tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post8805057694196109233..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Your NBC Olympic Announcers (UPDATED)DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59919269002272138982008-08-26T01:14:00.000-04:002008-08-26T01:14:00.000-04:00Absolutely the worst announcing ever was the femal...Absolutely the worst announcing ever was the female diving announcer, C. Potter I believe. My 16 year old daughter thought she was mean and nasty and had nothing positive to say. It was most irritating to listen to her. Please anyone with any connections see what can be done about never ever having her back in any capacity. My ears still burn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59383996606003875442008-08-23T13:58:00.000-04:002008-08-23T13:58:00.000-04:00Craig Sager gave away the result to the women's vo...Craig Sager gave away the result to the women's volleyball gold medal match on the Basketball Channel. Let's see if they edit it out for the local feed.<BR/><BR/>NBC is retarded! They also released scores ON THEIR OWN LOCAL NEWS before they went back to Olympic coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-48922321273774607012008-08-23T11:31:00.000-04:002008-08-23T11:31:00.000-04:00Cynthia Potter is so annoying. I love watching th...Cynthia Potter is so annoying. I love watching the diving but her voice is so irritating that I find myself yelling at the TV for her to SHUT UP! She is so negative and sounds just like Nancy Grace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13407353677847070962008-08-21T06:43:00.000-04:002008-08-21T06:43:00.000-04:00Some of D-Bag Tim Daggett at his best:http://www.y...Some of D-Bag Tim Daggett at his best:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-46940705784419263672008-08-21T00:00:00.000-04:002008-08-21T00:00:00.000-04:00u know the synchronized swimming announcer person?...u know the synchronized swimming announcer person??? she is actually the stanford head coach i just want to tell her to shut her little a hole cuz i kinda want to watch and listen to the music ughhhh i hate her lolsplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966679678690768075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71061799025825250222008-08-20T22:41:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:41:00.000-04:00All the announcers are pretty good. But Cynthia Po...All the announcers are pretty good. But Cynthia Potter for diving needs to just shut up! She can only point out the negative even in great dives!<BR/><BR/>"She stoowd on the pl-yeatform for tooooo lawng!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-86717177849136571452008-08-20T00:43:00.000-04:002008-08-20T00:43:00.000-04:00Recovering from surgery the Thursday before the ga...Recovering from surgery the Thursday before the games began, I have had the honor of watching our athletes compete on the International stage. While I understand the announcers have to be objective, I am very disappointed in the work of Elfi Schlegel (gymnastics)and Cynthia Potter (diving. Perhaps this is my issue, but I think they should have taken a positive vein with our athletes.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969690200530871512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-57583139988264133232008-08-19T21:32:00.000-04:002008-08-19T21:32:00.000-04:00Tonight is the first time I've listened long enoug...Tonight is the first time I've listened long enough to Cynthia Potter's commentary to learn her name is NOT Nancy Grace. Her voice is so grating, I have to MUTE when I know there is "NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO WHEN I CAN DO NOTHING MORE." Her own words. Nails on a chalk board. . . speaking of bad announcing -- anyone remember last week when a swimming announcer talked about all the "lactaid" buildup Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89292604764728113082008-08-19T11:28:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:28:00.000-04:00The synchronized swimming announcers need to shut ...The synchronized swimming announcers need to shut the f- up and let us watch in peace. My god, the talking is obnoxious!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66410421472922918332008-08-18T23:44:00.000-04:002008-08-18T23:44:00.000-04:00Tim Daggett is announcing gymnastics tonight, and ...Tim Daggett is announcing gymnastics tonight, and is driving me utterly insane tonight by repeatedly saying "heighth" instead of "height". It's not a word! One of those other two needs to slap him, but I guess they just don't know any better, either.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895357395246645400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-641425312260321702008-08-18T22:36:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:36:00.000-04:00I just have to vent and since I know no one at NBC...I just have to vent and since I know no one at NBC I will just say it here. <BR/>Cynthia Potter's commentary for diving is irritating and tiresome. I watch the dives and then fast forward to the scores just to keep from hearing her any more than absolutely necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-78387823429984265382008-08-18T09:46:00.000-04:002008-08-18T09:46:00.000-04:00Tim Daggett is a complete disgrace. He is extreme...Tim Daggett is a complete disgrace. He is extremely critical of the performances by the Americans and it seems no matter what the Chinese do, it is "wonderful", or it "has never been seen before", or it "cannot be done". What a complete and utter moron. Get him off the air or leave him in China when you return. He is WORTHLESS...and Elfi Schlegel is not much better. Bring Back John Tesh to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-40822182963188534302008-08-15T20:57:00.000-04:002008-08-15T20:57:00.000-04:00Does anyone know the name of the male announcer wh...Does anyone know the name of the male announcer who does the voiceovers for Olympic sponsers as the coverage goes to commercial? He also voices the promos for some upcoming events, and the commercials guiding viewers to various NBC web sites. I just heard him promoting the DVD of the opening ceremony.