July 07, 2008
In Television Sports, Less Can Be More
Props to Big Daddy Drew for noting that NBC's Football Night in America would be just fine with Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann handling the duties sans Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Tiki Barber, Jerome Bettis and Peter King. Just how in the world are Olbermann and Patrick supposed to recapture any of their previous magic while sharing limited airtime with five other voices?
The short answer is that they won't. Not that NBC probably cares a whit, as all they really want is to draw fans in with the mere promise of reuniting Patrick and Olbermann without actually having to make it happen. I'm glad Patrick gets to pick up another paycheck, but I can already forsee the moment when Costas, fearing that the old buddies might upstage him, dives into an exchange where he has no business being.
BTW -- when is the rest of the world going to come to the conclusion that you can reclaim significant portions of your free time by skipping the pre-game and the halftime show? It's been years since I watched anything other than an actual game, and I can't say I miss much of any of it.
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