Not to say that I hang out in a lot of bars or anything, but I get around. These seem to be the trends in BAR TV:
- Always play sports programming. Only sports programming.
- Leave the sound off. We don't need commentary, we have the other people at the bar to provide what's needed.
- When in Seattle, there must be soccer. In your hometown, your mileage may vary.
- If there is no game available, there are always reruns of classic matches, especially on the Fox Soccer Network.
- Failing that, we can watch Sports Recaps and Commentary on any of three ESPN channels
- Never, ever forget that ESPN means "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network." Really.
- During sports commentary, leave the sound off. Those guys have IQs that are in inverse proportion to the cost of their suits.
- Never, EVER, run closed captioning.
- Remember, we MUST have sports programming, even when that means sitting at a bar reading the lips of stuffed suits on a sports programming channel.
- Also, that is not pointless.
There ya go! So, if you ever get the urge to run CNN with the captions on, now you know better.