Robert Weintraub, in Slate, laments the death of the great ESPN highlight show "NFL Primetime:"
"What's become of Chris Berman and his running mate Tom Jackson? Their postgame highlights rundown now begins just after midnight Sunday. What was once a seamless hour has been shattered into a half-dozen segments within SportsCenter and retitled The Blitz. While the highlights packages are still strong, The Blitz is indistinguishable from the NFL analysis and debates that crop up every 90 seconds on your average SportsCenter. Even worse, the guys appear after Sean "I never spouted an opinion I couldn't contradict" Salisbury has punditized the game into submission, making Berman and Jackson feel secondary."Another great thing about Primetime? The background music. Luckily, they kept it for the "Blitz" segment, and I have it all my iPod anyway. Posted by Stephen Silver at September 22, 2006 02:16 PM