Don't Hate the Games, Hate the Players

Are the athletes' bland interviews to blame for NBC's poorly received Olympics coverage? On this edition of MediaBeast, Tony Dokoupil talks with the New York Observer's Foster Kamer about boring Olympians. Also, the New York Times' Tanzina Vega on the need for a Latino 'Cosby Show.'

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 4:00PM ET / Published Aug. 10, 2012 2:42PM ET

Are the athletes' bland interviews to blame for NBC's poorly received Olympics coverage? On this edition of MediaBeast, Tony Dokoupil talks with the New York Observer's Foster Kamer about boring Olympians. Also, the New York Times' Tanzina Vega on the need for a Latino 'Cosby Show.'