tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421086418660847197.post5622159649833580538..comments2023-06-25T03:13:37.329-05:00Comments on Slice of Lime: The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of NBCLimecretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615529839654383360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421086418660847197.post-29781001002735012592013-02-01T09:29:46.836-06:002013-02-01T09:29:46.836-06:00I'm not sure what you mean by "slick"...I'm not sure what you mean by "slick". If it's that the producers deciding what they're going to talk about ahead of time meaning that they can have their segments and interviews prepared and don't have to deal with things that are actually relevant to what's going on in real-time, then I'd agree that that's what they did (and that it's easier), but not that it's a good thing from an audience perspective.Limecretehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615529839654383360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421086418660847197.post-89837182324747250672013-02-01T09:04:41.855-06:002013-02-01T09:04:41.855-06:00"That laser-like focus was bad enough, but th..."That laser-like focus was bad enough, but then they had to narrow it even further, and only deigned to discuss certain athletes. And I'm not even just talking about focusing on Americans, with barely a thought given to, you know, the other countries that are competing in this international event. They pre-judged who would be the stars of the games, and then concentrated on those people, even when their performances did not justify the attention."<br /><br />NBC's producers feel they have to make judgments before the Olympics. That is more efficient and it is slick. What producers do not want to be slick? That is why they get the big bucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com