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Cactuszach t1_ixs50v3 wrote

Its because of the Bluey balloon.

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xtpj t1_ixshpq0 wrote

Must have spent a lot of dollarbucks on the balloon.

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Gaelfling t1_ixs9gkb wrote

My niece was so excited to see her.

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tibbles1 t1_ixsan6f wrote

Those dumbfuck announcers kept calling it “him.”

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Gaelfling t1_ixsbyxk wrote

NBC: If they didn't want us to call Bluey a boy, they should have made her pink with a bow! Like God intended girl cartoon characters to be.

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bob_loblaw-_- t1_ixst17e wrote

I've watched a few episodes and they don't really go out of their way to make blueys gender obvious. The dad resembles Bluey and the sister resembles mom. It's not a hard mistake to make.

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PM_ME_UR_ASS_GIRLS t1_ixti7ky wrote

>they don't really go out of their way to make blueys gender obvious.

Yes they do lol. They constantly refer to them as sisters, refer to them as she/her, and bluey even corrected their uncle when he called her a boy.

Tell me you haven't seen the show without telling me you haven't seen the show.

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vadapaav t1_ixtyrn8 wrote

Like in first episode they say it out

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spartan17456 t1_ixswfli wrote

Is bluey not a boy? I just assumed he was because of the coloring of the dad and mom

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pork_roll t1_ixsyup4 wrote

Both the kids are girls. Bluey and Bingo.

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SVXfiles t1_ixt4bj9 wrote

Watch the episode double babysitter. Bandits brother Radley comes to babysit for the night and says "he's over there" referring to Bluey to which she responds "I'm a girl!"

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Pool_Shark t1_ixud6ut wrote

They are the worst part of the parade. Too bad Matt Lauer was such a terrible person because it was better before they replaced him with Hoda

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Troggles t1_ixufdio wrote

The worst part of every NBC broadcast is NBC.

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comped t1_ixv4qlr wrote

Don't forget Meredith and Ann. The four of them were the best commentators the parade had.

Which also carried over into a lot of iconic moments during the rest of the years... Can't really separate 9/11 coverage on NBC from him for example... That opening on the 12th was iconic.

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Pool_Shark t1_ixv5kym wrote

Yes Meredith Veira was light years ahead. I don’t know what it is but I really don’t like Savannah and Hoda has always felt like a temporary emergency replacement that they just never bothered to fix

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YakMan2 t1_ixsl2kv wrote

Wasn’t even helium, was just epic keepy uppy

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EMPulseKC t1_ixszawv wrote

I'm almost 50 and I was hyped for the Goku balloon.

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EMPulseKC t1_ixtipup wrote

Fair point, but seeing a SSB Goku balloon in the parade still made my day.

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TriscuitCracker t1_ixv8bvx wrote

This is actually true right?

I turned this on specifically to see Bluey.

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accioqueso t1_ixvdhao wrote

That was the only reason we considered watching, but I wasn’t getting peacock so we missed it.

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wintermute93 t1_ixwzd05 wrote

I think you're being facetious but that's literally the only reason I turned it on this year, so my daughter could see a giant Bluey balloon.

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talk_show_host1982 t1_iy8ulw1 wrote

I tuned in JUST to see the BLUEY balloon and it was glorious! Greatest game of Keepy Uppy eva!

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LiveFromNewYork95 t1_ixs0e51 wrote

I like the parade for nostalgic reasons and to me, "waking up and watching the parade", is a symbol of the relaxation of Thanksgiving.

But honestly, I'll root for any trivial live event to get big numbers on streaming to move us back to appointment viewing as the norm. The shared experience of watching a show premiere is what TV is all about. I really liked House of the Dragon and Andor but the experience of 9:00 PM on Sunday night when my social media was filled with "HotD time!" and running commentary is 1000 times better than Andor releasing in the middle of the night and either waking up at 5:00 am to watch it before work or looking at memes of the episode all day until I can finally watch it.

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HortonHearsTheWho t1_ixs0o45 wrote

Fully agree. The shared experience is at the core of sports fandom too.

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spyson t1_ixspz9s wrote

It's so stupid to release these big shows at midnight PST. The only audience where it releases at prime time is Australia.

