Australian Open 2009 television coverage bitch thread

[Dont be a lemon]

Figured it would be worth making one

I'll make the obvious one to get it out of the way: night sessions on a two hour delay in WA

 

[aaronm46]

think this was the most popular thread last year

 

[pepsi]

On Channel 7, the fact that there is basically only coverage of Rod Laver Arena where the top seeds dominate the opponenet in the opening couple of rounds. There are some matches that are actually close and competitive on outside courts, but we only ever get scores from these courts.

 

[Kaan]

On Channel 7, the fact that there is basically only coverage of Rod Laver Arena where the top seeds dominate the opponenet in the opening couple of rounds. There are some matches that are actually close and competitive on outside courts, but we only ever get scores from these courts.

That's why Foxtel rules

 

[Kaan]

Let me start the bitching.

Channel 7/Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports 3 aren't showing the Roddick game on Rod Laver Arena!

What the hell?

 

[DoubleO7]

Online stream dude.

 

[Kaan]

I hate online stream. Why should I watch it on tiny little box on my computer when I could be watching it on a full HD 32 inch TV.

 

[Xtreme]

Aussie Ana strikes again

 

[Exhale You]

Why are 7 HD and one of the Fox Sports channels showing the same match (Starace/Tomic)?

 

[Kaan]

Why are 7 HD and one of the Fox Sports channels showing the same match (Starace/Tomic)?

Because no one wants to watch Jankovic

 

[postmanpav]

Gotta hate channel 7 flogging all of their crappy shows during the coverage

 

[OzBomber]

Gotta hate channel 7 flogging all of their crappy shows during the coverage

Haha I laughed after the Desperate Housewives ad came up and the male commentator said "I can't wait to watch it, it's such a great show. And there's going to be a twist!"

 

[aaronm46]

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool wolf blass trivia? i wonder where that was stolen from

 

[Mingo]

Canadian coverage not starting till 3pm Melbourne time with no night session

 

[XFactor1979]

the idea is to get as many australians on tv as possible

but thankfully the australian contingent isnt very strong this year

if the australians keep getting bundled out in the first 2 to 3 days of the 13 day tournament i can see how channel 7 will want to sell the rights to foxtel or put it on the hd channel instead. purely because they want to see australians doing well at the local tournament

 

[OzBomber]

I hate hearing the commentators breathing. Whenever the play is on, you can hear their mouth and them breathing.

PS. This is a tennis thread, go create a thread about Galatasaray in the soccer forum.

 

[DoubleO7]

I do remember it but that was 7 years ago now. Get over it. Anyway enough of off topic.

I have no choice but to reply.

Earlier this year, you remember us thumping you guys 4-1.

I still remember Sabri's face LOL!

 

[Kaan]

I have no choice but to reply.

Earlier this year, you remember us thumping you guys 4-1.

I still remember Sabri's face LOL!

Enough of the soccer mate.

 

[DoubleO7]

Tomic sure is good.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

This picture on the Seven HD channel looks very much to be SD to me...

Well that Bernard Tomic guy won. I guess this means we can look forward to at least two days worth of puff pieces about "our Bernard".

 

[Hot Spenny]

why the fudge is Dokic on?

 

[Dont be a lemon]

I presume because she's registered as an Australian.

 

[Hot Spenny]

Will these two fatties conjure up a rally sometime soon??!

 

[OzBomber]

Damn I need Fox Sports. I want to watch Lopez vs Muller. 13-12 in the 5th set.

 

[DonMania#5]

Damn I need Fox Sports. I want to watch Lopez vs Muller. 13-12 in the 5th set.

Lopez v Muller isn't on Fox Sports.