Opening/Closing Ceremonies Discussion - Page 31

SpongeG · #**601** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:11 AM**

hardly any fireworks

jsbertram · #**602** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cypherus

Why would they drive through the streets with protesters around? Let alone it's pissing rain out.

Hope he doesn't get pneumonia.
or have the torch run out of gas.

SpongeG · #**603** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:12 AM**

oh NBC is now showing this part

hammergirl · #**604** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:12 AM**

ummm...John Furlong said Wayne wasn't lighting the cauldron.

SpongeG · #**605** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:13 AM**

its a mob scene

jsbertram · #**606** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:14 AM**

Now we see what the BC Place cauldron was supposed to look like.

gassho · #**607** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:16 AM**

What do you folks expect out of an opening ceremony...? By in large, it thought it was well done. Parts were quite moving for me, actually. I am moving to Vancity this summer and am really looking forward to it. After years in Toronto I am sincerely excited to be going west. I thought I was a cynic... but to each his own, I hope I never get as jaded as some on this forum. Just my two cents... but is there really anyway to do a ceremony like this without any cheez factor at all?

SpongeG · #**608** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:16 AM**

MikeDski Doh! Looks like they should've rehearsed the ending of
the show on Wednesday as well.

Cypherus · #**609** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by jsbertram

Now we see what the BC Place cauldron was supposed to look like.

Well, at least the dome ceiling didn't cave in on 60,000 people....

SpongeG · #**610** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by gassho

What do you folks expect out of an opening ceremony...? By in large, it thought it was well, done. Parts were quite moving for me, actually. I am moving to Vancity this summer and am really looking forward. After years in Toronto I am sincerely excited. I thought I was cynical... To each his own, I hope I never get as jaded as some on this forum. Just my two cents...

i liked it - well done - one of the better winter games openings not really fair to compare em to summer openings

unfortunate about the cauldron and I found the beginning where there was a scramble in the VIP box a little distracting

giallo · #**611** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:19 AM**

I just finished watching it and thought it was awesome. So did everyone else that saw it. I didn't even know there was a malfunction until I read about it here.

Anyway, it played well here in China.

whatnext · #**612** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:22 AM**

Is it just me, or is the sound on the NBC coverage really bad? I can barely hear the commentary.

cornholio · #**613** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cypherus

I have a bad feeling about this? The crowd is too close and there's bound to be one idiot that's going to do something stupid.

They have tons of under cover police within the crowd, guaranteed. They also profile each person one by one, they pick out potential trouble makers and get ready to take them out immediately.
They also will likely have snipers in locations over looking the route that can take quick and drastic action in case of a serious incident, say a van crashing through the barriers and plowing towards the convoy
A billion bucks buys allot of security, like this.

Cypherus · #**614** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:23 AM**

Overall I give it a 7/10. The fiddling was weird and the overly Canadian-centric theme likely alienated many countries.

SpongeG · #**615** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Is it just me, or is the sound on the NBC coverage really bad? I can barely hear the commentary.

its horrible my TV is turned really high for it

agrant · #**616** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:28 AM**

"the overly Canadian-centric theme likely alienated many countries."

Isn't that what every host country does? - Show off their country?

Thought it was great btw. Painful wait for the hydraulics to work.

zivan56 · #**617** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cypherus

Overall I give it a 7/10. The fiddling was weird and the overly Canadian-centric theme likely alienated many countries.

I found the fiddling to be the best part. No offense, but f*** other countries...these are our games.
Great ceremony overall...but it was painful to watch the last part of Gretzky going to light the final cauldron.

SpongeG · #**618** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:34 AM**

it was held in canada what should it be other than Canadian?

it honoured immigrants - that was that whole ice part, the east coast with the fiddling and celtic heritage etc. it represented the praries well etc

MechMike · #**619** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:34 AM**

Yeah I loved the fiddling! I wonder if I could download the sound track for that part anywhere.

SpongeG · #**620** Posted **Feb 13, 2010, 5:38 AM**

I like NBC's graphics for the athletes entrance - they have a little map and give country population info and stuff - nice