are a lot more interesting than without. I set up season passes on each of the NBC channels (local, CNBC, and MSNBC), so everything gets recorded. Watching the show, we skip over all the schmaltzy crap about how the athlete overcame adversity with the help of a good 12-step program and how they’ve dedicated their performance to their grandmother who was eaten by cannibals in Borneo while doing missionary work, the acid flashbacks of the opening ceremonies, and the performances of the former East German secret police hermaphrodites in the 30,000 mile cross-country ski race. So we’re free to focus on the good stuff like the hockey brawls, the lifts in pairs figure skating, and the girl handing her cell phone to President Bush during the opening ceremonies so he can say hi to her probation officer. When you cut out the crap you can enjoy the highspots in about an hour a day which leaves plenty of time to annoy people who stumble onto your web site looking for curry recipes. Isn’t technology wonderful?
Samizdata David Carr doesn’t approve of the Games, and for some very funny reasons.