tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post6906638298435364560..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: So Did You Turn Off Any Lights Last Night When Bob Costas Told You To?DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-87026719982863362442007-11-06T17:31:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:31:00.000-05:00Most people would agree that the environment, ener...Most people would agree that the environment, energy conservation and global warming are serious subjects that deserve as much press as possible. If so then why did Chris Collingsworth, Bob Costas, etc. act like children when such a serious issue was put into play in their studio. If they thought it was a joke then the network should have just moved their "green" policy to another forum as the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-30610628589085413092007-11-05T22:47:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:47:00.000-05:00If they wanted us all to really "go green", instea...If they wanted us all to really "go green", instead of telling us to turn off a light bulb...wouldn't they have told everyone in America to turn off their Tv's???? (and for most that would mean a cable box, a dvr, a tv and a receiver for surround sound)<BR/><BR/>I guess they don't want us to go THAT green. <BR/><BR/>I also wondered if they realize that putting a wall of halogen lights up to lightamamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507711237437811627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-19839968738540368082007-11-05T17:35:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:35:00.000-05:00If NBC was truly into "going green", they'd do us ...If NBC was truly into "going green", they'd do us all a favor and give back all that green they gave Notre Dame and never broadcast another of their football games again. That, and make Madden pay for his own gas.<BR/>While I'm on a rant here(and I am), when the fuck did broadcasting a football game become a Vegas lounge act? Just show the goddamn game, run some highlights during half-time and beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-41058034925582894492007-11-05T16:43:00.000-05:002007-11-05T16:43:00.000-05:00Screw NBC. I turned all the lights on in my house...Screw NBC. I turned all the lights on in my house before I went to sleep last night. How you like that Al Gore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-80461820684318518622007-11-05T16:24:00.000-05:002007-11-05T16:24:00.000-05:00Doing things in the dark is NBC corporate policy. ...Doing things in the dark is NBC corporate policy. And it gives the big wigs a comfortable feeling, like when their heads are up their ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-3523557816968438712007-11-05T15:45:00.000-05:002007-11-05T15:45:00.000-05:00When it comes to saving the environment, listen to...When it comes to saving the environment, listen to Jim Valvano.<BR/><BR/>Don't quit. Don't ever quit.GMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629846751680840539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-41757535485505223862007-11-05T14:46:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:46:00.000-05:00Pardon me for asking, but doesn't GE own NBC?Doesn...Pardon me for asking, but doesn't GE own NBC?<BR/><BR/>Doesn't GE also make stuff to clean up "greenhouse gases" as well as the turbines used to power those gigantic plasma screens?<BR/><BR/>Uh, yeah, ok...what a bunch of bullshit.E Buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363646592893172933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71279099702667895302007-11-05T14:25:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:25:00.000-05:00The high point of the experiment was when Tiki sai...The high point of the experiment was when Tiki said that next week you will be able to see him. It could have only been topped if Costas had followed with,"just smile and we'll know your here"Alkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454810754776989297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7140312351695616122007-11-05T14:11:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:11:00.000-05:00At that poind I decided to get off my butt and tur...At that poind I decided to get off my butt and turn off Sunday Night Football (figuring it would be a blowout and I had already watched 7 hours of football). <BR/><BR/>I went to the garage and got out three of those big halogen lights and raked the leaves in a nicely lit yard. Screw NBC. I will use as much electricity as I am willing to pay for.<BR/><BR/>I also decided to not watch NBC this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-12706414285033787342007-11-05T13:33:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:33:00.000-05:00One 50-inch plasma high-definition TV (HDTV) was e...One 50-inch plasma high-definition TV (HDTV) was estimated to use 679 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.<BR/><BR/>I would assume double it b/c the NBC plasma is a 103in. Panasonic plasma....so is turning off the studio lights better than keeping this beast on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66177033108294858142007-11-05T13:26:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:26:00.000-05:00It's only a matter of weeks until they continue to...It's only a matter of weeks until they continue to save energy by turning on the Rockefeller Center tree, which can only be rivaled by the display set up by Clark W. Griswold.WhiteSpeedReceiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854082988072717474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-85623392398870733472007-11-05T13:23:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:23:00.000-05:00If they were serious, maybe they would have ONE pe...If they were serious, maybe they would have ONE person in the studio and not 15, with forty cameras and millions of watts of lighting.<BR/><BR/>Frickin do gooder DOUCHES.<BR/><BR/>How much energy was spnet getting that douchebag Matt Lauer all they were to the Pole and then beaming a signal back so that he could expound on how warm it is, or wait, how cold it is, or what is it that they are E Buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363646592893172933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-16890358473762791372007-11-05T13:06:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:06:00.000-05:00How about sticking a pipe in that gas bag Olberman...How about sticking a pipe in that gas bag Olbermann?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-38876825007818831862007-11-05T12:48:00.000-05:002007-11-05T12:48:00.000-05:00dimming the studio lights while leaving the dozens...dimming the studio lights while leaving the dozens of high-wattage plasmas screens running strikes me as, oh, somewhat less than genuine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13323263515953227972007-11-05T12:46:00.001-05:002007-11-05T12:46:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.MDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485948173023354227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-45118924806237330552007-11-05T12:46:00.000-05:002007-11-05T12:46:00.000-05:00Preferable to their studio team: the Yule Log Half...Preferable to their studio team: the Yule Log Halftime ShowMDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485948173023354227noreply@blogger.com