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In reply to the discussion: Fuck NBC for fucking with the 2012 London Olympics [View all]amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)36. I agree with your sentiment
I watched the closing ceremony online, (NBC) then later on NBC. They really chopped it up
Besides that, I hate how spoilers were everywhere. No matter how much I tried to avoid them,
the media just wasn't happy unless they gave us the results of events we hadn't seen yet.
The Brits did a great job. I read from some Brits,there was a jab at Mitt during the closing ceremony, but that must have been cut out too. I'm going to watch the BBC version and see what it was
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The monkey is a good actor! :-) (The romance and the girl's incessant blinking? FEH!)
WinkyDink
Aug 2012
#33
It's 'obscene' to say 'shit' after 9.00pm? When is America going to put on its big-boy pants?
truebrit71
Aug 2012
#64
I was lucky I was able to see the BBC feed. Watched it all the time and I am
Justice wanted
Aug 2012
#30
I watched more than the ceremonies for my entertainment - good stuff during the day
Baclava
Aug 2012
#52
That totally pissed me off, I waited a fucking hour for them to return with 7 MINUTES of The Who
Raine
Aug 2012
#50
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
They also occasionally ran ads DURING a football (soccer) game. Not at halftime, during the game.
mikeytherat
Aug 2012
#69
Let's not forget the 4 minutes of BALLET! Prima Ballerina Darcy Bussell of the Royal Ballet flew in
October
Aug 2012
#76
holy crap. the opening and closing of the Olympics are just big half-time shows...
yawnmaster
Aug 2012
#85
It can be watched on the internets that way. Watching on US based network TV you are going to get..
yawnmaster
Aug 2012
#89
then they are stuck watching the show from a US perspective and at the will of the broadcaster.
yawnmaster
Aug 2012
#91