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[NY20??]

Do we have a thread dedicated to NBC's coverage this year? I vaguely remember having one during Vancouver and possibly during Beijing as well.

Good place to either complain ("no live ceremony!") or praise ("the stunning ceremony intro!") NBC and how they cover these Games. And I suppose this can also act as a "live" chat tomorrow night during the broadcast of the ceremony for those us who won't be able to or don't want to catch a pirated live stream.

As for tonight, Rock Center will be broadcasting from London. Meredith Viera and Bob Costas will preview tomorrow's Opening Ceremony with an interview with the creative director Danny Boyle.

[krow]

oh **** NBC.

i hope this is the olympics where ratings plummet and everyone migrates online where they won't make as much off the broadcasting. i hope ratings drop in sochi too and they start to rethink the billion dollar deals with the IOC.

it's not like we get anything out of it.

i guess NBC is making the best out of a terrible time zone situation because they obscenely overpaid. i was expecting a lot less, tbh.

and while we're on the subject **** london too. hosting all the events at 3 am EST is just inexcusably selfish. big medal events should be staggered around US primetime.

what do we prop the IOC up for anyway? the privilege of 14 hour tape delays?

get those assholes in the pool at 1 am. they have lights. it's indoors for christ's sake.

[Quaker2001]

Almost started to think that was a serious post there for a second. Yes, let's make the entire world revolve around NBC because there aren't enough people out there who think of Americans are arrogant and selfish already.

[Quaker2001]

And it begins... http://www.latimes.c...0,4289232.story

[NY20??]

That ceremony intro was rather underwhelming. Not as impressive as Beijing's or Vancouver's/

Viera and Laurer commentating the ceremony now...

[dallagnese]

I wish they would just start with the ceremony already!

[NY20??]

This feels very cheap. :s

[dallagnese]

I dont about you, but i liked this segment!

Also, why did meredith vieira asked danny boyle about the best time for a bathroom break when nbc is giving us plenty of bathroom breaks?

[Brekkie Boy]

How many breaks do NBC insert - is it your usual 5-6 an hour, or do they go for a less is more approach, in theory getting decent prices by having less ad spots to sell. I guess the advantage of pre-recording is they can insert a break without moving away from the action, and without spoiling anything tonights ceremony is very much divided into acts - and if they desired to do so there are probably a couple of VTs anyone showing it live could opt out of for ads.

[NY20??]

This screams "budget!"

Oi.