UConn James Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 From swimming to track and field, archery to rowing, synchronized swimming to field hockey, soccer (football) to riflery, who's hot and who's not, from world records to disappointments, from the Opening Ceremony to the Closing Ceremony, post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Not enamored with the opening ceremonies... so far I get that England is proud of smokestacks,orphanages and scaring children... that and Vladimir Putin flying in a helicopter.... my biggest fear is that within a year we will see 'london opening ceremonies' the musical on Broadway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Opening ceremony sucks. All sorts of weird, creepy, lame, stupid, pointless, non-event focused material that is ridiculously cheesey. There is a reason that the world doesn't import music from England, most importantly. It SUCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Looks like Mitt Romney was right. London was not ready for the Olympics! Worst opening ceremony ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 They're trying to copy China. I don't think anyone will ever top that Opening Ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Opening ceremony sucks. All sorts of weird, creepy, lame, stupid, pointless, non-event focused material that is ridiculously cheesey. There is a reason that the world doesn't import music from England, most importantly. It SUCKS. The British invasion ring a bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey greco Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Holy schitt this is bad. Maybe its because China's was so great that this looks so awful. It's just so small scale, requiring the cameras to focus on individuals doing ridiculous things. China's was wonderfully collectivist..they just do that sort of thing much better, its more reflective of their society. This is an incoherent mess. Edited July 28, 2012 by joey greco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) I am enjoying the Brit version of Glee. How could it get more homo? The British invasion ring a bell? I don't like the Beatles or Monkees, but they are important. Nonetheless, in recent history, Brits have added nothing to popular arts. Edited July 28, 2012 by jboyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ummmm...the monkees are American I am enjoying the Brit version of Glee. How could it get more homo? I don't like the Beatles or Monkees, but they are important. Nonetheless, in recent history, Brits have added nothing to popular arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey greco Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Is the problem that they're focusing on inherently ridiculous trends rather than broad cultural trends that is making this sooo much worse than the Beijing ceremonies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 The girl is cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ummmm...the monkees are American Don't confuse him with facts. The beatles,rolling stones,yard birds,cream,led zepplen,black sabbah,the who. No need to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Not enamored with the opening ceremonies... so far I get that England is proud of smokestacks,orphanages and scaring children... that and Vladimir Putin flying in a helicopter.... my biggest fear is that within a year we will see 'london opening ceremonies' the musical on Broadway... As dull as English cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 As dull as English cuisine. Should have just done a 2 hour ode to beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Don't confuse him with facts. The beatles,rolling stones,yard birds,cream,led zepplen,black sabbah,the who. No need to go on. The Kinks, too. And Adele is another one who'll never make it. Anyway, as is usually the case, I don't think it was the best, nor was it the worst. I think the Bond bit would have been better and a lot more fun if it had been Doctor Who themed with the blue police box materializing and the queen and Matt Smith stepping out. Joboy, I don't know what you were watching. They celebrated a pastoral tradition, then the Industrial Revolution, which was kind of a big deal. The children in bed thing was to highlight major British authors and the connection with the children's hospital that J.M. Barrie (he wrote Peter Pan) donated all of those royalties to. I do believe reading and authorship was a major Brit contribution. Too bad they gave Shakespeare short shrift.... This wasn't going to be Bejing. IIRC they spent over $200M on the Opening. This one had a budget of £26M. Edited July 28, 2012 by UConn James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndZoneCrew Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Independent Athletes? What anthem do they play if they win gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Kazahkstan accidently had the Borat version of their National Anthem played earlier today when they took the field in rehearsal. Doh. Don't confuse him with facts. The beatles,rolling stones,yard birds,cream,led zepplen,black sabbah,the who. No need to go on. I hope you and the rest understood I am holding the more recent music as example. At this point I wouldn't call much of what the US has as music, though. Adele, yes, I did forget her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Independent Athletes? What anthem do they play if they win gold? Probably the Olympic theme.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Independent Athletes? What anthem do they play if they win gold? Mr. Bean plays the keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Stop Effing celebrating Muhamad Ali. He was a racist prick. He did more to divide people then put them together. Fraiser was better, anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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