07-05-2016, 02:44 PM
......they both faked it......PBS used old fireworks footage because of the inclement weather [ RAIN ].....to 'enhance' the visual spectacular....
PBS Admits to Recycling Old Fireworks Coverage for A Capitol Fourth
.....PBS on Monday was criticized for attempting to do the “patriotic thing” by enhancing its fireworks coverage during the annual A Capitol Fourth special.
In an effort to deliver the “best possible television viewing experience,” producers of the Fourth of July concert program included footage from previous years’ pyrotechnic displays, to make up for the fact that this year’s event was affected by inclement weather in the Washington, D.C. area.
The pre-taped portions drew outcries from social media, including one viewer who referred to the manufactured broadcast as “the Milli Vanilli of fireworks.” A fellow Twitter commentator joked that “only in D.C. could a PBS show become a scandal.
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In response, PBS released the following statements:
We showed a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years. It was the patriotic thing to do. #July4thPBS
— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) July 5, 2016
pic.twitter.com/qzrykdW9Cy
— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) July 5, 2016
The 36th annual Capitol Fourth broadcast included performances by Motown legend Smokey Robinson, country star Kenny Loggins, Younger‘s Sutton Foster and The Voice Season 10 winner Alisan Porter, among others....
haven't seen this much 'fakin it'.....since the Meg Ryan scene in 'When Harry Met Sally'.....?!
PBS Admits to Recycling Old Fireworks Coverage for A Capitol Fourth
.....PBS on Monday was criticized for attempting to do the “patriotic thing” by enhancing its fireworks coverage during the annual A Capitol Fourth special.
In an effort to deliver the “best possible television viewing experience,” producers of the Fourth of July concert program included footage from previous years’ pyrotechnic displays, to make up for the fact that this year’s event was affected by inclement weather in the Washington, D.C. area.
The pre-taped portions drew outcries from social media, including one viewer who referred to the manufactured broadcast as “the Milli Vanilli of fireworks.” A fellow Twitter commentator joked that “only in D.C. could a PBS show become a scandal.
”
In response, PBS released the following statements:
We showed a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years. It was the patriotic thing to do. #July4thPBS
— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) July 5, 2016
pic.twitter.com/qzrykdW9Cy
— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) July 5, 2016
The 36th annual Capitol Fourth broadcast included performances by Motown legend Smokey Robinson, country star Kenny Loggins, Younger‘s Sutton Foster and The Voice Season 10 winner Alisan Porter, among others....
haven't seen this much 'fakin it'.....since the Meg Ryan scene in 'When Harry Met Sally'.....?!
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