ext_104333 ([identity profile] spacevlad.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ninj 2008-08-13 05:19 pm (UTC)

I completely agree with not showing anybody else besides the US and China...it's the same thing with the NBA games that get put on TV. They stick with the most popular 10 or 15 teams for 90% of the games that shown on TV. If you want to see some players on another team, or see a team you like that isn't doing so well, too bad. The worst part is they set the schedule before the season starts, based on last year's results, so a team that was good last year but sucks this year will be on TV all the time, while some up-and-coming team will never get any airtime. Happened last year when Miami sucked so bad while teams like New Orleans and Portland were hardly on at all.

It's frustrating, but think about it from a ratings and popularity standpoint. Of course they're going to focus on these two countries, seeing as we're neck-and-neck in the all-important medal count and China is the host country.

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