I know there are many Olympics haters - who else LOVES the Olympics?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

I have looked forward to watching the Olympics whenever they're on as long as I can remember. I have no illusions about "bringing the world together" - I just love them, for whatever reason. I'm faunching now because we'll be at a friend's house in Boston for the first 4 days of the Games and I don't know if I'll get to watch any. I've set the DVR to record, but our DVR is notoriously rather unreliable.

[Shell Beau]

1. I can't wait for the gymnastics!!

:bounce:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. I know - and I see those will be televised during the first weekend

Arrrrggghhhhh!!!!!! I don't think I can say nicely to our hosts, "To hell with you - turn on the TV, please!" Especially as on Saturday night the 9th my husband will be doing a musical program (Pakistani music) and I'm expected to at least put in an appearance for a couple of hours.

[Parche]

3. I Despise The Olympics

I always have ever since I was a kid, I think it is just a big waste of time

but more power to everyone who likes to watch........

I dont mind watching the bikini swimmers tho..........:rofl: :hi: :hug:

[BOSSHOG]

5. What if all the Olympians were Naked??? like the olden days???

[charlie and algernon]

6. the beach volleyball games would get higher ratings than the superbowl

actually I think life outside the olympics would come to screeching halt.

[BOSSHOG]

7. I occasionally watch girl volleyball

when its on TV on the weekends. They are damn near naked now. My wife says their bikini bottoms have to be glued on to keep them from falling off. But I only watch for the articles. No, wait, thats magazines.

Edited for typo

[charlie and algernon]

8. you're probably right

the way they dive all over the ground, you'd think we'd see something by now if the bottoms were fastened somehow.

[Parche]

9. Hey Boss

Then my submarine would fire more torpedoes...........:rofl: :rofl::rofl: :rofl:

:hi: :patriot:

[BOSSHOG]

17. You wacky Submariners and all your Seamen!!

Is that you on deck?

[Mojambo]

27. I suspect the Olymics might be kinda neat, but the coverage is unwatchable

If it was just a few days of athletes competing I might MAAAYBE watch a bit, but there's so much more awfulness involved.

As a result I hate the Olympics with a passion.

[TheMightyFavog]

29. Yeah, that's NBC for you.

I think it's high time another network got the rights to broadcast the Olympics for a change.

Fuck NBC and their stupid sob stories about how particular athletes "overcame adversity", just braodcast the events, you asshats!

[Mojambo]

30. I'm totally skeptical that any mainstream TV network would do it differently. n/t

[TZ]

4. I really like swimming, gymnastics and equestrian events.

I hope you get to see what you like....:hi:

[redqueen]

10. I don't love them... but I am looking forward

to seeing the opening ceremony at least.

And this might be the first year my kids have any interest at all... so if they happen to want to watch, and I can enjoy it with them, that'll be nice.

[ceile]

11. I do.

Volleyball, gymnastics and track.

[SeattleGirl]

12. I like the Olympics!

I do prefer the winter games over the summer games, but I watch both.

[VenusRising]

13. I love the Olympics

I'm just having issues with all of the human rights issues surrounding China. I'll end up watching them, but it will be tainted by the knowledge that people were thrown out of their homes to make room for the Olympic competition areas and that animals were herded out of the areas and killed en masse. :(

[bigwillq]

14. I like them.

I will watch some of them. I still think they're exciting.

[MrCoffee]

15. I like the exposure to sports that don't get coverage in the US

Cycling, badminton (those guys are something), rowing, volleyball, water polo...


Something other than throwball (stolen from redqueen) or basketball? Sign me up!

[HEyHEY]

16. Dude, if you lived here, you'd hate em too

[Iggo]

18. I used to like the Olympics...

...when they showed athletes from other countries. That was the draw for me. See athletes I'd never get to see otherwise. And often they'd even show an event that didn't have any Americans in it! Gasp! The horror!

The Olympic broadcast nowadays is one big fat Jingorama!

No thanks.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

19. I love the Olympics!

Watching them has been a family tradition for as long as I can remember. :) My very first Olympic memory is watching Peggy Flemming skate -- I though she was sooo graceful. In fact, I am traveling from SF to Tahoe each Olympic weekend so Mom and I can watch they together.

There is always some problem associated with them -- drugging or political issues or the nationalistic reporting by our media, but I still love the whole, crazy experience.

I will be especially interested in watching the cross country equestrian event this year -- the last Olympics they had horse deaths and injuries that infuriated me. :mad:

[yellowdogintexas]

20. Raises Hand...yes, Olympics Junkie here

looking forward esp to gymnastics, swimming, diving

[SoxFan]

21. Prefer the Winter Olympics

Hockey, bobsled, heck, even curling!

[Haole Girl]

22. I get hooked on it every time...

every four years I tell myself I won't watch it, but I get drawn in. It's the competitive nature in me, I think. I also love hearing the stories of people from other countries and the obstacles they overcome to achieve their dream.

[LostInAnomie]

23. I would if they showed sports that don't suck.

I get tired of the "coverage" being nothing more than a marathon of gymnastics, swimming, and the running events in track.

[Iggo]

24. Oops.

I seem to have missed the whole point of this thread.

Sorry about that, kids. Didn't mean to be a wet blanket.

[femmocrat]

25. I enjoy the Olympics, especially the gymnastics.

And I love figure skating in the winter games.

I'll be watching. Did you know they added BMX racing this year? I hope to watch that, too.

[MrScorpio]

26. Track and field

my fave part!

[TheMightyFavog]

28. I love Women's Beach Volleyball.

Particularly the Brazilian team.



Adding Women's Beach Volleyball to the Olympic Games. Best decision the IOC ever made!

[Alexander]

31. I love the Olympics. But not in China.

[SOteric]

32. I love much of the Olympics.

I confess, I'm not all that jazzed about Olympic weightlifting, or throwing the discus. But I love the races, the swimming, the diving, the mens's and womens' gymnastics, the equestian events...ooooh, it's all so exciting.