NBC drops Who performance from closing ceremonies...

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  • Nitro
    Nitro Posts: 265
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Costas needs to retire. That's all I have to add. :)

    I wholeheartedly agree with this statement!!!

    I think Bob Costas is awesome, and I mean that.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Nitro wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Costas needs to retire. That's all I have to add. :)

    I wholeheartedly agree with this statement!!!

    I think Bob Costas is awesome, and I mean that.

    to each, their own.
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    what did the who play? anyone know?
  • TN70407
    TN70407 Posts: 217
    I think the worst part was that all during the closing ceremonies the announcers kept saying things like "..and stay tuned later for the who." It wasn't until the last minute that they said it was part of some post ceremony show an hour later.

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  • dimitrispearljam
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    helplessdancer wrote:
    what did the who play? anyone know?
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I think NBC did a pretty good job aside from the deal with the gymnastics where they switched around the orders to add drama for those that didn't already know the outcome.

    The US led in medals so it's gonna seem like they only highlighted the sports where the US were the focus.
    I saw plenty of Usain Bolt. Did other countries highlight Michael Phelps' run the way NBC did for Bolt? None of the basketball games, probably the biggest stars in the Olympics were shown in primetime.

    Last time The Who had a major tv performance, at the Superbowl, it was abysmal. I was looking forward to catching the performance but I can't say I was that let down by it not being shown.

    I don't see what's so bad about Bob Costas. The Olympics aren't his forte, but for something as big as the Olympics it's tough to get somebody as well known.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Costas needs to retire. That's all I have to add. :)

    I wholeheartedly agree with this statement!!!



    Really???? I love Costas. One of thsoe guys you rarely hear anything bad about.

    I am still wondering why the hell Ryan Seacrest was involved with the olympics. They sports broadcasting greats like Dan Patrick, Al Michaels, and Costas and then we have to listen to Ryan Seacrest?!?!? That was brutal.
  • josevolution
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    Those closing ceremonies sucked ass how could they have the kasier chiefs play a who song i found that to be a slap in Pete's face ......
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  • cincybearcat
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    josevolution wrote:
    Those closing ceremonies sucked ass how could they have the kasier chiefs play a who song i found that to be a slap in Pete's face ......

    Why exactly?
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  • PJINFLA
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    And why Queen would let Jessie J sing We Will Rock You I have no idea, that was just awful!!

    I had heard rumours of a Pink Floyd reunion instead we get Nick Mason with Mike Rutherford
    and others. Sounded OK but quite a letdown.
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  • FrankY59
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    I do not quite grasp the concept of the Olympics. I am an ultra competitive sports junkie and bleed Detroit sports. But watching Olympics sports just does not make sense to me. Am I supposed to cheer for USA because I am American?! Does the medal count mean anything when the population of China is 1 billion people?! I don't think it is fair to say that a basketball player from the USA team is equal to another that plays for Australia. I just think there are too many factors that plays into the development of these athletes that makes the playing field just uneven. I dunno, maybe I am missing something.
  • givn2fly26
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    eddiec wrote:
    Bennyorr4 wrote:
    I'm not surprised, I mean they only showed sports that the USA were competing in. NBC should really pull their head out of their asses, there are other countries in the world. Maybe if Lady Gaga or Brittney Spears were on they would have kept it in. I agree, what a joke.

    I think it's the same in most countries. The usually highlight their own athletes. On top of that the US has so many top athletes competing for medals that NBC isn't going to show you some guy from Kazakhstan in a canoe slalom.

    True, I'm American but have lived in Australia for the last 7 years and the coverage was the same here. All about Aussie swimming and nothing else. Then just sports Australia were in (which weren't a lot). At least they showed some of the Dream Team games.
  • eeriepadave
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    chaslil wrote:
    They also edited out Ray Davies, Kate Bush and Muse (singing the official Olympics song no less!)

