tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post6416890975404205784..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Breaking: NBC Shafts The West Coast (And Midwest) Once AgainDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-42200791367468726362008-08-23T01:28:00.000-04:002008-08-23T01:28:00.000-04:00Does NBC not realize we don't care enough about th...Does NBC not realize we don't care enough about the Olympics to watch anything tape-delayed? I woke up to the end of the 2nd quarter and felt like watching but quickly realized it was tape-delayed. Hopped on the internet, homepage CNN.com, result on the front page. America won, I'm good. Not going to watch something the rest of the world knows. Especially when it's THE OLYMPICS. Let's not kid Big Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222049566297417645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-3903390258243157662008-08-23T00:22:00.000-04:002008-08-23T00:22:00.000-04:00Pointless local news? How else will we know if our...Pointless local news? How else will we know if our Mayor is out of jail?<BR/><BR/>/Detroit Residents<BR/><BR/>An aside: Does anyone know if the Men's Basketball Gold Medal Game (2:20 AM EDT) is also being tape delayed in the Mountain & Pacific time zones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-80770480935847422352008-08-22T23:41:00.000-04:002008-08-22T23:41:00.000-04:00That's the problem with TV. NBC, and ABC will show...That's the problem with TV. NBC, and ABC will show tape delay stuff. When the olympics prime time ends late due to gymnastics, it still show's local news instead of showing the late olympics live, they show it tape delayed. Or take parts of it out so I can see pointless local news. There is nothing to report in Mid Missouri, what a waste of time.pattywagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076183324744797762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-19673171161303918122008-08-22T21:18:00.000-04:002008-08-22T21:18:00.000-04:00There was a column in USA Today yesterday about th...There was a column in USA Today yesterday about this. The author recommended that the event be shown live when and then shown on tape at night. Actually, I think ABC did this when they carried the Olympics. <BR/><BR/>So if the Vancouver Games are going on tape delay, I guess London in 2012 will be also. Even though London is only a 6 hour difference opposed to a 12 hour for Bejing. I wonder also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-5980431749933823362008-08-22T17:28:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:28:00.000-04:00I was watching it in CST at the gym on an hour del...I was watching it in CST at the gym on an hour delay. Just as soon as the third quarter started, Sportscenter on the TV adjacent to me came up with Bill Walton and the final score. Who thought this live Sportscenter thing was a good idea anyway?<BR/><BR/>Thanks NBC!Justin Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632154653066980530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-52959939411512996432008-08-22T16:57:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:57:00.000-04:00Scott F. - news flash. all three networks are base...Scott F. - news flash. all three networks are based in New York City. They give more of a shit about the Eastern time zone than anyone else.Signal to Noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128427529258396556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-11508618195450372132008-08-22T15:50:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:50:00.000-04:00as spartandan said, the problem isn't with the eas...as spartandan said, the problem isn't with the east coast. the problem is nbc not showing an event live to the whole country for the sake of ratings.<BR/><BR/>i work and i'm not even a big basketball fan, but i enjoy watching live sporting events. i have a radio that picks up tv signals, i would have listened to that or brought in a tv to watch the game. there's no way in the world i'd take Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-48076637840367146692008-08-22T15:16:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:16:00.000-04:00Screw the West Coast! Do they have to stay awake ...Screw the West Coast! Do they have to stay awake until 2:00am to watch the World Series or the NBA Finals? No! It is about time a network cared about its East Coast fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-38627529491242027732008-08-22T15:11:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:11:00.000-04:00Somehow I'm missing all the indignant posts about ...Somehow I'm missing all the indignant posts about "NBC screws employed people". Not being able to see a game (like every person with a job in America) is worse than having it shown a couple hours later.Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965405599752964880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-34611863384099889232008-08-22T15:08:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:08:00.000-04:00That's it. This and the planned Vancouver tape del...That's it. This and the planned Vancouver tape delay in 2010 are fucking it.<BR/><BR/>I'm officially rooting for ESPN/ABC to outbid NBC for the broadcast rights with the IOC. No one likes a monopoly, but if that monopoly would actually air some fucking events live across the country, it might be in service of the greater sporting good.Signal to Noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128427529258396556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-9046588396901680972008-08-22T15:04:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:04:00.000-04:00Pip - completely different circumstances here. We'...Pip - completely different circumstances here. We're talking about events that could be shown live and aren't because NBC is a bunch of freaking idiots. With West Coast games, what do you want them to do, air it before it's played? (And the West Coast has to put up with 9am college football start times and Monday "Night" Football at 5:30; it won't kill you to have a game on the West Coast start Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24229980815171137012008-08-22T14:16:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:16:00.000-04:00Wow Pip, typical Boston sports fan, ignoring the r...Wow Pip, typical Boston sports fan, ignoring the rest of the country.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>If half of the country lives in the eastern timezone, that means the other half is living, guess where? THE OTHER TIME ZONES!<BR/><BR/>We live in a world where everything sports is shown live, how hard is it to skip the Today Show for once and air something for the entire country?