You know what I miss? I miss seeing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. What's that you say? You believe they still have the Parade on TV?
No, they don't.
Oh, don't get me wrong. It's listed as being on. Two stations in my area claim to show it. But they don't actually show the parade. They show two people talk about the parade. Then switch to a performance. Then to a commercial. Then back to two people talking about the parade. You get lots of description about the parade. Let's not forget a view of the crowd that actually gets to see the parade. Then, finally, they show a balloon. Then, frantically, they dive back to the two talking heads, for fear they may actually show a glimpse of a marching band.
Just now, you could see Snoopy coming toward the camera, but they cut away, to show Shrek's butt some blocks away. Shrek was on his way to the other camera. Why cut to the balloon that has already gone by, to miss one of the other balloons? Now they have a special guest from a TV show and we're watching them talk about the show and a little about the parade. Meanwhile, behind them, you can almost see the parade passing by.
I can remember a time when they showed all the different spectaculars. They showed each marching band, each balloon, each float and all the various dignitary (that was when you went to the bathroom). Every now and then, there was a quick commercial. I think that's how I would like to see a parade on TV. Leave the camera in one place, to simulate standing on the side of the street, so that you get a feeling of the actual event.
Heck, I would be satisfied if we saw one hour worth of parade during the three hours. 45 minutes maybe. So much better than the 30 minutes of highlights we get now, and we have to sit through 3 hours to get it.
Hmm, let's try showing a presidential debate this way. Listen to two people talk about the debate. Cut to the crowd watching the debate. A quick 5 seconds of an actual candidate talking, then cut back to the two hosts. I might watch that.
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