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2010 Winter Olympics tidbits

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jlb1705;1661529; said:
Uh-oh. Cussing on the air in the celebration. No more live coverage for anybody now - the gotta be able to edit that stuff out. Thanks a lot Shaun White, you have just finished ruining the Olympics for the rest of us.
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Pointing a live mike at at snowboarders in celebration mode is asking for FCC language violations.

It's NBC's fault, not White and his coach - it wasn't an interview situation, and I'm not sure they knew they were on live mikes.

They just need to go into the several-second delay mode.
 
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You know if I didn't know better, I'd say these commentators are saying this stuff to boost ratings. In the nightcap show, to start off, they have the women's 500 meter short track speedskating. After the American woman got off to a good start, the comentator says "Wow! Now all she needs to do is sit back and stroke hard!" :slappy:

It wasn't even just what he said, but how he said it too :slappy:
 
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Bucklion;1661556; said:
You know if I didn't know better, I'd say these commentators are saying this stuff to boost ratings. In the nightcap show, to start off, they have the women's 500 meter short track speedskating. After the American woman got off to a good start, the comentator says "Wow! Now all she needs to do is sit back and stroke hard!" :slappy:

It wasn't even just what he said, but how he said it too :slappy:
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I heard that too. I can just picture some off-air bet between the commentators of phrases they have to work into their call. "Okay, I'll say she has to stroke hard, but you have to say that she likes to start in the rear and gradually work into where things belong."
 
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BB73;1661535; said:
Pointing a live mike at at snowboarders in celebration mode is asking for FCC language violations.
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What the hell does being a snowboarder have to do with anything? You see or hear a player/coach shouting an expletive during a more traditional sporting event nearly every time its on TV.
 
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jlb1705;1661495; said:
That crying bit at the end is going to be worth an extra few million dollars for Vonn.
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I hate that they zoom in on and mike situations like that. It's a private moment with her husband and we're hearing every word they say. I hope one of them says something dirty one time.

jlb1705;1661528; said:
"There's a term that some of us use, it's called tapping into the eye of the tiger!" :roll2:
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I swear to god these announcers just make up words and expressions as they go. "He goes with the McSwitch, double-cork, funkenburger express!"
 
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CentralMOBuck;1661575; said:
What the hell does being a snowboarder have to do with anything? You see or hear a player/coach shouting an expletive during a more traditional sporting event nearly every time its on TV.
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Espn loves catching those moments. Why else would they always mic the sideline huddles and celebrations but usually mute people thanking their momma?
 
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CentralMOBuck;1661575; said:
What the hell does being a snowboarder have to do with anything? You see or hear a player/coach shouting an expletive during a more traditional sporting event nearly every time its on TV.
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Any live mike is dangerous. But it's moreso at an outdoor event, as oposed to skaters who are indoors and more likely to expect microphones nearby.

I like Shaun White, and I don't care what language he or his coach used when they just realized he had just won a gold medal. My problem is with a prime time network being stupid enough to not expect having to bleep something if they point a live mike at them in that situation.
 
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