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I was amazed that NBC shuttled the Canada/US hockey game to their SD cable news station. I remember watching some guys skiing with guns, and shooting at stuff..

by pkulak 17y ago

I was amazed that NBC shuttled the Canada/US hockey game to their SD cable news station. I remember watching some guys skiing with guns, and shooting at stuff... I guess, in HD, then having to switch over to SD to watch the only game anyone I knew actually gave a crap about. What a joke. But, I'm a Canadian, so I guess at least I didn't have to watch them lose in more resolution.

mbreese 17y ago
That royally pissed me off. Why did I have to watch the one game that I cared about in standard def? At least they could have moved it to CNBC, which was broadcasting curling in HD.
- bugs 17y ago
  Hey I very much have enjoyed the curling matches this year :) I didn't get to see the hockey game though.
  - mbreese 17y ago
    I have too... especially streaming online. I just didn't think that it was a good call to have curling in HD and hockey in SD.
- Mongoose 17y ago
  At least you got to see it at all. I don't get MSNBC, so I was left in the cold. However, the Russia/Czech Republic game on NBC was a decent consolation prize. Turned out to be a great game down to the last minute.
  - xenophanes 17y ago
    Go get it from a torrent site. It's easily available. No need to miss out.
    - davidmurphy 17y ago
      But that's illegal. :(
      - xenophanes 17y ago
        But not immoral. (IMO.) In this particular case especially it's hard to object to a torrent. It sounds like he buys TV, and there are just some gaps in the coverage offered, and he'd only be using torrents to help fill in the gaps. What harm does that do?
        pyre 17y ago
        But then NBC can't try to charge him extra (somehow) to fill in the gaps they created in coverage. What is the world coming to when a company can't find a way to profiteer off of the mistakes that they make?
Towle_ 17y ago
I was amazed as well...but moreso infuriated. I was at a friend's place when I realized the game was starting soon and flipped to NBC. We watched about 20 minutes of skiing and figure skating before concluding that it couldn't be on that station. (That realization took so long solely because we thought it impossible for them not to air the USA/Canada hockey game. After all, we're in America and hockey is the most popular winter sport over here; it'd be inane not to air that game.) It being really cold and my being a poor college student, I decided to just resign myself to my fate and asked my dad to send me score updates via text. The scores were inspiring enough-- we were keeping pace with the Canadians in hockey. But then Dad starts throwing in extras like "they're wearing 1980 throwback uniforms," "our goalie is having the game of his life," "huge fight at the end of the 2nd." Fuck fuck fuck. How am I missing this? Then he drops the bomb: "This is the best game I've seen since 1980." Fuuuuck! Right then in the middle of watching Family Guy on Fox with everyone else, on Taco Night of all nights, I just jumped up, explained I couldn't just sit there, and left. I powerwalked down to the near-campus area and walked up and down the street till I found somewhere with the game on (which took a long while) and-- no joke-- stood outside in the freezing cold on the phone with my dad through the entirety of the third. Christ, it was so worth it.

by pkulak 17y ago

mbreese 17y ago

That royally pissed me off. Why did I have to watch the one game that I cared about in standard def? At least they could have moved it to CNBC, which was broadcasting curling in HD.

bugs 17y ago
Hey I very much have enjoyed the curling matches this year :) I didn't get to see the hockey game though.
- mbreese 17y ago
  I have too... especially streaming online. I just didn't think that it was a good call to have curling in HD and hockey in SD.
Mongoose 17y ago
At least you got to see it at all. I don't get MSNBC, so I was left in the cold. However, the Russia/Czech Republic game on NBC was a decent consolation prize. Turned out to be a great game down to the last minute.
- xenophanes 17y ago
  Go get it from a torrent site. It's easily available. No need to miss out.
  - davidmurphy 17y ago
    But that's illegal. :(
    - xenophanes 17y ago
      But not immoral. (IMO.) In this particular case especially it's hard to object to a torrent. It sounds like he buys TV, and there are just some gaps in the coverage offered, and he'd only be using torrents to help fill in the gaps. What harm does that do?
      - pyre 17y ago
        But then NBC can't try to charge him extra (somehow) to fill in the gaps they created in coverage. What is the world coming to when a company can't find a way to profiteer off of the mistakes that they make?

Towle_ 17y ago

I was amazed as well...but moreso infuriated. I was at a friend's place when I realized the game was starting soon and flipped to NBC. We watched about 20 minutes of skiing and figure skating before concluding that it couldn't be on that station. (That realization took so long solely because we thought it impossible for them not to air the USA/Canada hockey game. After all, we're in America and hockey is the most popular winter sport over here; it'd be inane not to air that game.) It being really cold and my being a poor college student, I decided to just resign myself to my fate and asked my dad to send me score updates via text. The scores were inspiring enough-- we were keeping pace with the Canadians in hockey. But then Dad starts throwing in extras like "they're wearing 1980 throwback uniforms," "our goalie is having the game of his life," "huge fight at the end of the 2nd." Fuck fuck fuck. How am I missing this? Then he drops the bomb: "This is the best game I've seen since 1980." Fuuuuck! Right then in the middle of watching Family Guy on Fox with everyone else, on Taco Night of all nights, I just jumped up, explained I couldn't just sit there, and left. I powerwalked down to the near-campus area and walked up and down the street till I found somewhere with the game on (which took a long while) and-- no joke-- stood outside in the freezing cold on the phone with my dad through the entirety of the third. Christ, it was so worth it.