Fox Drives Me Crazy (12 Viewers)

[Jim]

I was flipping through the TV channels yesterday morning and saw that FS1 was covering the NHRA event at Norwalk. I turned it on, and the graphic in the upper-left corner read "Semifinals."

"Wait a minute," I thought to myself, "The listing said this was coverage of yesterday's actions. How are they already in the semifinal rounds of eliminations this early on Sunday morning?"

At first, I thought the threat of rain might have forced NHRA to start early. Then I realized the joke was on me. Fox calls the second day of qualifying "Semifinals."

On Sunday, they call all the elimination rounds "Finals."

That is just wrong.

The finals are the last rounds of elimination that determine the winners.

The semifinals are the next-to-last round of eliminations that determine who advances to the finals.

Who at Fox came up with this naming scheme?

 

[*******]

Can't show all of PS or PSM but we can show Hagan eating ice cream like a buffoon.

 

[Ponyhntr]

I was flipping through the TV channels yesterday morning and saw that FS1 was covering the NHRA event at Norwalk. I turned it on, and the graphic in the upper-left corner read "Semifinals."

"Wait a minute," I thought to myself, "The listing said this was coverage of yesterday's actions. How are they already in the semifinal rounds of eliminations this early on Sunday morning?"

At first, I thought the threat of rain might have forced NHRA to start early. Then I realized the joke was on me. Fox calls the second day of qualifying "Semifinals."

On Sunday, they call all the elimination rounds "Finals."

That is just wrong.

The finals are the last rounds of elimination that determine the winners.

The semifinals are the next-to-last round of eliminations that determine who advances to the finals.

Who at Fox came up with this naming scheme?

Are you sure it wasn't the semi finals of the PS Callout? 11:00am-12:00pm ET was a show dedicated to the Callout.

 

[Rasn1320]

I like how it was live from 1st rd all the way to finals,LOL. fox is horrible

 

[Jim]

Are you sure it wasn't the semi finals of the PS Callout? 11:00am-12:00pm ET was a show dedicated to the Callout.

I just checked. It was Qualifying Round 3 AND the first Round of the Funny Car Challenge. Brian and Tony called it as qualifying round three. I did not hear them mention the Funny Car Challenge. That would explain why the graphics showed Capps as the winner.

But, Fox has called eliminations "Finals" since they took over a few years ago.

 

[GumbyWVU]

I was flipping through the TV channels yesterday morning and saw that FS1 was covering the NHRA event at Norwalk. I turned it on, and the graphic in the upper-left corner read "Semifinals."

"Wait a minute," I thought to myself, "The listing said this was coverage of yesterday's actions. How are they already in the semifinal rounds of eliminations this early on Sunday morning?"

At first, I thought the threat of rain might have forced NHRA to start early. Then I realized the joke was on me. Fox calls the second day of qualifying "Semifinals."

On Sunday, they call all the elimination rounds "Finals."

That is just wrong.

The finals are the last rounds of elimination that determine the winners.

The semifinals are the next-to-last round of eliminations that determine who advances to the finals.

Who at Fox came up with this naming scheme?

Gives a new spin on "crazy like a fox", eh?

 

[mick]

I like how it was live from 1st rd all the way to finals,LOL. fox is horrible

which is more horrible, fox or nhra.tv?

 

[scotty]

which is more horrible, fox or nhra.tv?

Fox has better picture quality, and the sound is a bit better. NHRA TV is good because I can watch all of the PSM and all of the other classes. I complain but still subscribe. The potential is there to be better.

 

[Rasn1320]

which is more horrible, fox or nhra.tv?

Why,your not interested in my opinion. Go try and start chit somewhere else

 

[CS]

Hopefully the rumored "new" TV package for 2027 is without Fox and they lose TP along the way, he's not bringing in the audience they though he would.

 

[Rasn1320]

Hopefully the rumored "new" TV package for 2027 is without Fox and they lose TP along the way, he's not bringing in the audience they though he would.

I Like tony better than brian lol. According to google the fox contract is up after this year,lets hope where ever it goes its better lol

 

[mick]

2026 nhra on fox has (6) nat. events on the fox national network, with brainerd and texas listed as TBD.
recently it was announced the st. louis race will immediately follow the early nfl game on fox.
all comes down to money, but IMO this is a damn good deal the nhra currently has.
it doesn't matter if you like the tv personalities or the sound. we are going to watch it regardless.
who is going to watch it for the first time, and then keep watching it? you can dump all over the ice cream eating bit,
but casual viewers eat that up (pun intended). they are being introduced to the racers.
'honey look, ape man is going to eat ice cream at this drag race, his name is matt hagan'

 

[mgty3whlr]

I Like tony better than brian lol.

Tony sounds like he didn't finishing eating his bag of DI(Ks stumbling over his untied shoelaces before the broadcasting mic came on. How long has he been there and still hasn't streamlined his commentary? Jeremy...... Hate NHRA t.v. but love this precious piece, I think we get the idea.

 

[Rasn1320]

Tony sounds like he didn't finishing eating his bag of DI(Ks stumbling over his untied shoelaces before the broadcasting mic came on. How long has he been there and still hasn't streamlined his commentary? Jeremy...... Hate NHRA t.v. but love this precious piece, I think we get the idea.

Love? Hardly,he just doesnt talk as much as Lohnes. And i dont hate nhratv just the sound needs to be better. Im sure you could do much better in the booth

 

[mick]

well, start guessing. if it comes to pay to view, count me out. i pay $170 per month for my fiber optic internet connection,
hulu live, and netflix. no more.

 

[Chili]

well, start guessing. if it comes to pay to view, count me out. i sure hope not.

I’m going to predict that they have a deal with Fox/CW for the 20 race schedule and their NHRA.TV gets incorporated with Flo Racing. I heard that the NHRA.tv subscription is much lower than you would think. The video says they make a profit from it but I’m not so sure. Just my .02 cents.

 

[mick]

live on the fox network is pretty hard to beat.
that would be great if they split networks, and the other network offered live programming as well.
just imagine an entire season's eliminations live, plus select qualifying.

 

[65 Goatboy]

Well I've been living with .TV for several years. We rarely even watch tv anymore, got tired of paying almost $100 a month for a dish or a streaming service like youtube tv. Flo Racing by it self is pretty expensive compared to just .TV which is $165.00 a year.

 

[65 Goatboy]

live on the fox network is pretty hard to beat.
that would be great if they split networks, and the other network offered live programming as well.
just imagine an entire season's eliminations live, plus select qualifying.

I used to watch live Fox and it was great but what are you paying now just for Fox plus a whole lot of garbage?

 

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