it’s this time of year, the playoffs, that I’m reminded how ridiculous this contract is. Of all the potential matchups that could have aired in your house last weekend, all ABC had the time to show you on this opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs was one game—the Lakers v. Suns—and that was all. If you wanted even a sniff of the rest of the openers, you either had to contact your local satellite or cable operator, have Sirius, live in a local market where you could possibly pick up the game over-the-air, or have $150 or more to shell out on playoff tickets. Either that, or run down to a bar that had more than three screens.
Archive for April, 2007
The Problem with the NBA on TV Starts With…
April 27, 2007
An Ode to the Stupid
April 10, 2007
I’d like to take some time out of my busy schedule today, and send a few shout outs to some of the dumbest people occupying our planet. This goes in no particular order, but…understand that each person receiving a shout out is as equally stupid as the next.
With that, I’d like to start with [...]
