Bruce Horovitz and Laura Petrecca have an interesting take on some steps we could take to improve the Olympics.
Ted's Take
Bruce Horovitz and Laura Petrecca have an interesting take on some steps we could take to improve the Olympics.
Here’s an idea: show more complete coverage like you can see in Europe. The whole events without bias towards the Americans (US & Canada). There’s enough TV channels aren’t there?The Olympics should be presented in a dignified manner. Don’t pander to what network boardrooms think viewers like. Corporate TV execs simple cannot hear the boardom and apathy they create. The message is “simplify.” I wonder if PBS would do the Olympics better? Is corporate television competitive, running scared, or clueless?
Awful Ideas! It’s the Olympics, not the X games. The Olympics are about the purest of human achievements; Sports like the Moguls are bad enough!
Great, let’s dumb down the Olympics. The Olympics have already lost a lot of their original spirit – allowing professionals being one of the biggest problems. Let’s not gimmick it up even more by letting the viewers have a say in the voting and putting all these reality-TV type features in place. Frankly I’d rather see the Olympics die entirely than end up with another tacky, half-fake “reality” show.
I’d argue the fault lies with NBC: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060306/zirin