The Olympics Were Basically A Two-Week Freudian Therapy Session
NBC's final tally, via Slate's Sap-o-Meter: 107 combined mentions of "father" and "dad," 103 of "mother" and "mom," and…
Russian Bobsledder A Little Too Pleased By Canadian Wipeout
The dirty unspoken secret of the Olympics is that for every frightening, bone-rattling, face-scraping wipeout, there's…
Vonn Crashes (Again) And Other Things You Already Know, But NBC Will Pretend You Didn't: Open Thread
So that happened, but it's being shown again tonight on NBC, so feign appropriate levels of disappointment to give…
Everyone Will See Live Hockey On Friday, NBC Says
From a memo just sent to NBC Uni staff: "The USA semifinal men's hockey game against the winner of the Czech Republic…
Why Won't NBC Follow Its Own Advice On Live Broadcasts?
Don't read this post if you plan to watch the USA-Switzerland game at a time that is not when it's happening, which is…
NBC's Olympic Coverage Gives Word To Your Mother
Joannie Rochette's teary-eyed ice skating routine almost short-circuited this morning's Sap-o-meter. Seven mentions of…
With One Raised Digit, Tom Brokaw Inadvertently Expresses NBC's Contempt For You: Open Thread
Here's Brokaw — NBC mascot, author of The Bestest Generation Ever, bewildered old man who occasionally wanders onto the…
NBC To West Coast Hockey Fans: "Kiss Our Moose!"
Ready for some fresh NBC outrage? Just wait until tomorrow, when Oregon discovers that the broadcast for USA Hockey's…
The Olympics Have Daddy Issues
Slate's Sap-o-Meter reports: "Cumulatively, the words father, dad, and son were uttered a staggering 47 times between…
Stories That Don't Suck: Seduced By Ebersol, Produced By Arledge, Fish, Near-Death Psychedelia
Every week, I'll excerpt a handful of stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime — that I…
Lindsey Vonn Crashes, And Other Things You Already Know But NBC Will Pretend You Didn't: Open Thread
Cheese-legged Lindsey Vonn lost her right ski and crashed in the slalom portion of the super-combined. Germany's Maria…
NBC Outrage Update: Dick Ebersol Agrees With You! (Eight Years Ago)
New York Times readers are begging the New York Times to stop posting Olympics results on their front page, because…
NBCOlympics.com's Headline For Japan's Win Over U.S. In Curling
Presented without commentary...(H/T Reader: J. Kim) [NBCOlympics.com]
Olbermann's Response To Viewer's Olbermann-Based NBC Outrage: "Bullshit" (UPDATE)
Earlier a reader complained that yesterday's Canada-Norway hockey game on MSNBC was bumped to another channel, without…
NBC Responds To Olympic Complaints: "You Can't Please Everybody"
NBC has heard your complaints, America, and they have a message for those who are whining about the dearth of live…
Even NBCOlympics.com Hates NBC's Olympic Coverage
Reader Alex sends this screenshot from NBC's Olympics web site. Please note the Olympic Pulse at bottom, featuring a…
Readers Share Even More NBC Olympic Outrage
Deadspin readers have been writing in all day to complain about NBC and their less than comprehensive coverage of the…
NBC's "Boss Button" Guaranteed To Get You Fired For Watching Olympics At Work
We've received a lot more complaints about NBC that will be shared with you a little later, but this one is…
Lindsey Jacobellis DQ'd, And Other Things You Already Know But NBC Will Pretend You Didn't: Open Thread
People without access to the internet or cable television or the outside world in general don't know it yet, but…
Winter Olympics Still Overcome With Triumph, Cancer, And Dreams
Just like they did in 2008, Slate is highlighting those sticky sweet story lines Olympic broadcasters unconsciously…