That's four hours of my life I'll never get back. At least I got the laundry done.
You can't even hate the Patriots' dynasty, due to the austere, team-oriented nature of all involved. These aren't the evil Yankees or even the juvenile Red Sox. You almost want Tom Brady to brag that he's never lost a playoff game. It ain't braggin', after all- he's done it.
Way to go, NFL.
While surfing to get past the tedium, I found the most innovative use of lost time by a TV network: Discover Channel featured Animal Planet, and aired something during the game called the Puppy Bowl. It was merely a playpen for about 8 puppies, with six different cameras. The puppies played, and a different camera angle was shown about every 10 seconds or so. It was cute and cheap to produce, and probably was a good return on the mininscule investment for the network.
This item appeared in shoddier form on my blog, Kole Hard Facts of Life
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