Dear NBC: You suck

[B2G]

Primetime is NOT after 11 PM. Guess the kids are going to miss gymnastics...again. I hate you.

[Curtland1015]

1. They space the popular events out over their entire prime time "block"...

...to force you to watch the whole thing.

It's pretty shitty. But I'd expect any network that was airing the Olympics would do the same. Not that I'm defending them.

[taterguy]

2. DVR is your friend

[B2G]

3. And if you can't afford that

your just SOL. K.

[uppityperson]

5. Buy a $100-200 recorder, and pay an extra $25/month? Right now I pay $1.00/month for directv

I'd up it by $25 and have to pay $100-200 for the machine to record it on? Why not just have NBC do decent coverage? I know, because they won't.

[B2G]

7. Well as long as a billion dollar company and

their sponsors are happy, who are we peons to complain?

[taterguy]

12. Or an Xbox, no monthly fee

And you can fast-forward through the commercials.

[uppityperson]

13. Do you have a spare you'd send me?

[taterguy]

20. Shipping cost would be more than just buying one

Hell, get one used.

[uppityperson]

21. Good lord, over $200 shipping? Where do you live?

[taterguy]

23. Where the hell do you pay over $200 for an Xbox?

[uppityperson]

28. All over. How much do you pay? I don't have one, just googled it and found that.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=xbox&hl=en&prmd=imvnsu&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1138&bih=542&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=6970582693578667145&os=local-sellers&sa=X&ei=58MhUKzqBYS4rQGtooHICQ&ved=0CG0Q3QswAA

[MattBaggins]

16. Break up the fricking Monopoly that was handed to the IOC

It is a freaking public domain concept and needs to go back to how it was 30 years ago.

[TeamPooka]

4. it's summer, let the kids stay up to watch history being made in London

it only happens every 4 years
you'll still have them in bed before school starts.
And you'll have great family memories too!
Be the cool mom.
Or let a TV network have control over you to inspire such unneeded hate in your life.
Either way is good for you I'm sure.

[B2G]

6. It would be one thing if it was a night or two

But they are consistently airing the best stuff after 11 EST. We can't maintain that kind of schedule for 2 weeks in a row. It just isn't feasible.

It might be summer, but that doesn't mean we still don't have to get up at 6 AM.

[TeamPooka]

9. it's always going to be something isn't it?

unless the TV event is perfectly scheduled around your life?
Too bad.
Funny how others are able to manage though....

[Fumesucker]

15. School started here last week..

[JoePhilly]

26. My kids are in year round school, their year started the week after July 4th.

The one has to catch a bus at 6:45am.

Like others, I've found ways to skip NBC's rather pathetic coverage and watch events when they happen or when we want to see them.

[RebelOne]

8. It is not NBC's fault. There is a 5-hour time difference. n/t

[B2G]

10. I am not complaining about the tape delay

I am upset that they are purposely withholding the best events until non-Primetime to maximize their profits.

I could expound upon the crappy tape coverage, the inane announcers,their stupid puff pieces in primetime, the ridiculous number of commercials, their lack of coverage on non-US athletes... but I won't bother.

[AngryOldDem]

11. I've given up.

I can't stay up until midnight anymore, as much as I would like to see the "marquee" events like gymnastics.

I'll be really interested in seeing the final ratings numbers for this Olympics -- I bet there is a decline. NBC definintely wins the gold medal for sucky coverage.

[RockaFowler]

22. The ratings are way up over 2008

People know the outcome and they are still watching it.

The reason I know - it's my job to know. I work for a TV station and well I keep track of these things on a daily basis. NBC is doing phenomenally right now with the Olympics. We aren't complaining at the affiliates either.

[slampoet]

14. And the time difference means ALL events in Britain end by 8pm EST.

You are messing up your time zones.

I am watching the live BBC feed and all events are happening within the bedtimes of children (more or less).

[JoePhilly]

27. Not really ... I was in Canada last week ... I watched events on Canadian TV hours

before NBC decided to show the same things in the evening.

It was kind of fun ... my wife and I watched an event on Canadian TV during the day, and then watched it again at night on NBC ... when you know what's going to happen, the level of BS hype from the NBC anchors becomes extremely apparent and rather humorous.

[TeamPooka]

17. Watch them streaming online for free here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/

[yawnmaster]

18. On the other hand, missing the Olympics is not the end of the world. eom

[HipChick]

19. BBC service has been stellar

[alarimer]

24. I hate the way they have done the Olympics. I have complained more than once here.

I hate that you have to have a cable subscription to watch the online feed. The only reason is that NBC is owned by Comcast.
I hate the way they did the Opening Ceremonies, with their stupid, infantile, ignorant piece of shit commentators and deciding to edit out a moving tribute to the 7/7 terror attacks. Fucking American jingoistic ignorant shitheads.

I was hoping NBC would lose their shirts, so they would do things different, bu the American sheep having not choice, tuned in regardless.

[JI7]

25. Fuck NBC

[NCTraveler]

29. I don't have an answer for it.

But would like to see the coverage change. The Olympics should inspire children. Hard to do that when the sports they can relate to come on so late.

[shanti]

30. the kardashianization of the olympics by ryan secrest

is sickening....