London Olympics 2012

Here's Muse's theme song or whatever for the Olympics.

CJB wrote:

Worst rendition of Waltzing Matilda I've ever heard.

That's precisely my point.

A folk song about a cattle thief shouldn't sound like some douchey R&B shyte.

Jack Wade wrote:

Here's Muse's theme song or whatever for the Olympics.

Oh lordy...

Very messy. Listening to their music would give me a headache.

CJB wrote:

A folk song about a cattle thief shouldn't sound like some douchey R&B shyte.

No, it houldn't - but NBN have no idea what the concept of restraint is. They see a folk song that is deeply enmeshed in our national consciousness. They see two talentless hacks who became famous for winning glorified talent competitions. They combine two and two together, and then overproduce the shit out of it.

That said, it is fairly consistent with our coverage of the Games. Our commentators get so excited that it wouldn't surprise me if they mute the microphones while they search for a tissue to clean up.

Opening ceremony tonight. I bet David Arnold's going to ruin it.

How long 'til this starts? It sounds hilarious.

I think it airs in the US at 4pm EST. I'm not 100% sure, though.

I'll watch it for the Bond bit, to see how stupid it is.

I wonder if the Olympics proper will be able to top the finest moment the 2012 Games has produced thus far:

Control wrote:

I think it airs in the US at 4pm EST. I'm not 100% sure, though.

7:30PM EST, actually, on NBC.

Best wishes to everyone in London for some great games.

We (Atlanta) went through this back in 1996, and a lot of the self-doubts, criticisms, accusations of corruption, political grifters looking for a quick handout, activists with agendas to promote, etc......all of it comes out of the woodwork at some point whether you're in Sydney, Athens, Atlanta, Vancouver or whatnot. I'm sure London will do fine, and then we can all turn our energies and attention to criticizing Rio De Janeiro and wondering whether it's up to the task of hosting the 2016 games.

Harmsway wrote:

Control wrote:

I think it airs in the US at 4pm EST. I'm not 100% sure, though.

7:30PM EST, actually, on NBC.

Oh, ok. Explains why the opening ceremony isn't on yet.

Live Stream:
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/63204/1/olympics-opening-ceremony-countdown-live-stream-online.html

The Bond bit was pretty cool.

Agreed. I look forward to checking it out again on my TV later.

This is a great opening ceremony.

Lovely tribute here to one of the great achievements of post-war British society, a just healthcare system!

The tribute to the Industrial Revolution and the binding of the rings was outstanding.

Am I wrong or did they also mention Ian Fleming's novel Kitty Kitty Bang Bang?

EDIT: That was in the italian version, sorry. I don't know if they did on english too.

Too bad Stretch on the right had to be there.

Finally, Craig had a leading lady who would have made him look taller.

Does anyone else find the Olympics to be about as interesting as watching paint dry at the DMV? If a hell exists, and is tailored to each person sent there, mine will be non-stop Olympics for eternity.

I can't stress enough how uninterested I am in the Olympics.

Here's the Bond bit:

:sleep:


Mr Bean running on Vangelis's music was the best thing about this along with the industrial revolution.

What channel is this bullshit on in the US? I'm not seeing it on NBC or MSNBC.

It's 7:37 and I'm only seeing Tom Brokaw.