Running total hours recorded on my Tivo, starting with the Opening ceremony through midnight Monday--97 hours so far.
- Late last night, NBC's carefully pre-written script on women's gymnastics was shredded.
- The world champion, a member of the "Fab 5" (YOU WILL ACCEPT THIS NICKNAME) did not make the team finals
- NBC did manage to wring every drop of pathos out of the event--at one point, one of the two US winners was interviewed while the loser was framed perfectly in the background
- The commentators as well as ol' Bela, were incensed by this, and made their obvious bias even more clear.
- Watching Equestrian Cross Country on NBCSN--between the large crowds lining the course and the whimsical jumps, it reminded me of miniature golf writ large. Do I need to hit the ball into the clown's mouth to win?
- Double entendre of the day--while talking about getting proper footing for the horses, the commentator noted that "they needed to stud up"
- On table tennis--why do the competitors need to shag their own balls? Can't they have ball boys as in regular tennis?
- On kayaking - there was a 44-year old female competitor, and the announcers made it sound like she shouldn't have been allowed out of the nursing home (Disclosure--I'm 48)
- When they show a pool-level view of the butterfly swim, I'm reminded of Whac-a -Mole as they bob up and down
- Random gymnastics announcer statement of the night--"He just has to erase his hard disk"
More to come.