duffer36
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Message Posted: Aug 27, 2008 1:16:43 PM
I was extremely disappointed that NBC chose not to air the men's basketball final, except live at 2:30 am on the east coast. I was very disappointed with the NBC programming after the first week. Many events were left out entirely or only made appearances the final two days. I was very disappointed with the track & field coverage. I knew results of nearly every event 10-12 full hours before it was televised. Why not show some of those events live on their daytime coverage?
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LXH18
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Message Posted: Aug 26, 2008 11:12:35 PM
Sure did. The opening ceremonies were AWESOME, but the closing ceremonies were OK. I have watched the games almost every night for two weeks, and the events were exciting, especially the swimming and the basketball competition. What a relief that it's over so I could go to sleep earier. :)
[Edited by: LXH18 at 8/27/2008 2:18:14 AM EST]
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duffer36
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Message Posted: Aug 25, 2008 10:00:12 PM
I'm with you SAVMOR. I too found the closing ceremonies to be lacking in excitement. After 10 minutes of drum beating and 15 minutes of people running up and down that tower I had to find something else.
The opening ceremonies were better, but those too failed to hold my attention as other ceremonies have in the past. I suspect it has something to do with the cultural differences. The ceremonies were too culturally centered for my taste.
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Ghoulie64
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Message Posted: Aug 25, 2008 1:46:08 PM
Closing Ceremonies were as AWESOME as the Opening Ceremonies!!!
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SAVMOR
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Message Posted: Aug 25, 2008 8:57:09 AM
Yes, we watched a little each day and must say the opening ceremony was great, but the closing one was a little overdone and long and really not that interesting. People, people everywhere, running, dancing, singing, flying overhead, climbing up a tower, fire works. Enough already! We finally turned it off. We mainly watched to see how they would extinguish the flame after and they just turned it off.
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Dane007
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:29:32 AM
All day long!
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PatAZ
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 8:01:57 AM
Nope not interested.
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bluegrasser1
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Message Posted: Aug 15, 2008 9:11:39 PM
But of course!!! And rout for the USA!!!
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duffer36
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Message Posted: Aug 15, 2008 6:20:53 PM
Thee are several websites you can visit that have detailed schedules of events.
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Sneakers55
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Message Posted: Aug 15, 2008 4:32:46 PM
I watched just about everything in the 2006 Olympics.
I was off from work on a medical leave and was bored silly. I had therapy appointments every workday during the day.
Now, in 2008, I haven't watched any of it.
[Edited by: Sneakers55 at 8/15/2008 7:33:17 PM EST]
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chickenta
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Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 10:47:45 AM
trying to... difficult to tell when exactly certain events will be aired though unless you sit through the broadcast and watch the "_____ competition in 16 minutes!" messages. But it's fun watching sports that I might never watch otherwise!
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dakine
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Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 6:57:58 AM
Yes, and NBC ix doing a great job in covering the events.
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REKEY
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Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 4:50:06 AM
Yes. NBC has live streaming video of events.
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WSpaceport
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Message Posted: Aug 11, 2008 3:55:26 PM
Absolutely. It's one of the few sporting events that I pay attention to nowadays.
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Zimcity
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Message Posted: Aug 11, 2008 8:46:26 AM
Yes, I love watching the Olympics. MOST of the athletes are in it for the competition and not for huge $$$.
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Ghoulie64
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Message Posted: Aug 10, 2008 9:10:06 PM
From the Open'n Ceremonies to the Clos'n Ceremonies, you betchya...
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longhorn90
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Message Posted: Aug 10, 2008 10:41:41 AM
Most definitely!
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CarSUVowner
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Message Posted: Aug 9, 2008 7:39:51 PM
yes
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dakine
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Message Posted: Aug 9, 2008 7:48:19 AM
Absolutely
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FreeskierInVT
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Message Posted: Aug 8, 2008 10:14:12 PM
while camping
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