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Originally Posted by heep223
Canadian Viewers have an ironic aversion to Rogers hockey broadcasts
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Of all the headaches the NHL broadcast contract has given Rogers Media, one stands out: the constant stream of complaints from viewers.
On Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media, along with the comments following online stories, the majority of gripes fall into two broad categories. The first can be summed up as get rid of Hockey Night In Canada host George Stroumboulopoulos and bring back his predecessor, Ron MacLean. The second is hate for the new look and new faces Rogers brought to the broadcasts, with the bulk of the complaints about Hockey Night, which was a CBC institution for 62 years.
The belly-aching makes some Hockey Night staffers, who go back to the days when the CBC produced the show, shake their heads. They find the non-stop complaining ironic, considering that in the final CBC years, which ended in 2014, viewers complained a lot about that version of Hockey Night on the same forums.
“We were under siege,” is the way one veteran Hockey Night staffer describes the complaints about the show that hit the CBC. Another long-time employee says the criticism was not as intense as that being fired at Rogers: “There was complaining, sure, but not like this.”
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People could have had complaints with the old product and rightfully have complaints about the new one as well. You cant replace crap with crap and expect people to be happy because its new and different crap.
I think a lot of young people didnt like Cherry as hey saw him as a crusty old man with outdated views on things.
I didnt love Cherry, but I found him entertaining. I would make a point to catch Coaches Corner. I think if you didnt like him, it was easy enough to avoid the brief segment.
With Strombo, its hard to avoid if you dont like him. The easiest way is to not watch at all.
I dont think Strombo resonates with anyone. He is 43. I dont think the under 30 demographic has any particular love for him. Under 18 probably sees him as an old man. The older crowd of 55+ probably sees him as a young hispter doofus and dont care for him. Do people in Strombos age range care for him? Do you like him in his roll if you remember watching him on Much Music? Maybe.
I dont think Strombo is particularly bad, but I think he was the wrong guy for the role. Maybe people will grow to like him after a couple of more seasons. Only time will tell. But I dont think that will be the case.
And Strombo is only one of the problems.