Olympic Fireworks (the fireworks NBC cut away from)

KSL TV ^ | 2/27/2002

[Utah Girl]

We're going to try to make amends for the NBC's decision to cut from the live fireworks. Click on the video links below for the show from cameras placed all along the Wasatch Front.

Salt Lake and the world said good-by to the 2002 Winter Games Sunday...

And it was a spectacular send-off.

But an unexpected decision by NBC angered hundreds... maybe thousands of KSL viewers.

NBC dumped out of its coverage of Closing Ceremonies before the incredible fireworks show.

That meant Salt Lake didn't get to see live coverage of the largest pyrotechnical display to ever be attempted in Utah.

Today we're going to try to make amends for the network's decision.

Click on the video links above for the show from cameras placed all along the Wasatch Front.

[Utah Girl]

Wow, they were spectacular, I just saw them on the news on KSL. NBC definitely blew it Sunday evening by cutting off the Closing Ceremonies. I called Monday morning to complain and the lady who answered my call said that the calls started pouring in right away Sunday night.

The link to watch the fireworks is here. Olympics fireworks. Only the link is really really slow. You may want to try it tomorrow.

And my sister and her boyfriend came over to visit for a few minutes this evening. I asked him how they enjoyed the closing ceremonies, he said they had so much fun, "except for the d**n beach balls bouncing off my head." LOL!

[Utah Girl]

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[Grig]

Why not a downloadable format, I hate these streamed videos.

CBC didn't cut away, and if there is a huge amount of interest I might be talked into digitizing a video of it that would be downloadable if somebody else is willing to host it online.

The good news is that the footage exists even though they cut away. Perhaps they did that on purpose so they can put out a DVD with the 'bonus' of not having the fireworks cut out of it.

[Utah Girl]

Actually what I have heard is that Bon Jovi sang too long, and NBC was going to cut away to the news at 11:00 PM ET no matter what for the ratings. KSL got hundreds (I think thousands) of angry calls about it too. But the fireworks were spectacular, at the end of the clip, they pan up to from the south end of Salt Lake valley and you can see the five or six fireworks sites. Breathtaking shot.

[Some hope remaining.]

Cool. But I was halfway through the demonstration before I realized that by following your link I got the low bandwidth version. The high bandwidth version is great (for those who have the connection).