Just a note that even though the Regionals won't be on tv, I did get to see the National Spelling Bee on ESPN twice last night, and once was even during prime time.
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>Just a note that even though the Regionals won't
>be on tv, I did get to see the National Spelling
>Bee on ESPN twice last night, and once was even
>during prime time.>>
Brains should always be valued over brawn.
But more to the point, it doesn't take an Einstein to note that it takes one guy with a handheld camera to produce a TV show from the Spelling Bee (or billiards, or any of a number of things that people like to compare track to).
To do a track meet you need multiple cameramen with fixed camera positions, talent (and I use that term loosely) for commentary, a production truck, a stadium which meets stiff lighting criteria, etc,. etc. In short, many (or many-many) thousands of dollars.
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Brains should
>always be valued over brawn.
But more to the
>point, it doesn't take an Einstein to note that
>it takes one guy with a handheld camera to
>produce a TV show from the Spelling Bee (or
>billiards, or any of a number of things that
>people like to compare track to).
To do a
>track meet you need multiple cameramen with fixed
>camera positions, talent (and I use that term
>loosely) for commentary, a production truck, a
>stadium which meets stiff lighting criteria,
>etc,. etc. In short, many (or many-many)
>thousands of dollars.
Hey, I bet it would be real cheap to do a televised broadcast of the grass growing in my front yard. Does that mean that it will be on ESPN this weekend?
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I'm glad somebody shows the spelling bee -- those kids deserve some attention -- but if we can't beat out curling for TV time, we might as well pack it in.
And yes, being a native Texan, I have absolutely no appreciation for ice-based sports. :-)"Run fast and keep turning left."
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