The Coverage of the Macy's parade in NYC is horrible.

[Ilsa]

NBC and CBS are covering it. Both shows are featuring other petticoats on stages. Very little coverage of floats and bands. Lots of TV show promotion. Lots of mindless chit-chat between hosts about their babies. My son would like to see the fracking parade, please, even if it overdoes the commercial and toy promotion.

[DCKit]

1. A very, very long commercial.

They've ruined it for everyone.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Am I the only one who doesn't like watching it every year?

Never have been able to enjoy it.

[sammytko]

23. i've never watched it -

not a parade watcher at alll

[elleng]

3. 'Solved' by watching while listening to my radio station,

which has been playing 90 favorite pieces, voted by listeners, this week, and all day today = top 25 or so favorites; down to # 17 now (I think.)

[tridim]

4. Anyone know when "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" comes on?

[BlueGirlRedState]

5. It's my husband's favorite Thanksgiving movie

He's watching it on DVD right now, soon to be followed by "A Christmas Story."

I love the Macy's Parade -- it's on my bucket list to see it one day in person.

[tridim]

6. I just searched, and it's not freakin on.

500 channels and no movie. Boooooo TV.

[rainbow4321]

7. Are they promoting Palin's new book?

I turned off the TV mid week once I saw that it was 24/7 infomercials for her and the book on ALL the channels. Still haven't turned the TV back on.

Thank goodness Bristol didn't win, she woulda been given her own float.

[Saturday]

8. I'm waiting for the Rose Bowl parade so I can't see or hear that either.

[2Design]

21. rose parade can be watch on hgtv without much talking at least in past years

When I had cable I watched there , now will have to find on Internet

[Saturday]

30. I disagree, that's where I watch it and they never shut up.

I love the bands and they refuse to let you hear them. Their chatter is so much more important. Rob Weller is the worst chatter.

[2Design]

39. you at least can see it - the people are not in the picture

compared to cbs today that the talking heads were front and center almost the whole time.

[Saturday]

9. You probably just don't like the name Tobin. LOL nt

[Robb]

10. I had it on briefly, and discovered only that Colin Quinn is on Broadway.

I'm rusty on my Revelations, but I seem to recall that's one of the signs of the Apocalypse.

Regardless, after five minutes of that and no parade coverage, we turned it off. :eyes:

[HipChick]

11. I thought it was tomorrow..

:rofl:

[TBF]

12. I turned it on briefly but it was all promotion of tv stars,

singing groups and commercials. It's off now.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

13. Kanye West made me want to puke...

Jessica Simpson wasn't much better...but at least she sang a Christmas song...

sP

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. The parade IS one long commercial.

I turned it on in time to see the Spongebob Squarepants float, with voice over of how you can find him on Facebook and Twitter
with "over 90 thousand fans" and how he has been # 1 show for 9 years, ( also naming the channel).

Sheesh.

Yet another reason for not bothering with tv.

[UTUSN]

15. Juanes is a HUGH international/Hispanic star and they CUT AWAY FROM HIM!1 n/t

[elleng]

16. OMG, just saw joan rivers!

Could definitely live without THAT! NO thanks!

[pipi_k]

17. It is, but there were a few exciting moments...

when it looked like Santa might fall out of his sleigh...


:evilgrin:

[loudsue]

18. There is always someone at the network. Call them, and let them

know. If everyone calls and complains about it, they'll pass it on. They're all connected by earpieces.

[2Design]

19. nbc is better than cbs - less talking head

I have nbc on pc and cbs on tv - my antenna tv does not get nbc

[JackRiddler]

20. It's too bad that armed government agents are forcing you to watch it.

[TheWatcher]

28. Don't worry.

The way we are going in this country, that shouldn't be too far down the road.

Thanksgiving Pat Downs.

It's GROPETASTIC!

[Hissyspit]

22. It's surreal.

Joan Rivers as the Snow Queen.

A few years ago I remember kids singing and dancing "Good Golly Miss Molly" in front of Macy's... with all its lyrics about a whore house.

