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Gonewindsurfing247
Gonewindsurfing247
WA
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12 Aug 2008 2:37pm
Channel 7 - what a joke.

I turn to SBS and I get, Boxing, Football (mens and womens), Archery, Volley Ball (indoor and beach), White Water Canoe Slalom, Basketball, Weightlifting.

I turn to Ch 7 I get swimming, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, swimming, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, swimming.

Lets face it, the only reason they show swimming is because of the under the table deals going on with the major sponsors like Uncle Toby's and the like. On top of that the gullible public allow themselves to get brainwashed into thinking that they are being entertained. Swimming has to be one of the most boring sports there is to watch.

Cmon Channel 7 - get real! Show the Olympics for what it is - a celebration of sport and humanity not some sponsored swimming show.

Ahhh, that feels better.
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
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stribo
stribo
QLD
1628 posts
QLD, 1628 posts
12 Aug 2008 4:44pm
Agreed!!!
Been watching sbs from the start.Damn commercials.... damn them to a place thats cold,damp and windless..[}:)]
Gonewindsurfing247
Gonewindsurfing247
WA
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12 Aug 2008 3:11pm
Maybe Channel 7 could fix some of the damage caused if they showed stuff like this:

Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
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12 Aug 2008 6:14pm
I was trying to watch a hockey game and they kept interupting with swimming and #@$ing ads...grumble
nebbian
nebbian
WA
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12 Aug 2008 5:24pm
Meh. My one hour of TV per week was turned into 30 seconds when I tuned into Top Gear last night only to find loads of sweaty people chasing a ball around.

The world would be a better place without the olympics imo.
rooster
rooster
WA
243 posts
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12 Aug 2008 5:38pm
Im hearing ya NebsBut must say the one thing I wanted to watch channel seven showed stuff all. A used to play B/ball with a guy in aus team and they show less than a quarter of it the other night. You see more of the yanks play than the aussies[}:)] BRING BACK TOP GEAR
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23684 posts
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12 Aug 2008 6:15pm
I saw in the Olympic coverage insert in the weekend paper about 10 days ago that the women's windsurfing was to be shown sometime.
Does anyone know what day ??? (it was at somebody else's house and I don't have access to said document anymore)

evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
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13 Aug 2008 12:33am
The Olympics are on?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
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12 Aug 2008 10:56pm
evlPanda said...

The Olympics are on?


Must be windy where you are
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
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13 Aug 2008 1:13am
Mark _australia said...

evlPanda said...

The Olympics are on?


Must be windy where you are


Dead calm forever now. I may be going delirious.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
13 Aug 2008 1:20am
You know, SBS rocks. Three cheers for SBS!

When I had cable all I'd watch was Simpsons (again), Futurama (again) and stuff on ABC and SBS. Thus, no cable no more.
Leech
Leech
WA
1933 posts
WA, 1933 posts
13 Aug 2008 11:19am
I saw windsurfing on Monday. About 10 seconds of the Aussie girl, Jessica Crisp, pumping her sail in about 5knots.
Tiddlywinks
Tiddlywinks
WA
164 posts
WA, 164 posts
13 Aug 2008 12:34pm
rooster said...

Im hearing ya NebsBut must say the one thing I wanted to watch channel seven showed stuff all. A used to play B/ball with a guy in aus team and they show less than a quarter of it the other night. You see more of the yanks play than the aussies[}:)] BRING BACK TOP GEAR


I Third that motion ch 7 You are Sknott Put MASH back on, SBS You have my Vote. They are Showing a different Olympic Games.
cranky
cranky
440 posts
440 posts
13 Aug 2008 2:44pm
The womens volleyball on SBS has been quite good.
getfunky
getfunky
WA
4485 posts
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13 Aug 2008 5:17pm
Oh has the Limp pics started?

I am soooo relieved i don't have to hear that kn annoying thugby commentator screaming "Hacket n Thorpe..Thorpe n Hacket... Hacket n Thorpe..Thorpe n Hacket!!" ever, ever ,ever again!!![}:)]

Swimming is for fishies (and bloody boring for everyone else). Also if Steph Rice is a 'glamour girl' or 'swimming super model' then my missus is in the running for Miss World!!

The most intrigueing thing is how the beach volleyball girls manage to stay 'contained' in those tiny, tiny cossies??? Seriously is that a case of 1st Brazilian, then Holywood tape on the lips to stop a stray baconstrip from appearing after a full-blodded lunge?

