2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSiwsan
(26,289 posts)Withdrawal starts soon.
malaise
(269,157 posts)for GEM$NBComcast and NBCompast PHEW!!!cc
HipChick
(25,485 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)bullshit
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)I know I am in the minority, but that kind of spoiled the spirit of the games, for me.
Back when I DID watch, I always tuned into the Canadian broadcast - they focused more on the sport/competition and less on the personality. That may have changed, now, but was wonderful coverage.
malaise
(269,157 posts)than the pros. And yes CBC has great coverage
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)I'm so far out of the loop on the games.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)But, not all the competitions are made up of pros. Just mainly the team sports, like basketball and soccer. I still enjoy watching, however, as I love seeing the most skilled athletes in their respective sports competing against each other. But, I definitely agree about it spoiling the spirit of the games, even though a lot of amateur athletes in these sports will eventually turn pro anyway. It would be nice to see them compete before they turn pro.
I prefer the Canadian broadcasts, as well. NBC is way too fixated on the individual athletes and their celebrity. Yeah, the human interest stories and biographies are nice, but they're getting to a point where we see more of that kind of stuff than we do the actual competition.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)but we've been told 6.00pm
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)I usually watch CBC coverage.
malaise
(269,157 posts)maryellen99
(3,789 posts)When they censored that 7/7 tribute at the London Opening Ceremonies in favor of a Michael Phelps interview.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but we have our own journalists as well - after Dione Hemmings won gold way back and they were talking about the secondd place athlete, we said enough!!!
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)Talking about Michael Phelps being the US flag bearer.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but given his behavior, is he the best choice?
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)forkol
(113 posts)Maybe Don the Con will tweet about that!