mayhap: Johnny Weir's swan costume with text talk to the glove (talk to the glove)
mayhap ([personal profile] mayhap) wrote2010-02-18 01:21 pm
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GIP!

I cannot even wait for the men's free skate tonight! Personally, I'm rooting for Plushy to win, Johnny to flip off the judges, and Evan Lysacek to wash his goddamn hair.

God, I wonder how many hours of Olympics coverage I've watched in the last 18 years. I even feel sort of warm and fuzzy about neverending Visa McCoke commercials and Bob motherfucking Costas.
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mayhap: Johnny Weir's swan costume with text talk to the glove (talk to the glove)

[personal profile] mayhap 2010-02-19 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Spoiler: he didn't wash his goddamn hair. I am disappointed with this outcome.

Absolutely ridiculous that they're not doing that. It's not like this is the dark ages where there were only three channels and broadcasting was a scarse commodity and you were lucky to be getting any Olympics at all; they could give us some actual viewing options Your time zone, particularly, should rise up in revolt.

[identity profile] coercedbynutmeg.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I hit the MSN page and know, you know. Last night the half-pipe winner was all over Facebook. So. But yeah, when I know who wins, who loses, who surprises, and who wipes out dramatically, I can get through 4 hours of coverage in under 90 minutes. Like, "fast forward through this girl because she gets 4th in downhill. Oh, this one will wipe out right at the end, let's watch her." Etc.

I suppose they do it the way they do is so the 35% or so of Californians who are actually employed can watch the Olympics after work. The rest of us get to settle for soap operas and Glenn Beck.
It doesn't make sense though, because NFL/MLB/NBA/NASCAR/etc games are live here, and I don't get why the Olympics are so special as to be yesterday's news by the time they air.
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