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kickit t1_ixsjbwb wrote

> I really liked House of the Dragon and Andor but the experience of 9:00 PM on Sunday night when my social media was filled with "HotD time!" and running commentary is 1000 times better than Andor releasing in the middle of the night and either waking up at 5:00 am to watch it before work or looking at memes of the episode all day until I can finally watch it.

this is the part I don't get. if you're going to do a weekly release schedule, (and I for one am in favor) what's the point of dropping episodes in the middle of the night when you could drop em anytime between like, 5pm and 9pm EST?

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forever87 t1_ixutp46 wrote

hotd still runs on cable tv release. as soon as the episode premieres live, the series unlocks on hboMAX as well as global streaming services for purchase. streaming exclusives are like the old days of movie theatre premieres. for some time, threatres would actually hold a general release midnight premiere ("Thursday night but 'midnight Friday' premiere" - race for people to see the movie "first"). but then the decision was made that they this could air them a little earlier on Thursday and maximize showings for premiere date as well as maximize profit.

so for Disney+, let's say a show "premieres" on Wednesday. so somebody made the decision to globally premiere the episode at midnight pst which means 3 est and so on for the rest of the world. this premiere happens after Tuesday night and early into Wednesday morning (depending on your timezone). it's messy. and as OP pointed out, you can watch it at premiere or run the risk of seeing spoiler memes until you watch.

entertainment is being watched globally, so things had/have to be adjusted for everybody. you can see it in the evolution of online comments. there was a time "first" would be the comment to make on YouTube videos. now the thing is to devour content as soon as it's released and make that early comment on the official discussion thread. it'll keep evolving along with everything else. but yeah i do like the hotd 9pm est release, but yeah

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GlotzbachsToast t1_ixs5ult wrote

Yes! Fully agreed on the shared experience. This is..totally the opposite but I remember last New Years Eve we were home watching the Miley Cyrus special and she started to have a wardrobe malfunction at one point and we were like “is her top falling off?” And it was just fun to get on Twitter (the only time Twitter is actually useful) and see others thinking/reacting to the same thing. Reminded me of the good old days!

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Bedbouncer t1_ixsr8ns wrote

My wife made me watch the Anderson Cooper special that year.

I even said to her "Statistically Miley Cyrus is far more likely to have a wardrobe malfunction than Anderson Cooper, we could see history being made!", but no, and then the next day I'm like "Dammit, I told you!"

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Rosebunse t1_ixskd0g wrote

I still have a theory that some of this is Disney+ not being able to handle a ton of viewers at once. When I watched the Ashoka episode of Mando it was at the premier time and the buffering was awful. The same thing with the Bad Batch premier.

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LiveFromNewYork95 t1_ixstzdb wrote

I think that's been proven time and time again with these streaming services, HBO (back in the HBOGo days) had tons of problems when people tried to stream live premieres of Game of Thrones (especially big episodes), Amazon Prime was in no way ready to handle Thursday Night Football this year, Peacock has been terrible with live streaming WWE PPV's.

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Rosebunse t1_ixsxd11 wrote

I expected it for Mando but I had no idea even The Bad Batch would have that problem. If even a show like The Bad Batch does this, can you imagine the buffering problems The Mandalorian would have if it premiered at, like, 10pm on a Sunday or Wednesday?

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fundropppp8242 t1_ixsfjjp wrote

Same. I can remember as a kid waking up thanksgiving morning and watching the parade as me and my brother would look through all the ads in the newspaper and work on our Christmas lists.

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throwaway957280 t1_ixsdfs8 wrote

Yeah on-demand streaming has overcorrected from the issues of cable a little bit. There's now a lot more live content on streaming services and I would like to see that continue, and not just for sports.

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down_up__left_right t1_ixtfze1 wrote

I was hoping HOTD would make these services realize that the hype around appointment tv is a thing but they just ignored it and went on releasing stuff at midnight west coast time. Basically making sure the release was prime time for as little people as possible.

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flygirl083 t1_ixt7asy wrote

I know it’s supposed to be a prime spot but I haaaaate when weekly episodes come out at 9pm on a Sunday. I have to get up stupid early for work and I need to be in bed lol. And then I get to spend the whole next day dodging spoilers until I can get home and watch it. Why can’t we do something reasonable like 8pm?

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rhllor t1_ixtxjtf wrote

Shows that air after 9pm are scheduled in that timeslot because they got tits and gore up the wazoo. Karens would go apoplectic. Not that they don't already, but moreso if those shows started airing at 20:59:59.

