View Full Version : Sports pre-empted Lost! (aka The Sports Hate Club)
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 07:49 PM
Well, I'm all pumped up because it's Wednesday, I check my tivo's "to do" list, and see that... yes... once again Lost is being pre-empted and won't come on until 1:05am! Grrrrrrr!!!
Then I look at the episode details, and see that it's actually the repeat from last week! No new Lost for me tonight at all! GRRRRRR!!! :mad:
Finally I look ahead and see I gotta wait until Friday at (you guessed it) 1:05am to see the new episode. GRRRRRRR!!! :mad::mad:
Well I for one haaaaate televised sports. It can be fun to play in a game, but I have never understood why it is interesting to watch two random groups of people I don't know compete against each other for titles and contests that have no intrinsic value.
For those of you who like sports, good for you. More power to you. Have fun watching the game tonight.
For anyone else, who couldn't care less if all sports was relegated to the various sports-specific channels... this is the place for you.
Down with sports!
*Saint*
02-18-09, 07:51 PM
What sport is pre-empting it!?!?! That's a bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wouldn't happen in America....
Not since Heidi
Although, TBS had that ugly incident with The Steve Harvey show during the ALDS.
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 07:57 PM
What sport is pre-empting it!?!?! That's a bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dunno. Something with big sweaty guys throwing a ball around, probably.
Wouldn't happen in America....
Eh? What wouldn't happen? Sports pre-empting Lost? Or Sports getting relegated to the sports channels?
Sports pre-empting Lost.
They don't program new episodes around sporting events anymore. Not on the network level, anyway. ABC wouldn't carry any big sporting event on a Tuesday, that's what ESPN is for.
I recall missing the first 45 minutes of Willie Wonka on a Sunday night on NBC when I was a kid because the Jets and some other team went to OT and kept calling time outs. That stunk.
ISLANDLEA
02-18-09, 08:29 PM
hi, i searched several program guides > i don't see the "pre-empt" :rolleyez: ...lea
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 08:32 PM
Sports pre-empting Lost.
Well, that's what's happening. At least where I am, in North Carolina. It's already happened at least two other times this season, too.
I thought it was just in Iowa, good to hear ABC is letting it spread.
2fingers
02-18-09, 08:34 PM
better drive down here to charlotte its showing at the right time! is it wake forest game or something?
What effed-up part of NC do you live in?
Out of 6 episodes (including tonight), *3* have been preempted?
I would have rioted when they did it the first time.
I was going to say, North Carolina, must be the Heels. On ABC, though?
In CT, it's Lost at 8, then Lost at 9.
Crandyman
02-18-09, 09:19 PM
I didn't think any ABC affiliate could change prime time scheduling. I can't imagine the network agreeing to any such programming that would interfere with a national broadcast.
strandediniowa
02-18-09, 09:46 PM
I thought it was just in Iowa, good to hear ABC is letting it spread.
And it's happening again tonight. To add insult to injury, it's a dreaded Iowa State game, as opposed to my beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. I love sports, so I can't join the club. But it's still irritating as hell. Luckily, the Big Twelve games are early enough so that the show will just start an hour late for me. I would be having tantrums if it was preempted and shown at 2 in the morning.
ISLANDLEA
02-18-09, 09:47 PM
I didn't think any ABC affiliate could change prime time scheduling. I can't imagine the network agreeing to any such programming that would interfere with a national broadcast.
hi, some ABC affiliates have become solely Digital today > perhaps that has a bearing on this atrocity ... lea
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 10:15 PM
If you have a digital TV or cable, does you local ABC channel have a secondary digital channel? Maybe they will show Lost on the secondary channel. Last year when the hurricane hit Houston, the local channels had non stop news coverage for over a week so they showed all the network programming and sports on the secondary digital channel. For example, my ABC affiliate is on channel 13.1 but they have additional digital channels on 13.2 and 13.3.
hi, some ABC affiliates have become solely Digital today > perhaps that has a bearing on this atrocity ... lea
Uhm...huh? How they broadcast has no bearing at all on what they broadcast.
Crandy - This sports stuff is regional and in those cases, I believe, the local affiliate has a contract with the school or conference and therefore is contractually obligated to show the games. It sucks if you're not a sports fan.
