Olympics 2008 - Page 17

BarTopDancer · 08-10-2008, 01:07 PM

The Dream Team was awesome. I watched the game too (used to love BB back when.... almost as much as I love hockey now). Completely different playing field. Team USA can't walk in and expect to win anymore. I think they see it, but they aren't used to the playing styles of the teams they are playing now - even if those teams have NBA players on them.

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-10-2008, 02:44 PM

Quick question - I seem to remember that when I was a kid, the Olympics were broadcast on multiple networks. Am I remembering correctly? I could swear that I remember (before a million cable stations) changing the channel to watch different events. And if they did used to be on multiple networks, when did it change?

scaeagles · 08-10-2008, 02:53 PM

All I recall is other stations like TNT or MSNBC or CNBC or some cable stations sometimes broadcasting (like they are this time around), but I don't remember being able to switch from ABC to CBS to watch a different event.

Alex · 08-10-2008, 02:56 PM

I'd forgotten anybody other than NBC ever did them.

According to information at Wikipedia, in the United States each individual Olympics has had single network coverage* since 1960, though the network involved has changed from event to event and this is NBC's fifth consecutive summer Olympics.

1960 - CBS (summer and winter)
1964 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter)
1968 - ABC (summer and winter)
1972 - ABC (summer) / NBC (winter)
1976 - ABC (summer and winter)
1980 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter)
1984 - ABC (summer and winter)
1988 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter)
1992 - NBC (summer) / CBS (winter)
1994 - CBS (winter)
1996 - NBC (summer)
1998 - CBS (winter)
2000 - NBC (summer)
2002 - NBC (winter)
2004 - NBC (summer)
2006 - NBC (winter)
2008 - NBC (summer)

* Also according to Wikipedia, for the 1998 TNT paid CBS $50 million for rights to air 50 hours of coverage.

Morrigoon · 08-11-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'd forgotten anybody other than NBC ever did them.

I didn't. To this day I still think of CBS as standing for "Can't Broadcast Sports" because of their last bout of coverage. Glad NBC has it now.

scaeagles · 08-10-2008, 08:20 PM

Swanie - is that a pic of the Chinese gymnastics team in you avatar?

wendybeth · 08-10-2008, 08:37 PM

Literal lol here, Scaeagles- we were just commenting on the Chinese girl gymnasts a minute ago.

swanie · 08-10-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Swanie - is that a pic of the Chinese gymnastics team in you avatar?

I'm sure I have a photocopies of their passports around here somewhere...

alphabassettgrrl · 08-10-2008, 10:02 PM

I could get behind the "amateur-only" qualifier for the Olympics. It just doesn't seem fair to have professionals alongside non-pros.

Alex · 08-10-2008, 10:05 PM

I say let them compete at whatever age. If they can get their Olympics career out of the way at 13 that is four fewer years of exploitation and abuse.

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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Quick question - I seem to remember that when I was a kid, the Olympics were broadcast on multiple networks. Am I remembering correctly? I could swear that I remember (before a million cable stations) changing the channel to watch different events. And if they did used to be on multiple networks, when did it change?
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	All I recall is other stations like TNT or MSNBC or CNBC or some cable stations sometimes broadcasting (like they are this time around), but I don't remember being able to switch from ABC to CBS to watch a different event.
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08-10-2008, 02:56 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'd forgotten anybody other than NBC ever did them. According to information at Wikipedia, in the United States each individual Olympics has had single network coverage* since 1960, though the network involved has changed from event to event and this is NBC's fifth consecutive summer Olympics. 1960 - CBS (summer and winter) 1964 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter) 1968 - ABC (summer and winter) 1972 - ABC (summer) / NBC (winter) 1976 - ABC (summer and winter) 1980 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter) 1984 - ABC (summer and winter) 1988 - NBC (summer) / ABC (winter) 1992 - NBC (summer) / CBS (winter) 1994 - CBS (winter) 1996 - NBC (summer) 1998 - CBS (winter) 2000 - NBC (summer) 2002 - NBC (winter) 2004 - NBC (summer) 2006 - NBC (winter) 2008 - NBC (summer) * Also according to Wikipedia, for the 1998 TNT paid CBS $50 million for rights to air 50 hours of coverage.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Swanie - is that a pic of the Chinese gymnastics team in you avatar?
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I say let them compete at whatever age. If they can get their Olympics career out of the way at 13 that is four fewer years of exploitation and abuse.
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