The Jester's Quart: Who Owns the Olympics?

Greg_Wyshynski · February 17th, 2006, 01:05 AM

David Letterman has as much in common with the Fox News Channel as Dick Cheney does with an effective crisis management media strategy. But the two made strange bedfellows this week thanks to NBC Sports.

Both CBS's "The Late Show" and FNC's "Fox and Friends" did what NBC would give up all of...
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Gunnerman · February 17th, 2006, 08:20 AM

A very good read Mark. Now I know I am not the typical sport viewer in the US. But for what it's worth, I used to love to watch the Winter Olympics. Now not so much. I have come up with the following reasons.

1. Waaaaaay too much figure skating in prime time. Figure Skating is boring and every Olympics the men's figure skating turns more and more gay, which makes it that much more repulsive.

2. Bob Costas

3. The death of Wide World of Sports, way back when especially in Olympic years ABC would actually cover things like Alpine Skiing and ski jumping prior to the start of the games. I actually knew about some of the athletes prior to the start of the games. Franz Klammer was not so no name guy from Austria, Jean Claude Kiley was not just some French guy with two boards strapped to his legs. The vast majority of sport programming in the US right now centers way to much on college sports like basketball. This shift in emphasis means you have to be really dedicated to follow the Alpine ski circuit or any other winter sport discipline.

Ishkur · February 17th, 2006, 11:12 AM

Why did you just call him Mark?

Gunnerman · February 17th, 2006, 11:17 AM

cos i effed up! sorry Greg!

BtownJay · February 17th, 2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ishkur

Why did you just call him Mark?

Why must you point out his mistake? It was just an obvious error.

Ishkur · February 17th, 2006, 11:28 AM

A mistake is a mistake.

But calling him Mark...........man, them's fightin' words.

Greg_Wyshynski · February 18th, 2006, 08:49 AM

There's two ways to look at it:

1. He confused me with Chalifoux, which is either an honor for me or for him.

2. He was using "mark" in the wrestling sense, meaning that I'm a fan who easily will accept what is actually scripted fantasy. Now THEMS fightin' words.

So Switzerland!

-GDub

February 17th, 2006, 01:05 AM	#1
Greg_Wyshynski Join Date: 06-04-2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 223	The Jester's Quart: Who Owns the Olympics? David Letterman has as much in common with the Fox News Channel as Dick Cheney does with an effective crisis management media strategy. But the two made strange bedfellows this week thanks to NBC Sports. Both CBS's "The Late Show" and FNC's "Fox and Friends" did what NBC would give up all of... Full Article

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February 17th, 2006, 08:20 AM	#2
Gunnerman Join Date: 04-01-2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,519	A very good read Mark. Now I know I am not the typical sport viewer in the US. But for what it's worth, I used to love to watch the Winter Olympics. Now not so much. I have come up with the following reasons. 1. Waaaaaay too much figure skating in prime time. Figure Skating is boring and every Olympics the men's figure skating turns more and more gay, which makes it that much more repulsive. 2. Bob Costas 3. The death of Wide World of Sports, way back when especially in Olympic years ABC would actually cover things like Alpine Skiing and ski jumping prior to the start of the games. I actually knew about some of the athletes prior to the start of the games. Franz Klammer was not so no name guy from Austria, Jean Claude Kiley was not just some French guy with two boards strapped to his legs. The vast majority of sport programming in the US right now centers way to much on college sports like basketball. This shift in emphasis means you have to be really dedicated to follow the Alpine ski circuit or any other winter sport discipline.

February 17th, 2006, 11:12 AM	#3
Ishkur Join Date: 12-27-2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 438	Why did you just call him Mark?

February 17th, 2006, 11:17 AM	#4
Gunnerman Join Date: 04-01-2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,519	cos i effed up! sorry Greg!

February 17th, 2006, 11:28 AM	#6
Ishkur Join Date: 12-27-2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 438	A mistake is a mistake. But calling him Mark...........man, them's fightin' words.

February 18th, 2006, 08:49 AM	#7
Greg_Wyshynski Join Date: 06-04-2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 223	There's two ways to look at it: 1. He confused me with Chalifoux, which is either an honor for me or for him. 2. He was using "mark" in the wrestling sense, meaning that I'm a fan who easily will accept what is actually scripted fantasy. Now THEMS fightin' words. So Switzerland! -GDub

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