What? No mimes? I thought the French liked mimes.
Posted on 07/26/2024 12:50:06 PM PDT by simpson96
The Olympics opening ceremony has been panned by viewers describing it as 'the worst' as rain hampers the audio and urge organisers to 'Stop the boats'.
6,800 athletes covered in plastic ponchos attempted to keep spirits high as they travelled down the river Seine in a huge flotilla of 85 boats.
Performances from Lady Gaga and approximately 3,000 dancers, acrobats and actors are hard to hear over the sound of rain, with viewers calling it 'the worst Olympic opening ceremony in memory'.
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For the first time in history, the opening ceremony is being held outside of a closed stadium, instead Paris are hosting a never before seen water parade for the Olympics.
The open-air spectacle is taking place along a 6km stretch of the Seine River
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fans on social media are unimpressed by France's attempt to switch up the ceremony, with one writing: 'I'm sorry but this is the worst Olympic opening ceremony in memory.
'It's an interesting idea bringing the athletes in on boats but it looks rubbish and misses the roar of the crowd. Sorry but not for me.'
Another said: 'This opening ceremony would really benefit from Graham Norton's commentary questioning what the hell is going on. Anyone else finding this just bizarre and hard to follow?'.
One joked: 'Hilarious irony that the French are relying so heavily on their contribution to different musical genres and yet all the microphones are picking up is the rain', after performances of the can-can, a selection of songs from Les Mis, the opera Carmen and a show from French heavy metal band Gojira were drowned out.
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Every performance is a Benneton ad.
Men in femenine garb, are present in most of the various performances.
Commentators on NBC, almost across the board, speak (gush, actually) at a high-school or middle-school level in terms of maturity. It's really insulting. But then again, it's Paris and NBC.
The Boats symbolize how the West is being Invaded
God rained on their Satanic parade.
Le Sewer
The Olympics? What’s that?
It was a MESS!!!
It was a hodgepodge of outdoor songs, strange dancers, gay/trans (I turned off after the 2 gay guys and bi chick went into the apartment to have sausage sex), and combining sounds and places that just didn’t fit.
And the “story” of the torch being carried by kids and then some parkour fool (”parkour” is French for “Gravity will have the final say”) didn’t hang together as a “story” at all.
It was not a ceremony, just a rambling drunk tale that led nowhere.
What? No mimes? I thought the French liked mimes.
Remember the good old days in the 60’s when ABC and Jim McKay used to send short feeds after the late night news? And the procession was just so simple. Teams with flags, no fags in drag.
God has a sense of humor!
“Men in femenine garb”
Made it unwatchable for me......and if you didn’t know better, judging by the NBC crew covering the opening you’d think blacks are the majority in this country and Whites are the minority......only two white people I saw was Payton Manning and Kelly Clarkson and that was it.
Well, this makes me resolve to not bother to watch any of the Olympics twice as hard.
I couldn’t be less indifferent. Seriously, who cares? Does anyone watch?
I vaguely knew the Olympics were happening and then forgot about it again. I only knew about it because there was a story that they were cracking down on all the public gay sex that goes on in Olympic village because even the leftists were tired of all the rampant sodomy.
At least the wind cooperated to allow the athletes on boats to get a lungful of atomized bacteria and filth from the river fountains.
Kinda like the French Revolution. They are now on the Fifth Republic (Cinquième République). You would think that the shortbus French could do better but, nope.
Climate change
God rained on their Satanic parade.
God does so have a sense of humor. My family loved the special opening to the Olympics, although they were confused by the flame traveling in suitcases.
But i have no idea what they were talking about….except don’t swim in the river.
0 interest on a par with the WNBA.
The French also thought Jerry Lewis was a comedic genius so that tells you what they know. Lol.
They should just stick to food and wine.....that’s what they’re good at......and taking months long vacations.
So are we pretty much, and a lot of things here don't work so well or turn out so well.
so, Froggies, how’s that ecogreen olymics working out for ya’ll? ... you know, the “we’re just gonna use all of our old shite instead of building new and having all the swimming events in the filthy Seine river instead of building sanitary swimming pools” ...
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