Rose Parade

[Alex]

I love the Rose Parade and think it makes for fine television entertainment. I guess other people think so, too. What other event - besides being watched by millions around the world - is entirely replayed 8 times on the day it happens?

Last night millions of people watched Two and a Half Men so the two things don't necessarily correlate. As for being replayed eight times, New Year's Day is a day where ratings are so low (except for football) that non-football networks don't even try to schedule anything of interest so that most of the station staff can be allowed the day off.

And TV may be capable of closeups but the two floats I saw the other day the commentators (didn't realize it was Bob Eubanks and I have no idea who the Stephanie is that you keep lamenting) went on in painful detail about what was used to make parts of the float but at no time was sufficient close-up provided to actually see it (the University of Redlands float and some float of a really tall woman). So I knew what they used to make sand or the stucco on some building but didn't actually get to see it for myself. For the Univeristy of Redlands they spent most of their time focused on the mascot bulldog riding the float rather than the giant bulldog that was the float.

I'll readily admit though, that many people have different opinions than me on the interestingness of televised parades (or live parades for that matter), but I believe it is firmly established that in case of differing opinion, mine breaks the tie.