I just cannot understand how they stay in place at all!? My theory last night (to Mrs World next to me) was that they go the Brazzy then actually glue the cossie to their bits.
It defies several laws of physics I tells ya!!

Having said that, the game itself is actually great to watch but it sure is tricky to stay focused on the sport and not be thinkin.. "Sure would like to tap that!"
getfunky
getfunky
WA
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13 Aug 2008 5:25pm
Essa B Essa does indeed rock


Seven is swimming, ads, schmucks, ads, swimming... repeat.


Is it just me or are the 100m guys the biggest pussies to ever grace this planet? The way they carry on (and the way a sub 10 second event is d r a w n out for hours) before and after the race is bloody ridiculous.

Last time around I laffed harder than I had in years after the favourite (name?) - y'know the pumped guy with the roid shrunken weener...oh that covers all of em - got disqualified, then sulked, cried, refused to leave the track and generally lost his (limited supply of) cool. It was like Sylvania Waters in leotards and gold boots. Kn hilarity..
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
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13 Aug 2008 10:02pm
it wasnt too bad today, they showed most of the hockey game between Australia and South africa...Ten nil thrashing Yah.
The Grinch
The Grinch
WA
733 posts
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14 Aug 2008 10:33am
I like the womens beach volley ball.
Don't notice the adds through that one.

I wouldn't mind seeing some of the other countries competing as well not just Australia or if we are lucky the ones against Australia.
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4105 posts
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14 Aug 2008 1:30pm
getfunky said...

if Steph Rice is a 'glamour girl' or 'swimming super model' then my missus is in the running for Miss World!!


Dude, I've seen photos of your missus, she is hot. I still can't work out what she's doing having your babies.
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
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14 Aug 2008 5:56pm
GreenPat said...

getfunky said...

if Steph Rice is a 'glamour girl' or 'swimming super model' then my missus is in the running for Miss World!!


Dude, I've seen photos of your missus, she is hot. I still can't work out what she's doing having your babies.


.......Must be the 'Fro!

(BTW.......where can we find these photos??? cos in my opinion, Steph Rice is not bad on the optics)

Johnt
Johnt
WA
108 posts
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15 Aug 2008 12:11pm
Why not have 6 or 7 channels so you can choose which sport you want to watch? I have seen something similar done in another country.
Squid Lips
Squid Lips
WA
708 posts
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15 Aug 2008 4:10pm
Johnt said...

Why not have 6 or 7 channels so you can choose which sport you want to watch? I have seen something similar done in another country.


I was talking about this with someone just the other day. Channel 7 have 5 channels on digital, why have the same thing on each? Surely the olympics would be digital tv's time to shine. The topic came up not for that reason but because I was complaining that they could probably put regular programming on one of them instead of the swimming .. I mean olympics.
big gill
big gill
WA
649 posts
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15 Aug 2008 4:24pm
sbs also has TOP GEAR
Bertie
Bertie
NSW
1351 posts
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15 Aug 2008 7:03pm
who else has noticed they never go closeup on Johanna Griggs but they do on all the other presenters. what the **** is up with that?? i smell a rat??
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
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15 Aug 2008 7:18pm
big gill said...

sbs also has TOP GEAR


Not when the Limp Pics are on
CJW
CJW
NSW
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CJW CJW
NSW, 1731 posts
15 Aug 2008 7:18pm
Haha Bertie. Roy and HG on JJJ were talking about that yesterday and throwing all sorts of conspiracies around, hilarious. To be honest I hadn't noticed until they mentioned it but it's dead right, close ups of everyone else...except her.
big gill
big gill
WA
649 posts
WA, 649 posts
18 Aug 2008 9:22pm
chanel 7 is ****e, if it was somones 1st time watching the olympics they would think that the only sports were gym, swimming or bloodyrunneing, wat bout all the other field an track events?????boxing??shooting??????weights??????im fed up


rant ova
Bertie
Bertie
NSW
1351 posts
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19 Aug 2008 1:26am
7 be killing the aussie womens hockey game right now!!!!!! aaargh.
less ads u stoopid ****ers!!! i wanna see the game!
Bertie
Bertie
NSW
1351 posts
NSW, 1351 posts
20 Aug 2008 9:28pm
i'm missing a wicked softball game coz of ****ing todaytonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i swear i'm gunna stab that ****n 7 presenter if i see her in the street.
arrgh!!!!!!!!!!!
big gill
big gill
WA
649 posts
WA, 649 posts
20 Aug 2008 10:02pm
yer they were broadcasting the game and then blam gone like the waves
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