0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2008
Today, we start to get ready for the Olympics with various looks at coverage from previous games. This morning, we go back to the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles which were covered by ABC in the US, CBC in Canada and the BBC in the UK. We’ll have video clips from each network and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/29/2008
Back in 1984, SuperStation TBS purchased the rights to the National Basketball Association, a partnership that has continued through today. Then in 1988, the NBA began airing on TBS’ sister network TNT, and since 2002, has shared the cable rights with ESPN. For many NBA fans, TNT has become the network of record for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2008
I’m continuing with the NFL opens with the first cable partner for the league. Being awarded rights to eight Sunday Night games in 1987, ESPN has been a fixture with the NFL ever since, gaining full season rights in 1998 after TNT had the first half of the season, then taking over Monday Night Football […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/18/2008
The last two weeks, I have done network NFL TV opens. Two weeks ago, it was ABC Monday Night Football and last week, it was the NFL on NBC’s turn. This week, we look at the network that has had the longest affiliation with the National Football League, CBS. And we’re lucky that we can […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2008
For the past two seasons, we’ve known Monday Night Football as an ESPN property, but from 1970 until 2005, it was exclusive to ABC and before ESPN took over ABC Sports in the mid-1990’s, executives like Roone Arledge treated the game as special. And the openings to Monday Night Football were done quite well. These […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/6/2008
If you missed the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica on Sci-Fi on Friday, I have it here thanks to Hulu. It’s in its entirety. Enjoy.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2008
I’m not a fan of Nike for various reasons, but I do like their commercials that have run in the NCAA Tournament. Here is the Nike Sparq ad. It’s very good. And if you’re wondering what song is used on the commercial, it’s the kickass Saul Williams doing “List of Demands.” And here’s a really […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/4/2008
From Reebok. I saw this on the NFL Network last night during postgame coverage. I don’t know if it aired on Fox, but it sums up everything to a T.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2008
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Video of the Week and this wins hands down. This occurred on CNN yesterday. Gerri Willis was talking about the stock market, then mentioned running off to an island with Kyra Phillips. Then co-anchor Don Lemon chimed in and Kyra who’s a bit of a loose cannon […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2008
Since the Australian Open is about to begin this weekend, I’ll give you some interesting tennis videos. I have to thank SI.com for this one. Here’s a video of tennis couples past and present. Here’s Maria Sharapova imitating Andy Roddick’s serve as Andy’s charity event. And here’s Andy imitating Maria Here’s a preview of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2008
This is the coverage from CBC which I would rather have watched than NBC’s coverage, but thanks to YouTube, we can watch it now. Here’s the pregame hosted by Ron MacLean: Introduction Pregame, Part 1 Pregame, Part 2 Pregame, Part 3 Pregame, Part 4 Pregame, Part 5 Here’s the Coach’s Corner segment from the Winter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/26/2007
As I get ready to do the recap for the Amazing Race 12, Ep. 7, I’ll give you some videos of one of my favorite songs, Tiny Dancer. Originally done by Elton John, it was given some more prominence when Director Cameron Crowe chose it for one of the key scenes in his movie, “Almost […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2007
I can’t believe I haven’t put any boxing videos on this site. The old fights from the 1970’s were great stuff especially in the Heavyweight division, Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and of course, George Foreman. When he first began, George was an angry fighter and took out his wrath on opponents. Just look […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2007
Since ESPN is airing its self-serving “Best of ‘This is SportsCenter’” tonight, I figured I would actually give you some of my favorites. I have to admit, this is a very good ad campaign and while I have an affinity for the older ads, the new ones are very good as well. Rookie Hazing – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2007
I forgot about Videos of the Week. I did a post on The Beatles back in August. I figured it was time to do one again. Probably one of my favorite songs, “All You Need is Love“, performed for one of the first live global TV shows in 1967. This is on the Beatles Anthology […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/22/2007
One of the best sitcoms of all time (in my humble opinion) was WKRP in Cincinnati. It was produced by the MTM Studios which in the 1970’s and 1980’s, was very prolific in sitcoms and later dramas. One of the qualities of any MTM show was a strong ensemble cast and WKRP was no exception. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2007
Over the past two months, I’ve been giving you a series of Batman cartoons that date back to 1968. They are from the Batman CBS series that ran for one season. They first were part of the Batman-Superman hour, then were spun off into their own series. Unlike the Batman series that starred Adam West […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2007
Here are the second set of College Basketball promos done by Robert Goulet. Notice ESPN added their analysts in these. Number 9 – Dickie V. Number 10 – Downtown. Number 11 – They call themselves the Utes. Number 12 – Wake Forest is the team for me. Number 13 – It’s Big Monday. Number 14 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Last week, singer Robert Goulet passed away at the age of 73. He was a man of great talent. He won an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony Award. Not bad. And he could belt out tune like nobody’s business. When he passed, of course, the tributes came out and they were well deserved. He […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2007
In the wake of yesterday’s crazy 15 laterals by Division III Trinity to win over Millsap on the final play of the game, let’s give you some crazy plays. First, if you haven’t seen it, here’s the play. Count them, 15 laterals and Trinity beats Millsap to win, 28-24. On November 23, 1984, Boston College’s […]
