Gone are the days of a 24 hour sports network. Say hello to the present day version of sports television, a new hybrid of sports, entertainment, drama, politics and touchy-feelyness have taken over your sets.
I gave up on ESPN years ago but must continue to watch b/c of the games they have rights to (mostly college sports). If possible, I try to change the channel immediately after a game to avoid the gossipy bubble gum talk that often follows. I avoid Sportscenter and opt for more straightforward highlights on competing networks such as Fox Sports Net or I go online. I am done with the drama. I am done with the insignificant headlines and I am sick of the political correctness. The last straw was Sunday night’s drama-fest over the Tiger Woods’ fall from grace. Jeremy Schapp’s whiney voice magnifying a regurgitated story over soap opera music almost made me toss my cookies. Or perhaps it was the segment-long story of Tom Cable’s off the field accusations of domestic violence a couple weeks back, interviewing past lovers, that snapped me into reality. I checked the TV… “Is this Lifetime? Oxygen?” Nope. That’s your modern day “sports” network folks. Love it or leave it.
Are we women or men? Are we watching a sports network or E! television??? Do we care about an athlete’s performance on the field more than their love life? I hope so. I do, my sister doesn’t. Hey sports fans…men and women alike…we need to grow a pair! Turn ESPN off and let the sports back into your life. FESPN! Regardless of what you’re being told everywhere else…MG Sports Talk confirms:
“It’s ok to be straight!”
….Right, Jeremy? Right?
I heart drama and cry during dialogue
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