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Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

RaceBoarder said:
So Curling gets going tonight with the first matches in the Mixed Doubles prelims. They start sweeping st 7pm EST.

As most have already figured, the time difference is going to be a ***** to deal with :mad: 14 hours ahead of the East Coast.
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Eh, 18 for me. That’s just +1 day and -6 hours. I got used to it during the 2002 World Cup.
 
joecct said:
Aren't you closer to Korea than we are on the East Coast?
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Seoul is ~400 miles further.

Somewhat related, an Asia Olympics is always good for me as we’ve been sending fully loaded 747-8s to ICN the past couple of weeks.
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

Just for clarity since we also have a spoiler thread, what is considered verboten here? If it airs on the NBC app? NBC prime time? I mean, most of the smaller events will never air on the prime time broadcast.
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

Here's what's airing today:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (DAY -1)
NBC
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Figure Skating – Team Event (LIVE)
Men’s Short Program
Pairs’ Short Program
Freestyle Skiing – Men’s & Women’s Moguls Competition
10:05 p.m. – 1:35 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore
8:30 p.m. – Midnight (PT)
Primetime Encore
2:08 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore
1:08 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore
3:38 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2
2:38 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Mixed Doubles Curling
Canada vs. Norway
China vs. Switzerland
6 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Mixed Doubles Curling
U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)
China vs. South Korea
Men’s Ski Jumping – Individual Normal Hill Competition
8 p.m. – 11:35 p.m.
Mixed Doubles Curling – U.S. vs. Switzerland
Men’s Alpine Skiing – Downhill Training (LIVE)
Men’s Luge – Training
11:35 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Mixed Doubles Curling – U.S. vs. South Korea (LIVE)

Will update with more later. Running into a meeting now!
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

Game on.

But, it's interesting to see performers "fail" relative to what the announcers are saying. Or the pre-event hype. Both an American and a Russian skater didn't come close to expectations. And that's why they have to perform.
 
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ticapnews said:
Just for clarity since we also have a spoiler thread, what is considered verboten here? If it airs on the NBC app? NBC prime time? I mean, most of the smaller events will never air on the prime time broadcast.
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I would say still give folks maybe a day to catch up because there will be much Tivo'ing.
 
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More than a couple days please. I have a work trip I RT back from on Wednesday. I don’t care about medal counts being spoiled in this thread or general comments and news, but for those of us who travel a lot it’s kind of nice to know we can read one thread without full spoilers.
 
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I have a feeling I'll have to avoid NBC and stick to the other channels. They'll be throwing that ice dancing garbage up in primetime every night, and that **** is unwatchable.
 
bigblue_dl said:
I have a feeling I'll have to avoid NBC and stick to the other channels. They'll be throwing that ice dancing garbage up in primetime every night, and that **** is unwatchable.
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Figure skating is the highest rated event, and with no NHL players there’s nothing else that comes close.

Now ice dancing sucks and normally figure skating does too but, with Lipinski and Weir savagely ripping everyone to shreds it’s entertaining.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Figure skating is the highest rated event, and with no NHL players there’s nothing else that comes close.

Now ice dancing sucks and normally figure skating does too but, with Lipinski and Weir savagely ripping everyone to shreds it’s entertaining.
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I know it is, and that's why it is shown. I just don't understand the appeal, and I really don't like watching, so I won't. It just sucks that there is pretty much no reason for me to watch any of the primetime stuff, since it will all be something that sucks as much as figure skating.
 
bigblue_dl said:
I know it is, and that's why it is shown. I just don't understand the appeal, and I really don't like watching, so I won't. It just sucks that there is pretty much no reason for me to watch any of the primetime stuff, since it will all be something that sucks as much as figure skating.
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Mars v Venus. When in doubt, show Venus.
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

bigblue_dl said:
I have a feeling I'll have to avoid NBC and stick to the other channels. They'll be throwing that ice dancing garbage up in primetime every night, and that **** is unwatchable.
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Ice Dancing makes Figure Skating riveting...
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

30 minutes in, and I already hate NBCs coverage.

That could be a new record. Normally it takes me at least a day to hate NBC during the Olympics.
 
Re: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Thread: It's Time to Bribe Some Judges

Here's how I get around the coverage.

0. Record everything, never watch live.
1. Fast forward through every ad (do this always -- ads are for morons.)
2. Fast forward through every segment where the camera is on an anchor.
3. Fast forward through every segment on an American athlete.
4. Fast forward through every segment with piano music.
5. Fast forward through every post-event interview with an American athlete.

This will do for a start. You can cut about 90% of the ape jingoism and about 60% of the maudlin garbage by using your remote.

I would say each hour of coverage contains about 12 minutes of content; the rest is feces for the hogs.
 
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