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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: eagl on July 29, 2012, 12:07:34 PM
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For the second or third olympics in a row, the tv coverage of the olympics has been horrible. I'm not talking about event selection or schedule, I'm talking about technical details of recording video in one place and playing it back in another.
I was watching the coverage on NBC last night and it was absolutely terrible from a technical perspective. Every 3-5 minutes the video would cut out, back up or speed forward a few seconds, and re-start. Audio would un-sync from video. In three cases, they cut to commercial after a gymnastics performance but before the scores were given, and not cover the score, even briefly, after the commercials were over.
NBC paid millions for the right to be the exclusive channel outlet for olympics coverage, and they can't even get the basics correct. My elementary school news channel was run better by a couple of chatty 5th graders.
And of course my other rant is about the seating scandal... Hundreds (thousands?) of seats and tickets were given to media outlets and corporate sponsors, who failed to use them. So thousands of seats are going empty in some of the most popular and sold out events. I think the event organizers should pass a new rule stating that if a corporate or media venue ticket goes unused, that organization loses their seat for the remainder of the olympics and the seat tickets can be re-sold at the venue box-office. There are a few million people who would give a body part to be able to attend, so if the seats are empty the tickets should be forfeit, period.
Empty seats at the olympics are a crime... This is a big deal to a lot of people and anyone who cares about it so little as to not use huge blocks of tickets while thousands wait outside should simply not be pandered to. :old:
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you never can watch the Olympics unless you are there TV coverage stinks most of the time
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I have not watched olympics in years. Not even interested.
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Early morning soaring is more fun than watching a television. Buy a sailplane.
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I have not watched olympics in years. Not even interested.
Hey! It's been a while since I've been able to post this: http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/
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It's just a track and field event...
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Early morning soaring is more fun than watching a television. Buy a sailplane.
Nothing personal, but I really hate you, man.
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I have not watched olympics in years. Not even interested.
I used to not be interested, but now i love it. I'm burnt out of the major sports and need something new.
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I'd rather go to work than watch the Olympics. If the entire program died, I wouldn't shed a single tear. What purpose does it serve?
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I'd rather go to work than watch the Olympics. If the entire program died, I wouldn't shed a single tear. What purpose does it serve?
Its a world tradition, like, putting up Christmas lights and decorating a tree.
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Olympic's qualifiers; Dang do i wish! Go USA.
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What purpose does it serve?
I'm appauled that you would not know. :O
It's sponsorship money!! :lol
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This Olympics is better than the US held :old:
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Keep it in Europe... they can keep the IOC's ridiculous requests and all the crap that goes with it.
The news in the US states that the Olympics have made the traffic in London even worse than normal, to the point of gridlock, while Olympic road lanes remain open and unused.
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I didn't see the issues you mentioned, but that could've just been that I was watching different events.
What I don't particular like -- the interviewing of an athlete immediately after he or she competed. I don't like that in the NFL, NBA, or NHL either.
I'm enjoying the soccer coverage, both men's and women's.
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Keep it in Europe... they can keep the IOC's ridiculous requests and all the crap that goes with it.
The news in the US states that the Olympics have made the traffic in London even worse than normal, to the point of gridlock, while Olympic road lanes remain open and unused.
I never watch it :rofl
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I finally... FINALLY got to see Olympic fencing on a TV instead of on youtube. :x And... then the channel cut to their regular scheduled programming.
Seriously wtf?! :huh
You're the only damn channel I have that covers the olympics and... you're not covering the olympics?
*slightly OT TV rant*
I'm just cancelling TV from now on. There's nothing on that is any good. It's all reality show garbage, or documentaries that 15 years ago wouldn't even qualify as smart enough to be a kid's show. I'm sick of my TV treating me like an idiot. Youtube is far more entertaining, educational, has less commercials, and the commercials I do see are usually as entertaining as the movie and/or tailored to my preferrences. I've never purchased a product advertised on television, I think I've purchased a dozen or so products advertised on youtube. Go internet.
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I was surprised to read that NBC edited out the emotional tribute to the victims of terrorism from the opening ceremony.
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As far as the seating issue goes, Missy Franklin's parents (Missy is a 17 year old American Swimmer who won a gold yesterday) were sitting in row 58 of 62 rows in the corner of the aquatic center.
Now if your kid was in the olympics wouldnt you at least like to be able to see the race without binoculars? They were so far away they watched the race via their cell phones.
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The empty seats is really bad. Bring them back to th land of full stadiums! :devil
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I have not watched olympics in years. Not even interested.
why shuf they have a new event called the p38 toss :devil
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why shuf they have a new event called the p38 toss :devil
:rofl
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I was surprised to read that NBC edited out the emotional tribute to the victims of terrorism from the opening ceremony.
They also edited this German VIP "saluting" the German athletes. Judge the salute for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XhtOvmm9U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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They also edited this German VIP "saluting" the German athletes. Judge the salute for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XhtOvmm9U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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They also edited this German VIP "saluting" the German athletes. Judge the salute for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XhtOvmm9U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That's pretty innocent. All people and politicians make hand salutes like that. However, so called "journalists" and people with an agenda often use photos like these.
* Images removed due to possible rule #14 violation *
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"I can't think of anyone who is less anti-Semitic than him," he said adding that he is “devastated that it was interpreted in this way."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158420#.UBmfarQ0OSo
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They also edited this German VIP "saluting" the German athletes. Judge the salute for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XhtOvmm9U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You may better use actual film fro the "judgement" ;)
http://youtu.be/Jjxh1k2oXhA
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He's just waving his hand in a bit awkward way.
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This Olympics is better than the US held :old:
Which time :old:
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Scholz, I REALLY advise agaisnt posting ANY picture with ANY political figure in this forum, automatic #14 suspension, don't matter who/what/where/when/why/how/upsidedown.
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Thanks. Didn't know a simple news picture of a politician was a rule violation.
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Me neither :bolt:
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He's just waving his hand in a bit awkward way.
Hahaha!!!!!!!
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Love the reactions of the mayor of London and missus sitting behind him.