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2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
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Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Anyone know an email or contact at NBC to complain to about this?
Anyone know an email or contact at NBC to complain to about this?
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
The response you'll get from them will probably say, "But we'll be showing Russia-Czech Republic for you earlier in the day on NBC! See! Hockey! We care!"
The response you'll get from them will probably say, "But we'll be showing Russia-Czech Republic for you earlier in the day on NBC! See! Hockey! We care!"
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
me too - but not in a game. I did it in practice, and my teammates gave me a rousing stick tap.
unrelated, I am excited to see the Sharks are on TV tomorrow night, at a normal time zone time.
me too - but not in a game. I did it in practice, and my teammates gave me a rousing stick tap.
unrelated, I am excited to see the Sharks are on TV tomorrow night, at a normal time zone time.
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
The color commentary will be a drunk Chris Matthews.
The color commentary will be a drunk Chris Matthews.
Beer Pong Horn
soldier of fortune
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Hey, those look kinda like the Wil... oh. Hell.
As for the Olympic coverage, every so often you'll be able to hear Keith Olbermann shouting, "No, really, I used to be a sportscaster! Can't I be in front of the camera? Pleeeeeease?"
Hey, those look kinda like the Wil... oh. Hell.
As for the Olympic coverage, every so often you'll be able to hear Keith Olbermann shouting, "No, really, I used to be a sportscaster! Can't I be in front of the camera? Pleeeeeease?"
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Or the real answer of "We're trying to get soccer moms to watch the Olympics. Hockey fans will watch on whatever channel we tell them to. Go screw yourself."
Let's be honest here, given Ebersol's and NBC's way of treating the Olympics, the intermissions (and parts of the game) would be about Dany Heatley's courageous journey of dealing with Dan Snyder's tragic death. Now, with ice dancing, I can hear about the Russian's uncle dying of poison from Chernobyl and how she's dedicated every time she's skated to his memory.
No one wants to watch that.
Or the real answer of "We're trying to get soccer moms to watch the Olympics. Hockey fans will watch on whatever channel we tell them to. Go screw yourself."
Let's be honest here, given Ebersol's and NBC's way of treating the Olympics, the intermissions (and parts of the game) would be about Dany Heatley's courageous journey of dealing with Dan Snyder's tragic death. Now, with ice dancing, I can hear about the Russian's uncle dying of poison from Chernobyl and how she's dedicated every time she's skated to his memory.
No one wants to watch that.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Unfortunately, Olympics coverage is always about sports lightly decorating heavy doses of life stories.
Oh, and that Dany Heatley thing would air on CTV but wouldn't take up too much time since Canadians are more interested in the games as well as over-hyping how stanuchly Canadian they are and how that makes them more loyal than any other country ever.
Unfortunately, Olympics coverage is always about sports lightly decorating heavy doses of life stories.
Oh, and that Dany Heatley thing would air on CTV but wouldn't take up too much time since Canadians are more interested in the games as well as over-hyping how stanuchly Canadian they are and how that makes them more loyal than any other country ever.
Rimbaud
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Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Is the game being broadcast? Oh, it is you say....well how about that. So you're complaining about what exactly? I know this is going to come as a shock to everyone, but hockey is not popular...even in the Olympics. You know what things are popular in the Olympics? Well, judging by what's going to be broadcast during prime time on NBC that night, you may have guessed that those events would be skiing and skating.
Is the game being broadcast? Oh, it is you say....well how about that. So you're complaining about what exactly? I know this is going to come as a shock to everyone, but hockey is not popular...even in the Olympics. You know what things are popular in the Olympics? Well, judging by what's going to be broadcast during prime time on NBC that night, you may have guessed that those events would be skiing and skating.
FadeToBlack&Gold
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Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
It's obvious that NBC is looking to hype ice dancing due to the number of popular, dance-themed reality shows that have come out in the last 2-3 years. More women/older couples than ever will easily tune into that event if it's shown during prime time. The skiing events are merely traditional.
It's obvious that NBC is looking to hype ice dancing due to the number of popular, dance-themed reality shows that have come out in the last 2-3 years. More women/older couples than ever will easily tune into that event if it's shown during prime time. The skiing events are merely traditional.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
USA Network is showing Pirates of the Caribbean.
USA Network is showing Pirates of the Caribbean.
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
How dare a television network try to maximize ratings.
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It is unbelievable how many people on this board complain about this exact thing. Read any Badger hockey thread.
It is unbelievable how many people on this board complain about this exact thing. Read any Badger hockey thread.
