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In reply to the discussion: NBC draws ire for not streaming Olympics ceremony [View all]d_r
(6,907 posts)4. why I hate nbc sports
"NBC Sports spokesman Christopher McCloskey said the ceremonies "are complex entertainment spectacles that do not translate well online because they require context, which our award-winning production team will provide for the large prime-time audiences that gather together to watch them." "
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Yes, we simpletons need matt lauer and bob costos to blather on and explain everything to us
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I kept having to mute it because of the inane babbling of Meredith, Matt and Bob.
tanyev
Jul 2012
#6
"spectacles that do not translate well online because they require context"
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2012
#7
During the opening ceremonies, Costas had to get some little political digs in to some countries.
bulloney
Jul 2012
#9
The day I need Lauer, Viera or Costas to translate an event for me is the day I fucking shoot myself
msanthrope
Jul 2012
#16