UPDATE: Super Bowl I to re-air this time w/o the garbage See post #68 (1 Viewer)

[KingPrawn]

NFL Network to re-air Super Bowl I for first time

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000620927/article/nfl-network-to-reair-super-bowl-i-for-first-time

Forty-nine years to the day after the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs squared off in Super Bowl I, NFL Network will be the first network to ever replay this historic game on television.

Super Bowl I was broadcast by both NBC â the official broadcaster of the AFL- and CBS - the official broadcaster of the NFL and remains the only Super Bowl to have been broadcast live in the United States by two television networks. Considered to be the Holy Grail of sports broadcasts, the CBS and NBC tapes of the game were either lost or recorded over and no full video version of the game has existedâ¦until now.

In an exhaustive process that took months to complete, NFL Films searched its enormous archives of footage and were able to locate all 145 plays from Super Bowl I from more than a couple dozen disparate sources. Once all the plays were located, NFL Films was able to put the plays in order and stich them together while fully restoring, re-mastering, and color correcting the footage. Finally, audio from the NBC Sports radio broadcast featuring announcers Jim Simpson and George Ratterman was layered on top of the footage to complete the broadcast.

The final result represents the only known video footage of the entire action from Super Bowl 1 and NFL Network will show it to the world for the first time on the 49th anniversary of the game between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, January 15.

Super Bowl I: The Lost Game will air on Friday, January 15 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network. The three-hour program is enhanced with pregame, halftime and postgame segments, modern broadcast graphics and coverage, social media interaction, facts and information, with studio contributors and guests live reaction and storytelling throughout.

Host Chris Rose and Steve Mariucci anchor the broadcast and are joined by a plethora of NFL Media talent, such as Terrell Davis, Daniel Jeremiah, Steve Wyche, and Elliot Harrison. Additionally, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end for the Packers Willie Davis and former Packers wide receiver Antonio Freeman join in-studio, while former Packers greats Jerry Kramer and Dave Robinson join the show from remote.

In addition to the broadcast of the game, Super Bowl I: The Lost Game includes the following features:

· Wired sound from Packers head coach Vince Lombardi

· Footage of a postgame interview with Chiefs head coach Hank Stram and NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle being interviewed by Pat Summerall

· In-depth discussion on how the Super Bowl I broadcast was lost and then re-assembled using NFL Films footage

· A feature on the merger between the well-established National Football Leagueand the upstart American Football League, giving birth to the modern-day NFL and the uniquely American spectacle called the Super Bowl.

· An interview with Super Bowl I CBS producer Bill Creasy on why the second half kickoff was kicked twice

All 145 plays of game footage from Super Bowl I: The Lost Game were compiled from NFL Films video shot at the game. The NFL Films crew for Super Bowl I were John Butterworth, Joe Fain, Morris Kellman, Stan Kirby, Stanley Leshner, Dave Marx, Skip & Ken Nelson, Walt & Jim Porep, and Art Spieller. There were only two ground cameras and just one sound camera, the rest of the staff were top cameras or assistants. By comparison, there will be approximately 35 NFL Films cameras at Super Bowl 50 and an additional support crew of well over 50 other NFL Films personnel.

This sounds very cool

 

[ROCKET]

It does, I'll definitely watch it. I'd love for my 15 y.o. son to watch it with me if I could get him off his GD cell phone for five minutes.

 

[Eminence]

I'll watch this. This sounds great.

 

[Buffaloes]

nfl network would be watchable if they just replayed old games instead of the drek they currently roll out 24/7

 

[ShamrockPride]

Sounds freaking awesome. Much respect to all the work to take all those seperate components and mix them together to simulate the real broadcast. Will be really cool to watch.

 

[finfansteve]

Sweet. Been waiting to see this for years!

 

[belljr]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

 

[Johnnymac]

Can't wait to watch this.

 

[Madden Curse]

It looks like they're trying hard to punch this up for modern attention spans, but I expect this to get good ratings for the first few minutes and then for viewers to quickly change the channel. This is a niche-appeal mashup of MNF and the Discovery Channel that seems destined to be appreciated rather than viewed in its entirety.

 

[dirtyjay]

 

[rick6668]

Thanks for posting, just DVR'd, cant wait. This will be too cool.

 

[grateful zed]

who wins?

 

[Todem]

Awesome. I can't wait to watch this!!!

 

[Chasers Dawg]

Woo- Hoo. That will bring back some memories

 

[Alex P Keaton]

so cool

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Terrific, thanks for the update.

Tulane's Max MGee will be starring I do believe.

 

[Godsbrother]

Sounds cool. I just have to remember to record it.

 

[belljr]

who wins?

Packers are currently at -14 - 235

 

[JoeSteeler]

In

 

[Shane Falco]

Awesome!

 

[Niles Standish]

I might watch a bit, but only knowing the QB names and maybe 1 or 2 other players (this was well before I was born) I'm not sure it will keep my interest more than a few minutes.

 

[KingPrawn]

Terrific, thanks for the update.

Tulane's Max MGee will be starring I do believe.

One of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history.

Spoiler

McGee did not expect to play in the game so the night before he went out and partied hard until 7 a.m. Showed up the game completely hung over. Boyd Dowler got hurt on the third play of the game and McGee was pressed in to action. Went on to have a legendary game, catching 7 passes for 138 yards and 2 TDs

 

[GregR]

who wins?

No spoilers. You want that stuff go over to the Super Bowl I book thread.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

I'd be more interested in watching a full-length doc on the creation process (losing the original footage, the process of finding all the plays and putting them together) than watching the actual game.

 

[Pots]

No one better spoil this for me before it's aired.

