Just in case you don’t own a television, NBC is totally ruining the Olympics right now. Again.
At issue are dramatic tape delays and website issues, while there also exists a dramatic amount of hostility for NBC sportscaster Chris Colinsworth. Folks on Twitter have revived the classic #NBCfail hashtag to express their rage (you’ll remember that #NBCfail was a favorite during the 2012 Olympics).
According to the social analytics site Topsy, the #NBCfail hashtag was used more than 8,000 times on Friday, thanks to the network’s tape-delayed opening ceremony broadcast.
Here’s a sample of the frustration:
I love that @NBCOlympics has a trailer for Shaun White snowboarding, then mentions how he came fourth in a news segment. #NBCFail
— Chris Teale (@chris_teale) February 11, 2014
Nothing like technology to watch Olympics that’s 9 hours old. #nbcfail — Todd Danford (@ToddRawr) February 12, 2014
The disappearing website #olympic videos. #NBCFail — Chazie (@chazieurbie) February 12, 2014
NBC you had one job. Your local stations are giving away the results in the midst of Olympic coverage. #NBCFail Get it right 2016!!! — Onibella (@Onibella) February 11, 2014
Watching replay video on https://t.co/p7riOmH53c of halfpipe. Didn’t know outcome. During commercial break they showed the results #NBCFail — Katie Bond (@KatieFBond) February 12, 2014
#NBCFail This announcer is going to singlehandedly destroy Olympic snowboarding…so bad I’m gonna stop watching. HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE? — The Mighty Silas (@themightysilas) February 11, 2014
Chris Colinsworth talking about snowboarding is without a doubt a #nbcfail — Tim Baerwald (@beardwald) February 11, 2014
Oh yeah, there’s a petition:
Sign to rescind @nbc‘s monopoly on the broadcast and distribution of the Olympics Games. https://t.co/GgGqEZZ3Pd#NBCfail#Sochi
— Meaghan Walsh Gerard (@cineastesview) February 10, 2014
If you’re beating your head against the wall while yesterday’s Olympics are playing on your TV, there’s really only one thing you can do:
For all the #NBCFail‘s out there.. tune into @CBCOlympics at https://t.co/YHaKW35sWx. The best coverage in the world!
— Alyssa Rockstar (@Alyssa_Rockstar) February 11, 2014
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