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MrMysteryBox t1_iy5azqh wrote

There's also a bit of a psychological aspect too it. New episodes of HOTD premiere as the last thing you'd do that day. You watch it, go to sleep, and it's on your mind for tomorrow morning.

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Birdhawk t1_ixsycew wrote

Agreed. I feel like my last experience of me and everyone I know and worked with all having the same experiences every week with the same episode of a show was Westworld season 1. It was a lot of fun being excited to talk with everyone about each episode

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MikeORaizee t1_ixs8qbg wrote

I think we all learned a valuable lime lesson: Bluey is a draw

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talmbouttellyouwat t1_ixt6vl9 wrote

Huh

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fleod t1_ixsgq18 wrote

It’s because everyone wanted to see who’d get sewn into the giant Charlie Brown pants this year

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cant_Im_at_work t1_ixtbb8k wrote

I can't STAND bald boys. Every time I see them, I think I'm back in the pants.

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ShreddedKyloRen t1_ixupvtf wrote

That’s why I watched it. But, I couldn’t watch it without a big pour of wine… and popcorn 🍿

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tibbles1 t1_ixsasaz wrote

I didn’t know it was on peacock. I tried watching on NBC. That was ridiculous. I wouldn’t have known there was a parade at all. It was just interviews and performances.

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Supremeleader1 t1_ixset4h wrote

CBS coverage same. Overproduced blather not worth watching in my humble opinion. It’s a parade for God sakes.

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JesseFilmmakerTX t1_ixsvybx wrote

I just typed “parade live” on YouTube and found lots of streams of just the parade with no stupid “journalists” or commercials and shit.

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tibbles1 t1_ixsypmg wrote

That’s genius and I’ll remember that for next year.

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TacticalTuchel t1_ixsp1dh wrote

Cut half the performances and just the floats at different points along the route. Like some good cinematography of NYC could go a long way.

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mackahrohn t1_ixsxp19 wrote

Seriously I watched my husband play some Spider-Man video game just because seeing New York sites was fun. I would have loved seeing just normal people in the crowd and different places around the route.

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mackahrohn t1_ixsxk5b wrote

We wanted to see one of the bands and they showed them for about 60 seconds! I don’t know WHY they kept talking to so many random people instead of showing parade. Are there really people who want to see all of those interviews!?

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sonic10158 t1_ixuryu5 wrote

These are the same people who make the olympics unbearable every 2 years

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snarefire t1_ixsqd8a wrote

And yet today the parade is gone from the service.

Yesterday you couldn't restart the stream, pause it, or rewind it. What a shit service

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muad_dibs t1_ixta69q wrote

That’s dumb. Must be licensing issues or something more extraordinarily stupid.

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HardcoreKaraoke t1_ixtgni2 wrote

Peacock has always had issues with live streaming sports, so this doesn't surprise me. I know soccer had similar issues. For the longest time WWE PLEs were like how you described.

If you missed out on the start you couldn't start from the beginning. You had to join live and wait for the event to finish to catch up on what you missed. They eventually fixed it.

So I don't think it was licensing issues. Peacock just sucks when it comes to live event playback.

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snarefire t1_ixuv4j6 wrote

I wouldn't be surprised if the executives in charge, dont give a rats ass that its streaming based, and demanded that it be treated like any other cable channel.

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PowSuperMum t1_ixus37y wrote

I paused and rewound during the parade yesterday morning

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snarefire t1_ixuserp wrote

Do you pay for the premium plus package or just standard

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unfettered_logic t1_ixt09qv wrote

I liked the parade as s as kid but watching it now it’s like one giant commercial and the performances are so pedestrian it makes me cringe watching it. A big giant balloon float for wonder bread? Oh wow here comes Jimmy Fallon singing a badly auto tuned song for less than a minute. Then as a finale Santa and Ms. Clause extolling the virtues of capitalism. Welcome to our consumerist nightmare.

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Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_ixu7x0e wrote

“Now” it”s like that? It was started by the department store Macy’s to literally go through Manhattan like some sort of Department Store Pied Piper leading people to the front of their store to go shopping. From Day 1 back in the 1920s it was one big giant commercial. Nothing changed.

