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    no commercials

    Sigh - I'm watching it online via Versus (when it works that is), and we don't get any commercials. I did see Bobke looking for a riding buddy, which was pretty funny, when watching the Tour at a restaruant one morning but for most of the time, they didn't have the sound on. Sheesh? Finally the owner (avid cyclist) came in and turned it on. Perhaps I'll go back Sat & Sun to watch again?

    I finally got the Versus website to work - sometimes. Last night I think it took 5 hours to watch a 3 hour race due to computer and Versus glitches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by withm View Post
    Sigh - I'm watching it online via Versus (when it works that is), and we don't get any commercials. I did see Bobke looking for a riding buddy, which was pretty funny, when watching the Tour at a restaruant one morning but for most of the time, they didn't have the sound on. Sheesh? Finally the owner (avid cyclist) came in and turned it on. Perhaps I'll go back Sat & Sun to watch again?

    I finally got the Versus website to work - sometimes. Last night I think it took 5 hours to watch a 3 hour race due to computer and Versus glitches.
    Those are RoadID commercials -- you can watch them online: http://www.youtube.com/roadid

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    +1 on the annoying Izod commercial! I wonder if the advertisers realize that they might LOSE customers when their ditties are overplayed to the point that desperate watchers keeping the TV on mute as much as possible to avoid hearing...it...one...more...time.

    I LOVE the furry little guy guarding his doghouse, but I'd like the peloton to run over the jingle singer at this point, LOL!!! ... The Bobke commercials are cute, in part because there seem to be enough versions to keep 'em from growing too stale. (Of course, we're only half way through the Tour, so the jury's still out. :-).... I suppose the advertisers all subscribe to the theory that there's no such thing as bad publicity, even if you're driving your potential customers bananas!
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    Remember the Saab "Born from Jets" commercial that they played incessantly during the Tour a few years ago? Whenever the Izod commercial comes on, I just remind myself that it could be worse. We can only hope that Izod will go the way of Saab...
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    The absence of commercials with Tour All Access is great but it seems like access keeps getting worse and it wasn't exactly perfect to start. I think I'll be watching with commercials tonight if I want to see today's stage at all. Frustrating!

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    Versus All-Access - boo hiss!

    I was able to watch about 1/2 hour on line today, then the whole thing died - kept getting Versus error messages. Sheesh - they are charging $ for this, owned by a huge conglomerate. You'd think they could provide a half decent internet experience. Seems like they do not have nearly the capacity to serve their paying customers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bluebug32 View Post
    Remember the Saab "Born from Jets" commercial that they played incessantly during the Tour a few years ago? Whenever the Izod commercial comes on, I just remind myself that it could be worse. We can only hope that Izod will go the way of Saab...
    God, yes! I wanted to scream everytime it came on!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike Chick View Post
    God, yes! I wanted to scream everytime it came on!
    Every year, there is one "special" commercial that is played to death.

    Enzyte, anyone?
    Or the Lincoln Navigator from a few years ago??

    Maybe the Versus advertising team needs to shake the bushes for more diversity in their advertisers.

    I don't watch during the day. I deal with Versus in the evening. DH and I are usually asleep on the couch anyway - and only if we're lucky (or if the cats are particularly frisky and jump on our heads) do we wake up for the final 5k.
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