CBS Cut Off The Much Promoted Billy Joel Concert In The Middle Of .....

[global1]

Piano Man finale. Didn't even show the credits. The Master's ran over.

Billy Joel fans are furious.

Cut to the local news.

[oasis]

1. George Carlin would be fuming.

[brooklynite]

2. Saw the MSG concert twice. Can live without the TV version.

[Srkdqltr]

3. On cbs Detroit they cut to an opera singer in a church. CBS is so lame.

[LeftInTX]

5. Oh god!

[question everything]

4. Did this in Minneapolis I thought it was the local station. You mean it was the network?

[lpbk2713]

6. It did it in Tampa too.

They're gonna get some complaints.

[Permanut]

7. Well, to be fair, the Masters is important .

It's not like golf is just a game.

[Skittles]

8. heh

I find it one ridiculous "sport"

[Permanut]

9. Amen; golf is fun to play, but as far as watching,

I'd rather watch paint dry.

[question everything]

11. Nothing to do with the sport. It just pushes the next programs which should include local news

or… the sacrilege - cut some commercials. A few did not push a product but “CBS is showing this program..” (or something).

[Permanut]

13. Roger that; I agree 100% with the Billy Joel fans.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. They've showed "highlights" like they do every year after the local news at the end of last week

Colbert ended up showing a repeat last Thursday as well as on Friday.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. The contract with CBS probably stipulates an ending time.

The only open-ended broadcasts I can think of offhand are the Oscars ceremony, some sporting events, and high-profile breaking news.

[Celerity]

18. It was not live, it was filmed in March.

https://variety.com/2024/shopping/musicians/watch-billy-joel-100th-concert-msg-special-online-free-1235971025/

Joel’s concert special was filmed back in March to celebrate the Piano Man’s record-breaking 100th consecutive performance of his MSG residency. According to the CBS website, the TV concert will include classic Joel hits like “My Life, “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” and of course, “New York State of Mind.”

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Wow. Then I'd say the fans have every right to...

be pissed.

Who was the hack who directed the editor to cut short one of his most iconic songs?

[Sky Jewels]

12. Golf. Ugh.

Millennials and Gen Z can’t kill it off quickly enough, IMO

[Aviation Pro]

15. Another Heidi bowl moment

And I just dated myself.

[FuzzyRabbit]

24. "Heidi" is the first thing I thought of also.

[RainCaster]

16. if golf is a spectator sport, so is sailing

Actually, I would rather watch a sailing race than golf.

[Warpy]

17. When you go over, you will generally get cut off

but they should at least have rolled credits, not doing so was rude. However, cutting to go to the local affiliates is something that's pretty set into stone. Other than a fast credit roll and cutting off the song, there wasn't much they could do.

Then again, considering all the times the evening lineup has been half an hour late because of some stupid fucking football game, the fans do have a point.

[Celerity]

19. It was not live, it was filmed in March.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218863170#post18

[Warpy]

22. Then someone totally fucked up

and will be signing up for unemployment tomorrow.

It should have been a doddle, cut the applause to make room for the ads and make sure the whole thing didn't run over time.

Oops.

[BWdem4life]

20. If I never hear that song again I will die happy.

Sooooooooooo tired of it

[Shrek]

23. We saw the whole thing here

They didn't cut to the news until the final credits were finished.

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. Automatic programming works great

until it doesn't.