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Stop annexing TJXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386844671773218074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-82856525855319656632008-08-22T13:41:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:41:00.000-04:00I watched the game live online here in the central...I watched the game live online here in the central time zone. Sorry for the rest of the US, but it was live here on the net.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-72530813955126599102008-08-22T13:39:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:39:00.000-04:00Please file your complaints with my 7 year old ste...Please file your complaints with my 7 year old step-son who got to see not one minute of the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals due to the obscenely late start times of the games. When I was 7, the Celtics played the Lakers in the finals and I got to watch nearly half the series without staying up as late as some of this years games started.<BR/><BR/>Do the math, half of the country lives in the eastern testing thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882014458283509104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-9127709922158151352008-08-22T13:37:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:37:00.000-04:00You guys have your expectations way too high for t...You guys have your expectations way too high for these folks at NBC.<BR/><BR/><BR/>NBC, unlike the CBC in Canada for example, is not a government funded channel. They rely on ad revenue and ratings as much as possible, and that's why NBC is doing this.<BR/><BR/><BR/>That being said:<BR/><BR/><BR/>NBC plans to do the same thing and delay some events for the 2010 Winter Games in VANCOUVER, BC! TJXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386844671773218074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-53150988318440389512008-08-22T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:31:00.000-04:00I hope everyone that has commented has also sent t...I hope everyone that has commented has also sent their thoughts to Brian at the email AA left. Lets flood his inbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-88711786179691653332008-08-22T13:17:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:17:00.000-04:00I'm also appalled. Thank goodness Dish Network car...I'm also appalled. Thank goodness Dish Network carries the HD basketball channel, so I can bolt from the gay coverage on NBC anytime I want. If you are going to show the Today Show (which disgusts me) rather than Olympic action as it happens, please give us more Natalie Morales. Screw this, do better, peacock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-69248925363475886552008-08-22T13:15:00.000-04:002008-08-22T13:15:00.000-04:00These losers at NBC have been screwing the Central...These losers at NBC have been screwing the Central timezone every year. If it's an event outside of the US, it's on tape delay. I just saw the US/Argentina game on the Olympic Basketball channel that DirecTV provides. If I didn't have satellite then I would've had to watch it on tape. I hate how they refuse to show any track live, but show that gay beach volleyball live in it's entirety. What a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-25476137581961999302008-08-22T12:44:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:44:00.000-04:00Living in SoCal what I find ironic is that I'm cur...Living in SoCal what I find ironic is that I'm currently watching MSNBC's post-game coverage of the game (highlights, interviews, analysis) before the game has even come on the air on our NBC affiliate!Joseph Aubelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381202237775194346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-74685983831397148452008-08-22T12:19:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:19:00.000-04:00The sad thing is that this is NBC's MO. They do t...The sad thing is that this is NBC's MO. They do this for Wimbledon and the French Open in the summer. They "play" it as though it is live but it's obviously not. So I not really suprised to hear they are doing it to the rest of the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79550580701575044532008-08-22T12:18:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:18:00.000-04:00How about the fact that we have to sit through at ...How about the fact that we have to sit through at 15 minute "halftime" that could be easily fast forwarded since its on a tape delay.KenB525https://www.blogger.com/profile/08883538068582712439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-60607617136754070932008-08-22T12:10:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:10:00.000-04:00question: did nbc bother to show the 4x100 relay l...question: did nbc bother to show the 4x100 relay live (since they're showing the hoops live)? or are they going to sit on it like a mother hen for 10 hours?<BR/><BR/>i just read about it on ap and espn...sounded awesome.<BR/><BR/>can't wait to see it on youtube or some pirate site when i get home from work.<BR/><BR/>-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-80115908656524075472008-08-22T11:51:00.000-04:002008-08-22T11:51:00.000-04:00Anon- It really has to be because they want to str...Anon- It really has to be because they want to stretch the ads across as much as they can. They are treating it like the Olympics like a sitcom and not a live Sporting Event.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-4534014442597702802008-08-22T11:47:00.000-04:002008-08-22T11:47:00.000-04:00Couldn't they show it live for the people that wan...Couldn't they show it live for the people that want to watch it live. Then show it on tape delay on USA or CNBC instead of whatever crap they are running during the day on those channels? Or just the opposite. They could show it live on USA or CNBC or MSNBC and then show it on tape delay on NBC. Why wouldn't that make sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-47024300638809889522008-08-22T11:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T11:45:00.000-04:00a big 'thank you' to espn, espn.com and espnradio ...a big 'thank you' to espn, espn.com and espnradio for giving me updates as they happen...no waiting.<BR/><BR/>hear that peacock? i'm not watching anything you broadcast AND i'm going to your your competitors and thanking them for coverage YOU purchased.<BR/><BR/>oh yeah, when it comes to the closing ceremonies, i'm going to grab them off bittorrent on monday. how's that taste?<BR/><BR/>-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com