Dear NBC -

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:22 am

If you ever...and I mean EVER EVER EVER EVER...do that to me (lose signal) during a Colts game again, I will break faces.

NOT.

COOL.

jerkss.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:30 am

The_Dude wrote:If you ever...and I mean EVER EVER EVER EVER...do that to me (lose signal) during a Colts game again, I will break faces.

NOT.

COOL.

f*ckers.

...so then, not a great start for a network that hasn't
had a NFL game on for what?,.... 12-15 years?

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:51 am

That NEVER happens at FOX

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:20 am

It was just Fort Wayne....and for those Bears fans in the forum; this isn't old news....sorry Ollie.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:26 am

It was some idiot at 33, not some idiot at network headquarters. I was on the phone with my dad when it happened and he was watching it up in Michigan, filling me in on what was going on. We missed some important plays though.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 am

I don't give a sh*t who it was...I'd punch my own mother in the mouth for doing something like that. Don't f**k with me when I'm watching football.

echosauce1 · Post by **echosauce1** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:36 pm

I agree with dude here. I about had kittens when the station cut out. My stepdad who lives up north called me to laugh and to say he changed to a Michigan station and was still getting the game. At least he kept me updated until it came back on.

Also, the people I spoke to who watched the game in HD said they never had a problem. It must have just been the normal local broadcast.

QWETTY · Post by **QWETTY** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:39 pm

The_Dude wrote:I don't give a sh*t who it was...I'd punch my own mother in the mouth for doing something like that. Don't f#ck with me when I'm watching football.

show that to your mom.. and then she'll punch you in the face

echosauce1 · Post by **echosauce1** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:48 pm

Naa...dads punch. Moms slap or backhand. Believe, my mom has a backhand that can keep any kid in line.

zenmandan · Post by **zenmandan** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:59 pm

Does anyone know the number to call at 33 or any of the other stations after business hours. You know there is someone there, but the phone numbers in the book are all daytime only. I only have 5 channels as it is. When one goes out, I want to b*tch at someone. Most likely that someone is going to be the night time idiot who is to f'in stupid to realize that 150,000 are now watching fuzz instead of the Colts (or the news, or Mr Roger's Neighborhood, whatever). I want phone numbers damnit! Anyone?

If anyone on here is one of those night time idiots, I meant no disrespect to you personally. Only those other assholes that can't figure out that fuzz is not the regularly scheduled program, but is in fact a sign that something may be amiss. Perhaps the sudden lack of coherent sounds, music, words, etc. would clue the morons in to a sudden problem. Alas, like the tootsie roll riddle...the world may never know.

You know what...if anyone here is one of those people, I did mean the disrespect.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:23 pm

As a television idiot I would like to answer a few questions.

Believe it or not, the people that run the boards at Master Control are not heroine-fed apes who mash buttons at will and purposely f**k up your favorite show.

Don't you think that perhaps they already know there is a problem?

There are so many weak links in a signal path from origin to your TV, especially with a live feed, that it takes a little while to determine the best way to fix it.

So maybe the plan would be to let the engineers fix their tube, or replace a satellite receiver, or reset a crashed server, or reboot a million dollar production facility...instead maybe they could could answer the phones and tell every mouth breathing NASCAR...NFL... MLB... COLLEGE SPORTS... FAN, in terms that they will never understand, why the station is off the air.

Next time my fries are slow in the drive thru I am gonna punch somebody in the face.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:42 pm

Believe it or not, the people that run the boards at Master Control are not heroine-fed apes who mash buttons at will and purposely f#ck up your favorite show.

Actually, I know someone over at WPTA who worked 3rd shift a while ago and that description fit him perfectly.

I know "things happen", but there are ways to mitigate the loss when "things happen" such as redundancy, seperate feeds, etc. It just takes $$$$ and planning.

echosauce1 · Post by **echosauce1** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:53 pm

Ollie wrote
"Next time my fries are slow in the drive thru I am gonna punch somebody in the face."

Hey man, I can't really blame you on that one either.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:14 pm

bwohlgemuth wrote:I know "things happen", but there are ways to mitigate the loss when "things happen" such as redundancy, seperate feeds, etc.

You do realize, these people don't owe you guys anything. If this were cable, you have a point, but its network television.

tiny · Post by **tiny** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:56 am

Gotta side with Ollie once again.

The worst thing in the world is to be off the air, working to get back ON the air, and be interrupted by some idiot overtaxing his brain cell calling to say, "did you know you're off the air?"

Nah. The WORST thing is for the same idiot to ask, "Are you gonna make an announcement as to when you'll be back?"

WE"RE OFF THE AIR, MORON! THE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL NOT BE HEARD!!

Now go back to your cheetos and mountain dew and let us work the problem.

Thanks.

FortWayneMusic.com

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