[Macie Lightfoot]

oh good now we're getting a video package about Michael Phelps learning how to hold a baby. Because reality TV.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by NovoBaratheon

Not surprised, the poor girl was scared for her life because Becky and Sharon would have twatted her

Originally Posted by EspeonBB

I thought this too tbh

I'll watch it back later but it definitely looked like she deliberately gave up just before the wall

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Really biased coverage of some of the swimmers. Should the presenters be allowed to voice such strong opinions?

I don't see why not tbh, they're pundits which are there to air their views. It's like when people complain about Emma or Rylan giving their opinions, I don't see the problem - in fact I enjoy hearing what they think

[Jack_]

Standout race that from London tbh

[Shaun]

I am debuting a new avatar here I hope it goes with Jayne

[Ross.]

loving the new look Shaun

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Jack_

I don't see why not tbh, they're pundits which are there to air their views. It's like when people complain about Emma or Rylan giving their opinions, I don't see the problem - in fact I enjoy hearing what they think

I don't like the way they do this in Athletics tho like we never see any field action and the only time we do is if a GB athletes does a big throw/jump but like you already know they're gonna clear it because they wouldn't be showing it otherwise. And we spend like 1000x minutes interviewing GB athletes who crashed out in the heats rather than showing field action etc.

I'm actually dreading Friday when the Athletics starts because I know the coverage is gonna be awful as usual, and there's no Eurosport to switch over to this time

[Macie Lightfoot]

oh good now Chad le Clos is the latest villain how dare he stand in front of Michael Phelps

[Novo]

Talking about Reality TV, anyone remember Camille Moffat who won Gold in 2012? And then she surprisingly weirdly died in a Helicopter reality TV show crash

[Novo]

Just trying to brighten up the mood

[Black Dagger]

There was a boxer that cried when he lost in London that died in a car crash too after reality tv.

[Ross.]

Mark playing with fire mentioning Becky's bronze there

[Black Dagger]

Oh wait I got confused. He was the helicopter as well.

[Novo]

The Alien doing the business

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Hayden

I don't like the way they do this in Athletics tho like we never see any field action and the only time we do is if a GB athletes does a big throw/jump but like you already know they're gonna clear it because they wouldn't be showing it otherwise. And we spend like 1000x minutes interviewing GB athletes who crashed out in the heats rather than showing field action etc.

I'm actually dreading Friday when the Athletics starts because I know the coverage is gonna be awful as usual, and there's no Eurosport to switch over to this time

They definitely provided a stadium feed on the red button for London if you wanted to watch it uninterrupted and I expect and hope they'd be doing the same here. The swimming is on one of the red button streams right now for example despite also being covered with pundits on BBC1

I understand how it could be annoying but the option's there and I enjoy the studio time tbh, the reason they do it also is to give casual viewers more insight into sports they may not watch regularly/know inside out

I did however mean I don't mind pundits or commentators or indeed presenters being biased, not how much they're shown

[Macie Lightfoot]

what is this red button phenomenon

[Jack_]

Chad eyeing Phelps up

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

what is this red button phenomenon

Basically you press the red button on your remote and you get access to extra streams, sometimes showing sport, sometimes festivals

It's basically a way of broadcasting more that they don't have time for on the main channel without needing to create an extra a channel itself

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by NovoBaratheon

Talking about Reality TV, anyone remember Camille Moffat who won Gold in 2012? And then she surprisingly weirdly died in a Helicopter reality TV show crash

oh christ, I was wondering earlier that there was some big female swimmer who'd gone off the radar since 2012 and idk where she went

[Shaun]

here for that Hungarian beating both of them

[Shaun]

KENDERESI!!!!!!

[Jack_]

Well well well

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

here for that Hungarian beating both of them

Okay your crystal ball seems to be working a lot recently

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Ross.

Okay your crystal ball seems to be working a lot recently

I....I'm getting something...



...it's emerging from the clouds...it's getting clearer now... OLIVIER GIROUD IS THE SECRET PREMIER LEAGUE GAY

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I....I'm getting something...



...it's emerging from the clouds...it's getting clearer now... OLIVIER GIROUD IS THE SECRET PREMIER LEAGUE GAY

[Jack_]

The US national anthem is definitely the best