Am I the only one that doesn’t give a rip about beach volleyball, let alone women’s beach volleyball, in the Olympics? Why is NBC, with their already crappy coverage, force feeding me women’s volleyball every night? Yes, there are scantily clad women, and that’s obviously a ratings boost, but what about the other 30+ sports (with multiple levels and categories in each sport) that are going on during these games? You can pretty much sum up NBC’s coverage in a few words: Phelps, Gymnastics, and Bikinis. I think that’s all I’ve pretty much seen so far. They make me get up at the crack of dawn or skip work to watch anything other than that, and since I don’t have a Tivo, I’m stuck watching the prime-time crap.
At least there are two things that I know: 1) Kerri Walsh and Misty May win the gold tonight, so hopefully that’ll be the last I see of them, and 2) NBC will, at some point in the next 30 years, hopefully lose the rights to broadcast the Olympics (I can’t remember how long their contract is now — until 2010, maybe?). Maybe then I’ll get better coverage.
Meanwhile I’m off to pirate the videos I want.
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Praise the lord! The NBC coverage of the beach volleyball is over (I’m a little surprised they are not in their bikinis for the medal ceremony!).
Since when did the track and field part of the Olympics get pushed out by these fluff sports!
Amazing!
The events with the most ass showing always get the highest ratings. I wonder why Roman Greco wrestling hasn’t been more popular?
I am so damn tired of gymnastics and figure skating dominating the coverage of the Olympics. Both should not be Olympic sports. They are way too subjective as to who wins. The scores can never be justified and it’s nothing but a crapshoot for the athletes. Might as well have a tourney of rock-paper-scissors to determine the winner. I’m sick of this being shoved down our throats that the athletes in these sports are “America’s sweethearts”. It’s crap. (Can you tell I’m fed up with it?) I would rather watch water polo, soccer or badmitton than the damn gymnastics. But no! I’ll be glad when this sham of TV coverage is over.
It is So Sad to see how sick NBC is. The care about ratings rather then pure sports. I am extremly disappointed with the company in general.
I guess Beach volleyball will be fun if women had normal outfits on. Guys had normal sportwear.
I say USA TV station suck!
Maxim
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the gymnastics is the best part of the olympics, mon ami;)
Its 2012 and NBC is still doing the same thing! Phelps gymnastics and boring beach volleyball!