beth@umcp-cs.UUCP (08/10/84)
I'm not a great fan of some of the commentators ABC is using for the Olympics, but I can always turn down the sound. I have learned some things watching the Olympics. I'd never seen the equestrian events, and the commentary was great there (I was just bothered that I had to see repeats from the afternoon that evening). If there is so much going on live and simultaneously, how do they have time to repeat 45 minutes of coverage from the afternoon? Other comments: When Blatnick won Greco-Roman wrestling, that was a great moment and it was handled well. The diving commentary has been excellant even if they didn't show all the competition. They could have just shown Louganis. (And I think they have shown as many men in tight-fitting clothes as they have shown women.) The commentators have tempered their comments a bit after they were warned about being biased. Cosell is the only one I've heard continue the blatant US-bias. As for the commercials, remember that we, the people of the US, through these various companies, are paying to send all those athletes to the Olympics. It isn't cheap. I just hope they show more than 30 minutes of the gold medal men's basketball game. Just because the US team is great doesn't mean they can't show them on TV. Mostly, I've enjoyed the coverage, just not the commentators. Beth Katz