We watched it in the afternoon when BBC had it streaming live, with minimal commentary.
We then watched it again when NBC ran it.
Oh good god did they butcher it to pieces. One of the things that pisses me off is that they cut out the section where the Men's Marathon runners were given their medals, something that typically happens at closing ceremonies. The Ugandan won gold, first time Uganda's won anything in 40 years, and they skipped it entirely.
They cut out entire swaths of the ceremonies, and then postponed an hour of it until after they'd showed their latest sitcom and the news.
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Date: 2012-08-13 02:20 pm (UTC)We then watched it again when NBC ran it.
Oh good god did they butcher it to pieces. One of the things that pisses me off is that they cut out the section where the Men's Marathon runners were given their medals, something that typically happens at closing ceremonies. The Ugandan won gold, first time Uganda's won anything in 40 years, and they skipped it entirely.
They cut out entire swaths of the ceremonies, and then postponed an hour of it until after they'd showed their latest sitcom and the news.