Sorry to sound so bitter and twisted about this.
You are not bitter. I agree with you 100%. I liked the open ceremony and having travelled to London was excited to see it hosted there. My 7 year old daughter had a blast watching it and danced to the music. However, I did not like NBC's commentary on it. Matt Laurer was aweful and came off as a jerk. Really wished I could have seen the tribute to the 9/11 victims.
"It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World