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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
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 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:10 am Post subject: Where and how to watch the Super Bowl? |
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Does anyone know how or where one can watch the Super Bowl? Are there any places to watch in Seoul (or Gangwon-do)? Is it being shown on regular TV?
The game will start at 8:30 am, Monday morning, February 7th.
Has anyone watched it in previous years? Any recommendations?
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Wishmaster
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, the Super Bowl will be shown next Monday morning. The game will be televised on AFN. I'm not sure about the Korean stations...although I did see the Raiders and Bucs Super Bowl on one of the Korean sports channels. One of my friends didn't get AFN, but was a real football junkie, and stayed at a yeogwan in Itaewon so that he could watch the game. That might be an option(albeit a bit pricey). Good luck. |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:41 am Post subject: |
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| I watched the Super Bowl live last year on one of the Korean sports channels. It was either MBC-ESPN or KBS Sky Sports. I can't remember which. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Last year it was on three different stations on my TV. I have to work this year. Well, I have to go in anyway... |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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I guess the only question left now is
"Why watch...?" |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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where? your bedroom
how? take the day off and turn off the t.v. |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
I guess the only question left now is
"Why watch...?" |
But you're going to watch all the FA cup quarter-finals, right? |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| nah, I'll just get the highlights on MOTD. |
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wrago
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Do any bars show the game live.... anything remotely close to a super bowl party??? |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| Is there a Korean playing in it? Then probably not. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:34 am Post subject: |
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James, you have no idea how much of a religion football (American style) can be to some people.
I think it's a rather boring game, but might flip to the game every now and again to check up on the Patriots and how they are doing.
Speaking of which, Thorin, why the old school avatar?
Anyways I'm sure it'll be on AFN. My first year here, it was playing while I was in Osaka on a visa run, and I wound up winning a lot of yen for placing my bet that the Pats would win the Super Bowl that year. I was happy until I realized I was stuck with all those coins.  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
I guess the only question left now is
"Why watch...?" |
Yeah. Its fun to watch for the commercials but AFN won't carry those. From a sociological POV the half time show is critical. It's the ultimate distillation of American "culture" that year. It's 15 minutes of the least offensive pop music/performance white Americans have glommed onto the previous year.
The best part is where the winning team is interviewed and players all thank Jesus for helping them win. A mysterious comment because A) what does god care about football? Why does he favor one team over another? B) How come they thank god for the super bowl win but they never thank God for the three $1,000 a night hookers some advertiser paid for they had the night before or the lines of blow they snorted from between their fun bags? Just once I'd like some celebrity thanking god for their Oscar/Super Bowl ring/Nobel Prize for Literature to also thank god for the free drugs and sex . But they never do. Pisses me right off.
Barring all that, it's an excuse to hang out with friends and drink and eat. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Swiss James wrote: |
I guess the only question left now is
"Why watch...?" |
Yeah. Its fun to watch for the commercials but AFN won't carry those. From a sociological POV the half time show is critical. It's the ultimate distillation of American "culture" that year. It's 15 minutes of the least offensive pop music/performance white Americans have glommed onto the previous year.
The best part is where the winning team is interviewed and players all thank Jesus for helping them win. A mysterious comment because A) what does god care about football? Why does he favor one team over another? B) How come they thank god for the super bowl win but they never thank God for the three $1,000 a night hookers some advertiser paid for they had the night before or the lines of blow they snorted from between their fun bags? Just once I'd like some celebrity thanking god for their Oscar/Super Bowl ring/Nobel Prize for Literature to also thank god for the free drugs and sex . But they never do. Pisses me right off.
Barring all that, it's an excuse to hang out with friends and drink and eat. |
What's with all you Negative Nancys?
Didn't any of you get picked for kickball?
Sparkles*_* |
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W.T.Carl
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| I really don't think that your average Korean employer will understand the need to miss a day of work to watch a football game. Now if you were in Europe and that country's team was playing in the world's cup, your boss would cancel classes (with pay) and take you down to bar to watch it. This actually happened. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Swiss James wrote: |
I guess the only question left now is
"Why watch...?" |
Yeah. Its fun to watch for the commercials but AFN won't carry those. From a sociological POV the half time show is critical. It's the ultimate distillation of American "culture" that year. It's 15 minutes of the least offensive pop music/performance white Americans have glommed onto the previous year.
The best part is where the winning team is interviewed and players all thank Jesus for helping them win. A mysterious comment because A) what does god care about football? Why does he favor one team over another? B) How come they thank god for the super bowl win but they never thank God for the three $1,000 a night hookers some advertiser paid for they had the night before or the lines of blow they snorted from between their fun bags? Just once I'd like some celebrity thanking god for their Oscar/Super Bowl ring/Nobel Prize for Literature to also thank god for the free drugs and sex . But they never do. Pisses me right off.
Barring all that, it's an excuse to hang out with friends and drink and eat. |
What's with all you Negative Nancys?
Didn't any of you get picked for kickball?
Sparkles*_* |
I enjoy playing sports. I even enjoy sitting in the odd stadium and rah rahing a team and eating stadium food. I just don't have much time in my day to sit and watch/follow televised pro sports. |
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