Top Ten Reasons Why Empty Stands Are Bad for TV
Ten reasons why low attendance at cricket games (test, ODI, T20) makes for a poorer television spectacle:
- Soundtrack for boundaries is missing
- Soundtrack for falling wickets is missing
- Soundtrack for bowler-plus-crowd appeal goes missing
- Soundtrack for dramatic entries or exits is missing
- Colorful backdrop for action shots of batsman turns into rows of seats
- Backdrop of exuberant fans with arms raised as bowlers celebrate a wicket is missing
- No witty banners, no outrageous costumes; in short, no carnival
- Soundtrack for feats shown on large screen televisions at ground is missing
- No standing ovations possible
- Television spectator likely to wonder why he is wasting his time watching a game that one seems to care enough for to actually watch at stadium
posted by Samir Chopra at 10:00 AM
3 Comments:
good points indeed
very true .. empty stands are no good sight even for a tv viewer and i can make out this thing in most of the matches nowadays especially at the eden gardens :(
Nice points.
It's also why I think the over-saturation of cricket tournaments is harming the game.
- Rory
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