On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 5:49 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I watched it for a while as well. It was a specialized commentary, aimed > at children or people who did not understand much about gridiron football. > This was the team that used to do MNF on ESPN (at least I recognized > “Booger’s” voice. > > While I was watching they said they were having technical difficulties > that prevented them from showing field action for a bit. As you say when it > returned it was kind of impressive from a technical perspective. > > I am kind of glad it was not over the top “Slime Bowl!” (At least for the > interval I watched), but it seemed like a half baked idea, not fully > thought through. Surely there is something cool they could do with that > tech, but they haven’t really found it yet. >
How about replacing the cyclists in Le Tour De France with the characters from Mario Kart? > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 at 2:13 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I noticed on Disney+ (in the UK) a couple of hours ago as they were >> featuring it. So I spun to a random section to see how it sounded and was >> left unimpressed. I'm sure the tech that allowed them to capture the >> players' locations on the field in realtime, as well as identify the ball's >> location and animate the ball getting from A to B is all very impressive >> (although I'm sure teams have something similar available for tactical >> purposes). But the commentary seemed to be a regular one with no real >> changes made for the target audience. >> >> It felt a bit like one of those YouTube channels where someone does their >> own commentary of a game to which they don't have the rights, and rustle up >> some graphics, all while fielding live comments. >> >> Surely, if you're really after getting kids into the game, you probably >> just need to show the real pictures but create alternative commentaries and >> features around the game? >> >> This feels like a solution in search of a problem. >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 9:53 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I watched a few minutes of this presentation of the game this morning. >>> It was more restrained than the NHL game. There might be something to doing >>> an alternate stream of a game targeted at kids, especially as alcohol and >>> gambling become a bigger part of the sport and its ads. The graphic part of >>> showing Andy’s room rather than the stadium didn’t seem to add anything to >>> me. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 4:52 PM M-D November <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> “Big City Greens”. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 10:01:46 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: >>>> >>>>> ESPN+ did this with an NHL game last season. They used some characters >>>>> from a Disney+ series i never heard of (Meet the Greens, maybe) and I >>>>> watched a few minutes of it. Doing a game this way might hold the >>>>> attention >>>>> of a child who would get bored watching the live game. The gimmick got >>>>> tedious for me very quickly and I went back to the live game. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 10:47 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> on Sun. Oct. 1, while the Atlanta/Jacksonville NFL game from London >>>>>> televises on ESPN+ and the team markets OTA, a special live motion >>>>>> capture >>>>>> presentation on ESPN+ and Disney+ will present the game as it might be >>>>>> played by toys in the bedroom of Andy, the central home of the Pixar "Toy >>>>>> Story" series--your favorite "Toy Story" characters will all be present >>>>>> (but I don't think Tom Hanks or Tim Allen will be doing voices): >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nfl-disney-toy-story-animated-game-telecast-1235587299/ >>>>>> >>>>>> The above includes a promo for the show, beginning with the familiar >>>>>> Monday NIght Football theme. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/334b8902-5c8c-45a6-b01a-c283e8bc29cfn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/334b8902-5c8c-45a6-b01a-c283e8bc29cfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2a968f50-6fda-475b-8043-dbf01dfdd07en%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2a968f50-6fda-475b-8043-dbf01dfdd07en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEeUUT5T0DfyP6WO%3D6G0r8ihH7fwai6X17bZveY2gB57A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEeUUT5T0DfyP6WO%3D6G0r8ihH7fwai6X17bZveY2gB57A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDETzfDVaZTHBi3bfzAk0n7Fe0RdQ5e8Tdr3r4Avrxy4A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDETzfDVaZTHBi3bfzAk0n7Fe0RdQ5e8Tdr3r4Avrxy4A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJqMRJLyJ9ET-3T0LMoWW2--tmfX7ZnBeT5hyQ9b2mong%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJqMRJLyJ9ET-3T0LMoWW2--tmfX7ZnBeT5hyQ9b2mong%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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