Rose Parade - Page 5

Kevy Baby · 01-03-2007, 11:29 PM

I am totally with iSM!

Alex · 01-04-2007, 08:15 AM

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I love the Rose Parade and think it makes for fine television entertainment. I guess other people think so, too. What other event - besides being watched by millions around the world - is entirely replayed 8 times on the day it happens?

Last night millions of people watched Two and a Half Men so the two things don't necessarily correlate. As for being replayed eight times, New Year's Day is a day where ratings are so low (except for football) that non-football networks don't even try to schedule anything of interest so that most of the station staff can be allowed the day off.

And TV may be capable of closeups but the two floats I saw the other day the commentators (didn't realize it was Bob Eubanks and I have no idea who the Stephanie is that you keep lamenting) went on in painful detail about what was used to make parts of the float but at no time was sufficient close-up provided to actually see it (the University of Redlands float and some float of a really tall woman). So I knew what they used to make sand or the stucco on some building but didn't actually get to see it for myself. For the Univeristy of Redlands they spent most of their time focused on the mascot bulldog riding the float rather than the giant bulldog that was the float.

I'll readily admit though, that many people have different opinions than me on the interestingness of televised parades (or live parades for that matter), but I believe it is firmly established that in case of differing opinion, mine breaks the tie.

innerSpaceman · 01-04-2007, 09:28 AM

If you don't know who Stephanie his, perhaps you're watching some substandard, non-KTLA viewing where the narration doesn't match the visuals. (Though I'll admit Stephanie would often be talking about flax seed while the cameras showed tree bark).

And sorry, not buying it that the replays are simply because there's nothing else on the station schedule. That's absurd. Why isn't the same episode of The Twilight Zone played all day on Christmas? There's demand to see the Rose Parade on New Years Day by people who do not wake up by 8am, and in fact - thanks to traditional New Years Eve debauchery - by people who do not wake up till mid-afternoon!

I reiterate ... many broadcasts are watched by vast worldwide audiences, but no other is entirely repeated several times on the day of occurrence. That bespeaks a uniquely popular program, not the single non-scheduled television day of the year.

Alex · 01-04-2007, 11:27 AM

Do places outside of LA repeat it throughout the day? Up here in the Bay Area, so far I know it was only on once (at least I never stumbled across it later in the day) and same on Portland television stations when I was growing up.

And I'm pretty sure I've always seen the KTLA version I just don't watch long enough to care who is talking (since the talking is frequently just a commercial for whatever group is on screen, "the University of Redlands, where great minds go to be great!").

And many networks do show just one thing all day long on New Year's Day. Admittedly, not just one episode but the same show all day long.

Last year, when the Rose Parade was on January 2, did they still replay it a half dozen times?

Kevy Baby · 01-04-2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Last year, when the Rose Parade was on January 2, did they still replay it a half dozen times?

Yes

innerSpaceman · 01-04-2007, 03:03 PM

I have no idea whether any other stations show the parade all day long. It's been so long since I've lived anywhere else, I don't recall. I know I never woke up by 8am on New Year's Day back east, but the 3 hour time difference would have let me see the parade LIVE nonetheless.

But it's no way like a TV marathon of different episodes. Though it would be kewl to have the current parade followed by repeats of previous Rose parades. Heheh.

Babette · 01-04-2007, 09:36 PM

I feel like it is not the new year since I missed it and all of the replays this year. The new year must always start with the Rose Parade. You start watching whenever you wake up and then catch what you missed on the replays. Tradition, baby!

Kevy Baby · 01-04-2007, 09:48 PM

Why did you miss it? Had you been drinking or something?

Babette · 01-04-2007, 10:49 PM

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Not Afraid · 01-04-2007, 11:02 PM

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	If you don't know who Stephanie his, perhaps you're watching some substandard, non-KTLA viewing where the narration doesn't match the visuals. (Though I'll admit Stephanie would often be talking about flax seed while the cameras showed tree bark). And sorry, not buying it that the replays are simply because there's nothing else on the station schedule. That's absurd. Why isn't the same episode of The Twilight Zone played all day on Christmas? There's demand to see the Rose Parade on New Years Day by people who do not wake up by 8am, and in fact - thanks to traditional New Years Eve debauchery - by people who do not wake up till mid-afternoon! I reiterate ... many broadcasts are watched by vast worldwide audiences, but no other is entirely repeated several times on the day of occurrence. That bespeaks a uniquely popular program, not the single non-scheduled television day of the year.
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01-04-2007, 11:27 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Do places outside of LA repeat it throughout the day? Up here in the Bay Area, so far I know it was only on once (at least I never stumbled across it later in the day) and same on Portland television stations when I was growing up. And I'm pretty sure I've always seen the KTLA version I just don't watch long enough to care who is talking (since the talking is frequently just a commercial for whatever group is on screen, "the University of Redlands, where great minds go to be great!"). And many networks do show just one thing all day long on New Year's Day. Admittedly, not just one episode but the same show all day long. Last year, when the Rose Parade was on January 2, did they still replay it a half dozen times?
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01-04-2007, 03:03 PM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I have no idea whether any other stations show the parade all day long. It's been so long since I've lived anywhere else, I don't recall. I know I never woke up by 8am on New Year's Day back east, but the 3 hour time difference would have let me see the parade LIVE nonetheless. But it's no way like a TV marathon of different episodes. Though it would be kewl to have the current parade followed by repeats of previous Rose parades. Heheh.
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Babette Snubbed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cupcake heaven Posts: 433	I feel like it is not the new year since I missed it and all of the replays this year. The new year must always start with the Rose Parade. You start watching whenever you wake up and then catch what you missed on the replays. Tradition, baby!
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