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July 31, 2012
A Message from NBC About Its Olympics Coverage
Tonight, for those of you who like watching the Olympics without having every moment drained of its entertainment value, we are launching a new premium service called NBCFree: the Olympics without any contributions from NBC whatsoever. For only $29.95 you can watch the Olympics with no spoilers, no maudlin “personal narratives,” and no promos for NBC’s new fall shows like that egregious one with the doctor and the monkey we show like every five minutes. And for $39.95, no Ryan Seacrest. -- : The New Yorker
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 31, 2012 7:30 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Who do you know that was giving a flying frock about swimming, running, or prancing a moment before the Olympics began this year? If you are watching them you are dutifully complying with the bread and circuses the slaves have too often been distracted with. EFF the Olympics, go read a book. Do you really have vital insight on swimming or running your co-workers on tomorrow's coffee break can't do without? It's just one more of the rubber-necker media roadblocks that is news only because so many people have no self-control. "Oh the media want me to look over there, by golly I must only look over there."
Posted by: Scott M at August 1, 2012 4:02 AM