ETA - I know sgtdraino is in North Carolina and stranded is in Iowa, but I've heard of it happening all across the country. What usually happens is that the local ABC affiliate starts airing the show around 1:30AM local time. If they show both episodes (rerun + new), you're in for a late night. Arkansas is another place I've heard of this happening lately.
Crandyman
02-18-09, 10:24 PM
Crandy - This sports stuff is regional and in those cases, I believe, the local affiliate has a contract with the school or conference and therefore is contractually obligated to show the games. It sucks if you're not a sports fan.
I always thought that the local affiliates had an obligation to the network schedule and that would trump a conference agreement. Or rather, that the network would allow the affiliate to do that.
I am huge sports fan but I wouldn't want my network programming to be effed up. We have secondary channels and other local channels to show Syracuse games and whatnot.
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 10:29 PM
I used to always have Buffy prempted because my local WB or UPN channel showed the Rockets games but no local sports on the four major networks.
ISLANDLEA
02-18-09, 10:31 PM
Uhm...huh? How they broadcast has no bearing at all on what they broadcast.
hi, the post below suggests that it does have a bearing ... lea :
If you have a digital TV or cable, does you local ABC channel have a secondary digital channel? Maybe they will show Lost on the secondary channel. Last year when the hurricane hit Houston, the local channels had non stop news coverage for over a week so they showed all the network programming and sports on the secondary digital channel. For example, my ABC affiliate is on channel 13.1 but they have additional digital channels on 13.2 and 13.3. [SpidermanHouston]
ps. i have not had the opportunity to test that myself :)
Crandyman
02-18-09, 10:34 PM
hi, the post below suggests that it does have a bearing ... lea :
ps. i have not had the opportunity to test that myself :)
Whether it is being broadcast in analog or digital format, it has no bearing on the programming. The producers decide what is going to be shown and that is what is shown. The format in which it is streamed makes no difference.
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 10:43 PM
Whether it is being broadcast in analog or digital format, it has no bearing on the programming. The producers decide what is going to be shown and that is what is shown. The format in which it is streamed makes no difference.
Nope but the network's secondary digital channels are only available with a digital TV/converter or if the local cable company decides to carry it. The local network channel now has the power to move the network programming to the secondary digital channel if they have local programming they rather show. I live in a major city so I don't know if everyone has secondary digital channels. Probably not.
ISLANDLEA
02-18-09, 10:45 PM
Whether it is being broadcast in analog or digital format, it has no bearing on the programming. The producers decide what is going to be shown and that is what is shown. The format in which it is streamed makes no difference.
hi, the point is > as SpidermanHouston suggests > is that there are secondary digital channels now ...lea
ps. sorry Spidy > i posted before i viewed your 2nd post on the subject
Crandyman
02-18-09, 10:51 PM
The point is, the switch to digital will not have a negative impact on the scheduling. If anything, it helps it, as Spidey has said, by moving programming to the secondary channel.
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 10:56 PM
Yeah, I don't think they did this because of the digital switch. It's like Brian mentioned, they were contractually obligated to show the game. Sounds like they probably don't have many other local channels to broadcast these games. But at least if they have a secondary digital channel, they can now move the network programming to the secondary channel if available.
ISLANDLEA
02-18-09, 10:58 PM
The point is, the switch to digital will not have a negative impact on the scheduling. If anything, it helps it, as Spidey has said, by moving programming to the secondary channel.
The point is > that things are different now > it may be positive > but that would depend on where you live - your receptive capabilities ...lea
LEA/Crandy are the new Homer/draino.
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 11:14 PM
I thought it was just in Iowa, good to hear ABC is letting it spread.
Good???:mad:
better drive down here to charlotte its showing at the right time!
Blargh, that's like 3 hours away.
is it wake forest game or something?
I dunno. Maybe I'll check.
What effed-up part of NC do you live in?
Greenville.
Out of 6 episodes (including tonight), *3* have been preempted?
That is correct. Presently two, plus both the repeat and new episode scheduled for tonight.
I would have rioted when they did it the first time.
I would break in somebody's store window and steal a TV, but what's the point? There's nothing good to watch on it!
