Here's the thing; we're LOVING the Olympics, but OMG, the commentators... at least for the Canadian coverage, are abysmal... embarrassing... infuriating!
Consistently, the commentators for Figure Skating (Olympics or otherwise) Kurt Browning and some British broad named Carol Lane are shiite. I swear their voices and every word that comes out of their mouth give me the shingles.
There is nothing they say that compliments the coverage of the Skating events. Practically never does anything they say offer useful insight into the performances. And often, as is the case, Kurt manages to swing the commentary around him. Here's a news flash Kurt, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU ANYMORE!
And it's not just these two. One of the commentators for the Snowboard Slopestyle, Rob Snoek appears to have never watched the sport in his life and was for the most part being tutored by Craig McMorris (a snow boarder, and brother to Bronze Medalist Mark McMorris) throughout the entirety of the coverage for both Men's and Women's events. Honestly, it's as if the day before the Olympics they just picked Snoek out of a crowd on the street and offered him the job.
Not all of the CBC Sports "Specialists" (as they like to call them) are tits on a bull, but it really makes me reminisce for the days of CTV's Olympic coverage.
It really takes away from your viewing enjoyment when you find yourself constantly yelling at the TV and the garbage pouring from the mouths of the majority of the commentators.
I swear, if someone invented a device that would allow you to watch these events, with the music, but NO commentary, regardless of cost, I would not only buy it, I'd invest in it at the grass-roots because THAT would sure to be a gold mine!
I'm a fan of Ron MacLean, as a human and as a commentator, but he's got the interview gig, of course, and is far too advanced in his career to have a "sports specialist" gig. CTV has the advantage of their sports property, TSN, to fill the positions of "specialists," and I was actually bugged more by the fact that McMorris (a bit too biased toward Mark, maybe?) was one of the commentators at his brother's event. BUT...clearly, they had no one else to "specialize" in that event.
ReplyDeleteI'm also glad Brian Williams IS NOT there. Maybe in "real life" he's a very nice person, I don't know...but his 'style' drove me nuts. Saying I don't like Brian Williams is probably like saying that I can't stand Tim Horton's coffee to most of my fellow Canadians (and I can't), but I can't help it. I gotta be true to myself. :-)
Sorry...but Clara Hughes should be behind the camera. Nice person, great personality...would be great on a blind date. Hmm..Adam VanKooverton..super nice guy.again...Olympian but no business as a guest host...poor guy...no clue what he is talking about.
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