Boston Globe -
Those who watched Boston’s revered Fourth of July celebration Monday night on CBS were treated to spectacular views of fireworks exploding behind the State House, Quincy Market, and home plate at Fenway Park, among other places - great views, until you consider that they were physically impossible. As viewers began to point out yesterday, it would not have been geographically possible to see the fireworks above and behind the landmarks in question, since the display was launched from a barge in the Charles River and in directions away from those places. “According to CBS, you can see the fireworks from the right side of Quincy Market, even though Beacon Hill is in the way,’’ wrote “Kaz,’’ whose real name is Karl Clodfelter
, a commenter on the Boston blog UniversalHub.com. “Also, they come up behind the State House when you’re standing across the road . . . which means the barge must have been parked on the Zakim this year,’’ wrote Clodfelter, a research scientist from Brighton.
“Absolutely, we’re proud to show scenes from our city,’’ Mugar said. “It’s often only shown in film or in sporting matches. We were able to highlight great places in Boston, historical places with direct ties to the Fourth. So we think it was a good thing.’
’ The footage of the landmarks was shot several weeks ago. “It’s one of the biggest times of year here,’’ an animated Jeffers said. “Man, it’s huge. The fireworks, the crowds. It takes you back to your childhood. . . . But I’m shocked they changed stuff on TV, because they didn’t need to. The fireworks don’t need dressing up. They’re fireworks.’’
CBS should probably tell all these whiners complaining about the superimposed fireworks to go pound sand. What the hell are they complaining about, who watches fireworks on tv, there's nothing patriotic about that. Hate to break it to all the malcontents out there, but the second you decide "eh, going outside with lawn chair is too much work this year, I'll just flip on the boob-tube," is the second the fireworks lose their patriotism.
Like the guy complaining how it didn't bring him back to childhood. That's probably because of instead of smelling like bug spray and hanging out in the back of a pick up truck or playing in some parking lot with sparklers and a bunch of other kids, you were chilling in your living room with a bowl of nachos. You want the real experience, get out there and see if for yourself. Whether its superimposed or not, any fireworks on tv are fake. You can have a 100 inch projection tv with the best sound system known to man, you're still watching a produced show at that point, nothing real about it.
