NBC edition: NBC confirmed that it would continue its practice of tape delaying the opening ceremony broadcast for the United States audience, citing a need to provide "context" for its contents; the broadcast will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET/ PT , resulting in the ceremony airing on a half-hour delay on the east coast, and a three-and-a-half-hour delay on the west.
>Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
>Tom Brady's wife Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen will be the Face of the the opening ceremony and will be walking down the world's longest catwalk
>The Brazilian Carnival (the "Greatest Show on Earth" and a major part of Brazilian Culture) has been confirmed to be a part of the ceremony
>Deborah Colker, Brazil's most celebrated choreographer, will prepare a cast of over 6000 dancers. She wrote, directed and choreographed the Cirque du Soleil production, Ovo
>Royalty in attendance includes: King Philippe of Belgium King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands The Prince of Monaco The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark
>Pele will not light the flame due to poor health
>one of the three producers/creative directors, Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener, etc) said significantly lower budget than those of other recent Olympics, totalling only 10% of the total budget for the ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics . Explaining his rationale, he explained that he would be "ashamed to waste what London spent in a country where we need sanitation; where education needs money. So I'm very glad we're not spending money like crazy. I'm happy to work with this low budget because it makes sense for Brazil."
USA Field Hockey @ USAFieldHockey 1m Red, white and blue never go out of style! USWNT athletes are.owning the @teamusa Opening Ceremony look
Adam Sanders
Note that Team USA will be in the "E" portion of the March of Nations for "Estados Unidos"
NBC had also made a request to the IOC for the Parade of Nations to be conducted in English alphabetical order rather than Portuguese , stating that it would affect viewers who don't know to tune in during the "E" portion.
The IOC denied this request, as it runs contrary to the requirement that countries enter in the alphabetical order of the language of the host country
Cameron Mitchell
NBC COVERAGE BEGINS IN ONE HOUR!
Christian Hughes
18-time Olympic Gold medalist Michael Phelps (age 31) has been elected Team USA's flag bearer
Jordan Diaz
Rickie Fowler and Michael Phelps getting ready for the Opening Ceremony
Easton Thomas
Facts about the Team USA opening ceremony outfits
Luke Ortiz
USA Diving @ USADiving 9m Looking good #TeamUSA ! Divers are ready for tonight's #Rio2016 Opening Ceremony
Isaiah Baker
Durant with badminton player Howard Shu of California
Ryder Morris
USA Water Polo @ USAWP 44m TeamUSA is looking NICE for the OpeningCeremony tonight at the Olympics . Watch on @nbc at 7:30pm ET
Cameron Scott
He will wear the first-ever illuminated flag bearer jacket
Brody Reed
WNBA basketball player Elena Delle Donne @De11eDonne Ready for Opening Ceremony! Thanks @Pantene for my beautiful hair!
>showing the big che thing in cuba fucking lib tards
Jace Morales
here we go yall
Josiah Perez
>all this multicutural brainwashing complete with che guevara graffiti
i want off this ride
Austin Nelson
NBC still doing its pre - Olympics video intro
Jose Rogers
jesus christ just show the shit already
Jayden Lopez
It has? The stream doesn't show any video for me.
Dylan Phillips
"The black is indolent and a dreamer; spending his meager wage on frivolity or drink; the European has a tradition of work and saving, which has pursued him as far as this corner of America and drives him to advance himself, even independently of his own individual aspirations." - Che Guevara
Ayden Campbell
NBCsports.com has everything
Eli Bailey
fuck this, I'm just gonna scoll the Sticky at each part.
There's no hype.
Adam Bennett
>thinking i need to respect this commie because he pointed out an obvious truth
Isaac Hughes
>talking while a speech is going on in the back
classic
Henry Allen
Finally NBC goes to coverage of the stadium!
Jack Morales
Have any pictures of the not shitty teams ?
Luke Ward
kek they are basically admitting brazil is shit
Jace Ward
So thankful I use a British VPN every Olympics, Fucking NBC coverage is abysmal, they are so horrible.
Jaxon Morgan
meredith ageing like shit
Jayden Thomas
Any time now ISIS. I'm bored already
Henry Martinez
There's literally someone making a speech right behind them
STOP FUCKING TALKING
Zachary Flores
holy shit do I not care about tom brady's whore wife
Brody Bailey
Thanks. I figured it out, though. I had to turn off adblock.
Samuel Nelson
Well NBC looks like it won't start coverage for at least 15 more minutes They are just showing interviews with US athletes in the empty stadium right now
Parker Lee
>michael "DUDE WEED LMAO" phelps
how has this guy not been banned for shaming the olympics
Austin Watson
Jesus christ fuck nbc
Parker Jenkins
is nbc this retarded? I don't give a shit about interviews i just want to watch Povertyb owl
Hudson Barnes
Taking a peek at the sticky, looks like it's gonna be a hoot.
