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Re: [PLUG] Watching Olympic martial arts online in Linux?
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On Wednesday 13 August 2008 10:48:02 am Michael Leone wrote:
> I haven't watched much Olympics since maybe the 70s, like the majority
> of viewers. Numbers have been down for years. Popular atheletes, or
> when your country may win the gold - like the women's gymnastics, or
> whatever - bring the ratings. TV stations live by ratings. (except for
> like CSPAN, of course).
Apologies for the off-topic tangent, but perhaps the nature of the coverage is
the reason the ratings are off. Maybe the NBC execs who are supposed to know
that stuff aren't so smart after all. What I liked about the Olympics of
the '60s and '70s was the ability to watch sports you don't normally see,
like the aforementioned martial arts, fencing, horse jumping, shot put, etc.
Somehow, I doubt Americans only like gymnastics and swimming. I like the
beach volleyball by the way. Besides the barely clothed and fit competitors,
its nice to watch the athletes compete against each other instead of just
clocks and judges, the latter of which I find boring.
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