**The Winter Olympics**

norm

bob costas just can't shut the fuck up, can he? :roll:

South of Seattle

intodeep wrote:

What is up with the US snowboarders wearing gor tex jeans :?
I don't know i think it is kind of lame but that is just me.

US seems to do well in snowboarding.

Denim material for snowboard pants was so 2005

lukin2006

norm wrote:

bob costas just can't shut the fuck up, can he? :roll:

We have the same problem here in Canada on CTV with Brian Williams.

jimed14

What the fuck?

When I was a kid, they'd show at least 15 of the best downhill runs with a few wipe outs mixed in.

They showed 5 runs in a half hour, the three medalists, a Swiss guy on the comeback trail that fell short and a Canadian that wiped. It's over. Done. No more.

5 fucking runs?

Way too many fucking commercials. Not nearly enough action.

Oh, and now a nice 10 minute spot about polar bears. UGH.

South of Seattle

jimed14 wrote:

What the fuck?

When I was a kid, they'd show at least 15 of the best downhill runs with a few wipe outs mixed in.

They showed 5 runs in a half hour, the three medalists, a Swiss guy on the comeback trail that fell short and a Canadian that wiped. It's over. Done. No more.

5 fucking runs?

Way too many fucking commercials. Not nearly enough action.

Oh, and now a nice 10 minute spot about polar bears. UGH.

Ladies and Gentlemen. The Olympics on NBC!

lukin2006

South of Seattle wrote:

jimed14 wrote:

What the fuck?

When I was a kid, they'd show at least 15 of the best downhill runs with a few wipe outs mixed in.

They showed 5 runs in a half hour, the three medalists, a Swiss guy on the comeback trail that fell short and a Canadian that wiped. It's over. Done. No more.

5 fucking runs?

Way too many fucking commercials. Not nearly enough action.

Oh, and now a nice 10 minute spot about polar bears. UGH.

Ladies and Gentlemen. The Olympics on NBC!

It hasn't been much better here Canada, 3 stations sharing the broadcast, so you are constantly searching for action, lots of talk, lots of commercials, mind you our main network did show the downhill. I am now at the point that I only really care about the hockey. I watched the medal ceremony tonight and they spent 5 minutes talking about the lumber that was used to make the medal podium. To me the olympics should be about the athlete's, it's to bad.

lukin2006

Just one more point 2 of the stations are only available on cable and satellite and the main network has been a lot of talk. I know people who still don't have cable or satellite so they are getting poor coverage of the olympics.

blackredyellow

jimed14 wrote:

What the fuck?

When I was a kid, they'd show at least 15 of the best downhill runs with a few wipe outs mixed in.

They showed 5 runs in a half hour, the three medalists, a Swiss guy on the comeback trail that fell short and a Canadian that wiped. It's over. Done. No more.

5 fucking runs?

Way too many fucking commercials. Not nearly enough action.

Oh, and now a nice 10 minute spot about polar bears. UGH.

How slow are those events live? Do the skiers basically go one after another or is there downtime in between?

I agree tho, coverage is terrible, but I didn't expect much from NBC. I'm happy that a lot of the hockey games are on secondary networks... maybe they can just show the game and not the other senseless crap that NBC fills 80% of their broadcast with.

haffajappa

lukin2006 wrote:

It hasn't been much better here Canada, 3 stations sharing the broadcast, so you are constantly searching for action, lots of talk, lots of commercials, mind you our main network did show the downhill. I am now at the point that I only really care about the hockey. I watched the medal ceremony tonight and they spent 5 minutes talking about the lumber that was used to make the medal podium. To me the olympics should be about the athlete's, it's to bad.

Is it jut me or are they switching up channels in the middle of events?
Could have sworn i was watching boarding on TSN went to have a shower came back and it was some Olympic documentary... switched to sportsnet and boarding was there...


maybe I was just watching sportsnet all along?

intodeep

In the US NBC needs to use its other stations more for this. Show more of the events, and really show as much stuff live as you can.

Oh and what is up with the ice rink not being able to um stay icy?

Curling starts today let the real fun begin

Indifference71

intodeep wrote:

In the US NBC needs to use its other stations more for this. Show more of the events, and really show as much stuff live as you can.

Oh and what is up with the ice rink not being able to um stay icy?

Curling starts today let the real fun begin

I'm pretty sure that NBC is using 4-5 stations to broadcast the olympics. There are events broadcasted on msnbc, cnbc and usa.

That ice issue was ridiculous. How does that happen indoors? Vancouver is sure having some bad luck so far.

The Juggler

allison baver..... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

officially hotter than lindsey vonn...

PHILLY!
http://slanchreport.com/2010-articles/f ... baber.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bBt8CwjK_U

rival.

The Jeagler wrote:

allison baver..... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

officially hotter than lindsey vonn...

PHILLY!
http://slanchreport.com/2010-articles/f ... baber.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bBt8CwjK_U

thank you kind sir!

Riot_Mac

waaay too many commercials. I am never seeing any action. It is annoying. I will change the channel at a commercial break and forget to go back and then miss the 1 minute of actual footage.

Lizard

Riot_Mac wrote:

waaay too many commercials. I am never seeing any action. It is annoying. I will change the channel at a commercial break and forget to go back and then miss the 1 minute of actual footage.

Agreed. It's quite annoying.

norm

the ioc needs to get a life :roll:

It appears the International Olympic Committee isn't a big fan of individual expression -- at least when it comes to hockey.

Each of Team USA's three goalies, including Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, has been told by Olympic officials to cover messages on their masks.

Quick has been told to cover up the message "Support our Troops" on his patriotic-themed mask since the IOC considers it political propaganda.

Goalie Ryan Miller, who will start Tuesday in Team USA's Olympic opener against Switzerland, has been told to cover up his "Miller Time" slogan since the IOC deemed it too close to advertising. In addition, the IOC told Miller to cover up the words "Matt Man" on his helmet, which is a tribute to his cousin who died of cancer in 2007.

Miller says he will contest the IOC's decision to make him remove the tribute to his cousin.

And finally, Tim Thomas has been asked to cover up the initials of his three children painted on his helmet.

Curiously, the IOC didn't feel the depiction of a buffed-out Uncle Sam on Miller's mask was propaganda.

Olympic officials did inform the teams beforehand of its mask standards, but they should just make all the goalies wear Dominik Hasek-style cage masks if they're going to snuff out all the creativity. Personalized hockey masks are just as much a part of hockey as sequins are to figure skating.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympic ... er-up.html

81

will somebody wake me when this debacle is over.

neilybabes86

81 wrote:

will somebody wake me when this debacle is over.

OK WE GET IT :roll:

81

:oops:

The Juggler

singularity wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

allison baver..... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

officially hotter than lindsey vonn...

PHILLY!
http://slanchreport.com/2010-articles/f ... baber.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bBt8CwjK_U

thank you kind sir!

you are welcome.

just trying to find ways to make these games worth watching