February 05, 2012

So, it's Super Sunday...

It's the biggest television day of the year, at least here in the US. This year NBC has the broadcast rights, and they're going to be streaming the game online.

Which is interesting: it means they're directly competing with their own affiliates. Here in Portland, I could watch the game on KGW (if I owned a TV) or I can watch the game directly on the web, missing KGW's ads.

Or I can do what I'm actually going to do: "watch" the game using a flash file at the NFL site, which will graphically display each play as it happens, and otherwise not assault my senses. And I'll do other things while it's going on.

I remember the first Super Bowl. I was in high school. My dad was a Green Bay fan. (Vince Lombardi, and so on.) This year is Super Bowl 46, and just thinking about that makes me feel old.

UPDATE: No one is being sprinkled with glory so far. New England's Safety is pretty scandalous. And now the Giants got a 12 yard penalty for having an extra man on the field. What a bunch of clowns.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Daily Life at 01:45 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 Many years ago, scientists invented a fantastic technology and named it "radio."  It allows you to experience the game in a more detailed way than television is willing to give you, while allowing you to do something OTHER than watching the television.

That's the way I'll be SuperBowl'ing... until it's time to fold laundry.  Then I'll put the game on.  Folding laundry and Sunday night sports go hand-in-glove for me.

Posted by: Wonderduck at February 05, 2012 02:27 PM (DxepM)

2 I don't own a radio, either.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 05, 2012 02:33 PM (+rSRq)

3 Funny, I have three TV sets (though I haven't watched broadcast TV in years), but I don't think I have a radio at all.
No, wait, I think there's one in my cell phone.  ...  Yep, FM radio on the Multimedia menu.  Huh, I can even set it to record programs.  It also has a music editor with ten instruments.  (This is a cheap "feature phone", not Android or iPhone or anything, but it's just full of stuff like that.)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 05, 2012 04:36 PM (PiXy!)

4 Annoyingly, I have yet to find a small MP3 Player with an *AM* radio in it.  I like to listen to news and talk when I'm occupied with something tedious.

Posted by: Mauser at February 05, 2012 06:56 PM (cZPoz)

5

The game is sort of tertiary to the whole thing.  (1) get together with friends, outlandish amounts of beer optional. In my case, 2 friends, 2 family members, and no beer.  (2) laugh at commercials (M&Ms won the super bowl this year.)  (3) watch a football game.

As for cutting out local commercials... I think I saw one for a local business, and a few for the local 10:00pm NBC news broadcast.  NBC isn't hurting their local affiliates much by streaming online, based on that.


Posted by: Mikeski at February 05, 2012 08:47 PM (1bPWv)

6 You'd be surprised how many radio stations you can listen to live for free online.  There are even apps that give you quick access to live feeds from a wide range of stations.

Of course, if you don't have a connection or radio signal of *some* sort, it's fairly moot.

I watched on TV.  Protip:  Do not throw the ball up for grabs on 1st and 10 while leading with 5 minutes left.

Posted by: BigD at February 05, 2012 08:49 PM (qLkdZ)

7 What a bunch of clowns.

I'll point out that New England got the same penalty... twice.  Once on offense, once on defense.  Guess that makes them double clowns?  And losers, to boot.

Posted by: Wonderduck at February 05, 2012 10:45 PM (DxepM)

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