I was only 11 years old when Munich hosted the Olympics, the year I became an Olympics fanatic. The architecture of the Olympic Stadium was impressive back then. It was my first destination when I visited the city in 1987.
You are not a cranky old man. I happen to be of the opinion that NBC's coverage of the Olympics is absolutely disgraceful and, like you, I want to see complete sports, not constant interruptions with unnecessary sidebars and commentary which detracts from the immersion of the experience and of the spectator. I was in Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, but I recall that there were special channels created for viewing in real time for the USA. The White Channel and The Blue Channel. I think it was broadcast by a now gone cable sports channel. My friends in America were getting up at 4:00 am to watch live competitions. I was 12 during the Munich Olympics, and I was living in a communist country. Coverage of those games was minimal. No mention whatsoever of the Israeli athletes masacre. However, I was completely taken by the tensile structures of the venues in Munich. I was equally impressed with those of Montreal. I wanted to be an architect because of the impression those structures left in me. Again, because I lived in a communist country, my application to study architecture was rejected and was forced to study medicine. Thank you for your great documentary.
I recall NBC having the Red, White, and Blue Channels, but you had to pay a lot extra to get the coverage. Few people did. (That's life in a capitalist country! 😉) Obviously because you studied medicine you were very smart. And even though I am only a moderately successful architect, we can both enjoy the great works done by others. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
@@architecturecodex9818 @Architecture Codex thank you for your acknowledgement, Michael. So, it was NBC who broadcast the red white and blue channels after all. I suppose it didn't draw as many viewers as they expected because the service was never offered. I just came across your channel when I did a search on building the venues for the Munich Olympics. You are a moderately successful architect, that's more than I could hope for. I'll finish with this; I just watched your Montreal Olympic Stadium video and I am looking forward to browsing your channel for more content. You are concise, to the point, and don't waste time on useless rhetoric. I really enjoyed it. PS, check out the Palau San Jordì arena designed by Santiago Calatrava for the Barcelona games as well as the radio communication and television tower adjacent to the arena. Absolutely breathtaking. Cheers!
I was only 11 years old when Munich hosted the Olympics, the year I became an Olympics fanatic.
The architecture of the Olympic Stadium was impressive back then. It was my first destination when I visited the city in 1987.
I had the same experience!
The first high-tech buildings in the history of the olympic games. The futuristic tent roof is absolutely unique! Amazing!
I would add Nervi's Rome Olympic Buildings...
Fascinating! And I to think I only found this because I’m a Molarity fan! Look forward to working my way through the rest of your videos!
Happy to have you here! Wish more Molarity fans would follow
You are not a cranky old man. I happen to be of the opinion that NBC's coverage of the Olympics is absolutely disgraceful and, like you, I want to see complete sports, not constant interruptions with unnecessary sidebars and commentary which detracts from the immersion of the experience and of the spectator. I was in Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, but I recall that there were special channels created for viewing in real time for the USA. The White Channel and The Blue Channel. I think it was broadcast by a now gone cable sports channel.
My friends in America were getting up at 4:00 am to watch live competitions.
I was 12 during the Munich Olympics, and I was living in a communist country. Coverage of those games was minimal. No mention whatsoever of the Israeli athletes masacre.
However, I was completely taken by the tensile structures of the venues in Munich. I was equally impressed with those of Montreal. I wanted to be an architect because of the impression those structures left in me. Again, because I lived in a communist country, my application to study architecture was rejected and was forced to study medicine.
Thank you for your great documentary.
I recall NBC having the Red, White, and Blue Channels, but you had to pay a lot extra to get the coverage. Few people did. (That's life in a capitalist country! 😉) Obviously because you studied medicine you were very smart. And even though I am only a moderately successful architect, we can both enjoy the great works done by others. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
@@architecturecodex9818 @Architecture Codex thank you for your acknowledgement, Michael.
So, it was NBC who broadcast the red white and blue channels after all. I suppose it didn't draw as many viewers as they expected because the service was never offered.
I just came across your channel when I did a search on building the venues for the Munich Olympics. You are a moderately successful architect, that's more than I could hope for.
I'll finish with this; I just watched your Montreal Olympic Stadium video and I am looking forward to browsing your channel for more content. You are concise, to the point, and don't waste time on useless rhetoric. I really enjoyed it.
PS, check out the Palau San Jordì arena designed by Santiago Calatrava for the Barcelona games as well as the radio communication and television tower adjacent to the arena. Absolutely breathtaking.
Cheers!
I'm a crancky old man too! totally agree! 😂