No DVR = No VOR

I discovered something awful this week. My DVR is NOT in working order (Damn you Time Warner Cable)! Not only did I miss The Office (thank goodness for Hulu), I missed the Volvo show! I also found out that we got to actually see Puma’s boom break, which I was not able to locate online. Well, believe you me I will be searching for a copy of the program (I wish I could Hulu it).

I’m not sure how many people out there are watching these monthly installments, but they are kind of…funky. The “story board” starts out in the middle of a leg, shows you the finish, LOTS of In-Port stuff, and then the re-start. You are left with the “cliff-hanger” of what happens. I don’t want to knock this format, because I THINK I see what the VOR is trying to do…hook someone in and make them want to tune in next time. I wonder though, this program is on mid-afternoon, once a month. I get it on Versus, squeezed between 3 hours of bass fishing and 5 hours of Bull riding (fascinating stuff). I’m thinking that the demographic that was watching Bass fishing, or getting ready for Bull riding isn’t going to give a rats ass about guys flying around the world on Volvo Open 70’s (and yes, there is ALWAYS an exception to the rule, but I’m going to ignore that right now). The people that want to watch this show are at work and have selected the season to record on their DVR (grrrr…). So what is the thought here? And if these are the people watching, why are you giving me a cliff hanger?!?!?! I follow the race any way! I just want to see the cool stuff that I don’t get to see online!