So what does the rest of the country do for Olympics coverage?

[jaunthie]

Living where I do, I am fortunate to have a great deal of choice for Olympics coverage. I can watch one of the many NBC-owned affiliate channels (if they should be actually broadcasting sports coverage instead of human-interest stories or re-runs of old dramas). Or if I'm tired of the NBC hype, I can tune into CBC and watch the Canadian coverage. While NBC has improved vastly, the Canadians have two undeniable advantages:

• Their evening coverage starts at 6 p.m. and is usually wrapping up by 10:30 p.m., and


• Brian Williams (yes, the CBC anchor has the same name as the NBC anchor, which is why I can never remember his name right)* has more class in his little finger than Bob Costas has in his entire body.

That being said, it's pretty damn cool to turn on tv to check the weather reports at 6 this morning (we had a bit of snow today) and see curling on USA. I wish all the channels were a little more faithful about broadcasting in real time, or at least not tape-delaying as much as they are.

*Edited to correct the name of the primary anchor of the CBC coverage.

Comments

[monkeybard]

You forgot undeniable advangate number three: Brian Williams. (Apparently we have one on NBC, but the CBC one cannot be beat.) He slammed the IOC quite eloquently the other day. It was beautiful. And did you hear his comments and amusement when a skating judge took the oath on behalf of the officials? LOL!

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

D'oh! I meant Brian Williams, of course - the evening, primetime anchor. I can never keep his name straight because of the NBC confusion. And yes, he completely rules.