Who are the commentators?
I wanted to see the Queen's reaction during the house party at the end. The punk bit was kind of awesome.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Jul 27, 2012 4:15:29 pm PDT #15785 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
askye - Jul 27, 2012 4:15:39 pm PDT #15786 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
One Olympics the commentator for the gymantstics (possibly John Tesh, I'm not sure) kept using "histrionic" instead of "historic."
I only remember this because it sent Dad in near hysterics every time it happened.
I wish they would feel like it was okay to shut up during things.
Jesse - Jul 27, 2012 4:16:08 pm PDT #15787 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera, on my TV.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2012 4:16:20 pm PDT #15788 of 30001
It is confusing, mixing of the stuff that clearly had to have been filmed earlier and integrated, and the live stuff. It kinda diminishes the live stuff. I prefer an all live show. And of course, Beijing was just NUTS due to sheer size.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2012 4:18:26 pm PDT #15789 of 30001
Same as Jesse. Remember that one year (and now I can't even remember if it way gymnastics or ice skating or Costas or the ice skater dude whose name I am also blanking-Scott?) who when watching a killer flub "And that was just...BAD." Yeah, thanks dude.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:21:45 pm PDT #15790 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I hate commentators. Always have, every Olympics.
Obviously too young for Jim McKay.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2012 4:25:10 pm PDT #15791 of 30001
I'm 37. But I wouldn't know a name unless I hated them, mostly.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:29:37 pm PDT #15792 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm 37. But I wouldn't know a name unless I hated them, mostly.
Yeah, McKay was not so hate-able. He was the voice of ABC's Wide World of Sports and covered most of Olympics through the 70s, and was the guy covering the Munich Olympics when the Israeli athletes were murdered.
He was non-partisan, professional, easy on the ear, well-researched and had a genuine interest in all the events and competitors.
Steph L. - Jul 27, 2012 4:33:15 pm PDT #15793 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And what the frak is going on now? This whole thing has been like a weird trip.
There were a few times I just looked at Tim and said "...England is WEIRD."
I really liked the "Fuck yeah, NHS!" part. Seriously. I mean, the nightmares part was creepy, but I just like celebrating their healthcare system.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2012 4:33:49 pm PDT #15794 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Excellent Jim McKay tribute. You only have to watch a few minutes to get what he was about.