On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote:
> > Adam Bowie, to moi and Kevin, in part: >> >> One thing in the AVClub's piece I would disagree slightly with is the >> Phil and Paul show. I must admit that I think it's time for a change of the >> guard. I first heard Phil Liggett commentate on the Tour when we first got >> proper daily coverage in the UK back in 1985, and it might just be time for >> a change. Phil and Paul are on the world feed as far as I'm aware, meaning >> that pretty much every English speaking country gets them, although they >> switch mics at times so Paul is heard internationally while Phil is doing >> an NBC Sports-specific live read. >> > > They were thisclose to splitting up *years* ago, and ISTR that was since > OLN turned into Versus. B > I greatly prefer Phil and Paul to the trio at NBC Sports who do the wraparounds and summaries. Typically on the live US version of Le Tour, the start of the race is done by a different announcer from the UK and somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour into each stage, Phil and Paul do their thing. Phil is, to me, the epitome of a cycling announcer, though his bias for certain riders often shines through. This year, however, a couple of former Le Tour riders have been contracted to contribute running commentary and post-ride reviews, so we shall see what that brings to the show. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
