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This is why I can't watch

Posted on: August 16, 2008 1:23 pm
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Remember what I wrote earlier this week? I said I'm not watching the Olympics. This is another example why:

Tonight in prime time, NBC will show the 100-meter sprint finals. Pound-for-pound, second-for-second, it's the greatest -- the most dramatic -- event in sports.

And I already know who won.

All of us do. Usain Bolt won this morning. NBC or USA or whoever's showing these Games could have shown the event live, but instead they had the U.S.-Spain basketball game (good choice), Argentina-Holland soccer (solid choice) and a doubles tennis match (dumbest choice in TV history).

But I'll be sure to watch tonight when NBC shows the 100-meter sprint and asks me and the rest of the world to pretend we don't know who already won.

Jeez ...

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Category: Olympic Games
Tags: Usain Bolt
 
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jayhawkin_cub
Since: Jun 22, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2008 6:26 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

If only CBS had the rights to the Olympics.  But I'll take NBC over FOX.


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Boilerpig
Since: Aug 12, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2008 3:43 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

I agree...my guess is that the race was scheduled for Saturday so that with enough advance notice most people could have watched it live.  NBC could have inserted some promos during their Wed-Friday prime time coverage so that we could tune it.  Between the doping and the third-rate coverage it receives, no wonder track and field is about a popular as a turd in the punch bowl.



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Sofakinggdom
Since: Oct 24, 2007
Posted on: August 17, 2008 11:23 am
 

This is why I can't watch

Well at least they realized that even though it is the Olympics and haven't re-tried the miserable failure of pay per view like they did for the Barcelona games.  Sure with the internet you can find out things before they are aired but at least they aren't trying to force 150-200 dollar  two week packages or 29.95 dollar a day  pay per view down our throats, like in 92,  just to view things live.


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sadurtimes
Since: Mar 24, 2007
Posted on: August 17, 2008 10:44 am
 

This is why I can't watch

  Why I do not watch is a simple question to answer. Before the internet and the hundreds of news media outlets, it was very easy to avoid seeing a score in the paper and if you were waiting to watch the event (game or race, etc) you just told your buddies you did not want to know. Now the media is in such a hurry to get the score or highlight or even the stats out FIRST, they forget that people may have had things to do during the LIVE event and inundate us with them. If the Sports media would take a little time to consider the fans then this would not be an issue.

  I remember when sportscasters would say things like " If you tape the game and do not want the score you have 30 seconds to turn away" Yes I know that is when the world had a little respect for their fellow man. Days long gone by the way side I am afraid. I am not limiting this to just payed sportscasters, I realize that the blogger section of the world has the same disrespect.



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monkeyman123
Since: Aug 7, 2008
Posted on: August 16, 2008 6:22 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc

e/search/usain%2Bbolt%2Bbeijing/vid

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/x6gfp7_flyman-969s-usain-bolt-100m

-jo-beij_sport


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monkeyman123
Since: Aug 7, 2008
Posted on: August 16, 2008 6:15 pm
 

Here's the vid of Usain Bolt (non-english)

Hey NBC,

Honestly this is the 21st century century.  You can't control the content that goes up.  If you don't put up the content at least 30 minutes after the race, you are not a relevant network.  People want to watch this race not once but multiple times and they want to watch it right away.   They want to show it to their friends and post for others to comment on.

Monkey


http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc

e/search/usain%2Bbolt%2Bbeijing/vid

eo/x6gfp7_flyman-969s-usain-bolt-10

0m-jo-beij_sport


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The King
Since: Nov 12, 2006
Posted on: August 16, 2008 5:42 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

hmm let me see we have one of the 3 greatest tennis players of all time going for a Gold Medal and thats considered a worse option than a pool play soccer match....Not following that logic



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Austin Irish
Since: Oct 3, 2006
Posted on: August 16, 2008 5:25 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

Fair enough. One of the things I do like about the online broadcasts is that it is commercial free, without announcers and the definition is good quality. I've  watched a few of the non-US basketball games online. Also, last night I watched the US versus Croatia live in water polo as much out of curiosity as for the fact that they are the top two teams in the group. But I get your point.


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imcoop
Since: Feb 3, 2007
Posted on: August 16, 2008 5:21 pm
 

This is why I can't watch

Then DONT WATCH-there is no law saying that you have too.  Maybe the bloggers should start a column titled-This is why I don't read bad columns by cbssports writers


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jjcraig81
Since: Sep 18, 2007
Posted on: August 16, 2008 4:56 pm
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