Fuck you, NBC.

[alarimer]

For not letting us watch streaming events online without a cable subscription.

I hate you and your stupid announcers.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. wow...that DOES suck!

[cbayer]

2. I thought the announcers last night were abysmal.

I just wanted to watch the opening, I didn't need the running, inane commentary. And when one of them actually started singing, I almost lost it.

And why start this glorious event with a story about security and safety? What a stupid, stupid choice. People watch the Olympics to feel good.

So far, I give them an F.

[Honeycombe8]

10. They didn't have much to work with. As for the security, that is a huge concern for the world

these days, esp considering the problems that London had with it at the start (as Romney proudly noted!).

I find the subject interesting. How do you provide security for so many in such a crowded city, no doubt with plenty of wackos running around.

[cbayer]

11. I just felt like they didn't need to say anything much at all during most

of the ceremony. I enjoyed their commentary when the teams started coming in, but not during the other parts of the display. I wanted to make my own interpretations.

And while I agree that security is important and can be interesting, I was disappointed that they opened the first prime time show with it. Such a downer.

[mykpart]

3. I quit watching the Olympics

when ABC quit covering them. I hate the way the Olympics are covered now!

[alarimer]

4. It's only gotten worse.

I wish I could get the BBC stream here.

[pokerfan]

6. Try this

http://www.vipbox.tv/olympics/olympic-specials.html

[alarimer]

8. I wonder how long that will last?

Works so far. Thanks.

[Go Vols]

9. It seldom goes down

Here's a link that has all the sports listed separately.

http://www.vipbox.tv/olympics.html

[pokerfan]

5. Isn't NBC over the air?

One does not need cable to view NBC terrestrial broadcasts so how can they legally restrict access to the NBC stream to cable customers only? I can understand blocking MSNBC, CNBC, etc. but NBC itself? That's an FCC license.

[alarimer]

7. They can and they did.

They were going to have streams of all events, even those that are not being televised.

[femmocrat]

12. I thought I would be able to watch extra channels on DirecTV. Well I was wrong!

All I can get is NBC and MSNBC (which is showing prison programs). The have a Sports-Mix preview channel showing 8 channels. But when you click on the windows, it says "Channel not purchased".