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  • NBC? try CBC

    For those of you living close enough to Canada, I recommend tuning in to CBC. I'm sure you'll get more coverage of U.S. atheletes actually performing and I know you'll see a lot more of the rest of the world with about 1/4 of the syropy taste. If you can't get it on TV, its online too.
    Posted to Five-Ring Circus by WildBill729 on August 13, 2008

  • Scoring NBC's Abysmal Coverage

    I would consider a personal boycott of NBC's prime-time coverage if not for a new game I've invented which makes things a bit more interesting, but not necessarily more tolerable. It's called ''Watch for NBC's Coverage Reserved for Actual Performance.'' Perhaps I need a better acronym. It's pretty simple, really, but like any meta-game, it ...
    Posted to Five-Ring Circus by madmax05 on August 13, 2008

  • Sap-O-Meter

    I love this article!! I've always thought NBC was the worst hyping machine in all television, and this only proves it. They try to make every thing so compelling. I'm also counting the words and looking for any sappy moments. Honestly, this is the main reason I'm watching the Olympics.
    Posted to Five-Ring Circus by jorgevh on August 13, 2008