Olympics! Finally over! I was so excited for the start and I loved watching. But, to be honest, I started to grow weary of it all be the middle of last week. I’m really excited that I’ll have a new Hell’s Kitchen and Master Chef to watch tonight instead.
Highlights for me? The US Gymnastics women, of course. And the US women’s soccer team. And Misty May and Kerry getting their third gold. Go, Women! And David Boudia’s unexpected 10-meter platform diving gold. That was amazing! Wow.
Spice Girls Reunion!
And watching the synchronized team swimming finals with my husband on Friday morning. The Brits were not winners, but they were my favorites for performing their routine as a story and making such faces as they went along. Awesome! Awesome awesome awesome. I’m just lucky I got to see it because it seemed sometimes that NBC went to great lengths to avoid showing us actual competition here in America. Especially if an American wasn’t involved.
NBC gets very low marks from me for their shoddy coverage, in fact. In their primetime coverage, they were showing me interviews and documentaries instead of actual events at times. WHAT? NBC, you do know people were still competing? And then…
Last night’s closing ceremonies? They didn’t show it live, so they had every chance to edit the coverage to show the most of everything despite commercial breaks but– they left off Kate Bush! Muse (who created the 2012 Olympics theme song)! And – oh no they didn’t- The Who! Yes, they decided to cut THE WHO from the primetime broadcast and show that performance sometime later, after midnight? Are you effing kidding me, NBC?
I think the entire production team must have been made up of men over sixty. And then, there’s no excuse for cutting The Who, for goodness sake.
What was your favorite part of the games, now that it’s over? What did you think of NBC’s Olympics coverage? And if you didn’t have to suffer through NBC’s coverage, were you satisfied with the 2012 London Olympics experience? Are you just glad it’s over?
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I honestly didn’t watch very much — too busy with my summer fare–the Closer (which ends tonight) and other summertime drama (Falling Skies, Newsroom, Rizzoli and Isles, Perception, Rookie Blue, Covert Affairs…)
Sherri shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! No hints about HK because we are several weeks behind here! (Kimmie is still on and I know he boots her out!)
I worked my last shift last night and watched the Closing ceremony LIVE (hahaha) and it was ok. Seeing Eric Idle was a hoot and The Who and Queen were awesome. Of course I didn’t SIT to watch but caught the show in rooms that had their tv on.
I am glad the Olympics are over and that some normalcy will eventually return to London (after the Paralympics of course) because I still have to take my kid there to get her passport renewed at the American Embassy.
What I cannot wait for is Merlin and Game of Thrones.
Winter
Is
Coming!
I won’t spill, Ti. But it has been good. And I want more Game of Thrones, too! Glad you got to see some of the closing ceremonies, and last shift! Wow. Fingers crossed something better comes your way fast.
Amen Sister!
Loved the swimming, diving, gymnastics, and beach volleyball the most. As for NBC’s coverage, there must have be a couple of 14 year-olds in on the planning because I can’t think of any other reason why Ryan Secrest would have had such a prominent part in the coverage. It seems every time I turned on the tv there was Bob Costas (who I love) saying, “And now let’s go to Ryan Secrest…” Really? Doesn’t he have some Teen Choice Awards or Kardashian nonsense to “report” on? For me, Ryan Secrest is to sporting events like the Queen is to strip clubs. Just…no.
I don’t know why they brought Ryan on board. And why the documentaries? Tom Brokaw’s wartime documentary is good, but why air it when events are going on or events took place that we want to see? So weird.
The synchronized diving and swimming was amazing. And the underwater cameras showing what the water polo players do to each other? Priceless. Online streaming of equestrian events was a saving grace for me. Almost no commentary let me experience it almost as if I was there. I did not watch the closing ceremonies. The broadcast started at 7pm and after an hour recap of the American gold medal winning performances I gave up and went back to my reading.
The diving, yes! So amazing. Especially the synchronized. And I do love the underwater cam.
Loved watching the gymnastics and the diving. OMG, I am astounded that humans can move like that!
I didn’t watch as much as I would have liked, but when I did, I was glued to the screen.
I have to confess, though … the entire family is happy that Hell’s Kitchen and Master Chef are back! I think my kids are going through withdrawal!
So glad I’m not the only one who really missed the Hell’s Kitchen/Master Chef!
I’ve never watched either show and clearly I’m missing out. We do watch Chopped and now are involved in another season of Project Runway.
I love Chopped, too. Master Chef is like a big, longer Chopped with amateur chefs. Longer meaning more chefs and one challenge and one elimination per week. You would love it.