    It pissed off a lot of people.
    http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/sport ... index.html

    yeah i really wanted tos ee Muse perform. Also heard they cut out Elbow :(
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  • DS1119
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    I know I may take some heat for this statement but I really don't care. Kind of puts it into perspective of actually how non-important the games are to the genereal public of the US. I mean there are a lot of disappointed people here becasue of the connection between the WHo and PJ and it was cut and delayed...but overall it was more important to the Network to try and promote their new series while the US public was still awake.
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I like watching the Olympics - always have, some of it maybe is because of watching when I was a kid. It was a great idea for NBC to have channels devoted to soccer and tennis and whatever - the streaming left a lot to be desired - way too many commercials, for example. The app was a total joke. Worked maybe twice.

    I watched both the opening and closing ceremonies on what I guess was a BBC stream and they were both great. I get that NBC wanted to push their new vet show (wow, looks like a great show, doesn't it?), but what a horrible idea to shove it in there right in the middle of the Olympics - that's bullshit.

    Costas doesn't bother me as much as Ryan Seacrest.
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Yeah, I don't get why Ryan Seacrest was there.

    I'd known for weeks that The Who would be at the closing ceremonies with the rumor that they'd perform last. But I still watched the whole thing and it was beyond annoying to keep hearing "Coming up: The Who!" only to have the program seemingly end and then postponed for an hour.

    I didn't watch the new show, had no interest. Turned it back on for my band and they looked like they were having a blast! Some weird camera work--more shots of Simon than Pete but Pete was smiling and I loved Simon's shoes! :lol: So all in all, a great finale!

    But I still think it sucks the way NBC broke up the program and I was especially bummed to have missed Ray Davies.
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  • Who Princess
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    DS1119 wrote:
    I know I may take some heat for this statement but I really don't care. Kind of puts it into perspective of actually how non-important the games are to the genereal public of the US. I mean there are a lot of disappointed people here becasue of the connection between the WHo and PJ and it was cut and delayed...but overall it was more important to the Network to try and promote their new series while the US public was still awake.
    I saw a survey yesterday and it said that 74% of Americans were following the Olympics. All but about 18% of that number were watching them on TV. I still don't get why you think nobody cared about them.
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  • jackrabbit slim
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    FrankY59 wrote:
    I do not quite grasp the concept of the Olympics. I am an ultra competitive sports junkie and bleed Detroit sports. But watching Olympics sports just does not make sense to me. Am I supposed to cheer for USA because I am American?! Does the medal count mean anything when the population of China is 1 billion people?! I don't think it is fair to say that a basketball player from the USA team is equal to another that plays for Australia. I just think there are too many factors that plays into the development of these athletes that makes the playing field just uneven. I dunno, maybe I am missing something.

    yep you're missing something. why wouldn't you be proud of your country? don't feel guilty for its size or skill. i'm very proud of our US athletes. Such drive and sacrifice.
    And what Makes the olympics cool is when that guy from Grenada wins gold or the south african beats his idol phelps for gold. A good athlete can make up for a lot.
    I also liked seeing London and getting little tidbits of history of the UK. theres a lot to like. Looking forward to Rio and Sochi.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Who Princess wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I know I may take some heat for this statement but I really don't care. Kind of puts it into perspective of actually how non-important the games are to the genereal public of the US. I mean there are a lot of disappointed people here becasue of the connection between the WHo and PJ and it was cut and delayed...but overall it was more important to the Network to try and promote their new series while the US public was still awake.
    I saw a survey yesterday and it said that 74% of Americans were following the Olympics. All but about 18% of that number were watching them on TV. I still don't get why you think nobody cared about them.


    Because the major network in the US chose to put on a pilot of a comedy show instead of showing the closing ceremonies. :lol: Have you seen the headlines across the US throughout the olympics? Baseball and football minicamps were more featured instead of the Olympics. :lol: Todays headlines were even more of an indication. I think my local paper didn;t even mention the olympics except for the medal count. :lol:

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