Random Winter Olympics TV musings…
Having CBC, Canadian TV, as an alternative for watching the Olympics is great. I even like the ads better, especially Frank and Gordon, the Bell Canada spokesbeavers. And who better to cover winter sports but the Canadians? I taped the opening ceremonies on both NBC and CBC and though I didn’t watch the entire CBC version (which was broadcast live), I’m pretty sure NBC cut out significant portions of sections that dragged on (some of the Renaissance and Baroque scenes) and, unfortunately, some nice transitions that brought the storyline together. And, just as NBC is interrupting their Olympics coverage with the Daytona 500 this coming Sunday, CBC kept their 54 year old institution “Hockey Night in Canada” on the schedule last Saturday. And speaking of hockey, it was great to see ex-San Jose Sharks goaltender Arturs “I want to be like wall” Irbe carrying the Latvian flag in the parade of nations.