Last week we wrote about how awful that new SkyCam is from the perspective of the fan watching at home. It has some utility with replays and stuff, but for the most part it’s just nauseating. It makes it harder to follow the puck and it’s just plain confusing, especially during live play.
The thing was in use again Tuesday night for CSN Philly’s broadcast of the game against Dallas and it’s just as bad for those in the seats. In fact, it might be worse.
@NHLFlyers as someone w/ seats upstairs near center ice, skycam is distracting. Often directly in my line of sight. pic.twitter.com/jQHK6hiInc
— Jeff Martin (@moviehawk) October 20, 2015
View from Section 210 in Philly last night, via Reddit. FOH with this SkyCam stuff pic.twitter.com/mZgp3rBWjM
— Travis Hughes (@TravisSBN) October 21, 2015
SkyCam: not distracting at all https://t.co/UTxJdxKTRC pic.twitter.com/7P0hTq5Cka
— Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) October 20, 2015
That last view is from the press box, which is considerably higher than the mezzanine level at the Wells Fargo Center. I’ll say that I did get used to it after a few shifts from the press box, and I didn’t really notice it after a while.
But I didn’t get a first-hand look at the SkyCam from the top of the mezzanine level, and I can only imagine how annoying it is floating by every few seconds. It’s directly in view, and it’s pretty big. Look at those pictures. Terrible.
Literally everybody seems to hate this thing. Here’s a sample from Twitter:
I’m not sure who’s responsible for the new camera angle during the Flyers game but it needs to stop.
— Sean Streicher (@SeanStreicher) October 21, 2015
That sky camera view was brutal during the end of that game!!!! #PHIvsDAL #flyers #nhl #nbc
— Michael Mooney (@MoondoggIrish) October 21, 2015
Ironically the last row of 200 level can’t see because of the damned Skycam https://t.co/E9GcdQREny
— jsaquella (@jsaquella) October 21, 2015
List of horrible sky things: 1) Skynet 2) Sky Mirror 3) NBC’s Sky Camera
— Jason (@damnitjason) October 21, 2015
@damnitjason the caps fans in DC hate skycam so much there’s even a Twitter account now.
— Star Dot Geek (@stardotgeek) October 21, 2015
Wish I could have seen what happened the last 20 seconds of the game… But nope, “skycam” ruined that.
— John Salvatore (@HarrahsChester) October 21, 2015
Complain to the Flyers directly if you want this thing to go away. Call the team, tweet at them, email them. Whatever works best for you. SkyCam is still a “test” so it’s far from permanent.
