• Viewers outraged after NBC cuts away from Olympics closing ceremony
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[img]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/emot-siren.gif[/img][b]WARNING: OLYMPICS/NBC CONTENT AHEAD, THE DRAMA IS NOT OVER YET[/b][img]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/emot-siren.gif[/img] [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/sport/olympics-nbc-fail/index.html[/url] [quote=CNN]NBC was pummeled by viewers who took to social media after the network cut away early from the closing ceremony of the London Games on Sunday to air a new television show, drawing outrage from those who tuned in for the highly anticipated musical spectacle. The Twitter-sphere exploded, with "#NBCfail" and "#closingceremonies" trending worldwide, after NBC cut out performances by Ray Davies, Kate Bush, The Who and Muse in favor of a commercial-free airing of "Animal Practice." "I still don't understand, it's a tape delay, so can't you do the math in advance? Why do you need to cut off the closing ceremony? #nbcfail," Raj Sarkar wrote on Twitter. Actor Nate Barlow posted to his Twitter account: "Why #nbcfail ranks last: no better way to turn people off a new show than to preempt @thewho & other rock legends for it." The network was under fire for much of the 16 days of the Games by viewers who took to Twitter and Facebook to complain about its tape-delayed coverage of big-ticket events, which NBC has said was necessary to maximize its prime-time audience. Earlier in the Games, NBC came under fire for filing a complaint over tweets by Guy Adams, the Los Angeles-based journalist whose Twitter account was temporarily suspended after he criticized NBC for its Olympics coverage. In one tweet, Adams provided the company e-mail address of an NBC executive and urged followers to send him messages complaining about the tape-delayed coverage. NBC confirmed that it complained and Twitter suspended him, saying it is a violation of the site's terms of service to post personal information. It later withdrew the complaint. The network also came under fire for spoiling the results of U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin's gold medal-winning race when it ran a "Today" show promo that revealed the outcome of the race before it was telecast that night. The network relented in its opposition to streaming the closing ceremony live, though it offered an English-language pool feed rather than its edited program. NBC commentator Bob Costas appeared to acknowledge the issue with the network's tape-delayed coverage, saying during the broadcast that some of the challenges at the London Games would be eliminated at the Rio Games in 2016 because they will be held in a time zone only one hour ahead of Eastern Time. (The 2014 Winter Olympics, which will be televised in the U.S. by NBC, are in Sochi, Russia -- which is eight hours ahead of Eastern Time, four hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.) NBC did air The Who's performance at the closing ceremony in late night, following "Animal Practice." But that did little to calm the fury of viewers, many of whom said they tuned in to see the British band Muse perform the official song of the Olympics. "Their broadcast was horrible! No Muse with the OFFICIAL song of the Olympics. Who made that call? @NBC #NBCfail," LoriAndJava wrote on Twitter. NBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the decision to cut away from the ceremony, though it did appear to warn viewers that it was about to end its Olympic coverage. "And that's a wrap! Thanks for enjoying the 2012 #Olympics with us! RT if you CAN'T WAIT for #Sochi2014!," read a post that appeared on the NBC Olympics Twitter page as the closing ceremony aired on the East Coast. It also urged viewers to stay tuned for "#TheWho after @AnimalPractice :)" It posted a similar message on Facebook, which drew similar reactions. "I tuned out when NBC interrupted the closing ceremony," John Kwon wrote. Earlier, NBC streamed the ceremony live on its Olympics website. At least those in attendance at the closing ceremony in London enjoyed the show. "What an incredible night! Closing ceremonies were unbelievable but I am EXHAUSTED!" swimmer Franklin wrote on Twitter. "I'll post a few pics before bed."[/quote] I have to feel sorry for you Americans that you have to put up with this crap.
They just don't know when to quit do they?
[QUOTE=ThisGuy0;37217076]They just don't know when to quit do they?[/QUOTE] If NBC gets rights to broadcast again, quite a lot of people would be pissed off and/or move to or near Canada.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217215]If NBC gets rights to broadcast again, quite a lot of people would be pissed off and/or move to or near Canada.[/QUOTE] Haven't they already grabbed the rights up until 2020 or something?
[QUOTE=Terminutter;37217264]Haven't they already grabbed the rights up until 2020 or something?[/QUOTE] Don't tell me...
