He's re-dyed, so GOB can get him on the witness list.

He's re-dyed, so GOB can get him on the witness list.

Aaaaack! I'm losing my perspicacity!

Aaaaack! I'm losing my perspicacity!

That's one of my all-time favorite Lisa lines. Under her careful exterior, there's a Springfieldian there.

That's one of my all-time favorite Lisa lines. Under her careful exterior, there's a Springfieldian there.

Wait, Shawn Johnson isn't in this?

Wait, Shawn Johnson isn't in this?

Missy Franklin tried to change the subject to the list of the celebrity praise she's gotten. Costas made sure this was about Bieber.

Missy Franklin tried to change the subject to the list of the celebrity praise she's gotten. Costas made sure this was about Bieber.

Hey, I just got here, too. Summer goes with FNL, I guess? Mad Men's over.

The problem is that sports interviews are almost always terrible, except at the Olympics, the interviewers are more stumped that usual for questions. But it's not like NFL games get more insightful questioning. "How did it feel to win the Super Bowl just now?" "Were you disappointed when you threw six interceptions…

The problem is that sports interviews are almost always terrible, except at the Olympics, the interviewers are more stumped that usual for questions. But it's not like NFL games get more insightful questioning. "How did it feel to win the Super Bowl just now?" "Were you disappointed when you threw six interceptions…

They are in fact unrelated. But in a stunning coincidence, McKayla did graduate from the Royal Tampa Academy of Gymnastic Tricks.

That's certainly the impression that I got from Matthew Perry being outacted by Shawn Johnson in an attempt to get me to watch new sitcoms this fall.

That's certainly the impression that I got from Matthew Perry being outacted by Shawn Johnson in an attempt to get me to watch new sitcoms this fall.

Yeah, I'm not offended by the homerism. The problem is that the coverage focuses on the American teams to the point of losing all context. If the Russian gymnasts or the French swimmers are challenging us, I want to know about who we're beating. And if it's a more general event, I want to know the back and forth of…

Yeah, I'm not offended by the homerism. The problem is that the coverage focuses on the American teams to the point of losing all context. If the Russian gymnasts or the French swimmers are challenging us, I want to know about who we're beating. And if it's a more general event, I want to know the back and forth of…

Russia had been doing really well all the way through, and put enough distance between themselves that they could give up a few points. The US team was getting between 15 and 16 points on each go, mostly because of their high difficulty levels. The midrange finalists - Britain and Canada, say - were getting 13-14 even…

Russia had been doing really well all the way through, and put enough distance between themselves that they could give up a few points. The US team was getting between 15 and 16 points on each go, mostly because of their high difficulty levels. The midrange finalists - Britain and Canada, say - were getting 13-14 even…