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30. I was lucky I was able to see the BBC feed. Watched it all the time and I am
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 07:34 PM
Aug 2012

hoping I will beable to do that with the next Olympic games.

Olympics? woolldog Aug 2012 #1
Would you like another beer? derby378 Aug 2012 #3
Success in anything happening anywhere but America isn't part of the story. sibelian Aug 2012 #2
Yes, we're "exceptional" that way. lob1 Aug 2012 #6
I take it that you didn't watch the coverage in other countries then. mythology Aug 2012 #83
The really sad part of the story is... derby378 Aug 2012 #7
I didn't know that - they recovered some dignity, did they? sibelian Aug 2012 #24
Just give thanks they did notcut Imagine malaise Aug 2012 #4
YES!! You are absolutely correct derby378 Aug 2012 #8
Hey - I haven't forgotten about ChickMagic Panasonic Aug 2012 #15
It's getting easier derby378 Aug 2012 #26
So did I malaise Aug 2012 #17
Monkey Balls Hospital?! KamaAina Aug 2012 #5
The show really is called Animal Practice. alp227 Aug 2012 #11
Monkey Balls Hospital was HORRIBLE. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #29
The monkey is a good actor! :-) (The romance and the girl's incessant blinking? FEH!) WinkyDink Aug 2012 #33
"t was ever thus. Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #9
Yep, Eric Idle got bleeped derby378 Aug 2012 #10
WHAAAAAAA??? sibelian Aug 2012 #21
nicely done... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #22
FCC Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #45
It's 'obscene' to say 'shit' after 9.00pm? When is America going to put on its big-boy pants? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #64
The big difference between now and the '80s nichomachus Aug 2012 #23
I watched it streaming live and then the NBC edited version MagickMuffin Aug 2012 #42
And Ray Davies Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #46
You had me at "PBS" derby378 Aug 2012 #47
It was Ryan Fucking Seacrest that spoiled it... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #62
agreed, especially about Muse IcyPeas Aug 2012 #12
PLEASE tell me they still have a link available derby378 Aug 2012 #13
I really like Muse. I skipped last night. DevonRex Aug 2012 #27
they fucked it up from the word 'go' ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #14
More like American CENSORSHIP derby378 Aug 2012 #16
We did not have one commercial malaise Aug 2012 #19
i don't know if it was overt censorship ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #20
Bingo!!! liberallibral Aug 2012 #39
I didn't watch the opening or closing bigwillq Aug 2012 #18
ebersole is a dinosaur elehhhhna Aug 2012 #25
Ebersol tried to save SNL from Jean Doumanian derby378 Aug 2012 #28
I was lucky I was able to see the BBC feed. Watched it all the time and I am Justice wanted Aug 2012 #30
London Olympics 2012 Ratings: Most Watched Event In TV History redroof Aug 2012 #31
who gives a crap - the Olympics are for the athletes - not the couch potatoes Baclava Aug 2012 #32
You do realize the Olympic Stadium only seated 80,000, right? derby378 Aug 2012 #34
I watched more than the ceremonies for my entertainment - good stuff during the day Baclava Aug 2012 #52
NBC streamed it live, because of complaints about the Opening Ceremony. :-) WinkyDink Aug 2012 #35
Oh, whoopie doopie derpy doo... derby378 Aug 2012 #37
I absolutely agree! But I knew they wouldn't. ;-) WinkyDink Aug 2012 #38
I'm guessing most of their audience doesn't speak french Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #53
I agree JonLP24 Aug 2012 #70
Which you got to see ONLY Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #61
I agree with your sentiment amuse bouche Aug 2012 #36
Our daughter stayed up because she's a big fan of Muse. phylny Aug 2012 #40
I stayed up waiting for Muse, too derby378 Aug 2012 #41
I miss CBC coverage of the Olympics. roamer65 Aug 2012 #43
I didn't know they discontinued it derby378 Aug 2012 #44
CBC will broadcasting 2014 and 2016 :) maryellen99 Aug 2012 #67
They didn't air the gold medal men's soccer game on Saturday WolverineDG Aug 2012 #48
I saw Mexico vs. Brazil live on Telemundo derby378 Aug 2012 #49
I thoroughly enjoyed that match JonLP24 Aug 2012 #72
That totally pissed me off, I waited a fucking hour for them to return with 7 MINUTES of The Who Raine Aug 2012 #50
If they edited the Opening Ceremonies for American tastes dflprincess Aug 2012 #51
Cutting Ray Davies is a disgrace vanlassie Aug 2012 #54
Thanks again for dumbing it down, M$M Blue Owl Aug 2012 #55
Well lookie lookie-NBC's Olympics coverage was most-watched TV event in US history malaise Aug 2012 #56
Proof that when you have a monopoly on the coverage people sit through shit coverage... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #66
My exact thought malaise Aug 2012 #71
They left out divers that got the bronze. Puglover Aug 2012 #57
And that says lots. NCTraveler Aug 2012 #58
Not really, but thanks for playing.... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #63
Yeah. It was pretty bad. But to each their own. NCTraveler Aug 2012 #78
All I know is I'm glad Mike Oldfield played . . . HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #59
I still remember Meredith Viera trying to sing during the Opening Ceremonies derby378 Aug 2012 #65
who cares leeroysphitz Aug 2012 #60
I didn't watch their coverage. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2012 #68
They also occasionally ran ads DURING a football (soccer) game. Not at halftime, during the game. mikeytherat Aug 2012 #69
They can't show every second of it on TV Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #73
NBC bleeps out SHIT, but.... ThatsMyBarack Aug 2012 #74
NBC's coverage of the Olympics was nothing short of atrocious Aerows Aug 2012 #75
Let's not forget the 4 minutes of BALLET! Prima Ballerina Darcy Bussell of the Royal Ballet flew in October Aug 2012 #76
NBC should..... ThatsMyBarack Aug 2012 #77
Majority Of Americans Want NBC To Air Olympics Live: Gallup MinM Aug 2012 #79
I Always Wonder RobinA Aug 2012 #80
So you can watch the repeat malaise Aug 2012 #81
Olympics on NBC... Riftaxe Aug 2012 #82
Nice contrast! derby378 Aug 2012 #84
holy crap. the opening and closing of the Olympics are just big half-time shows... yawnmaster Aug 2012 #85
The way I see it... derby378 Aug 2012 #86
It can be watched on the internets that way. Watching on US based network TV you are going to get.. yawnmaster Aug 2012 #89
Lots of people don't have the Internet at home derby378 Aug 2012 #90
then they are stuck watching the show from a US perspective and at the will of the broadcaster. yawnmaster Aug 2012 #91
That ain't the way it works, chief... derby378 Aug 2012 #92
that's America! and don't call me chief! eom yawnmaster Aug 2012 #93
I missed what was probably a really great Olympics because of my revulsion of NBC's coverage. alarimer Aug 2012 #87
Do you have cable? derby378 Aug 2012 #88
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