You Know What? A Curling Reality Show Would Probably Be Awesome

I will say one good thing about Comcast — or rather, two, the other being that the Joel Zumaya commercial is still awesome — during the Olympics, I get to watch live Olympic events, mostly thanks to CBC. Ah yes, Canada, our delightful neighbors to the north. You see, they actually show the Olympic events as they happen, instead of in pre-packaged, Bob Costas soaked, soft-focus stories. One side effect of getting most of my Olympic coverage imported is that I get to see more curling than I ever thought I would. Interesting fact: curling doesn’t suck at all. Indeed, curling actually is fairly entertaining to watch. And so, of course, a sport that I only have experience with thanks to the ineptitude of NBC Sports will now be featured in a reality series on NBC.

Move over American Idol and make room for Rockstar Curling, a reality television show that may indeed have a rock-star connection.

NBC confirmed yesterday it has an exclusive option to air a 10-episode sports reality show that will give the winners a shot at competing in the U.S. championships and even going to the 2010 Olympics.

And one aspect that would make this a draw to the button for NBC is a plan to land closet curlers Bruce Springsteen or Jon Bon Jovi as part of the show, assuming the rockers aren’t worried what being connected to a sport with brooms might do to their images.

Whoa, whoa, whoa…Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi? I had no idea the Garden State was a hotbed for curling.

Oh, also. NBC, don’t cancel Friday Night Lights. Thanks.

(Photo Credit: Arcade Vault’s Curling Game, Story via Awful Announcing)