Olympics coverage - still chafing my hide

[lizardbeth]

I can't believe we're going to get the women's all-around gymnastics tonight on delay. Yes, west coast is tape-delayed so that instead of putting it Live in our prime time, we have to wait until 11 pm (our time), so the winner will have been known for hours. Seriously, I was watching Horton's High Bar routine (because it is AMAZING peeps) and the men's swimming relay squeaker race on YouTube before it was on my t.v. a couple days ago.

To make it all even more annoying - there's a rumor that NBC might bend to show Michael Phelps' final race live for us too. Which would be great, but it would be even better to show ALL the marquee events actually live. Because really, watching the team gymnastics finals would've been a whole lot more interesting if I DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW that poor Alicia Scaramonde fell on her ass, twice. And I'd really like to watch tonight when everyone else is.

It's not like that recap show is going to change - it could still go after the live stuff. or interspersed. Or hey, even start earlier and pre-empt Access Hollywood! There's an idea.

SO ANNOYED. STILL. SOME MORE.

But in happier news, Short Person is actually taking a nap! \o/

So I have some time to write.

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Also, if you need a lift and you haven't seen the Action Figure Fic -- it's a movie! or at least a graphic novel! *g*, go forth! You can giggle at my photoshopping and VFX Mad Skillz...

*snicker*

Comments

[reneedy.livejournal.com]

Console yourself with the fact that being on the West coast has its advantages too? Going to cons, random star sightings, much more likely?

Plus your weather owns ours.

Sorry for the suckitude. The only way I can bear the coverage is to timeslip it and jump through any annoyingness.

Though I actually think we've gotten a lot of gymnastics coverage in proportion to how boring alot of it is. Damn, they do alot of waiting around for scores.

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

I haven't had a random star sighting in MONTHS. *pout* I guess I'll have to console myself with beach going... :P

yeah, that coverage of the waiting around is especially irritating on tape, when it could so easily be edited out. We could save probably an hour, at least, in the gymnastics coverage. Or go to a different sport, or SOMETHING. Seems like in the old days, they'd at least show someone else's routine, even if it was sucky. Sort of a "here's what else is going on while we wait for So-and-so's marks." bah.

BTW I hope you had a good birthday! :D