Bitch, moan

[jducoeur]

Y'know, I like the Olympics. And I have great respect for most of the atheletes.

But man -- the TV announcers are *whiny* this time around...

Comments

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

They so are.

It doesn't help that the whole gymnastics scoring mess has gotten even messier in the past two years.

[tpau]

i still don't get the whole no two shared medals thing...

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

The FIG is against it, for some stupid reason.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

IIRC Liukin Sr. won a shared gold. That he has to stand by while Nastia is awarded only silver must really suck for him.

[jducoeur]

Yeah, me too -- it's happened plenty of times in the past, and hasn't proven the end of the world. Introducing complex tie-breaking procedures just makes people cranky for no particularly good reason...

[runolfr.livejournal.com]

I hadn't noticed that they were any more whiny than usual (which is pretty damned whiny, if you ask me). I've always thought the Olympics would be a hell of a lot more entertaining if the commentators would just shut up, especially during the competitions. I hate how the call attention to the least little flaw in anything, be it a dive, a gymnastic routine, or a softball pitch.

[jducoeur]

It's certainly possible that this is just normal -- four years is enough time for me to forget previous aggravation. But I'm sure noticing it this time around...

[svava.livejournal.com]

I only saw the Olympics last week when in Galvaston, but they were very annoying and inaccurate. I really wish the networks would re-evaluate the purpose of the commentators. In my mind they should be there to explain things to people who do not normally watch the sport, explain the scores, and occasionally give background. Not to constantly chatter for no good reason.

[jducoeur]

I *so* agree. They're almost as bad as the announcers on some of the televised Christmas masses. ("The Pope is approaching the altar. Oh, I don't like that choice of shoes." SHUTTTT UPPPP!)

[dlevey.livejournal.com]

I can't say I've watched any of those. Do they *really* comment on his choice of wardrobe?

[jducoeur]

No, I'm exaggerating a bit. But only a bit. They seem to treat it very much like a sports game, with an expectation that the TV audience is too dumb to get anything out of the actual event, so their lips *must* keep flapping continuously. Some of the commentary does get pretty damned trite, and really, I just want them to shut up so I can listen to the actual ceremony. (Which I find fascinating as ritual, even if it isn't *my* ritual...)