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key-wavelength t1_ixube7n wrote

It’s way different now. Every float is two commercials, the hosts read the first commercial for the float sponsor, and they read the second commercial for the performance sponsor. If you watch a telecast from 30 years ago on YouTube it’s was much less commercial. It feels super corporate now.

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Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_ixuctya wrote

I just pulled up a broadcast from the early 1990s and parade starts with a barbershop quartet singing a car commercial. It’s always been a commercial onslaught, I think you just have rose colored glasses

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fezfrascati t1_ixtsbf2 wrote

It's a parade run by a department store. What did you expect?

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key-wavelength t1_ixuazfl wrote

You should watch an older telecast from 30 years ago. They are on youtube. It was completely different. Way less commercialized.

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jimmy6677 t1_ixt9xcl wrote

It feels dystopian to me. Five minutes of ads for 1 mediocre live performance on a float for a company shilling more products.

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__RAINBOWS__ t1_ixtd1k7 wrote

I saw the big Jennie-O float (we love turkeys so much we murder millions!) alongside Paula Abdul and I noped out.

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unfettered_logic t1_ixta0ur wrote

Yes that is a good word for it. It’s like capitalism exemplified.

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Pool_Shark t1_ixudhos wrote

Santa has always been the end of the parade what did you expect

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jackleggjr t1_ixsyagn wrote

27 million viewers on Peacock? Only one course of action: ten more seasons of the parade, and 5 parade spin-offs.

“So You Think You Can Parade?”

“Parade Nightmares”

“Who Wants to be a Parade Balloon?”

“Parades and Recreation”

“The Office… with a Parade”

(couldn’t be bothered to think of NBC show titles for all of them)

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EctoRiddler t1_ixtdf2t wrote

Missed Al Roker. Get well soon Al!!!

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adamsandleryabish t1_ixtg8f6 wrote

I don’t understand how in 2022 with the miracle of streaming we still haven’t gotten alternative experiences as an option with multiple different live experiences of the parade.

One simply showing the balloons passing with the ambient noise

One with the dopey commentary

One just showing the complete performances as they go by

them trying to combine all three elements into one show always means each element suffers. Obviously it has worked for NBC for decades but it can’t be that hard to offer other camera views as a digital option

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Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_ixu85cw wrote

The parade takes place on public streets, anyone can stream it. Youtube was full of exactly what you’re describing yesterday.

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morningsdaughter t1_ixuyden wrote

The problem with YouTube Streamers is they have very poor audio quality. There's a lot of music with the Parade that just doesn't come through without professional equipment.

Also, NBC has exclusive streaming rights so I've watched feeds where the cameraman was interrupted by Parade employees and forced to stop. Also the videos get removed from YouTube for copyright infringement.

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Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_ixvaf71 wrote

> Also, NBC has exclusive streaming rights so I’ve watched feeds where the cameraman was interrupted by Parade employees and forced to stop.

NBC does not own exclusive rights to stream an event that occurs on public streets. Americans have a constitutional right to film things in plain view of public spaces. Anyone on public sidewalks along along the route can film and stream it to their heart’s content. The only thing NBC can control is filming occurring in their private ticketed stage area at the ending point.

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BritishHobo t1_ixw4y3n wrote

Yeah but they're not talking about who has the right to do what, they're talking about who has the access and equipment to film streams with good quality audio.

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sonic10158 t1_ixus6cd wrote

As long as corporations run the show, that will never happen

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hoguenstein t1_ixt2izf wrote

Yeah cause we were all living in a nightmare for the past 5 years. Now I’m excited for shit like this again!

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Shrekt115 t1_ixtngvz wrote

It was the Goku balloon

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cjdtech t1_ixsp58v wrote

All the helium that can be mined will eventually run out. What will that mean for the parade?

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hockeyjmac t1_ixswa8w wrote

We move to hydrogen and have a blast!

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muad_dibs t1_ixtad44 wrote

“Look there’s everyone’s favorite Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade float, “O, the Huge Manatee.””

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DeezNeezuts t1_ixtevw5 wrote

First normal feeling holiday in years

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Theeclat t1_ixrxwsb wrote

What am I missing about parades? I cannot stand them.

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HortonHearsTheWho t1_ixs0g40 wrote

What do your kids think?

