Olympic Boredom
Anyone else out there bored with the Olympics?
Its pretty sad when you can say that you only enjoy the Olympics because it gives Google an opportunity to change their logo each day.
I will admit that I’ve watched little so far, so I’m probably unqualified to even have an opinion. But here’s what I think is going on:
1. Back when I used to watch, there were only three entire channels, so the Olympics were invariably the most exciting event on. In this day of cable and satellite TV, we have more options. Given a choice, I’ve been opting out.
2. I get my news through the Internet nowdays. I don’t subscribe to a newspaper. So again, invariably I find out who won the events well before the evening. I find the drama in sports is wondering who will win. If I know who will win, there’s little intrigue left in watching the event.
Or maybe for me, its just that the Summer Olympics are boring. Track & Field and Swimming bore me. I can watch a horse, a dog, or a car race, but watching a human race is somehow boring. I’m not sure what that says about me.
Give me the Winter Olympics where there are interesting events like bobsledding and downhill skiing. And you can’t forget hockey — my favorite sport.
Wake me up when the 2006 games begin…