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Watching via the BBC is a completely different experience: complete on-demand archives almost every event, time bookmarks for groups/bouts/matches, no annoying
by aschampion 10y ago
Watching via the BBC is a completely different experience: complete on-demand archives almost every event, time bookmarks for groups/bouts/matches, no annoying commentators unless the event was also being broadcast on a channel, no missing most of the event because we need to watch a manufactured interest piece on the US athlete, and you can go 30 seconds without hearing the name Phelps.
Watching NBC's broadcast, in contrast, made it seem like NBC had no belief that any of the events were interesting in and of themselves.
- maxxxxx 10y agoI hate those sappy interest pieces! Just show me the event. You are right. They seem to think that the event is not interesting.
- mikekchar 10y agoI have historically avoided watching the Olympics because I like to watch sports, not drama ;-). Having said that, NHK in Japan did a pretty good job, I have to say. I watched the entirety of the women's rugby 7's semis and finals. Great sports that I wouldn't ordinarily get to watch, and no Japanese participation at all.