It ain’t easy being a network that covers the Olympics in this age of social media… but consider it a lesson in how NOT to do things. Here are four ways NBC fucked up the Olympics—during this weekend alone.

1) NBC okays this “creepy porny” video of female Olympians.

2) NBC broke into Olympic coverage to announce the news that Paul Ryan was going to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. Snore.

3) NBC cuts away from closing ceremony to broadcast their insipid new comedy Animal Practice.

4) NBC mocked Olympic race walkers by playing the “Yakkety Sax” Benny Hill theme. (Okay, sorry, but that’s actually a little funny.)

Is NBC getting a bum rap from cranks like me? YOU BE THE JUDGE!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

One reply on “Four Ways NBC Fucked Up the Olympics”

  1. If I didn’t know any better, I’d have thought Gymnastics and Swimming were the only events at the Olympics. I know you can look up other sports online, but some more varied coverage during the evening broadcast would have been nice.

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