If you have a digital TV or cable, does you local ABC channel have a secondary digital channel?
Negative, Spiderman. If I had like, the more expensive cable lineup, then maybe I would have some of those duplicate network channels. But we here at Station 7 are on a budget.
Crandy - This sports stuff is regional and in those cases, I believe, the local affiliate has a contract with the school or conference and therefore is contractually obligated to show the games. It sucks if you're not a sports fan.
GRRRRRRR!!!:mad::mad::mad:
LEA/Crandy are the new Homer/draino.
Are those ships?? No shipping in the hate club!!!
Good???:mad:
Have you been hanging out in the Locke-bashing threads so long that you don't realize sarcasm anymore?
(It was a joke.)
TheBigCat
02-18-09, 11:22 PM
Are those ships?? No shipping in the hate club!!!
Why not? There's hating in the ship clubs.
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 11:27 PM
Have you been hanging out in the Locke-bashing threads so long that you don't realize sarcasm anymore?
I don't know. Have you? ;)
(I sarcasmed your sarcasm)
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 11:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Z054J
What effed-up part of NC do you live in?
Greenville.
The power of Googleing greenville ABC shows me that the college basketball game is actually being shown on the secondary digital channel 13.2 and Lost is being shown on your main ABC channel. Did they change this?
Here is the schedule: http://www.wlos.com/sections/programming/grid.shtml
I don't know. Have you? ;)
Touché.
Seriously though, I figured the only parts of NC that would pre-empt LOST for basketball would be around UNC or Duke. I don't know how close you are to those two but it doesn't surprise me that they'd show basketball over LOST in those areas. The only thing that sport around here that pre-empts anything is the World Series or SEC football, and even then it's pretty rare.
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 11:34 PM
Why not? There's hating in the ship clubs.
Very well, let the shipping begin!
The power of Googleing greenville ABC shows me that the college basketball game is actually being shown on the secondary digital channel 13.2 and Lost is being shown on your main ABC channel.
Hmm. Well, the power of tivo hooked up to my cable system shows me that there ain't no other Lost to be had, until 1:05am Thursday and Friday... except of course for Season 1 being shown on sci-fi. So, either the tivo is wrong, or there is no Lost. I only get one ABC channel, so I can't really comment on secondary channels versus main channels.
And the last two times it was pre-empted, I did actually turn the TV on and saw sports there instead.
Did they change this?
Beats me!
SpidermanHouston
02-18-09, 11:39 PM
Very well, let the shipping begin!
Hmm. Well, the power of tivo hooked up to my cable system shows me that there ain't no other Lost to be had, until 1:05am Thursday and Friday... except of course for Season 1 being shown on sci-fi. So, either the tivo is wrong, or there is no Lost. I only get one ABC channel, so I can't really comment on secondary channels versus main channels.
And the last two times it was pre-empted, I did actually turn the TV on and saw sports there instead.
Beats me!
Maybe if they are showing "jeopardy" right now instead of the program to be found on 13.2, "My Wife and Kids", you will see Lost.
sgtdraino
02-18-09, 11:50 PM
Maybe if they are showing "jeopardy" right now instead of the program to be found on 13.2, "My Wife and Kids", you will see Lost.
lol. Actually, they are presently showing "Everybody Loves Raymond!"
Vitriol
02-19-09, 12:07 AM
I'm beginning to see a pattern here.
My cousin is a fan of Lost and lives in Alabama. Lost is pre-empted by football and basketball almost every week.
My friend lives in South Carolina and is a fan of Lost. It is pre-empted almost every week.
My other friend lives in Mississippi and his Lost is pre-empted almost every week.
South, anyone?
South, anyone?
I'm in S. Georgia and LOST has never been pre-empted here.
If anything it may be large cities, or areas around those particular schools. I guess there's something to be said for living in a city considered your state's red-headed stepchild.
South, anyone?
:celebrate
No more South for me... EVER!!!!!!!!!! :Cheers:
LEA/Crandy are the new Homer/draino.
Are those ships?? No shipping in the hate club!!!
Why not? There's hating in the ship clubs.
Very well, let the shipping begin!
