FOX broadcast the other night

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Right, I heard that people were complaining about the on filed graphics that gave the down and distance saying it looked like a video game... and I guess they kept having annoying sound effects.

Anyone remember the games in December last year on FOX? They kept playing jingle bells, Santa would keep coming across the screen, a snowplow would run across the screen, etc.

I yearn for the day when the networks will give some (remote) control over the production to the fans, allowing you to select the graphics, the camera angle and distance, and the audio feed (allowing you to listen to either the guys in the booth or the stadium sound); all of which could be changed during the game just by using an onscreen menu.

It's something I've been dreaming of for years, and now that on-demand archived video is a reality, the next step should be on-demand live video feeds, which would enable the kind of viewer-controlled viewing experience I described above. The league and the networks already have cameras all over the stadium, providing shots from almost any conceivable angle, so why not let the viewer pick which ones he wants to use?

I imagine, of course, that this would be a PPV service, but I'm pretty sure most hardcore fans would be willing to plunk down $5 to $10 a game to take control over those areas of the production which are critical to one's enjoyment of the game.