Well it looks like we, the entire internet, aren’t the only one not pleased with NBC’s maddening, awful coverage of the London Olympics, aka the Seacrest Olympics — Jon Stewart is at his wit’s end as well.
Specifically, Stewart can’t believe that NBC cut out a tribute to victims of terrorism in the UK during the opening ceremonies in favor of airing a segment featuring Ryan Seacrest, reportedly so that they could better “tailor the broadcast to an American audience.”
“NBC, the network that to commemorate 9/11, actually re-runs 9/11…you wouldn’t air a six minute tribute to the rest of the world’s terrorist victims?” Stewart said incredulously. “You’re NBC — you don’t know how to tailor television to an American audience!”
Here’s part one…
And here’s part two, where Stewart rips Mitt Romney for his comments about the Olympics…
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“Jon Stewart Rips NBC…”
“Jon Stewart Destroyed Chik-Fil-A…”
“Jon Stewart Rips Viacom…”
Careful, your Huffington Post is showing…
Go eat some cotton candy, Sir Digby.
That’s what my nemesis would WANT me to do! Ginger! To the lab!
Dun dun la dun duh da ladun dudaluandluandluanlaudndualun DUUUNNNNN!!
In a country lacerated by the sharp shards of broken brown-eyed promises, in a world bent low by the burden of disease, war and the price of Thunderbird, who is left to make full account of God and Britain’s depleted moral mini bar?
A TV blog covering a TV show? Madness!
Also: Caesar.
Well you’ve got to pull people in to read it! Plus isn’t all a joke anyway, one they made note of on the Daily Show.
@BookSavvy +1
@iwontrememberthis SHIT
@iwontrememberthis ‘TIS THE WORK OF MY NEMESIS! He shall RUE this day!
You think NBC would have learned after the whole John Tesh debacle of ’96. Just show the godamn sports.
Must be why they have over 5000 hours of sports broadcast this year.
Why is Ryan Seacrest even on the broadcasting team for the Olympics?
Nielsen pumped up his Q rating.
Staring at that picture for 30 minutes is the same as watching an episode of the Daily Show.
Is it just me or is Stewart becoming a little, I don’t know, Sorkinish?
I’d say it’s the increased rate of people fucking simple things up.
My only objection to your comment is the tense
Sorry.
Was it just me or is Stewart becoming a little, I don’t know, Sorkinish?
I think he meant
“Is it just or has Stewart been a little, I don’t know, Sorkinish for years?”
To be fair, the American Presidency is a similar job to running the Olympics. Revering our athletes, shielding the public from the success of China and encouraging Americans to invest in gold.
+ Juan
I have not seen Seacrest once. I’ve watched NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo and NBC proper and have yet to see him.
Last night’s coverage of the gymnastics was KILLING me – they spent about a half an hour showing events and then “covering” the adjustment of the Japanese team’s score, but didn’t put any of the team or event scores up on the screen the entire time. To make it worse, they kept showing the athletes looking up at the scoreboard, but never actually showed what the damn scoreboard was showing. Has NBC decided that American audiences aren’t interested in numbers now?
Careful Jon, Twitter will suspend your account.