Sweet dreams, fencing.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

I just had a dream that the entire Olympic Fencing event was broadcasted on prime time television.

And all the viewers thought it was boring, so they changed the channel.

[ACrimsonRapier]

That sounds more like a nightmare. o_o

When I play fencing in my dorm and leave the door open tons of people stop and watch for a lot longer than I'd expect them to. Of course, they don't understand what's going on so I answer the same questions a million times. "Why is that light green and that light red? What does white mean? Why did the Italian get the point and not the German?" But they love to see the flicks. "Oh my God, that was crazy!"

[whtouche]

Your signature is longer than your post.

[Phrogger]

So, anyone know what presence fencing might have in the media this Olympics? Any possibility of even a late-night bout on network or cable TV? Will webcasts be available on Fencing Channel or anywhere else? There is a Chinese website set up which contains the notice: "This official website will feature spectacular videos:"

http://www.fencing2008.org.cn/en/video/index.html

Anybody know anything? I'd love to have a late-night fencing party and stream videos to a projector.

[Eejit]

Your signature is longer than your post.
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Mr. Teapot says:
Paranoia is just good sense if people are actually out to get you.

Oh irony.

[Craig]

So, anyone know what presence fencing might have in the media this Olympics? Any possibility of even a late-night bout on network or cable TV? Will webcasts be available on Fencing Channel or anywhere else? There is a Chinese website set up which contains the notice: "This official website will feature spectacular videos:"

http://www.fencing2008.org.cn/en/video/index.html

Anybody know anything? I'd love to have a late-night fencing party and stream videos to a projector.

I won't be streaming videos, but should have a daily podcast during the Games.

Craig

[Hobbes]

That sounds more like a nightmare. o_o

When I play fencing in my dorm and leave the door open tons of people stop and watch for a lot longer than I'd expect them to. Of course, they don't understand what's going on so I answer the same questions a million times. "Why is that light green and that light red? What does white mean? Why did the Italian get the point and not the German?" But they love to see the flicks. "Oh my God, that was crazy!"

the white light means they are watching the wrong weapon.

[MyrddinsPrecint]

I recentlly had a dream in which the fencers from the high school I graduated from were fencing in the campus center of the college I graduated from, and no one had graduated. Up and down stairs. Now, in retrospect, the campus center has enough interesting catwalks and open spaces that you could easily choreograph an interesting swordfight. But.... no one in my high school or college teams has enough dexterity to fence up and down stairs the way they were in my dream, so the point is moot.

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[freerider258]

I won't be streaming videos, but should have a daily podcast during the Games.

Craig

Like a video podcast of all the bouts?
That would be awesome.

[Greybeard]

Kind of like how they televised "whole" the gold medal bout with Mariel Zagunis and the score went from 4 to 13 in one action? Either it is the new math or she is crazy fast.