An Olympics of Extraordinary Magnitude, Part 2
NBC advertised some 3,500 hours of Olympic coverage across several networks, but judging by what I’ve seen so far, 3,400 of those hours must be dedicated to soccer. This morning, both USA-HD and Universal-HD are showing soccer; and MSNBC is simply simulcasting Universal-HD. NBC is showing a cartoon. I appreciate that soccer is popular, but it’s also on TV all the time. I know there are dozens of other Olympic events taking place at any given time, events that are seldom, if ever, seen on television outside the context of the Olympics. I wish they’d show them instead of Italy vs. Korea soccer.
In prime time last night I did get to see men’s gymnastics, which I love, women’s beach volleyball, which I also love, and swimming. If I had a complaint about the swimming, it’s that the media is so in love with Michael Phelps that they spend lavish amounts of air time talking about every aspect of his life, that we miss other interesting things.
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