@PhonyPope:disqus Never said massive controversy.  It was a week long thing that was talked about mostly on sports radio, and even then people focused more on the fact that the Bears had just beaten the Cowboys in Dallas and were getting ready to face Green Bay on Monday Night Football.  But the fact that it was…

@PhonyPope:disqus Never said massive controversy.  It was a week long thing that was talked about mostly on sports radio, and even then people focused more on the fact that the Bears had just beaten the Cowboys in Dallas and were getting ready to face Green Bay on Monday Night Football.  But the fact that it was…

@avclub-7aee1b75b527e215f31e20a5c4e7a768:disqus I'd argue that the debut of The West Wing in 1999 is worth equal mention with The Sopranos in terms of starting this era of TV greatness.  But since one debuted in January and the other the fall, I guess I could see why you'd just mention one.  But still.

@avclub-7aee1b75b527e215f31e20a5c4e7a768:disqus I'd argue that the debut of The West Wing in 1999 is worth equal mention with The Sopranos in terms of starting this era of TV greatness.  But since one debuted in January and the other the fall, I guess I could see why you'd just mention one.  But still.

@avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus I don't know.  Every female non-Packer fan I've ever been around raves about his teeth.  But you're free to mock his teeth as long as I'm free to mock your quarterback's massive hook nose.  I also don't think it was unprofessional, what Oliver said.  Similar to the…

@avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus I don't know.  Every female non-Packer fan I've ever been around raves about his teeth.  But you're free to mock his teeth as long as I'm free to mock your quarterback's massive hook nose.  I also don't think it was unprofessional, what Oliver said.  Similar to the…

Sort of like he doesn't have a good grasp on what would make SNL great again.

Sort of like he doesn't have a good grasp on what would make SNL great again.

@avclub-e576423831e043f7928d9ac113abbe6f:disqus I should add to all of that my main point, which I somehow forgot: it takes far less of an infraction for a woman in sports media to be considered unprofessional.  As I said before with the Pam Oliver thing, what she said to Cutler was the equivalent of a male…

@avclub-e576423831e043f7928d9ac113abbe6f:disqus I should add to all of that my main point, which I somehow forgot: it takes far less of an infraction for a woman in sports media to be considered unprofessional.  As I said before with the Pam Oliver thing, what she said to Cutler was the equivalent of a male…

@avclub-e576423831e043f7928d9ac113abbe6f:disqus The "women have no business being reporters/analysts/being in the locker room because they just think about sleeping with the athletes" sort of backlash.  To be honest, I'm having a hard time illustrating the point because it's such an incredibly stupid point of view,…

@avclub-e576423831e043f7928d9ac113abbe6f:disqus The "women have no business being reporters/analysts/being in the locker room because they just think about sleeping with the athletes" sort of backlash.  To be honest, I'm having a hard time illustrating the point because it's such an incredibly stupid point of view,…

Just what I was going to mention.  It did not take place in the West Wing, nor was there any "stand in" attack or event on the same scale.

Just what I was going to mention.  It did not take place in the West Wing, nor was there any "stand in" attack or event on the same scale.

Let's play recycled Sorkinisms!!

Let's play recycled Sorkinisms!!

No, I mean the backlash that would occur if a female reporter did that.  Which you obviously think would not happen, which is an entirely wrong opinion, but hey, to each their own.  Pam Oliver told Jay Cutler "Pretty teeth, by the way", in a tossed off/joking fashion at the tail end of a post-game interview, and she…

No, I mean the backlash that would occur if a female reporter did that.  Which you obviously think would not happen, which is an entirely wrong opinion, but hey, to each their own.  Pam Oliver told Jay Cutler "Pretty teeth, by the way", in a tossed off/joking fashion at the tail end of a post-game interview, and she…

In fairness, the 4x100 meter relay that the Americans won 4 years ago was probably the standout moment of those Olympics, and certainly worth revisiting.  It was also shown live, if I recall correctly.  Which had to kill NBC.  "Can't we tape delay today's primetime and show it tomorrow night?"-Dick Ebersol, somewhere,…

In fairness, the 4x100 meter relay that the Americans won 4 years ago was probably the standout moment of those Olympics, and certainly worth revisiting.  It was also shown live, if I recall correctly.  Which had to kill NBC.  "Can't we tape delay today's primetime and show it tomorrow night?"-Dick Ebersol, somewhere,…