Ok, it\u2019s taken the Machine all of 6 hours of Olympic coverage to be annoyed (although, the Spain\/South Korea Women\u2019s Handball Prelim was pretty sick).\u00a0 Seriously, the Machine\u2019s all pumped to watch the Phelps\/Lochte throwdownn tonight, but guess what, the Machine has an internet connection and that shit happened 5 hours ago!\u00a0 Yeah, we know who won.\u00a0 It\u2019s not like the live event was at 4:00 am EST (note: the Machine generally has an east coast bias with sports, people, and life, so everything is measured by EST), the live event was at 2:30 pm!!!\u00a0 Show that shit live NBC!\u00a0 That\u2019s what the Olympics are all about\u2026getting to see your country\u2019s heroes compete against the world as it unfolds.\u00a0 Instead, let\u2019s be honest, the Olympics have never been about the honor of sports and competition, at least, not since that shit\u2019s been on TV.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s all about the Benjamins baby.\u00a0 It\u2019s more important to show the events people want to see in primetime, because primetime = higher ad revenues, which = more $$$ to NBC and the IOC.\u00a0 If the IOC had the balls, they would demand that ALL EVENTS BE SHOWN LIVE.\u00a0 Pretty simple rule, right?\u00a0 But no, what we\u2019ll get live is air rifle, badminton, and cycling.\u00a0 The events we really want to see (Dream Team 2.0, Phelps\/Lochte, 100m dash) will be shown tape-delayed, all so they can be in primetime and generate more dollars.\u00a0 On the flip side, we do get more couch time with Bob Costas, so I guess it\u2019s not all bad\u2026<\/p>\n
Look, we get it.\u00a0 We understand capitalism and all its beauty.\u00a0 But there comes a point.\u00a0 And that point is ruining the sanctity of the Olympics (ok, that may be overreaching, the Machine just wants to see shit live).\u00a0 Now, all the important events will be ruined because the results will be streamed live on the internet, to your smartphones, and you know some asshole at the check out counter will say \u201chey Lochte beat Phelps in the 400m Individual Medley.\u201d\u00a0 Thanks asshole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ok, it\u2019s taken the Machine all of 6 hours of Olympic coverage to be annoyed (although, the Spain\/South Korea Women\u2019s Handball Prelim was pretty sick).\u00a0 Seriously, the Machine\u2019s all pumped to watch the Phelps\/Lochte throwdownn tonight, but guess what, the … Continue reading