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This is why I can't watch

Posted on: August 16, 2008 1:23 pm
Score: 92
 

Remember what I wrote earlier this week? I said I'm not watching the Olympics. This is another example why:

Tonight in prime time, NBC will show the 100-meter sprint finals. Pound-for-pound, second-for-second, it's the greatest -- the most dramatic -- event in sports.

And I already know who won.

All of us do. Usain Bolt won this morning. NBC or USA or whoever's showing these Games could have shown the event live, but instead they had the U.S.-Spain basketball game (good choice), Argentina-Holland soccer (solid choice) and a doubles tennis match (dumbest choice in TV history).

But I'll be sure to watch tonight when NBC shows the 100-meter sprint and asks me and the rest of the world to pretend we don't know who already won.

Jeez ...

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Sofakinggdom
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Since: Oct 24, 2007
Posted on: August 17, 2008 11:23 am
Score: 91
 

This is why I can't watch

Well at least they realized that even though it is the Olympics and haven't re-tried the miserable failure of pay per view like they did for the Barcelona games.  Sure with the internet you can find out things before they are aired but at least they aren't trying to force 150-200 dollar  two week packages or 29.95 dollar a day  pay per view down our throats, like in 92,  just to view things live.



Boilerpig
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Since: Aug 12, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2008 3:43 pm
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This is why I can't watch

I agree...my guess is that the race was scheduled for Saturday so that with enough advance notice most people could have watched it live.  NBC could have inserted some promos during their Wed-Friday prime time coverage so that we could tune it.  Between the doping and the third-rate coverage it receives, no wonder track and field is about a popular as a turd in the punch bowl.



jayhawkin_cub
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Since: Jun 22, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2008 6:26 pm
Score: 82
 

This is why I can't watch

If only CBS had the rights to the Olympics.  But I'll take NBC over FOX.



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