Do you believe in NBC miracles?
by Earl Sleek on Feb 24, 2010 4:03 PM PST
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PrintI cannot believe it -- we west-coast hockey fans might get to see a critical Team USA game on our televisions at the time that it actually happens! No more Peacock Rape! Steve Lepore, you're my hero:
The USA semifinal men’s hockey game against the winner of the Czech Republic vs. Finland will be broadcast live in all time zones on NBC this Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
Now, I fully won't believe it until it's actually on my television, but if this is true, it might bode well for Sunday's gold medal game (currently slated for a three-hour tape delay on the west coast) as well. And if in fact I can watch the pivotal games of this tournament along with the rest of the TV-dependent world, well then I guess there won't be any need for this cartoon:
Oops.
Please get this right, NBC. Golympics!
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Seriously — I can’t really regret this cartoon, as they have already ruined two big games for me, last Sunday’s Czech-Russia game and today’s USA/Switzerland game.
And they really shouldn’t get off the hook just by doing things non-idiotically for once.
Still, they do this right and it could save this tournament for me. C’mon, Peacock!
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I had to DVR the US-Swiss game and even THAT was kind of difficult to watch (even though I avoided Twitter). I feel for you, West Coasters.
On the other hand, I imagine the weather is awesome there. I’ll always go back to that in these matters. Positivity! Right?
When I'm not battling in California:
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by jamestobrien on Feb 24, 2010 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
kickball?….thats old school
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2010 6:17 AM PST up reply actions
my favorite part is the popcorn…think it really sells it
Peacockblocked.
i think we need to have some reminder on the Boc website permantly on how much we hate nbc
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 4:08 PM PST reply actions
the cartoon techinaclly still applies…cuz it says the “gold medal” game…le
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 24, 2010 4:23 PM PST reply actions
I love that cartoon!! It’s so fitting for how much they have screwed up. Not only the time delay, but the curling or women’s hockey cutting into our games, just the non-love of hockey in general.
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 24, 2010 4:29 PM PST reply actions
Sleek – I am 100% in sharing your angst regarding NBC’s inexcusable treatment of West Coast hockey fans. This cartoon is perfect. Let’s just hope that Steve Lepore’s report does not end up being one gigantic West-Coast Peacocktease!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 24, 2010 9:30 PM PST reply actions
one gigantic West-Coast Peacocktease!
well done
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2010 6:18 AM PST up reply actions
Someone needs to get peacock-head Dick Ebersol on the case.
by GOOLIAN on Feb 25, 2010 3:01 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I’m nowhere near you guys geographically, but yea. Seriously. If NBC finds some way to screw west coast hockey fans out of Olympic hockey, then they deserve what’s coming for them (which is alot of complaints)
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 25, 2010 5:55 AM PST reply actions
Except that they can insert commercials? Is that the reason? If it is I’ll kill someone.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
i have no clue i keep typing a reason and then deleting etc..cuz it doesnt make any sense
ill just blame east coast bias i guess
I got a snake in my boots!!
GO Team USA!!! GO Bobby Ryan!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
I was fairly convinced it was actually a direct assault at me somehow — somebody at NBC hated me, and I wished I knew why.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Well, apparently they actually think we really don’t care about tape delay. Because the Olympic ratings are high out here. (headdesk)
AAAAAARGH.
That’s it, I’m sending five more emails.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
That’s pretty much what it feels like NBC is doing to us. Why do they hate us? What the hell did we ever do to them?
Man will never be free until the last NBC executive is strangled with the entrails of Gary Bettman.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Gold Medal women's game on
USA vs Canada – 2nd period, there’s post-play shoving and shit talking like in a men’s game. awesome.
Nemohu uvěřit, že jsi si to ty teplouš.
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