Anyone watch the Superbowl last weekend?
I saw the first half before bed. An interesting tactical battle but so much cutting to the studio, discussion and adverts that it's easy to lose interest.
In America they use these breaks to hype the game and players, and also to advertise with crazy prices paid for a slot on Superbowl Sunday ad-breaks.
What I wonder is how the general American public (whose attention span can't be great) maintain interest in the game. Baseball is slow too, but still moves along quicker. Ice hockey and basketball are non-stop action.
I'm surprised someone hasn't come up with the concept of delayed viewing for American Football. While the game is on someone is cutting out all the cr@p and breaks so that all you get is the game (maybe a few replays of key plays too). So at the end of the first half (in real time) the game starts in quick time.
The game has only 60 minutes of real time play so it should be possible to put this all together as long as you leave a half-time break to make sure the prog has enough time for editing. It's simple stuff and it would be easy enough to avoid finding out the real score.
What do you reckon?
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Charles wrote...
Before I go off to read those (or some of those) stories on your other blog Mr Bako let me just mention...
Aside from the barrage of adverts the breaks in the game allow time for analysis. In each play there are several pieces of action (the receivers patterns,the scrimmage line and the backfield at least) which affect the outcome, each often require replay or replays, analysis and explanation for the play to be truly understood - by anyone.
Just as the time between downs and turnovers is important for the coaching staff and players to appreciate what has happened so it is for the fans to.
To cut the viewing time down if it isn't to be watched live i reckon the best bet is to just get rid of some whole possesions of the ball - though in last weeks superb Superbowl there was hardly a meaningless piece of action.
And another thing...
Baseball slow? Don't get me started Mr Bako. Baseball is the most perfectly time balanced game in the whole world surely!
Posted by: Charles | February 12, 2008 11:47 PM