Mama Geek Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 When are they going to stop the bs and show the actual parade? :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 They don't, and that's why we haven't watched it in almost 15 years. Dh turned on the tv this morning, and we caught one float. I stood in front of the tv, literally slack jawed. And that's all I will say about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I hate watching it on television. It's just one long ad fest for NBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I've never understood the point of watching a parade on TV. It would prob be fun to see it in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Yeah, it's really disappointing. I don't care about all the people they're interviewing. If I wanted to watch interviews, I'd watch a talk show. Let me see the freaking parade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Thanks guys, you have made me feel better about missing it:) We don't have television and today is the first time I have felt like I was missing something because of it...probably because watching it was such a big part of my childhood Thanksgiving. I was a bit bummed about not getting to share it with my kiddo! Now, not so much:) We loathe adverts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 HERESY! HERESY! I may have to block ALL OF YOU! :willy_nilly: We're watching it right now. So far we've seen my sister's high school marching band (where she went to school years ago), and younger dd has had a fit about how little they showed of the Hello Kitty balloon. Also, loved the Monopoly commercial with the cats. We have also firmed up our resolve to NOT watch television Thursday night, ahem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 I used to love watching it as a kid and hadn't seen it in several years and thought we could enjoy it as a family this morning. It was pretty disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You should start watching the Detroit parade!!! We are always there watching it live and it's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodiesmom Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My dd10 has been looking forward to watching it all month. She is getting more and more frustrated as talking continues on, and on, an on....sigh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I watched the Chicago one first this morning and am now watching the Macy's one (timezones, ya know!) I have it turned on the big TV with the sound off while Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" is playing loudly in the other room. The parade is absolutely perfect this way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The parade begins at 9 but the first hour or so they are waiting for it to reach the Macy's store. During that time they do interviews and performances. Once the parade reaches the Macy's store then you see the actual floats and balloons. ;) So next time either wait it out or turn it on around 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The parade begins at 9 but the first hour or so they are waiting for it to reach the Macy's store. During that time they do interviews and performances. Once the parade reaches the Macy's store then you see the actual floats and balloons. ;) So next time either wait it out or turn it on around 10. Yeah, we were just about to turn it when we saw the parade coming. We did end up watching it. It was indeed like the parade of my childhood. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We love the Macy's parade! We lounge around drinking coffee and eat easy breakfast stuff like fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Some people in my family kinda love musicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Some people in my family kinda love musicals. Yep, here, too. We cut off cable some time ago and haven't missed it at all, except for two weekends each year: in June for the Tony Awards and this weekend for the Macy's parade. We actually turn on cable for those two months just so we can watch those events. As others explained, although parade coverage starts at 9:00 (eastern time), the parade doesn't reach the official viewing area in front of Macy's at 34th Street until about 10:00. So, the first hour of coverage is all of the Broadway performances and interviews with various folks and stuff like that. Then, from 10:00-ish until 12:00, they show the floats and balloons and matching bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We don't have cable, but I hooked up an antenna to our TV, and we get one channel - which thankfully had the parade on it. Watching the parade (and seeing actual commercials) was a major 'pop culture' experience for my kiddos. Once a year or so, it's fun, but I'm thankful that it's not our norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We loved watching it here. They missed the beginning so we just rewind thru the boring stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 We watched the Barney balloon disaster on YouTube last night :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I went there once (ONCE!) when DW marched the parade in college. Bands get short-changed, squeezed onto the small tv-space and sounding rather muffled, but it's not a parade like the Rose Bowl parade, it's a series of scene changes for TV. I have no problem with it being what it is, and DD digs it, so...meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhanaBee Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 My children love the pre-parade Broadway stuff and love the parade. What they don't love is having me stand in the doorway making snarky remarks about the NBC "personalities", asking how many time they think a bad show can get promoted.....and saying "I can't wait until the Tournament of Roses is on.....now that's a REAL parade!". This is why I get banned from the living room every Thanksgiving morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chgodon Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 This is one of the worse parade coverage I've seen. It was one big freakin interview with entertainers promoting their projects as the parade marched behind the hosts!!! They announce a marching band and then talked over the music. Can't believe they even did that to Santa. If you're going to cover a parade, at least let viewers watch and listen to the singers/music/dancers. Big waste of time with crap that had nothing to do with the parade. Chicago's McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade was 1000 times better than macy's and I watched them both from the West Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 My kids and dh love to watch it every year. It is background noise for me as I do other things around the house. I pause and watch a few things as I go about my business. I thought it was just me who thought the hosts talked too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I've been complaining about that for years and years (that and the interruptions for dance numbers and whatnot). It is why we no longer watch it. I did find an on-line site that has cameras in different locations along the parade route and you just watch, but I just don't bother with that, either. I'm waiting for the Rose Parade. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 We usually watch the Chicago parade instead, but between JMU being the lead-off band at Macy's and not getting WGN in the hotel, we watched Macy's this year. My favorite parade coverage is HGTV for the Rose Parade, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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