On January 13, 2016 at 02:10, Audiophiliac said...
I feel the same way about sports. A 60 minute football game should not have to last for 3-4 hours! I suppose that is done for the benefit of the establishments frequented by fans of such sports. The longer they sit there and consume, the more $$ is to be made.
I hear you Ernie. THE most annoying thing about those kinds of shows is the repetition. I assume the type of people who watch some of those shows need it for comprehension and retention.
Even a finely tuned and trained athlete can't go balls out for an hour and when you consider the time needed between plays, penalties, stopping for the occasional measurement, injuries, fights, etc it's gonna take more than an hour. As Mario posted, the actual playing time is only about 11 minutes, but then there's all of the posing, strutting around, burning up the clock, long snap counts, etc.
It's entertainment, not an exercise in efficiency.
