Are you following the Olympic Games?

[Retro]

I only have the basic, basic, cable. If NBC ain't showing it prime time, I ain't seeing it. Sucks. I'd watch everything except sailing. Unless they were shooting cannons at each other. I'd watch that.

[R1150GSA]

Originally Posted by Retro

Fucking-A Bob Costas and the rest of the NBC commentators. Why don't you guys move to China, that way you can cheerlead full time for those competing with us.

At least it's not Tim McCarver during the World Series. Now there's a guy who really grates my cheese.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by R1150GSA

At least it's not Tim McCarver during the World Series. Now there's a guy who really grates my cheese.

I don't know how he fit that huge ego behind that catcher's equipment.

[snoid]

i'm watching quite a bit... which surprises me. women's swimming, women's indoor volleyball(oh logan tom, you glorious girl!)... seen some women's diving.

the men's sports just ain't doin' it fer me fer some reason,

me

[RocketJohn]

Me too... I just keep it on one of the Olympic channels... I've been watching religiously both Winter and Summer since 1976 (when I was 6) and I can't stay away when the games roll aorund... The competition, especially the swimming and track and field is the ultimate in pure head to head speed and determination...

GO USA! Keep the medals rolling in!

[snoid]

logan tom of the indoor women's volleyball team.

oooooh sigh,

me

[gaspipe]

So far, I am perplexed. WFT is this synchronized diving crap? Sure, it's probably harder than riding a BMW with Saharas, but WTF? I'm going for the Olympic Gold Medal in beer drinking. You betcherass I am pretty good at it too, and I don't even have a trainer, other than my wife's looks of despair.

I thought is was screwy letting bowling into the Olympics. Now we have some sort of ribbon gymnastics aberration. Now, pro atheletes in the Olympics (dangit, don't tell Jim Thorps' ghost. It seems like you can be a bumbaclot from Bayonne, and have known a guy from the Galapagos, and the next thing, you're one Galapagos' Xtreme Xbox team. What the hell has gone wrong here?

Now, WTF is this? Horse shows? Why not horseracing, or the limbo? Or picking up chicks in a bar? Fishing? American football (hell basketball made it)?

If we're gonna make it up as we go, I vote for Women's Gymnastics of any kind, and that Women's Beach Volleyball. No Men's anything - no banana hammocks allowed on my TV.

To hell with everything else, I'm watching Adult Swim. It's closer to reality.

[RocketJohn]

Originally Posted by gaspipe

So far, I am perplexed. WFT is this synchronized diving crap? Sure, it's probably harder than riding a BMW with Saharas, but WTF? I'm going for the Olympic Gold Medal in beer drinking. You betcherass I am pretty good at it too, and I don't even have a trainer, other than my wife's looks of despair.

I thought is was screwy letting bowling into the Olympics. Now we have some sort of ribbon gymnastics aberration. Now, pro atheletes in the Olympics (dangit, don't tell Jim Thorps' ghost. It seems like you can be a bumbaclot from Bayonne, and have known a guy from the Galapagos, and the next thing, you're one Galapagos' Xtreme Xbox team. What the hell has gone wrong here?

Now, WTF is this? Horse shows? Why not horseracing, or the limbo? Or picking up chicks in a bar? Fishing? American football (hell basketball made it)?

If we're gonna make it up as we go, I vote for Women's Gymnastics of any kind, and that Women's Beach Volleyball. No Men's anything - no banana hammocks allowed on my TV.

To hell with everything else, I'm watching Adult Swim. It's closer to reality.

You just know Bass fishing is coming!

[gaspipe]

Originally Posted by RocketJohn

You just know Bass fishing is coming!

You're not making this any easier for me.

[snoid]

makes me think of that sat night live skit on synchronized swimming with who was it again?

martin short and harry shearer?

me

p.s. with the life jacket and nose plugs? heheee, oh! i've never laughed so hard in my life. nbc needs to put an olympics best of SNL together.

[Retro]

Originally Posted by snoid

makes me think of that sat night live skit on synchronized swimming with who was it again?

martin short and harry shearer?

me

p.s. with the life jacket and nose plugs? heheee, oh! i've never laughed so hard in my life. nbc needs to put an olympics best of SNL together.

Hands down, one of the funniest bits ever done for SNL.

Christopher Guest as the choreographer: "We Dig A Hole" "We Dig A Hole"

"I know you" "I know you" "I know you"

[Linzi]

Originally Posted by komet

SEC rocks!

Go Gators!

[rallybug]

Originally Posted by BMW Rider

Yes, God forbid we show that. Guns = bad.

There's Men's Double Trap on now - a live broadband Real Audio feed from the BBC website at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...le/default.stm - keep an eye on that page and there might be live video of the other shooting events over the next 5 days.

[Lobby]

I agree with Jurgen and Retro: the announcers suck. Everything has to be "Foxified:" the drama has to come from their mouths, the drama must be scripted, and they must be able to prove to you how smart they are.

But this is also the Olympic's fault. They're asking so much money for the rights to broadcast, that NBC is cherry picking the events to show.

If the coverage were better, I'd watch more.

If I could choose which events to watch, I would.

If I could choose the types of announcers to listen I would (Loudmouth, stupid talking heads = no; Quiet, Articulate commentators which fill in the knowledge gaps = yes)

And cut out the bullshit human interest stories. Quit pandering to me. It's about the sport, stupid.

[Retro]

Originally Posted by He-Lob

I agree with Jurgen and Retro: the announcers suck. Everything has to be "Foxified:" the drama has to come from their mouths, the drama must be scripted, and they must be able to prove to you how smart they are.

But this is also the Olympic's fault. They're asking so much money for the rights to broadcast, that NBC is cherry picking the events to show.

If the coverage were better, I'd watch more.

If I could choose which events to watch, I would.

If I could choose the types of announcers to listen I would (Loudmouth, stupid talking heads = no; Quiet, Articulate commentators which fill in the knowledge gaps = yes)

And cut out the bullshit human interest stories. Quit pandering to me. It's about the sport, stupid.

Can you possibly take partisianship out of this for a moment? Foxified my ass. Fucking idiot. These guys are from NBC, they are cheering on our competitors, and nit-picking every possible part of the U.S. performance. It's maddening to listen to them.