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**dmitrynts** · 07-23-2012, 12:13 AM

Agreed! It was just enumerating each event, not giving any information.

But if you already are familiar with these events, or if you have a way of looking them up, it's a great stepping stone for discussion and further thought.

I don't know how or whether this is still available, but many years ago Budd Greenspan did a great series about the Olympics. It's now out of date, of course, having missed out on the more recent Games (and the narrator has a rather annoying monotone), but you get to learn about lots of fascinating Olympics endeavors. I wish there were more recent documentaries of similar depth.

Wish list: Wouldn't it be great if there were an Olympic channel with some vintage footage of NBC's recent Olympic coverage....a girl can dream!

07-23-2012, 12:13 AM	#5
dmitrynts Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	Agreed! It was just enumerating each event, not giving any information. But if you already are familiar with these events, or if you have a way of looking them up, it's a great stepping stone for discussion and further thought. I don't know how or whether this is still available, but many years ago Budd Greenspan did a great series about the Olympics. It's now out of date, of course, having missed out on the more recent Games (and the narrator has a rather annoying monotone), but you get to learn about lots of fascinating Olympics endeavors. I wish there were more recent documentaries of similar depth. Wish list: Wouldn't it be great if there were an Olympic channel with some vintage footage of NBC's recent Olympic coverage....a girl can dream!
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