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Filmatic113 t1_ixs2lgo wrote

Redditors don’t have kids

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Theeclat t1_ixsq246 wrote

They freaking love them. However, I haven’t tested a televised one. I can’t see it being important as no candy is involved, but I will report back. Please be patient. It may take years.

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muad_dibs t1_ixtaskc wrote

I remember going to the Thanksgiving parades in Charlotte as kid, those were always fun. Watching parades on TV have never been fun to me.

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michiness t1_ixs36w0 wrote

Real answer - I like them as a shared celebration. For the Macy’s and Rose parades, I like having them on in the background as I start my morning. The commentary is comforting. I like seeing the balloons, the floats, the hard work people put into designing them. I like seeing the shows and the dancing. And if it’s in person, I like the festive atmosphere.

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Theeclat t1_ixsqgcp wrote

This is a perfect response!

My mother in-law probably feels the same! I am glad others enjoy them, but I am at a state of my life where time is at a premium (ironic for an idiot posting on Reddit I know), so spending this time play catch or games with the kids is more intriguing.

I hope that I can learn to like them more as liking more in this world is a freaking super power!

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michiness t1_ixsqqu7 wrote

Awww I love that! Not enough people adopt the idea of not yucking other people's yums :)

Growing up we had the parade on while we started cooking dinner, made coffee/hot chocolate, that sort of thing, and if we weren't doing anything, we'd just sit and chat or play games while watching it. I don't like parades enough to sit and stare at it for three hours, but it's warm and fuzzy for me to have on while I'm doing other things.

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Theeclat t1_ixsrvha wrote

I am not allowed to yuck anyone’s yum! I love baseball. Even watching it on TV…. I have no real right to judge…

Hope your weekend is great!

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michiness t1_ixsxuvg wrote

Baseball is the best! Similar vibe I think - it's on, you pay attention to the exciting parts, but really it's a good excuse to socialize and drink beer.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well, friend!

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Bears_On_Stilts t1_ixsyhei wrote

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is mostly a big commercial for NYC tourism- note that Broadway gets the full first hour, and Broadway performers and NYC landmarks or fixtures are mostly featured throughout. The parade coverage itself is nominally the star, but it's the city itself that actually is the point, as is hinted by "New York, New York" being the official theme song instead of "I Love a Parade."

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Theeclat t1_ixt3usl wrote

I am from the Midwest, so my ability to truly respect the deference for the importance of its local influence is not appreciable.

I don’t hope to take away from its appreciation. I am just not into it.

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lurkerfromstoneage t1_ixt97mb wrote

From the Midwest… we watched it every year growing up. Just quintessential Thanksgiving tradition coziness I guess and usually it’s a distraction from everything else going on food prep wise in the home maybe, and just nice/harmless to have on with relatives or company, regardless.

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Theeclat t1_ixtdoj2 wrote

Glad you love it. Continue this. Anyone (me) should never change this.

Have a great weekend!

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spyson t1_ixsqbbn wrote

I like the well decorated floats, blimps, and marching bands.

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Theeclat t1_ixsrisz wrote

Don’t stop enjoying them! A lot of time and effort were put into them. It is not something I enjoy, but am willing to learn to.

Happy thanksgiving weekend!

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spyson t1_ixsuh7z wrote

Happy Thanksgiving!

It might not be for everyone so don't feel any pressure that you have to.

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Ickiiis t1_ixttj26 wrote

I actually watched it. Not bad but did you see Mariah Carey?

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cerebud t1_ixuc211 wrote

She really, really thinks she’s great and important and Christmas would be nothing without her and she’s still incredibly hot and her voice is amazing, yadda yadda. Call me cynical, but she’s so cringey

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yeahyourerightdude t1_ixv4763 wrote

It was awful. She could have badly lip synced to a live performance, not just the track that’s played on the radio 50 million times every December. I mean, I know what we got is better than her actually singing, but there shoulda been more. Paula Abdul lip synced and danced! It was way more fun to watch.

I did laugh when Mariah was blowing kisses to Santa and he was waving back, and the camera just cuts to Mrs Claus on the side of the float

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cerebud t1_ixubdgw wrote

My 5 year old was so excited to watch and see Bluey. When it came on, it was just the balloon and was over in less than 30 seconds. She almost started to cry, and asked why they didn’t even play any Bluey music. Such a sweet kid. I told her that’s just the way these parades are, and when I was a kid, I was disappointed at the few seconds they’d show of superheroes.

