The big and shiny all about the Olympics thread

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I have been very disappointed with NBC's programming choices. I know they have professionals making these choices based on their projected ratings, but I would program their channels completely differently. I also don't need some cutesy feature on polar bears at the Hudson Bay in the middle of a sporting event in Vancouver. Save that garbage for daytime programming when you are trying to pull ratings from the stay at home moms.

I can't find all the other channels the Olympics are supposedly on. When I look for them, they aren't showing the Olympics. The only choice I had during east coast prime time last night was NBC, unless I am missing something.

I realize the re-scheduling of the Alpine Skiing events are killing them, but I like seeing sports and events that we normally don't get on American TV. The Winter X-Games were just on. I don't need to see it again.

I guess I'm just old.

All those cutesy things they show used to be interesting, but times have changed, and audiences have changed also. it's hard enough to pull off an event like Olympics coverage when things like weather run according to plan, but surely not in the conditions they have up there now.