Mon, August 25, 2008
Finally Over—1:38 AM
Next time, I'd like to see NBC and the IOC join forces and swap the levels of hype, coverage, and pyrotechnics between the Olympics and the Paralympics. Give the Paralympics the first spot on the schedule, too. You don't even have to tell anybody; just swap one for the other. My bet is, spectators – who have never heard of 90% of the competitors in either case – won't even blink. And NBC's background research staff will sleep easier. Finally, some triumph-over-adversity stories that write themselves!
Either that or bring back the Laff-A-Lympics. Someone get on this.
