SPELLING BEE!!!
Who else is excited about tonight's finals of the National Spelling Bee? Not only am I a huge spelling/grammar nerd, but I run my school's Bee. (Alas, our winners did not advance past the district.) I love that it's broadcast on ESPN -- with the finals on ABC tonight at 8pm -- because of how it celebrates all us spelling nerds and turns their intelligence into an event. Ah, but this years there is CONTROVERSY! This afternoon's 6th round began with twenty-five competitors. Thirteen of the first nineteen were knocked out, leaving only ten students on stage -- six of whom hadn't yet spelled their words. The judges announced that the Bee would be suspended until tonight's broadcast, which would begin in the middle of that round. The reasoning: ABC needed at least ten spellers in order to provide a potential two hours of coverage. Granted, it's technically fair because those remaining six spellers will still need to finish the round to advance. But they'll also have several hours of rest and studying that the previous thirteen did not. Since the spellers are organized in their state's alphabetical order, this meant that those from states after New York have the advantage over those like my homegirl from Atlanta, who was knocked out in that same round by "poilu". This blog has a good rundown of all the drama and spelling geekery.
And today's 30 Days of TV question: ( Collapse )
And today's 30 Days of TV question: ( Collapse )