[blam]

I read recently that the majority of the people whose voices are used for the 'canned' laughter scenes still used on TV are now dead.

[Tanya Featherstonehaugh]

Ah yes.

No one is allowed to decide for themselves what to shout and when. What a wonderful world we live in, all for the benefit of 'broadcast' and we must of course always 'push the envelope'.

This woman is an arse and should be shot immediately.

[sharktrager]

One of the few sports where fans are not choreographed is curling.

This is true. Neither of the 2 fans would do what they were told.

[afraidfortherepublic]

You got me again! After reading another off-the-wall article, the posting line reads, "blam." LOL :)

[Sandshark]

This is no different than sports teams around the country using music, scoreboards or cheerleaders to whip up the crowd. I would think the crowd gets pretty bored watching snowboarders from Lithuania, Ghana and the like, while waiting for their favorites.

[Chemist_Geek]

It's all about appearances. Nothing else matters to these people.

[Technocrat]

The laughter of the dead. Now that's spooky. I'm really never going to watch any sitcoms now!!

[SteamshipTime]

What's really pathetic is all the sheep in the arena actually following these silly instructions. ("Okay, everyone! BLEAT!").

[Burlem]

Interesting! Amazing to me that the folks would listen to some clown with the mic. telling them when to cheer!

[wku man]

Gee...the Olympics are staged. I had no idea (sarcasm)...

I've not watched a minute of the Olympics, and don't plan on watching the ones in 2004, either. They're boring, staged, corrupt, and so on. Kinda like a classier version of the WWF, I guess. I'd rather watch re-runs of past NCAA basketball tourneys on ESPN Classic.