Comments on: Rinkside View Loses By Landslide Margin

By: ian22

ian22 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:44:51 +0000

I find the rinkside view literally nauseating and headache-inducing. I’ve actually turned-off the broadcasts featuring rinkside view the few times they’ve featured it this season. I would say that at least in my case it’s getting them NEGATIVE ratings.

I’ll continue to seek-out illegal feeds of the opposing team’s broadcast on the internet and FSN-W’s sponsors should be made aware of this somehow. I know for a fact I’m not the only one.

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By: Mark H

Mark H — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:42:22 +0000

Any good hockey fan has no trouble at all following the game on TV, but now I do. I feel like I’ve spent 2 1/2 hours out on the Pacific Ocean in a Disneyland Tea Cup after watching a game.

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:04:07 +0000

I wish I could tell you who Tom Feuer’s boss is, but I don’t know. I strongly recommend that you write to the person in charge of broadcasting with the Ducks about it. Wouldn’t hurt to write to the Kings about it too, since the issue is theirs to deal with as well.

By: Peter E

Peter E — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:53:39 +0000

The only time they should use the camera angles in rinkside view is for a replay. Using them for live action is a tremendous disaster. I actually dislike rinkside view so much, I will either switch the game off, or watch another game in traditional view, even if it isn’t my Ducks playing. It’s bad when I rather watch a team other than the one I root for, because the coverage is much more palatable. The vast majority can’t stand this failed new rinkside view, so why hasn’t Tom Feuer at FSN dumped it yet? I know he has mentioned hearing the majority of negative views regarding rinkside view, so what is taking so long to go back to the traditional format? I know he has at least received three direct correspondences from me alone. I agree with AZKing who said, “this is a classic course on How to Get Fired 101″. Who is Tom Feuer’s boss, since writing to Mr. Feuer seems to be to no avail. Hey Tom, fact, the majority hate rinkside view, solution, get rid of it. Not a real difficult decision.

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:55:06 +0000

The whole “election” theme was a bit of creative license on my part, really, but it is quite clear that a staggering majority of fans hate rinkside view.

Rich Hammond had a poll on his blog, and I saw a couple of others. They’re all likely closed by now, however.

By: Marc Nathan

Marc Nathan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:52:54 +0000

Was there actually a poll, or a vote? Where is the “overwhelmingly loathe” result. I mean, I know it’s true, but I’d like to add my vote, and see the results.

By: cristobal

cristobal — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:45:41 +0000

the rinkside view IS NOT a bad idea, but the direction and camera work is bush league. If the extra cameras and angles were integrated with the overhead, it has definite possibilities. I would guess that most directors and camera men never played hockey and don’t know how to anticipate or read the play. Thus, they’re constantly a step behind and trying to catch up.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:31:27 +0000

Do executives even look at a product before they release it to the public? Anyone with a brain knows that maybe a shot or two during a game rinkside is ok, but most of the game is just plain stupid. I don’t even like to sit next to the glass when I go to a game. I personally prefer sitting at least halfway up the lower level so I’m looking slighly down on the action and therefore able to see the game better.

By: hckybuf

hckybuf — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:52:14 +0000

I do not like the hd rink side view and agree that it was idiotic that anyone even thought it up. The need to get rid of it, go back to the original view and fire whoever is resposible

By: David Notko

David Notko — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:59:56 +0000

It’s so brutal, I have been switching to the other teams broadcasts on center ice.

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:58:44 +0000

What if everyone in the group over at FSW/PT thought it was a good idea, or if it was the Executive Producer’s (the person in charge) idea?

I don’t know whose idea it was, but those are both possibilities.

By: AzKing

AzKing — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:47:09 +0000

Who is the idiot who came up with idea? I mean, it would take a pure novice without so much as a clue to even pass that dumb idea by a group and not be laughed out of the room. But…it takes even a bigger dunce to actually implement it.

This is a classic course in How To Get Fired 101.