 

[GregR]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

Yes, I'm worried this is going to end up being like a re-air of the 1958 Colts-Giants championship I watched one time. I just wanted to watch the game, and they kept splicing it up with so many interviews and comments it ruined the game for me. Would rather have them air the game and they can throw in some stuff like that for halftime and after the game. But for the game itself, make it feel like you're watching a live game as much as possible.

 

[simsarge]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

Yes, I'm worried this is going to end up being like a re-air of the 1958 Colts-Giants championship I watched one time. I just wanted to watch the game, and they kept splicing it up with so many interviews and comments it ruined the game for me. Would rather have them air the game and they can throw in some stuff like that for halftime and after the game. But for the game itself, make it feel like you're watching a live game as much as possible.

Totally agree. It should be like buying a movie DVD. With the feature separate from the director's/actors commentary and the rest of the fluff. Anytime I turn on a Best of this or that and the stupid talking heads come on with their inane, wannabe insightful or funny commentary, I immediately turn it off

 

[simsarge]

Wonder why it only took them so long to dig through the NFL Films archives? Also, I can see Willie Davis, he was on the team, but what made them decide on Freeman? There's got to be a dozen guys that were there (Len Dawson, Bart Starr) that could provide more betterer insight. (at least it's not Dion and Irvin)

 

[fbelange]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

Was thinking the same thing. The game film and original audio will do just fine. Why ruin a game from 1960 with a bunch of 2016 nonsense?

 

[simsarge]

I'd be more interested in watching a full-length doc on the creation process (losing the original footage, the process of finding all the plays and putting them together) than watching the actual game.

I don't know the status of the game film from the rest of the Super Bowls, but how awesome would a box set with all of them in it (the actual game rebroadcast/replays) be? Then another couple discs from each game with player/coach/referee/ interviews and commentary. I would think the NFL could charge pretty much whatever they wanted for something like this.

 

[belljr]

I'd be more interested in watching a full-length doc on the creation process (losing the original footage, the process of finding all the plays and putting them together) than watching the actual game.

I don't know the status of the game film from the rest of the Super Bowls, but how awesome would a box set with all of them in it (the actual game rebroadcast/replays) be? Then another couple discs from each game with player/coach/referee/ interviews and commentary. I would think the NFL could charge pretty much whatever they wanted for something like this.

http://www.amazon.com/NFL-Super-Bowl-Collection-I-XLVI/dp/B008WAM36E

I have this one

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EU1Q18?psc=1

ETA: I see you said game rebroadcast. Sorry this is just snippets

 

[Joe Summer]

They should be replaying all the old championship games from the early days.

 

[ghostguy123]

I miss having ESPN classic. Love the old classic games.

NFL network should definitely show more classic games. Good god they have plenty of room for it rather than a lot of the garbage on there.

 

[simsarge]

You mean watching NFL Total Access 43 times a day isn't preferable to actual real football games?

 

[Arodin]

You mean watching NFL Total Access 43 times a day isn't preferable to actual real football games?

No, but it's hard to pass up such rigorous analysis as "Top 10 Bad Coach Hairdos" and "Greatest Punts in NFL History" which seem to litter the landscape whenever I randomly head to the network in an offseason.

 

[simsarge]

I wonder if it's a $$ thing. Gotta figure their programming execs are smart enough to know the difference between poo like this (or two hour special of A Football Life - Super Bowl Half Time Shows on a 48 hour loop) about and their bread and butter which is the games.

 

[Csonka4life]

I hope they don't wreck this like the countless edited Super Bowl dvd collections. The game will seem rather pedestrian and primitive compared to the modern game as throwing only happened when a team was desperate or if the secondary was baited by constant running.

 

[Mingooch]

dvr-ing this for sure

 

[Fariq]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

Was thinking the same thing. The game film and original audio will do just fine. Why ruin a game from 1960 with a bunch of 2016 nonsense?

Because the league does not have the original broadcast in which to show

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dispute-prevents-nfl-from-reairing-original-broadcast-of-super-bowl-i-215918750.html

 

[MikeApf]

Why add all the extra crap.

Have like a 30 minute modern pre game talking about.

I don't need people's tweets and crap mid show

Was thinking the same thing. The game film and original audio will do just fine. Why ruin a game from 1960 with a bunch of 2016 nonsense?

Because the league does not have the original broadcast in which to show

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dispute-prevents-nfl-from-reairing-original-broadcast-of-super-bowl-i-215918750.html

This. You are just as well going on YouTube and typing in "Super Bowl 1"...

 

[zed2283]

I recommend taking Max McGee in DFS tonight. Great value.

 

[KingPrawn]

I recommend taking Max McGee in DFS tonight. Great value.

He hasn't started all year. Not sure he gets many looks.

 

[KingPrawn]

Go PACK Go

 

[Johnnymac]

And of course NFL network finds a way to ruin it.

 

[KingPrawn]

Too much talk and not enough game

 

[KingPrawn]

For a guy whose team got beat big and left the game early this kc guy is a complete ###. "Not my sweep. I was on the other side."

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Packer sweep Jim Taylor 14-7 Pack

 

[Pots]

Why oh why do they keep talking over the game at every moment? "The Chiefs are going to settle for 3, he'll make this kick." Thanks, no point in watching it happen then.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Why oh why do they keep talking over the game at every moment? "The Chiefs are going to settle for 3, he'll make this kick." Thanks, no point in watching it happen then.

Turn the sound off then

 

[Pots]

Why oh why do they keep talking over the game at every moment? "The Chiefs are going to settle for 3, he'll make this kick." Thanks, no point in watching it happen then.

Turn the sound off then

Crazy as it sounds, I actually wanted to try to listen to the broadcast that they're talking over.