If on one night... football, baseball, tennis, boxing, swimming, and american gladiators were all on at the same time... which one would you choose (and you couldn't watch the other channels)?
1. Swimming at the Olympics
2. The Superbowl
3. The World Series
4. World Heavyweight Championship
5. Wimbeldon
6. American Gladiators
7. I don't watch TV
:D
I feel like I have gone to heaven when I see live swimming. When they had the SCM World championships live on ESPN, I was the happiest person on earth.
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I'd watch the Super Bowl to see the commercials (and it helps if the Steelers are playing).
If not up against the Super Bowl--the swimming BUT only if live and not precorded for "LIVE" coverage in the evenings the way it has been for at least the last 2 Olympics.
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I was big fan of American Gladiators when I was younger but watching the Olympics is also a joy. I would have to choose both of them.
I voted SB - because you said one night. If I had the whole thing, I would go WS.
Of course if the Steelers, Pirates or Penguins are in their sports finals.....then it's a slam dunk!:D
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Dammit - if they could have swimming in the Olympics WITH the Superbowl commercials it would be a no brainer for me. I had to vote for the Superbowl though.
I picked swimming on the Olympics. The World Series and Wimbledon would come after that. I haven't watched the Superbowl in years. NFL football just doesn't do anything for me.
And I'll agree with dorothyrde that College hoops is great fun. Always some great games when March Madness rolls around. Though I can't help but wonder if she'd think to mention college basketball if Illinois wasn't undefeated this season :)
Originally posted by msgrupp
I'd watch the Super Bowl to see the commercials (and it helps if the Steelers are playing).
If not up against the Super Bowl--the swimming BUT only if live and not precorded for "LIVE" coverage in the evenings the way it has been for at least the last 2 Olympics.
you could have caught honest-to-gosh live swimming for the last 2 olympics... if you were an insomniac! ;)
that's the problem with the olympics being in countries that are so far ahead of the U.S. in terms of time zones... '08 is going to be even worse than sydney or athens. :(
i'll take any form of swimming on tv that i can get. but i agree, real live swimming is WAAAAAAAAY better!
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World heavyweight championship (providing that the time doesn't clash with City Confidential :))
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I would watch the swimming. However, all the commercials and hype and "human interest stories" drive me straight up the wall. My solution is to program the VCR to tape the olympics and then watch it on the tape so I can fast forward all of the stuff that doens't interest me - like hype and commericials and rythmic dance. Also, a VCR enables you to watch strokes in slow motion, so you can see the roll in the backstroke for example.
