tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674155568953505652.post8770036031415667607..comments2024-03-05T13:31:15.758-06:00Comments on Virtual Virago: Hating NBC is the New Olympic Sport for AmericaJennifer Garlenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05400915069469993143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674155568953505652.post-5728173649606266122012-07-31T15:07:09.279-05:002012-07-31T15:07:09.279-05:00I actually recorded them--it's much easier to ...I actually recorded them--it's much easier to watch when I can fast forward through Matt Lauer and Co. You can find bits of it on Youtube, but I didn't realize NBC didn't offer it on their own sites. Sigh.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790273832065126540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674155568953505652.post-88727528314061572812012-07-31T14:58:04.814-05:002012-07-31T14:58:04.814-05:00Sorry to be unclear - I meant that I missed it whe...Sorry to be unclear - I meant that I missed it when they showed it, and now I can't see it anywhere on video. We tuned in late because the ceremonies started during dinner in Central Time.Jennifer Garlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400915069469993143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674155568953505652.post-34273623328415159842012-07-31T14:47:49.091-05:002012-07-31T14:47:49.091-05:00While NBC's coverage has been porous at best a...While NBC's coverage has been porous at best and poor overall, they did show Branagh reciting Caliban's speech from _The Tempest_. They over-explained it (yet never explained he represented Brunel or named any of Brunel's accomplishments. I was far more frustrated with the repeated "We don't know who that is" comments. They cut the opening badly, but my affiliate did include the lines from Shakespeare.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790273832065126540noreply@blogger.com