<BR/><BR/>I'm from Massachusetts, and I swear that this voice belongs to a local media talent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-76426811557144394572008-08-15T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-15T17:51:00.000-04:00Albanian TV is providing much better coverage than...Albanian TV is providing much better coverage than this garbage from NBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66832397498184097382008-08-15T17:49:00.000-04:002008-08-15T17:49:00.000-04:00The only awful thing here is NBC coverage of the O...The only awful thing here is NBC coverage of the Olympics . What a disgrace. Just 3 sports including that "thing" they call beach volleyball. It seems there are only 2 countries in these games: the USA and China. Too much very very stupid EPIC, silly side stories, too many faces we don't care to watch and very very little time for real games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-25687622925869167412008-08-15T07:34:00.000-04:002008-08-15T07:34:00.000-04:00Can the announcers stop saying "settled for a silv...Can the announcers stop saying "settled for a silver" Like being second in the whole world is a bad thing? Come on! That person "won" the silver. I just cringe everytime I hear the word "settle".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-69140079240616269952008-08-14T22:54:00.000-04:002008-08-14T22:54:00.000-04:00I like Cynthia(Nancy Grace) Potter. Keep waiting t...I like Cynthia(Nancy Grace) Potter. Keep waiting to hear her famous "my friend" sayingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24089461388056059182008-08-14T10:17:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:17:00.000-04:00Cyntia Potter is the worst announcer of the games....Cyntia Potter is the worst announcer of the games. The divers take showers "to have fun"?! Seriuosly?! She is overly-critical, ill-informed, and quite frankly, irritating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-76102723704463663572008-08-14T03:42:00.000-04:002008-08-14T03:42:00.000-04:00Not the lead annoucer, but the second annoucer (i ...Not the lead annoucer, but the second annoucer (i think the analyst) was so so so horrible for the Gymnastic all around event. He sucked in so many ways possible. Firsrt of all he bagged on the U.S. team so bad! That was not cool at all. Then every thing he said was so damn stupid, he made no sense at all! Bob Costas is so great, but this fucking guy that thinks he knows so much about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49151746658487720662008-08-13T23:41:00.000-04:002008-08-13T23:41:00.000-04:00Can someone please inform Cynthia Potter that sent...Can someone please inform Cynthia Potter that sentences can also be simply declarative? I'm new to synchro diving but had to flip the channel. OMG she is unbelievably annoying. Even if she doesn't stop saying mean and inane things, if she can stop exclaiming everything it will be SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-40662160816913575452008-08-13T20:57:00.000-04:002008-08-13T20:57:00.000-04:00Um... did anyone watch the syncro diving on Tuesda...Um... did anyone watch the syncro diving on Tuesday night? A not-so-thin Canadian girl was jumping and made a splash and instead of just saying "oh she made a splash" CHARMING cynthis says "OH NO- IT'S A TIDAL WAVE!". I turned the channel right there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39893230303787161222008-08-13T15:07:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:07:00.000-04:00Also, a good Washington Post article about how few...Also, a good Washington Post article about how few announcers are actually in China covering the games:<BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081202367_pf.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-26853234951319088232008-08-13T14:58:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:58:00.000-04:00The equestrian announcing by Melanie Smith-Taylor ...The equestrian announcing by Melanie Smith-Taylor seems to be suffering the same issue as many of the other sports announcers. If you can't think of anything better to say than to repeat yourself over and over (such as "the cups are shallow" on the fences, so it's easy to knock them down), just be quite! Seriously, even people who don't know the sport grasped that after the fifth time it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-57611279019974104382008-08-13T14:00:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:00:00.000-04:00I cannot stand the gymnastics announcers. They si...I cannot stand the gymnastics announcers. They sit there and point out every little mistake, and that is it. Unless they are announcing on the Chinese, who they obviously think are God's gift to the sport. If I have to listen to 30 seconds of breathing and then, "oh no, I cannot believe she did that, that was a HUGE mistake, .8 deduction." I've had to mute all gymnastics, and even Potter withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-80003018819798293402008-08-12T20:35:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:35:00.000-04:00Yes, I definitely think that CP sounds like Nancy ...Yes, I definitely think that CP sounds like Nancy Grace, but even more annoying.<BR/><BR/>Also ... Lindsay Czarniak (Oxygen) --- she is our local sports reporter on NBC4 in Washington DC. She pretty much took over for George Michael.Andrea R. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502151781707505716noreply@blogger.com