Bobchillingworth
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Goddammit NBC, I want to defend your Olympics coverage, but what the heck do you have against actually showing us gymnastics scores?
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BRickAstley Wrote:I've heard that a lot of it is also that they want to charge really really high prices, and aren't willing to consider dropping the price even if it would make more money because it would make them lose face not being able to sell all the tickets.
This isnt true, people are scrablimg like crazy for any tickets (apart from football) in the ticket lottery most sports were oversubscribed at least 3:1
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Incase anybody hadn't grasped, the reason this football loving nation doesnt care about seeing the football is that the general opinion is that the quality of games will be lower than premiership games
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Bobchillingworth Wrote:Goddammit NBC, I want to defend your Olympics coverage, but what the heck do you have against actually showing us gymnastics scores? Would it also kill them to do a 1 minute explanation of how gymnastics scoring works, and what deductions to look for?
They had some really cool pictures in the syhchronized diving competition, but only showed them a couple times. Pictures like this:
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The Olympics: That time when my father resumes his vitriolic ranting about any sport not being sport if it relies on judges providing scores. 
Hmm, I might have to watch a bit tonight. NZ does well in sports that involve sitting down. 
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Consider it performance art then.
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People still watch the Olympics?
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Ilios Wrote:People still watch the Olympics? I know, right? Imagine being interested in someone from your country who has sacrificed pretty much their whole life for the past 4/8/12/etc. years for the chance of 2 minutes of glory. Talk about not-compelling. 
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Bobchillingworth
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Quote:Would it also kill them to do a 1 minute explanation of how gymnastics scoring works, and what deductions to look for?
Amazingly, they actually managed to show a scoring guide last night. For diving. And it was on screen for all of five seconds.
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Speaker Wrote:Imagine being interested in someone from your country who has sacrificed pretty much their whole life for the past 4/8/12/etc. years for the chance of 2 minutes of glory. Talk about not-compelling.
Ah Speaker, I knew you'd take the bait. 
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