Yet Again, NBC has terrile Olympics Coverage

**Crazed Rabbit** · 02-16-2010, 05:50

Oh, how I so loath their coverage. Here on the West Coast, where I am mere hours of driving away from the Olympic events themselves, I can't watch events live. Oh no, they've got the west coast on tape delay.

And there coverage of events like downhill skiing is very formulaic; show all the Americans, show the races of favored to win athletes, show the races of those who get medals, and the races of those who crash.

So what if it's only 6 out of 30 races total? They've got more important things, like showing on-air clips of NBC Universal movies about 'viking snowboarding', or lengthy feature interviews with Americans who won medals the day before, or a feature on frickin' polar bears. I kid you not.

The winter sporting event that happens once every four years, and they cut out the sports to show polar bears.

I used to be able to watch the CBC for the Olympics. Sadly, with the new cable TV package I can't anymore.

CR

**Megas Methuselah** · 02-16-2010, 06:12

CBC's real nice, my friend.

**HoreTore** · 02-16-2010, 09:51

Well.

At least you don't have to stay up all night to watch.....

**Centurion1** · 02-16-2010, 14:06

plus i just dislike nbc so its like a doublestab to the heart......

**Gregoshi** · 02-16-2010, 15:09

I was complaining about the very same thing last night CR. A story on Polar bears? Cut me a break. I couldn't believe it...no, wait, yes I could. And they played that stupid Viking/snowboard piece twice yesterday - the first time during the day while showing the time trials for the snowboard cross event. I guess NBC has to make as much money as they can. They've got 3-4 hours during prime time to show the major events during the day and they waste so much of it on fluff. Save it for the web! During the day yesterday they showed the entirety of the men's 15km cross country race (not really my kind of event but it was nice all the same), but the premier events like the men's downhill that they save for prime time get butchered to a highlights reel.

**KukriKhan** · 02-16-2010, 15:35

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

I used to be able to watch the CBC for the Olympics. Sadly, with the new cable TV package I can't anymore.

Yeah. All we get here are clips on CNBC. I saw a commercial last night for our local (monopoly) cable company: apparently fuller coverage is available, but at a premium; pony up $65.99 to subscribe and you get an extra TV channel up in the 400 range, with feeds from CBC. That reminds me of the NFL Channel's Thursday Night Football fiasco.

**HoreTore** · 02-16-2010, 20:02

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

I was complaining about the very same thing last night CR. A story on Polar bears? Cut me a break. I couldn't believe it...no, wait, yes I could. And they played that stupid Viking/snowboard piece twice yesterday - the first time during the day while showing the time trials for the snowboard cross event. I guess NBC has to make as much money as they can. They've got 3-4 hours during prime time to show the major events during the day and they waste so much of it on fluff. Save it for the web! During the day yesterday they showed the entirety of the men's 15km cross country race (not really my kind of event but it was nice all the same), but the premier events like the men's downhill that they save for prime time get butchered to a highlights reel.

Something's wrong with your priorities, Gregoshi.

15km cross country is one of the most important events of the games.