Boy, you sound about half as jaded as I am, Jim. Good for you! <g>
Tris
At 11:04 PM 2/3/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>on 2/3/04 10:29 PM, John Wheeler at wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > And besides, I understand one couldn't see the Super Bowl game on
> > free-to-air, you had to have cable! That's probably what will happen
> here in
> > Oz soon much to the detriment of the game. Already League has had an
> > enormous drop in popularity since the club structure was messed about with
> > just to suit the TV hierarchy.
> >
> > John
> > Sydney, Oz.
>
>Not true, the game (and endless, repeating, worthless pre-pre-game,
>pre-game, and post-game Survivor BS) were broadcast on CBS, which I receive
>fuzzily with 'rabbit ears' since I can't afford the 327-channels of
>-important- TV quality available here from the local cable company. I
>watched part of the first quarter, thought the game was going to be a 0-0
>tie defensive battle; wandered off, came back late in the third quarter and
>sat through the last part. Sadly (or maybe not-so-sadly) I missed all the
>unforgettable excitement (I almost typed excretement...) of the half-time
>show. Woe is me...
>
>A local sports columnist has an interesting column on how all the 'official'
>expressions of "Shocking, shocked surprise" should be viewed as slimy and
>worthless posturing in light of the endless quest for the lowest common
>denominator in public taste (accompanied by the highest possible dollars out
>of the public's pockets) from the CBS, MTV, and the NFL. His point, and I'm
>inclined to agree, is that this was a pre-meditated stunt intended to fuel
>ratings and 'pop' the hype a little higher... as if it wasn't already a
>cesspool of worthless hype wrapped around a football game anyway...
>--
>
>Jim Brokaw
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