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WorseBeforeBetter

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85. If they did, their loss--it's a wonderful film.
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 11:55 PM
Jul 2012

And the numbers you ever-so-kindly reported via IMDB are chump change compared to the Titanics and Harry Potters of the world:

$21,995,263 (USA)
$87,285,000 (Worldwide) (except USA)
$109,280,263 (Worldwide)

"Plenty" does not equal "most."

well, that's a pathetic excuse fishwax Jul 2012 #1
I guess we could've learned something and shouldn't learn it? SharonAnn Jul 2012 #21
What? Not enough commercials? Fridays Child Jul 2012 #2
We Removed 3 chapters of 1984 because Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #3
Pathetic. This is the Olympics, a worldwide event. avebury Jul 2012 #4
LOL laundry_queen Jul 2012 #61
They treat people here like babies, it's so insulting. nt Raine Jul 2012 #5
It was not a tribute to victims of "all terror," though--it was a 7/7 tribute. MADem Jul 2012 #6
And? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2012 #27
And the BBC, could, and would, deliver a hearty fuck us if they so desired. MADem Jul 2012 #41
I could sing it. grasswire Jul 2012 #53
You are one of the few. nt MADem Jul 2012 #67
I've heard Abide With Me at funerals xmas74 Jul 2012 #58
I'm an adult American who sat through the rapper... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #65
Get a job as a corporate exec at NBC, and you can make those decisions. MADem Jul 2012 #66
Thanks for the unsolicited career advice, but I'm set. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #71
Plenty of Americans went to see the movie. MADem Jul 2012 #76
If they did, their loss--it's a wonderful film. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2012 #85
And we should treat US Audiences like children nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #30
??? Who's treating you (don't pull me into that BS) like a child? MADem Jul 2012 #37
Steve Martin in The Jerk: "So it's a profit deal?!!" byeya Jul 2012 #40
Indeed, why I am watching bbc nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #47
What's with the childish USA shit? MADem Jul 2012 #68
same to you fella nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #69
Thank you for the woo me with science Jul 2012 #60
Well, I wasn't conversing with you, but thank YOU MADem Jul 2012 #70
Actually, it wasn't "a dull, boring, stultifying hymn dance number" , mr blur Jul 2012 #73
I found it so. Your mileage varied. Different strokes for different folks. nt MADem Jul 2012 #74
Right, because they didn't say "9/11" eight hundred times. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #7
NBC burrowowl Jul 2012 #8
oh, well, that makes sense. We are, after all, the center of the universe magical thyme Jul 2012 #9
Most Americans never heard of 7/7 and NBC had no intention of informing them... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #10
And the IOC flat-out refused to acknowledge Munich in the opening ceremonies. MADem Jul 2012 #42
I can't believe that. Really? Withywindle Jul 2012 #59
Ask a typical American about it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #63
They might not know the date if you just say 7/7, but anyone I Union Scribe Jul 2012 #87
Funny how they remember that and the Train bombing in Spain Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #89
Ah well NBCs Olympic Contract won't be renewed malaise Jul 2012 #11
Unfortunately this isn't true mentalsolstice Jul 2012 #29
Holy Shite malaise Jul 2012 #35
The one with the most money on the table wins the contract. MADem Jul 2012 #44
By that standard why broadcast the Opening Cerimonies at all ?! KurtNYC Jul 2012 #12
Basically, the British public had the "Wrong" reaction to 7/7.... Junkdrawer Jul 2012 #13
Plus, Meredith, Matt and Bob would have had to keep their yaps shut for a few seconds, tanyev Jul 2012 #14
What about the peace sign? OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #15
I saw that, and I watched the NBC broadcast rox63 Jul 2012 #16
Yes, I definitely noticed it NEOhiodemocrat Jul 2012 #17
omg, I missed that skit altogether! OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #20
It was during the 60s-70s pop culture part. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #25
I saw it (the peace sign) Harry Back Jul 2012 #81
NEITHER IS THE FREAKING OLYMPICS eShirl Jul 2012 #18
That is such bs. Part of the POINT of the Olympics is to share the experience with various countries Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #19
Fuck NBC Marrah_G Jul 2012 #22
well, that's just embarrassing renate Jul 2012 #23
The IOC refused to include the 40th Anniversary of Munich in the Opening Ceremonies. MADem Jul 2012 #46
Wow, "wasn't tailored for the U.S. audience".... Spazito Jul 2012 #24
That's what I get from that statement as well, unless it pushes the proper propaganda suffragette Jul 2012 #38
So they decide what's proper for Americans to watch lunatica Jul 2012 #26
I am loving that they are getting blowback on this. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #28
That's in the running for "most parochial thing I've heard in days." (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #31
WTF Klukie Jul 2012 #32
Because it's all about us pokerfan Jul 2012 #33
I left a comment on the NBC FB page. Nt DevonRex Jul 2012 #34
So did I nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #48
It's yet another insult to the Brits. As if DevonRex Jul 2012 #54
Yup nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #55
Yeah there's that too. DevonRex Jul 2012 #57
I sure am glad... 99Forever Jul 2012 #36
Huh? Was the rest of the opening ceremony tailored for a US audience? gollygee Jul 2012 #39
Fuck NBC. Zoeisright Jul 2012 #43
Disgusting SpartanDem Jul 2012 #45
That's pretty pathetic bhikkhu Jul 2012 #49
There are things they are told over there about things that we will never hear over here. YellowRubberDuckie Jul 2012 #50
Yep! Don't want to be reminding U.S. audiences about that there TERROR, now do we. nt patrice Jul 2012 #51
Doesn't matter anyway, since it didn't happen in the U.S. patrice Jul 2012 #52
NBC isn't "tailored for the U.S. audience", at least ones of average intelligence. Autumn Jul 2012 #56
NBC supports PROXY Terrorism by diverting attention from it. nt patrice Jul 2012 #62
NBC..Jingo Olympics SoCalDem Jul 2012 #64
No wonder we end up so xenophobic... AntiFascist Jul 2012 #72
by what standard does nbc grade tailoring? who makes that call? spanone Jul 2012 #75
NBC is disgusting Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #77
Our media is closer to the old Soviet Pravda than you think. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #78
Jerks. elleng Jul 2012 #79
Thank God we have NBC to tell us what is properly tailored for indepat Jul 2012 #80
They just didn't want to remind jingoistic morons Warpy Jul 2012 #82
That's disgusting.... The world mourns with us during our tragedies, do we do the same? No. NotThisTime Jul 2012 #83
I'm still trying to figure out why Ryan Seacrest catbyte Jul 2012 #84
Assholes! Ken Burch Jul 2012 #86
is this what many neoconservatives call: American Exceptionalism? AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #88
if Another Country had done that to us with 9/11 you would have ignorant politicians calling for JI7 Jul 2012 #90
They definitely dropped the ball. toddwv Jul 2012 #91
Social engineering at its finest. Rex Jul 2012 #92
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