Mike
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A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet. |
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Madtown
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA
| said by Mike  :A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet. I don't think I watched much of it anyways. |
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BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | reply to Mike
Sure thing, I barely was interested in it enough to catch Phelps. Which was great to see, just hope he doesn't sell his soul to Nike. |
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wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | reply to Mike
And what tripe are you basing those assumptions on?
cw |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | reply to Mike
Yeah, I stopped watching just before Coca Cola purchased the Olympics a few games ago. |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
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join:2004-01-06
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said by Mike :A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet. Well you're certainly wrong with me... Probably the best thing on network television right now.... All those "shows" on TV suck. I have no interest really in watching it on the internet though. Don't make assumptions. Okay?
-Tzale
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Tarheels Fan
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Yes, b/c you or anyone else would turn down a multi-million dollar contract from Nike. Get Real, I hope he makes as much money as he can from his efforts. |
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Tarheels Fan
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You prefer Pepsi?  |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | LOL! |
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BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | reply to Tarheels Fan
If he does sell his soul to the corporate devil, we can have a contest on who has the more Nike Swooshtikas on his person, Phelps or Tiger Woods. |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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said by SLD :Yeah, I stopped watching just before Coca Cola purchased the Olympics a few games ago. Coke had a few commercials, but nothing like the Atlanta games. The Atlanta games were so bad because that is where Coke started and where their current headquarters are. |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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Jamestown, NC
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said by BabyBear :If he does sell his soul to the corporate devil, we can have a contest on who has the more Nike Swooshtikas on his person, Phelps or Tiger Woods. How many times before the Olympics did you see or hear about Michael Phelps? Swimming doesn't have 1/100th the national exposure as golf, so I'd give it 6 months and Michael Phelps will fade in (relative) obscurity. |
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ElJay
join:2004-03-17 | reply to Mike
Not helping was NBC's decision to prevent full screen videos from being shown. I know they want people to watch TV for the $$$$$$$$$, but this limitation on the online video worked against it. |
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BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl
join:2007-01-11
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said by Matt :How many times before the Olympics did you see or hear about Michael Phelps? Swimming doesn't have 1/100th the national exposure as golf, so I'd give it 6 months and Michael Phelps will fade in (relative) obscurity. The same number of times I heard of any Olympic athlete outside of basketball(and tennis), 0. But that doesn't mean there can't be a year or so of "Phelpsmania".
At least for a little while Phelps is bigger than Hockey(excluding Canada).  |
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
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The Olympics are pulling in more viewers than any olympics since '92. 30 million viewers a day, and a 30 share...
In other words, Americans do give a crap this year. |
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meh37
@verizon.net
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Your "assumption" is better than his? (No statistics = neither is right, neither is wrong... both are just generalizations based on personal preferences)
Personally, I think nothing on commercial TV is worth watching. The fallacy of ads is that those who place them think they're noticed by more than a very small percentage of viewers; they're being paid for, however, by ALL viewers in higher prices for everything they buy. You couldn't pay me to watch this stuff. |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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said by tiger72 :The Olympics are pulling in more viewers than any olympics since '92. 30 million viewers a day, and a 30 share... In other words, Americans do give a crap this year. I have to agree with this. Maybe it's an age thing, but all my friends and I are really excited about the Olympics this year. We've all been tuned in via the TV and online. |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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Jamestown, NC
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said by ElJay :Not helping was NBC's decision to prevent full screen videos from being shown. I know they want people to watch TV for the $$$$$$$$$, but this limitation on the online video worked against it. I'm not sure what you mean? The fact you can't make the online videos full screen? Why would you want to do that? The online video is meant to supplement, not replace, the TV coverage. It would have looked terrible full screen anyway. |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO
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said by Tzale :said by Mike :A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet. Well you're certainly wrong with me... Probably the best thing on network television right now.... All those "shows" on TV suck. I have no interest really in watching it on the internet though. Don't make assumptions. Okay? -Tzale i have been pretty much ONLY watching on the net
why?
the TV coverage SUCKS
weres the good evnets like Rowing Sailing and Archery?
even baseball isnt covered very well |
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
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Yeah not everyone sits in front of the pc all day playing WOW. I’ve been soaking up as much as I can. It is the best thing on tv right now. I never watch sports and I’m watching hours each night. People whom are bashing it probably have a huge prejudice against China to start with. Granted I don’t care for the country much, but I will give them credit for putting on a great show and venue. It’s going to be tough for London to match in 4 years or any country for that matter.
Women’s beach volleyball, I hope they show more of this on tv after the Olympics |
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