Correcting some misinformation I have been spreading in previous posts, it is *not* true that all of the online events are sans commentary. I had originally thought that because the first 2 or 3 I watched had only ambient sound. Subsequently I have seen some that did have only ambient sound, but included a clear and informative on-site announcer. I read last night a story on Deadspin ( http://deadspin.com/5931440/fake-jingoistic-and-stupid-gymnastics-coverage-is-the-worst-part-of-nbcs-olympics) that notes the online gymnastics did have a dedicated announcing team, different from the (simply horrid) NBC announcing crew (1996 gold medalist Shannon Miller), who is described as being pretty good, and much less jingoistic.
BTW, the article linked above speculates that at least some of NBC's gymnastics coverage is of what I have identified as the most odious type - commentary added *after* recording the event. This is based on the observation that during the qualifying Miller online did not mention the possibility that Wieber might not make the all arounds until near the end (when this began to seem possible), meanwhile on the tape delayed NBC coverage they were talking about that possibility from the beginning. -- 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
