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From: stern@bnl.UUCP (Eric Stern)
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Subject: Re: Gripes about Olympic Coverage
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Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 02:25:48 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 02:25:48 1984
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   Did anyone else object to the coverage of the opening
ceremonies?  I think that ABC failed miserably in their
coverage if the object was to convey some sense of being
at the ceremonies and experiencing some of the supposedly
strong emotions experienced by the people there.  I kept
wishing that Jim Mckay and Peter Jennings would just
shut up and let us listen to the music.  Also, most of the
time we saw the commentators instead of the action on the
field.  I guess only PBS could have done it right.

   I agree that the coverage of the events was also
seriously lacking.  It really bothered me when they
cut for a commercial and when you got back they told
about so and so who just scored a 10 and you never got
to see their routine because the person was not in
running for a gold medal.  Isn't the point to show
excellence in sports regardless of whether the person
wins a medal?  Also, I think that ABC insulted China and
Japan more than once when they cut for a commercial during
the playing of the national anthem, because the U.S had
only won a silver.  In fact during the opening ceremonies,
ABC took breaks when the teams for most asian countries entered
the stadium except for China, Japan, and South Korea.


				Eric Stern