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Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Rush was suppose to play during the opening ceremonies, but the segment they were to be a part of was cut. There were also rumors that they would play during the closing ceremonies. I guess those were not true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Kane is the real deal... he is up there with some of the best.I suppose. Parise too. And Miller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 As a Chicago guy and lifetime Blackhawks fan, this Olympic final was a real treat. One of the best games that I have ever seen, period... no matter the venue.Now... back to the most-exciting NHL season (for me) since Belfour was in the net. Really, since Mikita. Oh, and congratulations, Canada!It was awesome watching those celebrations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Can't wait to hear the full report from Dreamin'. She was at both gold medal hockey games, and the closing ceremonies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I wondered what the deal was when Jerry's new show came on all of a sudden (I missed the announcement): NBC awkwardly and abruptly ends Olympic coverage Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:57 pm EST By Chris Chase How did NBC choose to end its 865 hours of Winter Olympic coverage? By barely acknowledging that said coverage was ending. In a bizarre conclusion to its telecasts of the 2010 Vancouver Games, NBC awkwardly cut away to air the premiere of the much-hyped reality show, "The Marriage Ref." Viewers were abruptly informed that coverage of the Ceremony would continue at 11:30 p.m. ET. Here's how it went down: At 10:29 p.m. ET, the network abruptly cut to commercial after singer Michael Buble finished a swinging, Sinatra-like rendition of "O Canada". After a few ads, NBC cut back to a wide shot of the ongoing Ceremony (there were a number of inflatable animals on the floor at BC Place, making it look like an indoor version of the Macy's Day Parade) and viewers heard Bob Costas say: "We're back in an hour with the Closing Ceremony party from Vancouver. Nickleback and Avril Lavigne are among the acts that will be performing. But right now we take you to the premiere of Jerry Seinfeld's new series, 'The Marriage Ref.' " And then, suddenly, coverage of the Olympics was over and the intro to Jerry Seinfeld's show began. All that NBC does in over-dramatizing the Games and that's how they choose to end coverage for a vast majority of viewers? (Because, let's face it, most people aren't tuning in for the 11:30 p.m. coverage.) No Costas sign-off? No end credits? No cheesy summation of the triumphs of the Olympic spirit? Where's our closure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I wondered what the deal was when Jerry's new show came on all of a sudden (I missed the announcement):    800+ hours of Olympic coverage over the last two weeks pales in comparison to the amount of advertising the inevitable short-term failure that is "The Marriange Ref" has gotten in the same time frame. Or maybe it just feels that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 There should be an Olympic Channel. They could run past Olympics, documentaries about the athletes, etc., and total live coverage during the present day games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 There should be an Olympic Channel. They could run past Olympics, documentaries about the athletes, etc., and total live coverage during the present day games. I'd tune in if they did a series about the evolution of each of the events. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That would be cool. I am surprised there is not such a channel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'd love to see complete "gavel-to-gavel" DVDs available. For as long as the Olympics have been broadcast, and as cheap as DVDs are to produce now, why not package up DVDs for everything that's available? I know different networks own the footage (NBC has a few available), but I can't believe these wouldn't be worth it to put together. Or make special-interest versions with just track and field, or all of the boxing, or a specific figure skaters' programs and interview segments from every Olympics she competed in, or whatever. I know there are people who would buy those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Who owns the rest? I think it use to ABC. Is that correct? (The first one I recall watching was the 1972 Summer Olympics.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Who owns the rest? I think it use to ABC. Is that correct? (The first one I recall watching was the 1972 Summer Olympics.)I don't know if the networks own the footage, as much as they own the rights to broadcast them. It's got to be a complex contract between the IOC and whatever nation's networks to redistribute the footage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I blame Nickelback. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I don't know if the networks own the footage, as much as they own the rights to broadcast them. It's got to be a complex contract between the IOC and whatever nation's networks to redistribute the footage.  There must a lot of legal and political stuff to deal with - you are right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I blame Nickelback.Seconded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think there should be more curling on U.S. television. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think there should be more curling on U.S. television. seconded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Can't wait to hear the full report from Dreamin'. She was at both gold medal hockey games, and the closing ceremonies. There are no words to describe what I was feeling on Sunday, but I'll never forget it! I was high-fiving complete strangers on the street (little kids, cops, winos, grandmothers...) as I made my way toward BC Place Stadium for the closing ceremonies. Apparently 80% of Canadians watched the men's gold medal hockey game. People were lined up around the block outside neighbourhood pubs, hours before the game started. Priests and their congregations prayed for Team Canada (seriously, I saw a clip on the news). For Canadians, it was like Canada Day, Christmas morning, New Year's Eve, the moon landing, and the Stanley Cup final, all rolled into one. I'll post pics when I have a chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010  What a great day for you, and for the whole country. Except for that other 20%... what the hell were they doing that day?!? Also:(little kids, cops, winos, grandmothers...) This sounds like a party at our house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The sound of Vancouver when Team Canada wins gold. Pretty cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 There are no words to describe what I was feeling on Sunday, but I'll never forget it! I was high-fiving complete strangers on the street (little kids, cops, winos, grandmothers...) as I made my way toward BC Place Stadium for the closing ceremonies. Apparently 80% of Canadians watched the men's gold medal hockey game. People were lined up around the block outside neighbourhood pubs, hours before the game started. Priests and their congregations prayed for Team Canada (seriously, I saw a clip on the news). For Canadians, it was like Canada Day, Christmas morning, New Year's Eve, the moon landing, and the Stanley Cup final, all rolled into one. I'll post pics when I have a chance.Never been more proud to be a Canadian than on Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I think there should be more curling on U.S. television.  Just like the old days on ESPN And...while we're at it (although off topic), how about AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 And...while we're at it (although off topic), how about AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALLA. Fucking. Men. ESPN and ESPN2 show a LOT of crap in time slots that could be better used showing Australian Rules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 No shit. I would like to see poker eliminated as a televised event, unless it starts being of the "strip" variety. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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