On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:13 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Adding to this: NBC says the reason the Abide By Me segment was cut >> was because "our programming is tailored for the U.S. audience." >> >> >> http://deadspin.com/5930048/nbc-responds-we-removed-the-opening-ceremony-memorial-to-terrorism-victims-because- >> the-tribute-wasnt-about-america > > To be fair to them, I read in other sources that the "Abide With Me" segment > was not tagged in the materials given to broadcasters as a memorial to 7-7. > The inference is valid, and I guess the BBC commentators made the link > explicit in their on-air comments, but that is not how the producers > portrayed it. I also noticed that when Meredith Vieira interviewed Danny > Boyle (who she disclosed to the audience Friday night was a close personal > friend) the next day, she described that segment (indirectly, and without > mentioning that NBC failed to cover it) as a memorial to all those who were > unable to be present for the Olympics, and highlighted Boyle's own father, > who apparently died within the last 18 months.
You're right, PG. It's still a bullshit excuse, because *none* of it is tailored to the US audience. I preface that I watched exactly two parts of the Opening Ceremony, both because of post-event discussion: the Queen & James Bond segment and the Abide By Me segment (which I deliberately called that initially because, as you correctly noted, it really wasn't a classic memoriam segment). But I would describe the entire opening ceremony as a complete package: it's not a "pick and choose" thing that you omit for the sake of time. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
