What do you think of this televised Olypmics?
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I remember back in 1984 being enthralled by the Olympics in Los Angeles. Every night for two weeks, my family was glued to the set to get the updates from the day's events. We didn't have to watch 8- to 10-hours of coverage to see who won. All we had to do was wait until prime-time and we could see in one hour who the big winners were, and then spend another one or two hours watching a live event.Now, 20 years later, around-the-clock coverage is given on no fewer than 10 stations, not counting the foreign language presentations. The updates my family got when I was a kid are only given briefly on the fly from one event to another.
I feel overwhelmed with all of the coverage. It feels like the covering network has placed that much coverage to fit in all the big-name sponsors and to sell their shows. Granted, if it weren't for this type of coverage, we wouldn't see some of the more unusual events, like curling, which in the past were treated as more of a side-bar of the games. But the complete onslaught of the games is a bit much.
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Haven't thought too much about it as I've only caught a small portion of it. About the only that bugs me about the Olympics right now is that it is interferring with my favorite show..SCRUBS! I'm going through Scrubs withdrawals!ENOUGH ALREADY!!
I think it's fantastic THE TIME when all the world comes together and competes .. and for a good reason . i love watching the olympics.. and the commonwealth games tooooooo.
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My friend told me that It has ruined her life. And the reason was because it nocks out the show "scrubs" which is aperantly her reason for living. I just laughed and told her she should get out more. She agreed.Who do you think needs to host the Olympics in the years close and far to come?
I lost all interest in the Olympics when they began letting pro atheletes compete. The Olympics lost their meaning then. Think about it ... you will NEVER have another miracle on ice, a true David beating Goliath. Now, everyone has a Goliath or 20 on their teams. If I want to watch professional sports, why wait every four years to see it? They are on every weekend.Is Prefontaine the best runner in history:?
I enjoy watching the Olympics televised but I wish I could watch the events live. When I use to live in Michigan, I would most likely watch the events on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) over NBC because the CBC would show you live events. For example during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the CBC showed the opening ceremonies early in the morning (I believe at 4 AM) while NBC showed it around 8 PM that same day.More Questions & Answers...