Supersquid wrote:
NBC is doing their best to apply their human-interest-sob-story template to the Olympics and it's ruining the coverage. I've seen more coverage of parent reactions to performances than I have of the entire Chinese Olympic team, and they're currently leading the medal count. I expect them to focus on the US, but I want to see other countries compete too. This is supposed to be about the best in the world coming together to compete. Instead, it's been about watching Phelp's mom. Who gives a shit?It sickens me as well, but it must sell to your average joe or jane doe out there who is interested in the stories and not so much the competition.
My random observation would be, Al Michaels sounds drunk half of the time, and Bob Costas interviewing Phelps is cloying and creepy. My 9 year old son even commented on how weird it is.