NBC's Olympic Coverage blows - GoFuckYourself.com

Axeman · 02-11-2006, 02:42 PM

Everything is tape delayed, so you hear the results 8 hours before you get to see the action. What a joke.

I miss the CBC and its live coverage.

clickclickclick · 02-11-2006, 02:45 PM

how else should they fill in saturday nite? more ER?

CC · 02-11-2006, 02:54 PM

That goes with the territory when the Olympics are happening on a different continent. I've always been pretty happy with NBC's coverage--if you want to know what is going on before it airs, just check the Net.

Elli · 02-11-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

Everything is tape delayed, so you hear the results 8 hours before you get to see the action. What a joke.

I miss the CBC and its live coverage.

Yes, the curling at 2am last night was Must See TV. ;)

Now we just need the live CBC coverage paired with a good DVR. Are those allowed in Canada yet?

Axeman · 02-11-2006, 03:44 PM

you show it live to those who want it, and show in primetime to those who dont mind. thats how other countries do it. It takes the fun out of the games when you know the result 8 hours before they show it.

Instead NBC had paid programming on during the live events. nice

Axeman · 02-11-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Elli

Yes, the curling at 2am last night was Must See TV. ;)

Now we just need the live CBC coverage paired with a good DVR. Are those allowed in Canada yet?

Curling is the most watched event world wide and most attended at the games they were saying

Sarah_Jayne · 02-11-2006, 03:48 PM

I have to admit it is nice having it close to my time zone for a change.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-11-2006, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Elli

Yes, the curling at 2am last night was Must See TV. ;)

last time around when the UK won curling the time zone were such that the final was at 1am and it got one of the largest tv sports viewing audiences in UK television history

Axeman · 02-11-2006, 03:51 PM

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last time around when the UK won curling the time zone were such that the final was at 1am and it got one of the largest tv sports viewing audiences in UK television history

hahaha, yep its amazing how popular it is in Europe and Canada.

I just like watching sports live.

And hard to avoid the results when you want to find out the sports news for NBA, NFL and NHL during the day.

TreasureBucks · 02-11-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

Curling is the most watched event world wide and most attended at the games they were saying

curling was the best event on playstations 2002 salt lake city game

Elli · 02-11-2006, 03:58 PM

My uncle is a big curler. I don't get it yet, but maybe if they had full contact curling?

I just remember staying up til 5am to watch the soccer world cup a few years back. Now THAT was exciting!

Doctor Dre · 02-11-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

you show it live to those who want it, and show in primetime to those who dont mind. thats how other countries do it. It takes the fun out of the games when you know the result 8 hours before they show it.

Instead NBC had paid programming on during the live events. nice

exactly what radio canada usually do

Sarah_Jayne · 02-11-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

hahaha, yep its amazing how popular it is in Europe and Canada.

I just like watching sports live.

And hard to avoid the results when you want to find out the sports news for NBA, NFL and NHL during the day.

I think it was that people just got caught up in it. Every year I forget the rules, then I watch it and get sucked in. There is a lot of strategy to it but it suffers from looking silly.

Alex · 02-11-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

hahaha, yep its amazing how popular it is in Europe and Canada.

I just like watching sports live.

And hard to avoid the results when you want to find out the sports news for NBA, NFL and NHL during the day.

How are the NFL news going along BTW?

sickkittens · 02-11-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elli

Yes, the curling at 2am last night was Must See TV. ;)

Now we just need the live CBC coverage paired with a good DVR. Are those allowed in Canada yet?

Don't crack on curling!

fitzmulti · 02-11-2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Axeman

Everything is tape delayed, so you hear the results 8 hours before you get to see the action. What a joke.
I miss the CBC and its live coverage.

The downhill skiing had AMAZING video coverage...super incredible slow motion cameras...I am impressed!
:P

Fitz

Axeman · 02-11-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fitzmulti

The downhill skiing had AMAZING video coverage...super incredible slow motion cameras...I am impressed!
:P

Fitz

Oh NBC has a lot of good production quality to it. Just dont like not having the option to watch live too. They have 5 channels to broadcast. I am sure Bravo or CNBC could be used for live for those that like it.

erehwon · 02-11-2006, 06:00 PM

I was really digging the propaganda being spewed by Brian Williams during the opening ceremony, nevermind the athletes, if there was a country like say Iran, it was negative propanganda spew about their nuclear program and nothing about who or what sports they would be competing in.

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