When it starts I would just like to ask, primarily, our friends from overseas, their views on the Olympic opening ceremony and if they think it rivals that of Beijing.
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Piijt
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Watched it with 3 Libyans, a German and a Swiss. They couldn't figure out what the hell was going on, pissed me off having to explain everything. The sound kept going off which made things a lot worse, we had commentary with Barry Davies who was at one point arguing with the producers that he hadn't switched his mike off.
Havent seen the whole thing. Seeing it in the US now. WOW...China was shock and awe this show is much more heart felt. Loved it. Am an American and think it is wonderful. The Queen in the helio with 007 was brilliant. You all must be so proud. I would be. Havent seen the end but really a true success. From south florida
McBain
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Oh no she didn't, did she?
Simon Smith
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I am not from overseas but would it really hurt the Queen to smile every now and again and at least look like she was having a good time?
I guess she must really get ticked off having to go to all these sort of things because of who she is, but she could at lease try to look happy! It's not like she had to sit on a rain soaked barge for 3 hours last night again was it?
I guess she must really get ticked off having to go to all these sort of things because of who she is, but she could at lease try to look happy! It's not like she had to sit on a rain soaked barge for 3 hours last night again was it?
McBain
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I'll be completely honest, the modernisation of the west does not translate into a Cultural Spectacle like the Chinese put on.
Slightly More a cultural cringe. In alot of parts it was really boring.
That said, and the show started off really great, it just needed more Derek Jacobi. More Tom Wilkinson, or more Judi Dench. More Neeson, Gleeson, McGregor,
I didn't like the fact it shifted into 'Theatrical History of British Music Mode' it dragged on longer than the Grease Mega Mix.
What I would have done, or I'm thinking how to show the Music Vibe, would have lined up loads of Iconic British Bands and done some kind of Live Aid thing, with Bono, Sting, Elton, Waters, Howlett and Martin. Really smacked it out of the Park.
Bean needed Gervais, Brand, Izzard, Cleese, Pegg, Moran, Bailey, Ayoade to make a comedy short/stage event. It would have been EPIC!
And the creation of sports themselves like football and Cricket should have played a much larger role, as this is, the World Largest Sporting Event, not the Worlds Largest Concert Mega Mix.
Tim Berners Lee should have been joined by Logie Baird, Bell, Stevenson, Percy Shaw, Blumenlein, Wedgewood, Sturgeon and Babbage really showing off that the TV, Internet, Film, Cats Eyes, Stereos, Motors, Trains and Jet Engines were invented by Brits. A Brit invented Radar, the IPOD and even the Frikking Light Bulb before Edison patented it FFS!
On the whole, a really missed opportunity to showcase all the stuff you've done, and just slumped into a texting / lolling / omg party mix.
Slightly More a cultural cringe. In alot of parts it was really boring.
That said, and the show started off really great, it just needed more Derek Jacobi. More Tom Wilkinson, or more Judi Dench. More Neeson, Gleeson, McGregor,
I didn't like the fact it shifted into 'Theatrical History of British Music Mode' it dragged on longer than the Grease Mega Mix.
What I would have done, or I'm thinking how to show the Music Vibe, would have lined up loads of Iconic British Bands and done some kind of Live Aid thing, with Bono, Sting, Elton, Waters, Howlett and Martin. Really smacked it out of the Park.
Bean needed Gervais, Brand, Izzard, Cleese, Pegg, Moran, Bailey, Ayoade to make a comedy short/stage event. It would have been EPIC!
And the creation of sports themselves like football and Cricket should have played a much larger role, as this is, the World Largest Sporting Event, not the Worlds Largest Concert Mega Mix.
Tim Berners Lee should have been joined by Logie Baird, Bell, Stevenson, Percy Shaw, Blumenlein, Wedgewood, Sturgeon and Babbage really showing off that the TV, Internet, Film, Cats Eyes, Stereos, Motors, Trains and Jet Engines were invented by Brits. A Brit invented Radar, the IPOD and even the Frikking Light Bulb before Edison patented it FFS!
On the whole, a really missed opportunity to showcase all the stuff you've done, and just slumped into a texting / lolling / omg party mix.
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Anustart
Good assessment.
Kind of confirmed what I was thinking. I did enjoy a lot of the music stuff I must say... probably because I was expecting coked up teenagers feeling each other up behind wheely bins whilst thumping dubstep crucified my ear drums.
McBain
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I thought you'd really wheel out the icons, because you got most of them!
They had ten years to plan it and this was the best they could come up with was pretty disrespectful to what you've achieved really.
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Am I the only one who thought jumping out of a helicopter was Austin Powers esque? That was Embarrasing.
Rest was very impressive though.
Rest was very impressive though.
I suppose whatever they did, it wouldn't please everybody, but on the whole it wasn't too bad some parts were more memorable than the others, loved the first segment, and for me you can't go wrong with Abide with me. Some parts were more cheesy than a Quattro formaggi pizza with extra cheese. It felt for me far more personal and warm than most of the other opening ceremonies i've seen.
tim-cahill-legend
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i liked it, was very confused to why arctic monkeys played 2 cra**y songs right in the middle of it, but anyway overall was good
kev101
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K'inell mate, it would have lasted for the whole of the Olympics if they did all that. People where confused enough.
You can't squeeze the entirety of British history in a quick blast like that. After all we have a proper history.
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