The Olympics are an opportunity for anyone to binge-watch television. Someone trapped in a wheelchair is quite susceptible. Good Morning America hosted the morning from the beach in Rio segued right into the games for anyone wanting to watch non-stop.
On first was long-distance bicycling, navigating between the hills along the waterfront. Then we saw beach volleyball and rowing in skulls for 1, 2, 4 and 8 rowers. Water polo got a lot of time early on. Gymnasium volleyball was the most fun to watch, mixing speed and reflexes. Billy Bush was there, riding biplane through the forest and acting out with Winter Olympian Johnny Weir to describe this flamboyant city. Jenna Bush was also there, making it feel like a Bush-family vacation. Somebody owed somebody airtime, in this Bush Entertainment Tonight World, we only live in it.
Swimming was reserved for the evenings, featuring the Michael Phelps Show and Katie Ledecky's amazing performance. Diving, horseback riding, though not at the same time, even synchronized swimming, got airtime. There was something for everyone. Except Billy Bush, who appears to have lost his gig with NBC over fallout from his Trump recording.
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