London Olympics Opening Ceremony live thread(Didn't see one..exuse me if there already is one)

[jakerobins]

Watching the start of the Olympics in London......Anyone else?

[dfwgator]

Well so much for the good music.

[FamiliarFace]

I haven’t seen any Monty Python yet either.

[Future Snake Eater]

Kind of like a Super Bowl half time that won't end.

lol...yeah, it's getting that way, for sure

[rabidralph]

I hope Ali G shows up.

[Jrabbit]

Well....this guy keeps checking his junk....making sure it’s still there I guess....

[Rusty0604]

Mr. Bean was funny.

[King Moonracer]

Frank and June are RAP cRap

[virgil]

I’m lost. What’s this?

[dfwgator]

Tim Berners-Lee? But...but...I thought Algore invented the Internet.

[MagUSNRET]

No GOOD production comes without the obligatory black guy checking to see if his dick is still there
GAWD what a bunch of morons!

[John W]

This is a mess.

[InvisibleChurch]

This is a long Old Navy commercial.

[MagUSNRET]

Ya gotta think that even the Queen is thinking “WTF?”

[virgil]

Yeah, they lost me after Mary Poppins.

[Mad Dawgg]

I loved the beginning when the forged the Olympic Rings and flew in the other four but banging the drum for the NHS is just pathetic. Its like hyper glitzy propaganda. I got a very heavy “!984” vibe from that bit.

[dfwgator]

I thought I saw a brief clip of Fawlty Towers on one of the screens.

[stylecouncilor]

[jakerobins]

HAHAHA.....ME thinks that would be well funny!

[hoagy62]

Funny you should mention 1984. Listen to the song they’re going to play at the end of the Parade of Athletes.....

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Turn off your recorder, you are wasting digits.

[pandemoniumreigns]

Google "wardrobe malfunction, Janet Jackson"

[MagUSNRET]

These Lib directors try so damned hard to send subliminal messages with their “productions” I LMAO because it is just 3 hours of complete CRAP!

[nutmeg]

National Health Service???? Are you freakin’ kidding me?

UN-freakin' believable. My husband and I are watching this crap and almost literally got sick when that sh!t came on the screen.

Why didn't they "artistically" portray the massive NHS waitlists? Or how British patients have to wait 9+ months just for an MRI in the UK? The deaths from cancer in the UK that wouldn't occur if the patient was treated in the US???

UNREAL. That part of the opening ceremonies was just sick. SICK.

[dr_lew]

I feel a song coming on.

[John W]

QE II-”When in the hell is McCartney on?”

[Rusty0604]

I missed that thankfully. They didn’t do much on their history as Greece and China did, guess being PC? If so, that’s a shame.

[nutmeg]

Mr. Bean was the best part of the show... ROTFL! That was hilarious.

I'm still sickened over that NHS (tribute to the UK's socialistic National Health Service) segment though... ugh!

[MagUSNRET]

LMAO! YOu Sir are in charge of the next Opening ceremony! ;-)

[jocon307]

“The Chinese put on an electrifying show.”

Yes, they must be feeling pretty smug right about now.

I also remember something from the LA Olympics from years ago, a whole bunch of white pianos....playing Rhapsody in Blue? Something like that.

I thought it was kind of cheesy at the time, but man it looks hot now.

I’m sorry for Danny Boyle, this gets about negative 3 stars from me.

[VastRWCon]

Its the End of the World as we Know It. (REM) YouTube

End Of the World as we know it (REM)

[FamiliarFace]

Maybe I was typing. I missed it.

[mass55th]

Well, at least I'll be able to fast-forward through the commercials, and the crappy parts, which sounds like it will probably be most of it.

I rarely watch live tv anymore.

[jakerobins]

These broadcasters are friggen idiots....they have to make a comment Afghanistan where the United States had troops.....

[MagUSNRET]

Trust me, the ONLY reason I am watching is to make SURE our flag is NOT DIPPED..AND I pay respoect to her Majesty the Queen...it isnt her fault she is surroundedd by liberal assholes (her eldest son included)

[John W]

Matt-We’ve heard so much about that GD holiday the last ten years we could explain it to you. Save your breath.

[MagUSNRET]

I WONDER what Matt Lauer will say when the Isreali’s enter tha arena (nevermind...I dont care what that asshole says)

[tumblindice]

I'm watching `Most Dangerous Catch' but from what I'm reading here it sounds like our cousins' opening ceremonies need: Queen Elizabeth>QE>Quantitative Easing. Coinkydink? Could be ..... So have Prince Jughead and his mare made an appearance?

[InvisibleChurch]

Though the content inhales, it’s a logistical WOW!

[the OlLine Rebel]

We came in late, but basically I liked what I think is the 1st part - the “industrialization” and so forth.

Then after the queen they broke into self-congratulatory narcissism with the NHS. OMG.

[windcliff]

It won’t be on until another hour on the west coast. I’ll be passed out by then.

[dfwgator]

What would an Olympics be without Bermuda marching in Bermuda shorts?

[BerryDingle]

No political correctness is complete without lots of Canadian indians.

[rabidralph]

Yeah, the NHS was really odd. And I wish that Costas and Lauer would shut up about the politics of each nation. And it’s never anything good: Here comes Greece, they’re bankrupt, you know?

[the OlLine Rebel]

I guess you mean the bad “1984” and not the good 1984.

Because the 1984 Olympics, besides, were like, totally awesome!

[dfwgator]

Because the 1984 Olympics, besides, were like, totally awesome!

Because the Commies didn't show up.

[jakerobins]

Must have taken broadcasting lessons from Debbie Downer.....LOL

[RedMDer]

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[the OlLine Rebel]

No, because they did an awesome job on the OC. Still the best I’ve seen. (Never mind the logistics there were great. No problems at all.)

[bayliving]

Because nothing says Olympics like “The Pet Shop Boys.”

[DaughterofEve]

Wow, good to read all this — I thought it was only me...yes, the broadcasters sounded like they were stoned and free associating (badly) about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Nincompoops. And most everything else was just hideous.