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Summerclaw t1_ixsd2qw wrote

I watched the too on YouTube. It was very cute

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-HappyLady- t1_ixspjbc wrote

They really got crazy with the sfx for this parade.

Floats are cool but reanimating the corpse of Dionne Warwick was just creepy.

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bokodasu t1_ixsyru4 wrote

They did a good job this year. NBC loves themselves way more than anything they cover, and there have been years where it's just been us yelling at the tv to show the dang parade instead of their talking heads yapping about their latest show. For once they just showed the parade, you know, the thing we turned it on to see. I won't lie, I'll watch it regardless because I'm a sucker, but I'll be happier and feel like less of a sucker if they keep covering it like this one.

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OnTheFenceGuy t1_ixt4plq wrote

I mean, it was fucking dreadful overall, but between Bluey and Goku, worth a couple hours on a morning I wouldn’t otherwise be doing anything else.

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Crystal_Pesci t1_ixt8y9o wrote

I feel like I'm back in the pants

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DXsocko007 t1_ixtgs90 wrote

My dad watched it and said it's the media just trying to push pedophilia. I laughed out loud and he was fucking serious

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don51181 t1_ixtiwqw wrote

The news is so depressing and dividing people would rather watch the parade.

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lilbro93 t1_ixto1eb wrote

It's wild that Goku has become a yearly staple in the parade.

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SirLooseButWhole t1_ixt4kt3 wrote

Cause they fucking streamed the actual coverage for once!! Not just camera #65 held by intern beebis looking straight up at the floats ass the whole parade.

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clydefrog811 t1_ixt7fjn wrote

All the singing acts were meh. Everyone knows they’re lipsynced so they aren’t even trying.

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redw000d t1_ixtk72c wrote

serious? it was One continuous advertizement for nbc... yak yak yak, then break to commercial... lucky, I searched for another source, and watched someones vid on youtube...

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HellsNels t1_ixshcf7 wrote

I sued the city because I was accidentally sewed into the pants of the big Charlie Brown at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. I made all my money off the big Charlie Brown, so don’t even come and try to tell me any crap! I don’t want that!

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jl_theprofessor t1_ixsys3v wrote

I watched it. It was great. The opener was a blast, I love musicals, and that lady looked divine. Also, everybody needs to listen to Trombone Shorty.

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LadyJR t1_ixtckga wrote

I tried watching it but it had too many performances and interviews and not enough marching bands and floats. I watched on the television and not on Peacock. Should have downloaded the app.

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themoochiest t1_ixtg8m4 wrote

Shit. I forgot all about it. We even stayed home this Thanksgiving.

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TriGurl t1_ixtmc8t wrote

Ah man I didn’t know it was streaming on peacock! I’m so bummed I missed it

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dawnoog t1_ixtt320 wrote

Hooray for helium!

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cherry-bing t1_ixtyl0o wrote

Of course the one time I don’t watch it.

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BothCup350 t1_ixuia10 wrote

How many views did the Wall Street corruption bill board trucks get that the news media won’t report on?

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DadGamerGuy t1_ixuno2i wrote

It’s a tradition for us! Thanksgiving morning we make a nice breakfast, put up the Christmas tree all while watching the parade 😆

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Sierra419 t1_ixup3e9 wrote

I bet a massive majority of those people were like me and trying to get it setup for the football game before guests arrived.

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redonkulus t1_ixurdb0 wrote

This was really hard to watch. We made it 15 minutes, which was generous. I’m not sure who the demographic is, but it’s not men or children lol. It was dance numbers and show tunes every 5 minutes. Only time they showed the floats was before a commercial break.

After finding the football game, I realized why the show was so bad. I guess they assumed most men would watch the game. But for kids, it wasn’t that great.

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DrProfessional77 t1_ixt25hm wrote

Oh sure…when it’s for stupid shit like parades that are pointless they count streaming viewers, but when it’s actually good television, streaming viewers doesn’t matter to advertisers. Fuck this bullshit.

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b4dm4n_27 t1_ixs7840 wrote

Honestly that parade needs to die. This isn’t some ancient tradition that’s been passed on for a millennia, it’s an almost 100 year old corporate advertisement. Why can’t we create new traditions for holidays anymore?

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