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« Reply #90 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:00:43 » |
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Foreign press seems to be pretty favourable as well. NY Times loved it. Die Welt called it a 'Meisterwerk'!
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« Reply #91 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:04:12 » |
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A real demonstration that, whatever else we fuck up, we still know how to put on an event. Fantastic, funny and, at various points, deeply moving - few have mentioned the Olympic Flag ceremony, with Muhammad Ali...a sly tear shed here....
Same here. Fell so sorry for the great man. Think his wife was trying to get him to wave, but he couldn't do it. Also spawned a big discussion in our house as my kids were asking who he was and what Parkinson's was. |
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« Reply #92 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:14:43 » |
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I love that a ceremony going out to the world featured kes, gregory's girl and t-rex
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« Reply #93 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:30:41 » |
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Also reading that, as well as showing it delayed by an hour, NBC cut the 7/7 tribute in favour of a michael phelps interview. Classy
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« Reply #94 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:31:04 » |
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Just watched the highlights and read the review on the BBC News pages and was close to tears - Dead proud. Dead chuffed. Dead surprised!
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« Reply #95 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:43:41 » |
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Loved the ceremony. Fell asleep as Sir Steve was bringing the torch out though!
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« Reply #96 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 08:59:54 » |
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I actually thought it was pretty good. I wasn't even planning on watching it but my gf put it on and I started to get into it. It showed everything that is great about this country. Kudos to Boyle for putting it together.
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« Reply #97 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:01:21 » |
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It didn't move me, or make me feel particularly proud but it was good entertainment, I enjoyed it.
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« Reply #98 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:02:43 » |
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It was amazing, very well put together. Enjoyed every second of it, even the procession of countries. It never felt like it was on three hours. Been watching the Women's beach volleyball, those Russian birds are worth waking up for.  |
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« Reply #99 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:09:11 » |
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slow start to the opening ceremony but it ended up being superb.
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« Reply #100 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:10:55 » |
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See Ian Thorpe is the beeb's swimming expert.
Never realised he was :gay:
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« Reply #101 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:15:15 » |
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I was expecting it to be a be shit - but seriously impressed. Watched it again with the kids and its even better 2nd time round.
Fair play to Queen Liz. Abide with me was a tear jerker. Mr Bean was there for the kids only.
Proud.
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« Reply #102 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:15:46 » |
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The first Opening Ceremony to feature sheep. Top Drawer  |
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« Reply #103 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:16:57 » |
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I didn't know. Kind of explains it then!  |
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« Reply #104 on: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 09:18:59 » |
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I thought it was long winded, dull and boring. Still,cost 8 million less than Andy Carroll though i suppose. Will enjoy what the Olympics is about now-the sport |
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