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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 27, 2012 14:54:49 GMT -5
Might as well make a thread right? USA! USA! USA! Just kidding. May the best team win.
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Post by Burke on Jul 27, 2012 15:04:07 GMT -5
16 years ago he won a gold medal. With a broken freakin' neck. Never forget. And he recently made a great Funny or Die video in anticipation of the Olympics (also features RVD and a cameo by Brooke Tessmacher): Given that this opening ceremony is set in London and Danny Boyle is directing it I'll be more than a little disappointed if it's not basically an unofficial follow up to 28 Days Later with thousands of zombie athletes wreaking havoc in the stadium.
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Post by Tarry on Jul 27, 2012 17:24:11 GMT -5
Brilliant opening ceremony, but the team parade bit has really killed the mood for me.
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 27, 2012 17:55:14 GMT -5
It usually does. I still don't understand why this shit doesn't air live for us. It's 3 in the afternoon. The fuck? It's not like it's 3am.
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Post by Tarry on Jul 27, 2012 18:27:47 GMT -5
What a cop-out
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 27, 2012 20:16:15 GMT -5
I take it Dr. Who didn't make an appearance?
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 28, 2012 2:09:54 GMT -5
Only seen bits and pieces. Bond and the Queen was great. Fell asleep during that never ending parade. Thought the torch was pretty cool.
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Post by Tarry on Jul 28, 2012 5:15:48 GMT -5
I heard the TARDIS engine/brakes during the Social Media part, so I got my little bit of Doctor Who.
I didn't really expect David Tennant to light the flame, because he's not an Olympian, but with the way they kept it secret, I thought it would have been a good reveal. Steve Redgrave and some nobodies wasn't a big enough pay-off.
I liked that they gave Beckham another role after he pulled out of lighting the flame though. How dapper did he look driving that boat though?
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Post by Burke on Jul 28, 2012 6:04:33 GMT -5
Paul McCartney's performance was great. That and Muhammad Ali were the highlights to me.
During that parade I became aware of some countries I never knew existed.
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 28, 2012 12:19:36 GMT -5
Rowan Atkinson was hilarious too. Forgot to mention him.
Been watching the cycling for the last hour or so. I'm assuming it isn't live cause NBC is lame. Every time they mention American Tim Duggan I just picture him riding his bike carrying the American flag and a 2x4 screaming "Hooooooo!"
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Post by Tarry on Jul 28, 2012 12:32:16 GMT -5
Road cycling around Box Hill?
If so, that lasted over 5 hours and ended ages ago.
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 28, 2012 12:36:34 GMT -5
Yeah. It's about to end. I figured we wouldn't be getting anything live since they showed them light the torch at midnight my time, so the games were already starting for you guys. It's lame and making me give a shit even less tbh. NBC sucks so much ass.
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Post by Tarry on Jul 28, 2012 12:43:18 GMT -5
The BBC have set up 24 new channels so every single event can and will be shown live on TV.
There hasn't really been any sports on that have grabbed my attention yet. I'm waiting for the womens beach volley ball tbh.
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Post by jayzero42690 on Jul 28, 2012 12:56:14 GMT -5
lol seems I'm not the only one pissed at NBC. Apparently Bob Costas was disappointed that there wasn't going to be a tribute for the 40th anniversary of Munich, so when Israel walked out, he called for his own moment of silence, and NBC cut to commercial.
Speaking of which, people are mad that NBC was pre-taped, but pretended it was live. Cutting to commercial before the smaller countries, then pretending they came out during commercial, on a taped show.
Then what's worse, I guess there was a tribute to the victims of the 7/7 bombings? Yeah, didn't see it. NBC decided to air an interview between Ryan Seacrest and Michael Phelps during that time.
NBC is the worst network in the US. They should lose the rights to the Olympics. They're terrible.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Jul 28, 2012 20:21:20 GMT -5
I was watching the opening ceremonies while eating fried alligator* and drinking beer at a carnival, but I didn't catch the Benny Hill theme music once. What the hell? Also, the lack of people galloping out while banging coconuts together was lame too.
Plus side, there was a lack of Russel Brand.
Don't ever buy gator at a carnival in Ohio. It's an even dumber idea than it sounds like.
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