certainly, but we haven't set any hard dates to announce our [new production] plans," Behnke said. "Our current focus is successfully launching our 2006 season. We are thrilled with every one of our announcers and extremely proud of our booth and our guys in the pits who we feel are the hardest working guys out there. Our current focus is our 20 weeks ahead of us with our partners at NBC."(Scene Daily)


JMO, but I'll bet we will see at least the same number of commercials (if not more) and much less of Benny.
 
^ yeah i know NBC is the king of commercials, last year they gave like 80% more commercial than they show the race, i mean it was ridiculous. and that benny guy.....i tell ya. i rather have mcraynolds calling carl "cousin carl" all season long than to have to listen to benny...
 
How did they get that whole "Cousin Carl" thing anyway?
 
The Chicago race was supposed to be on NBC instead of TNT. Anyone know why the change? Whenever NBC picks up the second half, they start out with the first race and hand a few to TNT before going to Indy.
 
OMG nothing has changed, they are going to comercial every 5-6 laps and that thru the field crap, I don't mind them going thru the field but show the racing while your doing it.
You will see drivers and the teams instead of the announcers," Weber said during a conference call with reporters. "More than likely in the postrace, you might just get race-related questions instead of just like little fun bits after it's over."
ummmmm I think FOX interviewed the winner and the rest of the top 5 time permitting.
 
But TNT is wayyy better than that of NBC, TNT goes to commercials and if there is a caution they switch right back..that i like...
 
MAN commercials again? 10 seconds...ten
 
It seems to me that NBC has double the commercials that Fox had.
 
Vern Demerest said:
It seems to me that NBC has double the commercials that Fox had.
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I hate to just reiterate what everyone else has been saying but WOW the amount of commercials is ridiculous. I am watching the Busch race at Loudon and I can't believe how often they have gone to commercial, not to mention the 'through the field' segment. They will come back from commercial, go through the field and go back to commercial. ...I can't believe how much I'm missing the Boogity Boogity Boogity boys, it's a long time 'til February :(
 
Only thing I am liking is that every race for the rest of the year will be in high def. Get with it FX!
 
ajk112802 said:
I hate to just reiterate what everyone else has been saying but WOW the amount of commercials is ridiculous. I am watching the Busch race at Loudon and I can't believe how often they have gone to commercial, not to mention the 'through the field' segment. They will come back from commercial, go through the field and go back to commercial. ...I can't believe how much I'm missing the Boogity Boogity Boogity boys, it's a long time 'til February :(
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That about sums it up!
 
lol they just went through the field..went to commercial and then the dude says when we come back we will take you through the field yet again.

what's up with this
 
Too many commercials!!!

This many commercials is making the race unwatchable. I wonder what the stats are for commercial time to race time. :mad:
 
Here we go again, through the field! :bleh: I long for the days of ESPN and TNN when you actually got to watch the race. :rolleyes:
 
With Track Pass, I can watch my favorite driver without interuption. I know it's not the same as watching the actual cars, but it sure as hell beats watching just a few cars and then going to a commercial.
 
lol the caution is out...no the caution is not out still under green...a**holes
 
So they spent what? An hour prerace doing NOTHING and then perhaps 3 minutes after the race? The prerace was pure junk. As though everyone listening were a first timer. I'd much rather have that hour AFTER the race.
Betsy
 
yeah they think everybody is new...they start explaining things.
 
Well next week they are going to explain about "long gears". That's something to look forward too... ;)
 
lol.

that was funny when matt yocum asked wally what it was and he was like .....you can ask as long as you want and i wont tell you..lol knowing he did not know the answer.
 
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