Why is the Olympics coverage exclusive to NBC? We're talking about a massive international event that's being broadcasted by only one company in the US, that is just plain silly.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217215]If NBC gets rights to broadcast again, quite a lot of people would be pissed off and/or move to or near Canada.[/QUOTE] As much as I agree with people pissed over NBCs coverage of the Olympics, anyone who actually moves over one company's poor coverage of a TV event is pretty goddamn stupid. "I have a lot of friends here in Los Angeles and a stable job but moving to Canada so I can watch the Olympics on a better provider makes complete sense."
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217215]If NBC gets rights to broadcast again, quite a lot of people would be pissed off and/or move to or near Canada.[/QUOTE] Move to another country to watch TV? Sounds a tad extreme.
Wow NBC, you'd cut away from the Olympics closing ceremony to show the pilot for your monkey doctor show that'll be cancelled in a week? Good luck with that one.
[QUOTE=Panda X;37217567]Move to another country to watch TV? Sounds a tad extreme.[/QUOTE] While I agree you always have to keep in mind how absolutely batshit some people are over sports. Soccer riots ring a bell?
[QUOTE=Metashotzo;37217575]Wow NBC, you'd cut away from the Olympics closing ceremony to show the pilot for your monkey doctor show that'll be cancelled in a week? Good luck with that one.[/QUOTE] They cannot hear you through all of their gold and money.
It's all for the fucking money I bet, some TV show has paid massive amounts to NBC for airing when millions of people are watching.
I feel like they did that as a big fuck you to everybody.
ahaha what the fuck a monkey doctor show? please tell me this is satire
[QUOTE=Walrus.;37217653]ahaha what the fuck a monkey doctor show? please tell me this is satire[/QUOTE] Nope. Ghost Chimp M.D. is better
[QUOTE=Omali;37217551]As much as I agree with people pissed over NBCs coverage of the Olympics, anyone who actually moves over one company's poor coverage of a TV event is pretty goddamn stupid. "I have a lot of friends here in Los Angeles and a stable job but moving to Canada so I can watch the Olympics on a better provider makes complete sense."[/QUOTE] There are such things as temporary vacations
It is almost like they paid loads of money so they was the only ones with the coverage so when everybody was tuned in across the country to watch it at the same time they could make sure everybody sees their new show. When you think about it what other way could they be sure lots of people would be tuned into their channel at the same time to see the pilot of their new show. And also from what I can see from the thread it sounds like a crap show so they probably knew it was going to fall flat on its face and decided this was the only way to get views.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217673]There are such things as temporary vacations[/QUOTE] Except you said "moving" not "vacationing" Even then, "vacationing" in another country just to watch a TV show that you can find online is still an extreme measure.
I found it humorous that the new show was aired with no commercials. If only they could do that for THE FUCKING OLYMPICS.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217215]If NBC gets rights to broadcast again, quite a lot of people would be pissed off and/[B]or move to or near Canada.[/B][/QUOTE] .. what
the epitome of first world problems
Didn't they pull this exact stunt during the 2010 closing ceremonies?
[QUOTE=Dori;37218022]the epitome of first world problems[/QUOTE] Are you serious right now? I guess all we may complain about is how all men enslave women right? How women have it so bad in the world and how women are the only one with problems? God forbid we complain about something that doesn't have anything to do with misogyny..
[QUOTE=Dori;37218022]the epitome of first world problems[/QUOTE] First world problems as they may be, they're still problems, and the fact that to less lucky people, it's insignificant does not change the fact that this is a pretty damn big problem.
[QUOTE=Dori;37218022]the epitome of first world problems[/QUOTE] Yeah, no one should pay attention to any dick moves like this while people are starving, right?
[QUOTE=Dori;37218022]the epitome of first world problems[/QUOTE] 'I don't care about this therefore noone else should.'
[QUOTE=Flapjacks;37218070]Didn't they pull this exact stunt during the 2010 closing ceremonies?[/QUOTE] They were mad during then because Canada just beat their ass during the Gold Medal game of the Ice Hockey tournament
WOW. They really are awful aren't they? You missed the best half of the ceremony too. Muse were amazing, as was Queen (especially the brief projection of Freddie).
Teenage Wasteland was a pretty fantastic way to end it too.
[QUOTE=supersnail11;37218131]Yeah, no one should pay attention to any dick moves like this while people are starving, right?[/QUOTE] I'm talking about things like this [QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37217673]There are such things as temporary vacations[/QUOTE] no one should consider vacationing to see a sporting event if you want to get mad about how NBC handles coverage of the Olympics that's cool and all but it's not something that anybody in their right mind should consider moving to Canada over
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