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B2G

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4. #nbcfail says it all
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 03:19 PM
Aug 2012

They have absolutely butchered coverage. Let's recap

1) blowing Franklin's race just before she swam
2) men's gymnastics...where to begin? Were any other countries even competing? Do the athletes receive scores?
3) women's beach volleyball - skipping the 2nd set where Mays/Trainer roared back to life
4) no medal ceremonies
5) non-functional, advertisement riddled, spoiler filled live streams
6) Ryan Seacrest - enough said
7) that idiot chick interviewing all of the swimmers
8) 5 minutes of coverage, followed by 10 minutes of commercials
9) a total blackout of events where the US isn't competing

And that's just off the top of my head...

LOL ananda Aug 2012 #1
NBC's coverage is a travesty. AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #2
Gads I miss ABC's Olympics coverage hifiguy Aug 2012 #3
Ditto! William Seger Aug 2012 #5
Believe ABC's profiles were called "Up Close and Personal" AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #8
Jim McKay was just the best. AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #6
#nbcfail says it all B2G Aug 2012 #4
RE: 7) AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #7
People have been saying that NBC B2G Aug 2012 #9
Apparently they have been getting hifiguy Aug 2012 #10
It's theirs. They don't care. AngryOldDem Aug 2012 #11
Sadly, we're stuck with NBC Olympics until 2020.... ThatsMyBarack Aug 2012 #12
P.S. Here's a link.... ThatsMyBarack Aug 2012 #13
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