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XXIII Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (PyeonChang)
02/09/2014 | NBC Sports

Posted on 02/09/2018 5:36:59 PM PST by goldstategop

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To: dfwgator
No mention of Melania when the Slovenian team marched in...NBC Sucks.

You noticed that, too? YES... NBC Sucks!

81 posted on 02/09/2018 11:56:32 PM PST by nutmeg (The Schiff has hit the fan!)
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To: OB1kNOb; goldstategop; dfwgator
Were those really drones able to make those images of the snowboarder and the Olympic rings, or was it some kind of special effects? If real, then the speed in which they moved in sync to create the different images was both awesome and at the same time intimidating/scary to think of what they might be programmed to do with such synchronicity.

That was kind of the problem with this opening ceremony... You couldn't tell what was real, and what was special effects (CGI). Katie Couric earlier said "Just to let our audience know, we aren't seeing these special effects actually in the stadium... they are special effects made for the TV audience."

I didn't like the way they used so much video and special effects. In past Olympic opening ceremonies, most of the action always was done in the stadium, on the 'stage' in real time.

The best parts of this ceremony for me were: The animals, opera singer and Yuna Kim skating then lighting the Olympic torch. And the fireworks. The rest of it: Meh.

82 posted on 02/10/2018 12:04:04 AM PST by nutmeg (The Schiff has hit the fan!)
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To: nutmeg
Couric actually called it "augmented reality."

I hope the rest of the MSM wasn't paying attention, or next week they'll start calling the Steele dossier an augmented reality, too.

-PJ

83 posted on 02/10/2018 12:07:38 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: goldstategop

I loved those gloves. I’m glad that Ralph Lauren is still designing our Olympic gear. Our athletes looked great. Germany on the other hand. Blecchh. What was the designer thinking not even incorporating their flag colors into their gear. It must have been a diversity hire designer.


84 posted on 02/10/2018 6:07:31 AM PST by punknpuss
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“Acted like a bunch of conceited juvenile showoffs. Dignity is getting hard to find in America ... You replied “Very well stated”

On hindsight what I stated isn’t the whole truth. On the whole they’re probably decent, talented, very hard working people. They’re young and under the influence of the media.


85 posted on 02/10/2018 5:16:11 PM PST by cymbeline
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