I understand there is a lot of logistics that went into deciding when the shuttle should land, but would it have been so bad to land Atlantis during the day when more Americans could have watched it, either in person or live on TV? I set my alarm and watched it as it happened, but at 3am PST I was basically watching it half-awake and out of one bloodshot eye. That said, I watched it live on NASA's free iPad app, with no commentary by any network blowhard. None of the networks have science editors anymore, let alone experts on space, so what would have been the point of hearing any of them speak?
For the best coverage/reaction to the shuttles, check out the previous weekend's edition of John Oliver and Andy Saltzman's "The Bugle" podcast. John Oliver, not even a US citizen, really spoke about how awesome it is to witness the shuttle live and in person. Something I discovered last week while trolling around the nasa.gov website is that the bulk of their videos and related multimedia is available for download (including POV camera angles you don't normally see on TV). And a friend of a friend on Google+ tipped me off to their terms of service, which basically grants permission for fans to edit the videos and post them. That said, I challenged myself to create a short video vignette of the final shuttle mission, compiling the footage in iMovie and scoring it in GarageBand. You can view the result on my YouTube channel if you like: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrMarousek I think the words spoken by the Atlantis commander upon touchdown were very moving, and it is tough for me to write or talk about the end of US manned space exploration without getting very emotional, so I'll leave it at that. On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM, donz5 <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 24, 5:04 pm, Ed Dravecky <[email protected]> wrote: >> Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Probably to be replaced by Rev Al Sharpton. >> >http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cenk-uygur-exits-msnbc-213624 >> >> Gah. My once-avid viewing of MSNBC (back when they were a news >> channel) is down to "The Rachel Maddow Show" as s series recording and >> too many late-night viewings of "First Call" and "Way too Early". >> >> On a related note, the MSNBC coverage of the final Shuttle landing was >> perfunctory and cut off immediately so they could show ads and start >> "Morning Joe" on-time with the usual empty chatter about nothing. >> CNN's coverage was in-depth and informed but too often the reporters >> felt they had to talk over the voices of the astronauts and mission >> control. Fox News did a good job of getting out of the way (except for >> the eye-blistering ALERT graphics and Steve Doocy's intense stupidity) >> but then they've been the best place to turn for Shuttle launch and >> landing coverage since I lost HD Net to TWC's spat with Mark Cuban. >> >> -- >> Ed Dravecky IIIhttp://www.fencon.org/ > > I found CSPAN's coverage to be the best. No anchor chatter whatsoever, > and an uninterrupted broadcast. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
