2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Live Thread

Me | 02/07/2014 | Me

[Girlene]

[tcrlaf]

“Here come da Propaganda Train!”

NBC wonks insulted by the close symbolism to themselves, no doubt....

[rlmorel]

People think that cannot happen here. I am sure that there were people in Russia before the communists took over who couldn’t have imagined what would happen and never thought it would happen there, either.

[diverteach]

The floor graphics are cool from the overhead view and that’s it. Viewing it from the stands or floor level you see NOTHING!

So far this is the worst opening ceremonies ever. Total yawnfest !

[Nowhere Man]

WEll, here comes World War II, the Great Patriotic War. I’m sure Sputnik is coming soon.

[darkangel82]

London was better.

[Nowhere Man]

Cool, a GAZ-13 CHaika! A 1955 Packard clone!

[gitmo]

People think that cannot happen here. I am sure that there were people in Russia before the communists took over who couldn’t have imagined what would happen and never thought it would happen

That's what the Cubans told us in the 60's in Gitmo.

[Girlene]

Yes, they did.

Why am I thinking of Pee Wee Herman with the music they are playing?

[matt04]

Yep.

[cripplecreek]

Busy music.

[DManA]

I am a child of the cold war. I cowered under my desk.

Even then I felt a connection to the Russians. I have never been afraid of the Russian people.

Obviously I’ve been afraid of the people in power there but these are my cousins.

[Girlene]

So are they going to pay tribute to the collapse of the USSR?

[tcrlaf]

Wow....

Yet ANOTHER NBC insulting jab at Putin.

[1rudeboy]

ooh, when the Soviet Union broke up, according to Putin, Russia "lost" a lot of Russians [according to the announcers]

Hey Vladi, here's a middle finger to you.

[matt04]

Seeing the commie cars make me instantly think of this
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-communism-made-decent-cars-part-1_204476.htm

[cripplecreek]

So are they going to pay tribute to the collapse of the USSR?

I believe that's what the release of the red balloon symbolized. Obviously they aren't going to portray it the way we saw it.

[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, it was the government of Russia we feared. To their credit, at least like us, they desired to live and I think that in part was way World War III never happened like we thought it would. We have enemies now that see an honor to die in fighting.

Come to think of it, my TV I'm using is a Cold War relic. B-)

[DManA]

I’m 60. Who remembers this? If you said Russia a person of power immediately corrected you that you meant Soviet Union.

[darkangel82]

We used to have a TV like that. It lasted nearly 14 years.