Some Olympic events just don't translate well on television. I am thinking specifically of Luge at the moment because it is what happens to be in the background. Its hard to capture a continuous image of a sled barreling down a chute at more than 80 mph. The shots are all blurry, the curves go by so quickly that often the sledder is left to right in one cut, while in the next he/she is miraculously moving right to left, and no shot lasts more then a couple of seconds. If it's that hard to watch, think how much more difficult it would be to direct.
Also, I noticed earlier today while watching the speed skating competitions that the cameraman was swaying back and forth with the skater's leg motions. Once you noticed the camera was moving around like this it became nauseating.
Overall though, I think the Olympics are pretty great. I'm not one for the dramatic stories, and hyperbolic excesses of the announcers. But the pure sport of it is fun to watch, especially since most Olympic sports are not all that popular in the US. It's fun to see what the rest of the world is into every once in a while you know.
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