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Originally Posted by JCL
From here (where we have a Canadian feed, TSN, and a US NBC feed), seems like the programming plan is 50% women's beach volleyball, and 50% Michael Phelps swimming and strutting.
There are some other events fit in when Phelps is away from the pool, and the volleyball isn't on, but they don't get the same focus. Rowing has been good.
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I might modify that to 33% volleyball, 33% Phelps and 33% odd little girls' gymnastics. In past Olympics it was 80% gymnastics and 20% human interest stories.
It is like NBC's cameras are mounted in concrete in the major venues and can't move around to show different events. And this goes for showing China itself. Cynics say they don't want to go out and about because they might come upon a protest and feel obligated to broadcast it, thus pissing off the government. See no evil...
I would like to see some outside scenery and all the minor sports. This is what makes the Olympics special. And, of course, sweaty scantily clad women with fine athletic bodies sprawling in hot sand.