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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Jul 30, 2012 14:49:20 GMT -5
What I really hate is in prime time, when they could be showing us more sports, they have Kostus et. al. once again (and again and again) tell about the Phelps/Lochte rivalry, or some other story. 33% commercials and 33% Kostus=very little Olympics.
Oh, and while we are at it, no more political commercials from either side, please. If they really want to broadcast lies, they should use the Olympic variety and film the anti-doping tent.
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Post by Wiswell on Jul 30, 2012 21:05:24 GMT -5
I'm sure it's been covered, and I dutifully looked in the forum, but why they are referring to kills as spikes? Is it for those who they think would be familiar with the term, or is it used in international play?
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 31, 2012 9:55:08 GMT -5
I'm sure it's been covered, and I dutifully looked in the forum, but why they are referring to kills as spikes? Is it for those who they think would be familiar with the term, or is it used in international play? Everything I have seen from the FIVB indicates that "spikes" are the official term. If you look at their stat sheets, for instance, the attacking stats are all listed under the heading of "spikes". An example: www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/W1WOQT12/pdf/P2-002.pdf
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Post by khitt on Jul 31, 2012 10:00:12 GMT -5
The word KILLS in other countries is very hard to translate to sport.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 11:00:09 GMT -5
It makes sense since most of their stats (including digs, indirectly) refer to points. Kill points is redundant.
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Post by cvbc14 on Jul 31, 2012 11:50:29 GMT -5
One thing that NBC (or whoever is running the camera) is doing nicely is zooming out so that you can see the entire floor. ESPN could learn from this. Leave the camera alone and let us see what the defense is doing too.
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Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Jul 31, 2012 11:53:07 GMT -5
One thing that NBC (or whoever is running the camera) is doing nicely is zooming out so that you can see the entire floor. ESPN could learn from this. Leave the camera alone and let us see what the defense is doing too. I think they do it on purpose. They're trying to make it as exciting as possible for the casual viewer, getting up close to the action and all that.
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Post by NET2 on Jul 31, 2012 13:20:55 GMT -5
NBC has made their decision that they will emphsize swimming & gymnastics this first week of the Olympics. Track & field will take center-stage the second week.
Volleyball, both indoor & sand (there is no beach at the London Olympics.), has had decent coverage as a second-tier sport.
The priority is probably close to what most viewers want.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 14:13:28 GMT -5
Chicken and egg. NBC's too lazy to try anything other than what's worked in the past. But I'm telling you, the gymnastics (and figure skating in the WO) is boring. It's the same crap every four years.
A question: Can people see the entire court with wide screen TV? Because I can't. I'd change my setting to letterbox if the option were offered. The back 1/4 of each court is rarely on the screen.
I should watch the replay on-line.
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Post by maplespear on Jul 31, 2012 14:39:54 GMT -5
I totally disagree with this thread. In the less-than-a-week viewing, I've watched quality video (couple of hiccups now and then, but so what) and with good sound all at the reach of my fingertips. So here's to NBC's website and camera guys
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Post by Mocha on Jul 31, 2012 15:49:03 GMT -5
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Jul 31, 2012 15:58:19 GMT -5
I totally disagree with this thread. In the less-than-a-week viewing, I've watched quality video (couple of hiccups now and then, but so what) and with good sound all at the reach of my fingertips. So here's to NBC I agree. My cable provider has up to 7 stations showing Olympic coverage, often simultaneously. Do I always like the commentary and/or the way the shows are produced? Absolutely not. But my expectations have dropped considerably over the years to reflect the inadequacy of the announcers and production crew.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Jul 31, 2012 17:51:32 GMT -5
Because of the three to eight hour delays on the west coast, if you don't religiously avoid ALL news programs (including NBC News!), other sports programming/channels, newspapers (online or hard copy), and social networking, you risk being exposed to spoilers telling you results before being able to view "live" or "prime time" events. So far, I've had spoilers deflate the suspension of featured prime time events on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday (this evening)...
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Post by Mocha on Jul 31, 2012 21:11:46 GMT -5
Last night I saw the positive side of a "packaged" broadcast while watching the men's gymnastics team final which otherwise I probably would not have been able to catch. The range of emotion was unprecedented, from the joy of Great Britain thinking it had won the silver to the images of the Japanese coach handing in his appeal along with a wad of cash. Priceless!!! ;D www.businessinsider.com/japan-gymnastics-cash-olympics-2012-7
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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Jul 31, 2012 21:34:03 GMT -5
I have no problem with the evening broadcasts, but the west coast 3 hour delay of the "live" shows is very irritating. I know I can watch things on my computer, but frankly there is a reason I have the 50" TV.
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