NBC's
coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics was miserable. Not only was it
heavily edited and the actual sports stuff kept to a minimum, but
it was also on a heavy time delay and sometimes presented as if the
events were just happening right now (which, given the fact
that the games were held in Sydney, a real laugh and a half.) Those
Americans who lived close enough to pick up Canadian stations got
a real treat. Them Canadians know how to broadcast sports, it seems.
Now
it's 2004 and we've got another set of games coming up, and I almost
really don't care.