Olympics - Paris 2024

[Hobbit]

All is forgiven - Minions

 

[Piece]

I think I need some wakky-bakky to watch this "ceremony"

 

[Hobbit]

I think I need some wakky-bakky to watch this "ceremony"

I’m just about to crack a bottle of Rioja if you fancy a glass

 

[AmandaJR]

It really is bad but I cant switch over - it's the Olympics and tradition. Awful though!

 

[AmandaJR]

But - there are always countries I haven't heard of. Palau. Population 18000. That's a small town!

 

[Golfmmad]

As opening ceremonies go this is awful. When do we get to see the splendour of the stadium?

I agree, I thought it was going to be something spectacular!

 

[Captainron]

The French are unique (not in a good way)

This is guff

 

[KenL]

As opening ceremonies go this is awful. When do we get to see the splendour of the stadium?

Agreed, absolutely rubbish.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

But it’s fun

 

[Swango1980]

Just put the Opening Ceremony on. Gutted to find they have Eurovision on instead

 

[chico]

I think my missus has spiked my tea, is anyone else seeing this.

 

[Swango1980]

I feel sorry for the surfers staying in the Olympic Village. Bit of a commute to get to their event, in Tahiti

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Didnt watch it.
Watched "The Long Game" on Netflix. A really good golf film.

 

[Beezerk]

This horse ride is a little bit loooong

 

[SteveW86]

From amputation to horse whipping and athletes selling naked pics to sex offender participation & drone cheating, its shaping up to be quite the ‘show’

Who was selling naked pics?

 

[Beezerk]

I am just worried that given the severity of the illness how well she'll be able to perform. I would hate to see an icon like that struggle on such a massive stage. Of course it could all be a media non-story https://news.sky.com/story/is-celine-dion-performing-at-the-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-13184648

Well Mr Doubting Thomas she smashed it out of the park.
I’d be pretty shocked if the organisers had booked someone who could possibly give a duff performance.

 

[spongebob59]

Just watched the 2012 opening ceremony, the industrial sequence has got to be one of the greatest bits of choreography ever.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Nice to see they revived Eurotrash, just missing Antoine de Caunes

A tad weird, visually stimulating combined with compulsive viewing to see if it could get any weirder.

I can’t tell if I enjoyed it or not

The balloon that looks like the Death Star is cool and it was nice to see Celine Dion back although the lip synching to the pre recorded track was well out

The rain didn’t help the spectacle and I hope that that 100 year old chap in the wheelchair near the end doesn’t catch pneumonia

 

[D-S]

I know it’s a hacneyed old point by why on earth is golf just the usual 72 hole strokeplay event with one medal for women and men. Rowing has 14 medals from one 2km stretch of water , swimming has 37 medals.
Couldn’t they have some sort of at least aggregate team event or mixed or even different format.

 

[chellie]

All is forgiven - Minions

We are off to see Despicable 4 later today. Oh, and McD's are doing Minions Happy Meals