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
The Devils "throwback" green & red duds that they'll be wearing on St. Patrick's Day versus the Penguins have arrived:
http://www.icethetics.info/blog/2010/2/9/devils-vintage-jerseys-revealed.html
Kirk Muller, Patrik Sundstrom, Mark Johnson, Alain Cheverier, and Sean Burke couldn't be reached for comment.
The Devils "throwback" green & red duds that they'll be wearing on St. Patrick's Day versus the Penguins have arrived:
http://www.icethetics.info/blog/2010/2/9/devils-vintage-jerseys-revealed.html
Kirk Muller, Patrik Sundstrom, Mark Johnson, Alain Cheverier, and Sean Burke couldn't be reached for comment.
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
Sounds like they did a great job with the Pens/Caps game the other day.
Sounds like they did a great job with the Pens/Caps game the other day.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
NBC got a 1.3 rating for the game, tied for highest rating they've had for any of the games they've had this year. NBCs ratings are up substantially from last year but they're still pretty weak looking.
Sounds like they did a great job with the Pens/Caps game the other day.
NBC got a 1.3 rating for the game, tied for highest rating they've had for any of the games they've had this year. NBCs ratings are up substantially from last year but they're still pretty weak looking.
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
The thing I guess I find strange is that if you're going to put any game on NBC from the prelim. rounds, why Russia-Czech over US-Canada? Must be the other possibilities for broadcast at that time.
...which helps explain why they're not real eager to put Olympic hockey on the flagship.
The thing I guess I find strange is that if you're going to put any game on NBC from the prelim. rounds, why Russia-Czech over US-Canada? Must be the other possibilities for broadcast at that time.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: 2009-2010 NHL Season Thread 2: Its all going up in flames!
That's where my issue comes in here. Obviously USA-Canada is getting prime time treatment (7-10 PM ET) because the ratings in Canada will be gonzo and it's the game in the opening round that will get the most viewers there. By that same token though, wouldn't you think NBC would want to do the same thing? After all, you could hype the hell out of the game and go wild with it especially since it's the only opening round game being carried by NBC.
The other side of that, however, is that RUS-CZE is scheduled to start on NBC just an hour earlier. With the opening round there's no threat of numerous overtimes overriding into coverage of other events. So... It boils down to NBC thinking that women and men of a certain persuasion are going to flock to their TV sets to watch Belbin & Agosto maybe make a run at gold and they're going to want to do it at a certain time. Mind you, the ice dancing event on that Sunday isn't even the medal deciding night, that's the following evening. NBC is going with prime time coverage of ice dancing on Friday, Sunday and Monday nights.
Given that NBC is all about cross-promoting their other programming it's baffling to me that NBC would botch up this one opportunity to market the hell out of their regular hockey coverage while also stirring up patriotism in the most basic way possible playing the underdog card. It just all looks like NBC is screwing themselves by not going with the money game for American audiences in the opening round and is then boning over the NHL by doing so in which they'll just blame the league for poor ratings in the end anyhow.
All that said, this just keeps up the NBC company line of never showing a game with a Canadian team involved in any way, ever.
That's where my issue comes in here. Obviously USA-Canada is getting prime time treatment (7-10 PM ET) because the ratings in Canada will be gonzo and it's the game in the opening round that will get the most viewers there. By that same token though, wouldn't you think NBC would want to do the same thing? After all, you could hype the hell out of the game and go wild with it especially since it's the only opening round game being carried by NBC.
The other side of that, however, is that RUS-CZE is scheduled to start on NBC just an hour earlier. With the opening round there's no threat of numerous overtimes overriding into coverage of other events. So... It boils down to NBC thinking that women and men of a certain persuasion are going to flock to their TV sets to watch Belbin & Agosto maybe make a run at gold and they're going to want to do it at a certain time. Mind you, the ice dancing event on that Sunday isn't even the medal deciding night, that's the following evening. NBC is going with prime time coverage of ice dancing on Friday, Sunday and Monday nights.
Given that NBC is all about cross-promoting their other programming it's baffling to me that NBC would botch up this one opportunity to market the hell out of their regular hockey coverage while also stirring up patriotism in the most basic way possible playing the underdog card. It just all looks like NBC is screwing themselves by not going with the money game for American audiences in the opening round and is then boning over the NHL by doing so in which they'll just blame the league for poor ratings in the end anyhow.
All that said, this just keeps up the NBC company line of never showing a game with a Canadian team involved in any way, ever.
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