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  1. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    Next to every seat was a small panel that would display a portion of the image.
  2. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    Came here to post that exact update. The CBC officially won the bid for 2014 and 2016, which is tremendous news. Ron MacLean is the best sports anchor there is: hopefully he's back in the driver's seat.
  3. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    Moreover, when there was a genuinely interesting human interest story, they were typically reserved for the "off" time, when no events were live. This was generally in the mornings or evenings, before and after competition. It was actually a nice way to start or cap off the day.
  4. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    I am certainly not envious of the American feeds. I have at minimum three live feeds--four if you count the local cultural channel that shows really fun sports like badminton and table tennis, as well as non-headlining soccer matches (the only "problem" is I can't understand anything the...
  5. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    At one point, the Queen was so bored (or appeared to be) that she was cleaning her fingernails! :) As a staunch Royalist, I had to laugh. Additionally, virtually every shot of the athletes showed them just hanging out on the grass, or walking around aimlessly. Yes, there were a few...
  6. Josh Dial

    2012 Summer Olympics - London, England

    I thought it was terrible: the worst opening ceremony since Lillehammer (remember the World Egg?). Everything was about 50% too long--the social media/house party sequence was actually 100% too long. Everyone seemed bored, including the athletes and the Queen, which served to highlight the...
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