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#339745 - 06/26/08 12:20 AM
2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Kurt Lackwood's Fluffer
Registered: 01/18/06
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With the Olympics barely a month away (Aug 8th), I'm sure I will be disappointed once again with the North American coverage of the events.
I'll be lucky to see highlights of my favorite events let alone coverage of any sort.
Archery - Hell, we took the Gold in 96 (local boy from just down the street) and it didn't even get a mention until the last few rounds. The kid split an arrow ala Robin Hood and on Letterman made some incredible long distance shots (we're talking ballistic trajectories) onto the bullseye. Fucking Amazing.
Shooting - What could be more U.S. of A. than gun craft? A few seconds of highlights and that was about it in Y2K.
Fencing - It's a combat sport! What could be cooler than sword play? Gets big screen time in France but not even a mention here. I was second ranked youth in the county when I was 14. Being a lefty helped, but I kept getting my ass kicked by a girl (#1 ranked) who was also a lefty.
Nope, they'll just show the same old boring shit that they always show; basketball, football, and gymnastics (well, bendy girls, that's not so bad).
I guess I should invest in a satellite dish and quit bitchin.
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#339746 - 06/26/08 12:21 AM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Fuck the olympics!
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#339747 - 06/26/08 12:27 AM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Kurt Lackwood's Fluffer
Registered: 01/18/06
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The Olympics specifically, or China?
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#339748 - 06/26/08 12:54 AM
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The olympics specifically.
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#339749 - 06/26/08 06:55 AM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Porn Jesus
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Just to prepare Bad Habit for the entire month of August on NBC.
Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Micheal Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Phelps...
Your best chance is to hope that Tom Brokaw or Bob Costas gets hit by a bus or a rickshaw and NBC reverts to Russertmania mode.
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#339750 - 06/26/08 06:56 AM
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Porn Fucking Master
Registered: 05/18/06
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it being that i possess a vagina, i can't wait to watch gymnastics.
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#339752 - 06/26/08 07:16 AM
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Porn Fucking Master
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wanna come over and watch the women's all-around?  and fuck YES on the ice skating
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#339754 - 06/26/08 11:06 PM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 01/07/06
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NBC's coverage of the Olympics for the past 20 (?) years has sucked because they produce "human interest" pieces with swarmy music coupled with hours of gymnastics (Summer)/figure skating (Winter).
Their theory has been: Males will watch anything; how do we get the Women to watch?
Hey NBC, I'm only watching boxing, dammit! What satellite NBC-owned station do I have to watch for this?
And the opening/closing ceremonies, maybe...
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#339755 - 06/27/08 06:00 AM
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There have been exactly TWO great moments in Olympic history since the games were resumed in 1896: - 1936 -- Jesse Owens humiliates Hitler and der Übermenchen
- 1980 -- US beats Russia in Hockey
That is all. 
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#339756 - 06/27/08 06:29 AM
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Porn Fucking Master
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^^^ AHEM, mary lou retton and, uh, that other gymnast with the sprained ankle. i bet gia knows her name.
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#339758 - 06/27/08 07:43 AM
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Those are good. I wouldn't call 'em great.
In any event, my point is that the chaff-to-wheat ratio at the Olympics is something like 957:1. To steal a line from Carlin: It's like watching flies fuck.
Not like it effects me much. I don't watch all that much TV anyway, and my main reason for watching NBC at all just dropped dead of a heart attack.
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#339760 - 06/27/08 08:20 AM
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Porn Fucking Master
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good idea! i can probs find his phone number on the megan's law website-- it's how i got his address, after all :stalker: 
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#339761 - 06/27/08 10:45 AM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 06/27/06
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Kerri something ...
Probably spelled with a heart dotting the 'i.'
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#339762 - 06/27/08 12:39 PM
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Porn Fucking Master
Registered: 05/18/06
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ah yes! kerri strug. good times.
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#339763 - 06/27/08 12:50 PM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 09/07/05
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Loc: NYC
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^^^ AHEM, mary lou retton and, uh, that other gymnast with the sprained ankle. i bet gia knows her name.
Kerri Strug. She has a high, squeaky voice. I met her once and her parents have a high, squeaky voice, too.
Btw, I'm reading Pretty Girls In Little Boxes. It's about the inside world of competitive gymnastics, the control to be the best, the pressure, the starving, and more. Woot.
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#339764 - 06/28/08 05:47 PM
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Kurt Lackwood's Fluffer
Registered: 01/18/06
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OK, looks like NBC might have their act together this time... Quote:
NBC offers wide online access for Beijing Olympics
NEW YORK - NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day.
After barely tipping its toe in the digital world during past Olympics, the network will dive into the deep end: live blogging, 3,000 hours of highlights on demand, daily recaps and analysis and even fantasy league gaming. That's in addition to the 1,400 hours of coverage planned on six television networks, more than the combined total of every previous Summer Olympics.
Read the whole story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080628/ap_on_hi_te/oly_nbc_computer_coverage
The website, http://www.nbcolympics.com, seems pretty comprehensive and it looks like everything will be covered.
I'm pretty jazzed about all the information listed on this site. I had no idea the United States had almost twice a many medals as the next closet country, Russia.
USA, USA, USA! 
The detailed breakdowns of each event are pretty cool as well. I don't usually recommend corporate websites but it looks like they have it covered this time.
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#339766 - 08/09/08 09:01 PM
Re: 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 07/09/08
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I love every single aspect of the Summer Olympics (former swimmer and diver here) I've, um, had sexy times by myself already watching the men's gymnastics. Perfect bodies, you heard it here first. Both the US and Chinese dudes 
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