I’m sorry, but US Olympic coverage is so awful. The relentless jingoistic promos, the pretending events haven’t happened for 12 hours so they can air their primetime package, the blowing past all narratives that don’t involve the US. There’s a big, beautiful world out there, lads
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I haven't watched the Olympics on NBC since the early 80s. It's insidious and just plain stupid.
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“We interrupt this live footage of swarthy foreigners beating us to bring you Caeleb Dressel gurning on an airboat in the Florida Everglades, sponsored by Toyota, Subway, and Exxon.” Torturous stuff
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