Aaron Walker
Sup Forumslack detected
Colton Cox
Looks like they are waiting until prime time to start so they get maximum viewership. So basically in 15 minutes at earliest
Nolan Anderson
Seriously this is pissing me the fuck off.
Jaxson Price
>more commercials
Oliver Reyes
>diversity apple ad featuring no white people
Ian Long
I'm so fucking sick of NBC getting major sport event when their coverage is fucking awful. >Tape delays >24/7 commercials >Turning literally everything into a political drama or sob story
Bring back ESPN! REEEEEEEEEEE
John Smith
Team USA is very segregated in the seats
Cameron Bennett
Yah half of me wants to join then but I'm not sure where to watch it live plus I feel like I've already missed to much
Ethan Taylor
Will they cut the climate change part from the US broadcast?
Ryan Bell
Pretty sure the new sticky format removes posts each refresh.
Asher Gray
>NBC treating this like a fucking SNF broadcast
Just fuck my US broadcast up senpai.
Easton Johnson
god i hope so.
why waste time on liberal conspiracy theories if you dont have to?
Justin Campbell
>that haircut tho
Connor Bailey
Anyone know how long will the theatrical stuff will go on for until the cuntries start marching in?
Zachary Kelly
Well they didn't cut off Imagine from London's opening.
Michael Ramirez
>Putting golf in the Olympics
Who thought this was a good idea?
Ryan Nelson
Dunno but we'll miss that too so NBC can run more movies about >They're so corrupt and awful BUT THEY DANCE!
David Bennett
rekt
Noah Allen
>Bob Costas saying "shoutout to my homies"
Elijah Bennett
>a little shout out for my homies there
Colton Wilson
>dat qt black grrl next to the munchies dude
Mason Sanders
GET THIS FUCKING MUSLIM NIGGER OFF MY SCREEN
Nathaniel Gomez
>Let's not talk about how the Olympics can completely cripple an entire nation/country who suck ass.
Camden Johnson
>"Bush 43" Presidents confirmed androids
James Baker
>IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF
Hudson Bennett
AMERICAN DELAY MASTERRACE
Gavin Lewis
>Oh, another commercial break. Please continue, @ nbc . Not like there's anything important going on right now in Rio.
>Not only is @ nbc showing the #OpeningCeremony on delay they're showing a damn pre-coverage
>The opening ceremonies are happening live and # nbc is on hour delay and interviewing a golfer
>nbc : 7:30 opening ceremony only a 30 minute delay sorry! us: that's dumb nbc : lmao sorry, 30 more minutes matt lauer's talking bye
>NBC is pathetic with this tape delay bs
Christian Thompson
Let's laugh at America: JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
Joseph Harris
Fuck off NBC not everything is about Obama
Julian Sanders
What an ugly stadium.
Caleb Walker
What in the actual fuck, shit is literally going down right now and I'm watching lame fucking softball questions about fucking nothing. NBC belongs on the streets of rio with the rest of their garbage.
Cooper Price
HOW THE FUCK DOES SETH ROGAN EVEN HAVE A CAREER HE DOESNT EVEN DO ANYTHING FUNNY EVER
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Colton Jenkins
>bitch about climate change >Guanabara Bay full of shit, trash, and dead bodies Hope the Russian spies keep busy this week.
Camden Morales
>yfw Russia gets called but has no athletes.
Tyler Clark
Why does NBC do this when it's so close to us this time? Does pic related need dem shekels?
Grayson Gray
>LE EPIC FAT UGLY JEW MAN
someone kill seth rogen pls
Benjamin Lopez
"but goy if we dont break it up and edit it we wont be able to show you commercials featuring lots of diversity"
Kevin Ramirez
>justin moore, country's manlet
Jace Hall
They must do tape delay so they can insert commercials wherever they want. It's disgusting
Michael Carter
johnny weir looks like he was supposed to be in an extremely gay early 80s synth pop band
i cant take this. it's nothing but feel good diversity shilling
Brayden Miller
If they can tape delay, can't they just pause the Olympic Ceremony, show us 5 minutes of commercial, then resume the ceremony without cutting any content?
Grayson Barnes
>This "Look at how awesome Rio is!" Propaganda
Charles Garcia
At least commercials give you a break to talk shit on Sup Forums and catch up with shit talking u missed
Jordan Harris
Can we literally nuke Brazil and remove all the filth that inhabit it?
Oliver Garcia
so funny third world countries can watch it live but you can't
