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4 Aug, 5 tweets, 3 min read
If you hoped to avoid knowing the Simone Biles bronze win heading into NBC’s prime-time coverage, you probably failed.

This left NBC with a now-familiar predicament: How do you transform old news into compelling television? latimes.com/entertainment-…
“The feats of athleticism on display in the Olympics are unlike any we regularly see on television, and whether successfully pulled off or dramatically botched, there’s something naturally compelling about them, even without hype, stars, or expectations.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
How “the construction of the ‘drama’ can come at the expense of the other athletes” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read more from @thefilmgoer, @GeBraxton and @tracycbrown's conversation about Tuesday night’s broadcast latimes.com/entertainment-…
ICYMI, our TV team discussed watching an often deflating, thoroughly chaotic #Olympics — and why NBC’s approach to televising it is part of the problem: latimes.com/entertainment-…

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