I was really pumped for the Olympics and I still am somewhat. However, NBC's coverage is aggravating. We have a worldwide sporting event that takes place once every four years, and all I get to see during the weekdays is 2 hours of coverage from 8:00 PM until my bed time at 10:00. Event that coverage is lame. I'll get half an hour of synchronized diving, followed by an hour of beach volleyball, and then topped off with a swim. There are 28 events at the Olympics. Why can I only see 3 a day? Don't even suggest watching online. I use Linux at home which isn't supported by NBC's website.

Furthermore, I was actually excited during the opening weekend when I saw that MSNBC, CNBC, and USA would show the games. I was even more excited when I saw that I got two free channels on DirecTV, Olympic Basketball and Olympic Soccer. HOWEVER, not one of those channels aired an Olympic sport from the hours of 4:30 PM, to 10:00 PM during the week, which is the time I'm home from work. I want to see fencing, ping pong, judo, rowing, shooting, wrestling, fencing, and all the other events. That's what the Olympics is all about! I don't need to see six different fluff pieces about Misty May and Kerri Walsh. I already know they are hot beach volleyball players.

The weekday coverage has really been awful for those of us who have to work. I can't wait to plop down on my couch this weekend and binge on hours of the games. Track & Field starts today, so that will be a great way to start the weekend.

P.S. When NBC posts the "Live" tag onto their West Coast feeds at night, that's wrong. Every "Live" event during the week is 3 hours old. It was only "Live" for the East Coast.

The Olympic's opening ceremony is tonight and I can't wait to watch. China has so many people and resources at their disposal that the ceremony can't help but be grand.

In the USA, we have to succumb to NBC's coverage which is typically light on sport and heavy on behind the scenes mini-docs of the athletes.

We'll also have to watch all the events on an 18 hour delay, meaning anyone who looks at a sporting website will know the results of the major events before you get a chance to see them on TV. If you're clever enough to avoid the results, here is a nifty TV schedule that will help you catch all the events you want.

If you want to watch the games live, you can actually watch most events live on NBC's website using links on that same TV schedule. While we're watching the opening ceremony tonight, China will already be well into Saturday and the preliminary events of some sports will be going on.

Finally, if you want to watch Olympic coverage as presented by other countries, you can go to ChannelSurfing.Net. As I type this, you can watch the opening ceremony on Italian, Croatian, and German TV.