Let's see... what would one get shipping Homer and Draino? :shifty:
Beats me!
Gladly!
:fishbiscuit:
SpidermanHouston
02-19-09, 12:30 AM
My cousin is a fan of Lost and lives in Alabama. Lost is pre-empted by football and basketball almost every week.
Football on a Wednesday during the offseason? Ha-ha! I'm sure it's just basketball or baseball. :)
Crandyman
02-19-09, 01:14 AM
If anything it may be large cities, or areas around those particular schools. I guess there's something to be said for living in a city considered your state's red-headed stepchild.
Now why'd ya hafta go there?
:p
Is it bad that I thought to myself, "I bet Crandy's gonna see that" when I wrote that? Heh. Figure of speech.
Of all nights for Lost to be pre-empted...all of Locke's secrets laid right out in the open and sarge couldn't even see it.
TheBigCat
02-19-09, 02:29 AM
Thanks for the spoiler, LPU. :mad:
Oh, okay. Then I won't tell you that Locke drops acid and hijacks a bus full of penguins.
SpidermanHouston
02-19-09, 02:34 AM
And that's how Locke becomes the monster?
TheBigCat
02-19-09, 03:54 AM
:rotfl:
sgtdraino
02-19-09, 11:07 PM
Great news guys! Lost didn't get pre-empted after all!
Weird episode though. The whole episode was one big flashback, where all the characters are their "younger selves" played by different actors. And all they did was play basketball the whole time.
Man, Lost is one crazy show...
TheBigCat
02-20-09, 12:40 AM
Never knew that Locke had such a good cross-over dribble move.
sgtdraino
02-21-09, 02:48 AM
Okay, I might have to change this to The Infomercial Hate Club, because I can't even believe what happened next.
We finally get to see the new episode, the one pre-empted by sports and finally aired at 1:05am on Friday. We are enjoying it. It is great. We get to see Captain Lapidus come out of the cabin and talk to Jack, cut to commercial...
...And then cut to INFOMERCIAL!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad:
Yes, that's right, the last 10 minutes of the delayed new episode were cut off by a friggin' INFOMERCIAL.
I still never got to see the preview for next week. :(
Okay, I might have to change this to The Infomercial Hate Club, because I can't even believe what happened next.
We finally get to see the new episode, the one pre-empted by sports and finally aired at 1:05am on Friday. We are enjoying it. It is great. We get to see Captain Lapidus come out of the cabin and talk to Jack, cut to commercial...
...And then cut to INFOMERCIAL!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad:
Yes, that's right, the last 10 minutes of the delayed new episode were cut off by a friggin' INFOMERCIAL.
I still never got to see the preview for next week. :(
I would move.
TheBigCat
02-21-09, 05:41 AM
Damn...pissed of the man so much he was switching text size in mid-post. Yeah, soup. I'd move. I don't blame sports on this. I blame the programming directors with their screwed-up priorities.
Still, I cant help thinking, all those years ago, weren't there people who actually turned on their TV sets because they wanted to watch Heidi?
SpidermanHouston
02-21-09, 03:36 PM
Yes, that's right, the last 10 minutes of the delayed new episode were cut off by a friggin' INFOMERCIAL.
I still never got to see the preview for next week. :(
But if you would have called within those ten minutes, you would have gotten free shipping and six free steak knives.
But if you would have called within those ten minutes, you would have gotten free shipping and six free steak knives.
..because, you know, we can't do this all day.
People with the last name ending A to M, can call today. Those ending in N to z must wait until tomorrow.
har har
sgtdraino
03-03-10, 12:44 AM
Well, time to bump this baby again, because (you guessed it) for the second time this season, friggin' college basketball is pre-empting Lost!!!!
The RERUN will not air until 1:00am tonight/early tomorrow, and I won't get to see the NEW EPISODE until frakin' 1:00am early Thursday morning!!!
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
UNC sucks. Why are they pre-empting anything for them this year?
TheBigCat
03-03-10, 03:36 AM
Geez, Sarge. You could watch it here on the Hulu before that.
Yeah really. If Hulu has it up, I'll have it here on the forum by about 7:30AM.
Think the women's tourney will pre-empt Lost?
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