THIS! IS! THE O-LYM-PIC THEME SONG! YOU ARE WATCHING THE GAMES ON NBC [DUM DUM DUM]! Seriously, those are the lyrics. I swear. Our livecast of the Opening Ceremonies begins now; please join us.
edited, 12:15am: Liveblog done. West Coasters and recappers, to the Comments.
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The Slam Poet. The poem.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who saw the ceremonies in person and then later watched in on TV, I can say that the live version was not nearly as hokey as the TV version. Except for the giant sparkling polar bear. That was hokey no matter which way you cut it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as someone who works for a large news organization, I can also say that journalists are not secretly thrilled when tragedy happens. The pall in our newsroom after the luge accident was unbelievable. People were devastated.
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ReplyDeleteBut was it as slow in person?
ReplyDeletethat's no good. we're also having problems with mobile devices right now -- mine, anyway.
ReplyDeleteSome parts were slower than others. The march of nations was interminable -- as it usually is. So were the speeches. And the Olympic Anthem, which has to be the crappiest anthem ever written. Let's put it this way: It was so bad, it wouldn't even make the cut for the winner's song on "American Idol."
ReplyDeleteThere was a point where it seemed like the ceremony was on the cusp of its climax, and the announcer said, "The torch will arrive in 27 minutes." That announcement was met by an audible groan from the crowd.
[small voice] I rather liked the big, sparkly polar bear. [/small voice]
ReplyDeleteAhem. Did the First Nation dancers really keep dancing throughout the entire parade of nations? Or were there either breaks or else replacements? If they kept dancing the whole time, then, damn: that's impressive.
The Sparkling Polar Bear is going on my front lawn for Christmas. I will be the envy of the neighborhood!
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