I need an outlet because it's happening again. Every two years I get up for the Olympics, which I think are awesome, and every two years I end up not following as I'd like because NBC's coverage is loltastic, almost embarassingly bad.

First, they have three cable networks. Typically only one is showing anything, and according to the TV schedule at nbcolympics.com, they have lots of dark periods. WTF. To make it worse, the one network they do have showing events isn't actually showing events, it's showing freaking vignettes about athletes. I don't need to see a 15 minute backstory on some random (typically) American. I want to see actual Olympic events. WTFFFFFFFFFF.

Last night, sitting here in the SAME TIME ZONE AS VANCOUVER, I WAS FORCED TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONIES ON TAPE DELAY. R U SRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS?????????????????????? In the internet age, I'm going to have to watch events on tape delay, even though I live in the same goddamn timezone? F U NBC. Die die die die you ****ing mother****ers for ruining something that is really cool.

Did I mention that the few events that we will get are determined almost entirely by whether or not there are Americans competing? We get the faintest glimpse of events without someone from the USA. They block off 3 hours today to show us one USA women's hockey game on CNBC but we get to see zero prelims in any other sport, even though in that same 3 hour timeslot we could get coverage of far more events.

AND THEIR FREAKING MORNING SHOW RIGHT NOW IS ON TAPE DELAY TOO.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH this sucks soooooo so so hard.

BBC FTW.

Its nice in canada being able to watch the olympics on 3 different channels plus NBC/MSNBC/etc

Although right now 2 of them are replaying the opening ceremonies at different points

I'm shocked at how little is being offered compared to Beijing. Obviously the similar time zone will mean there won't be live events to watch at 2 in the morning, but it seems like there's hardly any TV or internet coverage compared to past olympics--it seems like Torino and Salt Lake had way more coverage. It looks like the only options are NBC's mix of whatever's playing, or curling and hockey on USA/MSNBC/CNBC. And online all there is is hockey and curling. In 2008 I was watching badminton and rifle shooting at all hours of the day and night, why don't I have those kind of options this time? I'd love to watch even an announcer-less feed of whatever happens to be going on live, but nope, no such luck.

And NBC has been asinine about time zones for years. They'll show wimbledon and tape delay all their weekday coverage so that it starts at 12 local time or whatever. So I got screwed out of live coverage even in the Central Time zone. I'm guessing it won't be that way for the Olympics, but I totally sympathize.

obviously you have to buy the olympic triplecast

**** Bob Costas. That is all.

is there a link of the luge-guy?

awful question, i know, but i wanna see.

http://deadspin.com/5470753/tracks-s...re-fatal-crash

video at bottom

How about the stupid move to move the USA vs Canada hockey game to MSNBC, rather than keeping it on NBC? I mean, really. This is probably the single game that most Canadians and Americans care about, for hockey, and the move it to one of their secondary networks? **** You NBC.

Thank you! That's the spirit!

Lock thread, ban OP

oops

Sad but true, rules is rules.

Gonna miss you Clark and Dewi.

oops indeed

Did some research. The Pacific Time Zone will be stuck with tape delayed results for the entire games in prime time despite being in the same time zone. **** you NBC.

NBC really having a good year...

This is all kinds of hilarious.

lol USA

awesome, [censored] the west coast

I guess it's no wonder that the Olympics coverage on NBC is so totally overwrought, and takes itself so comically seriously, since the Olympics plus Sunday Night Football pretty much is the entire sports department for NBC now.

I'm amazed that there isn't any Olympics stuff on now. I could've sworn they had more coverage for Torino.

ya rly, I mean events have already started

It's about the most frustrating thing I can think of. They pay $800 million for the right to censor the eff out of it and keep me from watching. Beyond insane, especially in this day and age. Then again, I've been feeling this way for years (and as a result, not watching). It's a shame, they've totally stolen something awesome from me.

i believe i read that NBC is losing $200 million on the vancouver olympics, that could be why you are not seeing more coverage

Presumably this. Still, are they getting more money from running a normal NBC or CNBC or MSNBC schedule in the early afternoon than what they would get for the Olympics? I'm getting something called the Black College Quiz on NBC right now.

See if the rules apply across the board?