I'll be the first one to admit that the Chinese deserve applause for the success of this installment of the Summer Olympics. Well planned, efficient and successful in just about every way possible except for one. The entire games, except for a few highlights as Michael Phelps and his 8 swimming gold records and Usain Bolts shattering the 100 and 200 meter marks in track, were an incredible bore. The Games did more to put the world population to sleep than a snout full of ether. It just seemed to lose much of its drama and I believe the time differential and subsequent live TV presentation of events lost a lot of viewers. I'm interested in seeing what the final viewer ratings will be like.