At least no one has been attacked by a balloon?

[femrap]

27. I never

realized it was a whore house. I loved to dance to that song....'Devil w/ the Blue Dress.' Weren't those 2 songs entwined in some way????

Shit. Now I can't like Miss Molly anymore. I guess I don't listen to the words that carefully...I'm just dancing to the beat.

Well, after watching the documentary on Joan Rivers this past year, I have more compassion for her. Rent it....you'll see.

A balloon should attack Bloomberg for cutting 10,000 jobs.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. yes, "good golly miss molly--sure like to BALL"

nothing wrong with that, many classic blues tunes and the original blues artists used sexual slang popular on the black community -- dusting my broom, eatin my potatoes, that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

but modern covers sung in a whitebread world and put into a very wrong context.... yeesh :eyes:

[Hissyspit]

36. Mitch Ryder had hits in the 1960s with two medleys using those songs

I don't dislike Joan Rivers. I know she was groundbreaking in her early years. But with her plastic surgery, she just added to the surreal quality.

"The House of Blue Light."

[femrap]

38. Watch the documentary....

it really gives you insight into the life she faces.

All I gotta say is I can't watch 'Raymond' anymore after what the turd brother said about her at her Roast on Comedy Central.

If only we made as much fun of the boyz as they aged.....

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. you made me think of the graduation ceremonies at the college

where I work.

Every year, without fail, the school accapella group sings "Cecilia"... which I never liked (the melody grates on me)...BUT, that's neither here nor there.

The problem I have with it being sung at the biggest ceremony of the year attended by parents, grandparents and other dignitaries, where college life and achievement are celebrated is, "Makin love in the afternoon with Cecelia up in my bedroom"....

well, on the other hand, I guess catching a quick screw between classes in your dorm or apt. IS an important part of college life! :rofl:

[Johonny]

24. Everytime I glace over they have another 10 mins pro war segment

when thanks giving turn into yet another armed services holiday? I waiting for someone to explain they are thankful to give away their medicare, social security so we could spend another 10 years in Afghanistan.

When's Lions game, at least I know who will win that battle.

[Catshrink]

25. Stop whining and get out there and shop!

The economic recovery depends on us to buy buy buy useless crap made in China that we don't need. Really - I saw an add for an electric cork screw in the paper this morning.

I watched about 5 minutes of the "parade" then turned it off - it was one long commercial for crap TV and just crap. What I really hate are the smarmy luxury car commercials and the jewelry ads - especially the one with what's her name and the heart her mom inspired her to design. :puke:

Yeah - cynic, curmudgeon, cranky old cat. That's me.

[tuckessee]

26. Any coverage of any parade is horrible.

I'd rather see footage of grass growing.

[JackRiddler]

29. Which is to say, the parade is horrible, brainwashing of children and "consumers."

[Ilsa]

33. Agreed. I was hoping it would be something my kids could enjoy.

Instead, they are being conditioned to ask for crap that is less useful than the box it is packed in.

I'd like for a parade to highlight the bands and other organizations that worked hard to travel there.

We stopped watching both stations because they showed so little of the parade. Like said here, it is all tv promotion or commercial promotion.

[bhikkhu]

34. Turn off the TV

I know that suggestion is likely to be taken the wrong way, but there are plenty of good reasons - do something with the people around you, help with the cooking and cleaning and getting the house ready for Thanksgiving, go outside and enjoy some fresh air, say hi to the neighbors...I may be biased as I haven't had a television in years ("a miserable life-stealing soul-sucking mind-destroying TV" as it is also known), but on this of all days why would anybody just plant themselves in front of the tube? Life is better without it, and you are better people without it.

ed-punctuation

[spanone]

35. it's all a big advertisement anymore....staged b.s.

[ThatsMyBarack]

37. I loved watching Macy's parade....

When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. Those singers and performers had TALENT back then! ;)

[Raine]

40. I gave up on watching it because the coverage

is just so awful. They never show the parade itself, it's just one long promotion for the network's crappy shows. I used to love watching that parade when I was a kid, loved the big balloons.