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Warpy

(111,383 posts) Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:13 PM Jul 2012

What we missed in the US last night

While we were stuck watching a meaningless interview, this is what was happening in the stadium in London: http://deadspin.com/5929778/heres-the-opening-ceremony-tribute-to-terrorism-victims-nbc-doesnt-want-you-to-see

This is the first time a whole segment of the opening ceremony has ever been cut and they're not happy about it in the UK.

Also, it's interesting being able to watch it without having some bobblehead blabber all the way through it.

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What we missed in the US last night (Original Post) Warpy Jul 2012 OP

It was very moving... WCGreen Jul 2012 #1

Very well done. Lifelong Protester Jul 2012 #2

Good job, NBC, in showing the UK how self-absorbed our media has become. pacalo Jul 2012 #3

The whole NBC/Comcast GE shtick drives me up the wall... liam_laddie Jul 2012 #4

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

1. It was very moving...

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:21 PM

Jul 2012

thanks for posting this...

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)

2. Very well done.

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 03:23 PM

Jul 2012

I, too, am already sick of the NBC blather.

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

3. Good job, NBC, in showing the UK how self-absorbed our media has become.

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:30 PM

Jul 2012

The Seacrest/Phelps interview was not worthy of preempting such a tribute -- especially by a country that literally redefined itself after its own national tragedy.

liam_laddie

(1,321 posts)

4. The whole NBC/Comcast GE shtick drives me up the wall...

Reply to Warpy (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 05:13 PM

Jul 2012

WTF? MSNBC preempts Chris Hayes' excellent "Up With Chris Hayes" on both Sat & Sun AM's (8-10) for unending coverage of the most expensive sporting event in history!
The Olympics are on at least five-six other networks. Why can't there be less greed in the media ownership? Oh, yeah...mega-corps answer only to their shareholders. Isn't there something in the FCC licenses about public interest? My view? Phuque NBC et al...
That said, I thought there were some terrific show-biz sequences in Danny Boyle's extravaganza.

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