Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
"The idea is that you tell the entire story of Journey to the West in a two-minute opening sequence, which is basically them on their way to the Olympic stadium," says Hewlett.
So the BBC will basically have their own hyper-cool animated mascot with quirky eclectic rock soundtrack leading into the Olympics, and NBC will have Bob Costas and John Tesh. Again: trip-hop monkey king cartoon versus John Tesh announcing gymnastics. Advantage, our colonial forefathers.
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NBC Sports also carries a little-known league called the NFL. Maybe someday it’ll be prominent enough to garner mention in your blog posts.
by PeteJayhawk on May 29, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
Our apologies for not mentioning their one game a week NFL coverage. It is quite substantial.
by cmottram on May 30, 2008 9:59 AM EDT reply actions
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