8 for every 5
Can anyone confirm or deny the stat I read today? It was that, during the olympic’s ceremonies last night NBC showed 8 minutes of commercials for every 5 minutes of the opening ceremonies. It sure felt like it, but I’d love it if someone could point me to a link or an organization I can quote…
Having thought about it a little more, I guess what strikes me is the jarringly obvious nature of the perfection, polish and precision of the opening ceremonies compared the to blatant materialism and commercialism of coverage in the US.
Still a little frustrated.
So here’s the question, for those of us poor sods stuck on dial-up and “over-the-air” networks, will it be possible to see any coverage other than pre-taped competitions that the US has already won?
NBC: Please show us the excitement of seeing other countries… please show us something besides US volleyball, US men’s basketball, US men’s swimming and US men’s track… please?
Oh, by the way… I actually love the Olympics (in case you couldn’t tell!) I love the ideal of international (semi)amateur athletic competition; I love the concept - it’s a great thing!
Grace and Peace,
`tim
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August 14th, 2008 at 11:39 am
What? There are other countries in the Olympics??
August 14th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Nope… no one but us. It kind of reminds me of that joke I heard so often growing up:
A man goes to heaven and St. Peter takes him on a tour shortly after arriving. They look at the pearly gates… they check out the golden streets; then, as they pass a particularly austere looking building, St. Peter tells him to be very, very quiet. “Why?” he asks. “Well,” St. Peter responds, “that’s where the Reformed folk are, they think they’re the only ones here.”
Grace and Peace,
`tim