Didn't see a Paralympics thread so rather start a new thread thought I would continue using this thread.
Not impressed with the opening ceremony. Well, not the ceremony itself. More with Channel 4's coverage of it. I had been spoiled Way too much with the BBC's amazing coverage.
During the coverage, channel 4 would cut to adverts during the athletes parade. The china team was cut out completely. Krishnan Guru Murthy was at times downright insulting. Making comments like "oh they've got mobile phone, wonder if they can text home?" or while talking to another commentator, a paralympian from Canada, he would cut him off each time the paralympian would say something interesting.
Jon Snow commented that they were playing fast paced music in the hopes of getting the athletes to walk faster. Then they would cut to a pre-recorded interview with members of various teams.
It almost felt like channel 4 had been taking lessons from NBC. In the end, I muted the tv just so I could enjoy the show without commentary, which worked fine until they started showing adverts again.
It should be a rule in our country that when there is a big global sporting event, only the BBC should cover it.
Hopefully as the events start going the bugs will be worked out and things will sette into place. But channel 4 isn't exactly managing to win me over just yet.