As I watch the Olympics, I wonder about the reporters. I mean, some guys get a dream job of covering speed skating or bobsled, and others are relegated to curling or cross-country. No offense to those athletes, but it doesn’t really make for good TV. Who makes the field reporter assignments? How do you tell your friends and family? Good news: I’m doing the Olympics. Bad news: I got synchronized snow angels.
Hearing the on-site reporter’s intro to the biathlon, I’m thinking he gets what he deserves. “Sven Forstein is his name, and biathlon is has game.” Seriously? That’s the best you could come up with? National television, months to prepare, and the best you have is a worn out cliché? Yeah, next time don’t be surprised if you get ice dancing.
How about “Sven is setting his sights on Gold” or “Sven will need to fire on all cylinders to win the biathlon”? The rigor and the trigger? And I’m just an amateur thinking off the cuff. C’mon Dude.
3 comments:
you should so be a reporter for the Olympics. . . that would make curling worthwhile to watch!!
I love curling. L-O-V-E it.
I was watching the Super G event and the announcer, presumably and ex-skier, used all his good insights on the first three skiers. Then he repeated over and over for the last nine. It was funny because I was saying his lines before he would.
I think it would be fun to report that Sven was looking svelt in seventh place. But that's just me. Cory is HIGHLY discriminatory when it comes to reporters - the morning anchor for our local FOX news just moved into our ward and he honestly said that he didn't think he could do much to fellowship the guy because "I could never be friends with someone I can't respect, and I could never respect a reporter!" Isn't he horrible?
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