On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 5:05 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does NBC seriously expect us to believe that they cut the most important > performances from what must be one of the top 3 or 4 nights from their > entire, multimillion dollar Olympics package for time? They could not find 2 > minutes to televise the complete ending, out of the more than 4 hours of > coverage they had that night (and they seem to be able to go late on that > primetime show whenever they want to)? Have I mentioned how pure this > bullshit is? > > Clearly, the only reason they cut out that performance was to give the > illusion that the competition was closer than it was, that the final floor > exercises were more pressurized and significant and dramatic than they were. > > I know, Kevin has explained that NBC treats its Olympic coverage (at least > in primetime) like a Reality Show, and we know there is precious little > reality in Reality Shows, with the producers scripting conflict and drama to > create interest. I can accept some of that (especially when I can watch > relatively more straight up sports coverage of much of the Olympic games > earlier in the day). But at the very least have the grace not to lie to us - > don't piss in our face and call it lemonade.
I haven't weighed in on Olympics coverage because I have been ignoring the Games for the most part. I haven't been able to put my finger on the reason, but I've figured it out: in the US these Olympic Games are about NBC. In other countries they want the Games to be all about the athletes and the sports so the broadcasters get out of the way while in the US it's all about NBC's programming decisions, NBC's ratings, and NBC's coverage. It has completely turned me off. In contrast, I was a casual soccer fan in 2010 when ESPN announced they would stream every World Cup game, meaning it would be available for free both live and by replay. Watching the tournament (well, Spain mostly) converted me into a more dedicated fan and I have caught the occasional Spanish, English, or German league game as well as following the recent Euro 2012 tournament. I can't understand why NBC doesn't follow that model and as a result I will rather watch a CFL game on ESPN 3 rather than the Olympics on NBC. -- 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
