imron Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:27 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:27 PM Does anyone remember Milli Vanilli?Blame it on the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:43 PM And in other news of opening ceremony stuff ups, as Nelson would say, HaHa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_in_bj Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:44 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 03:44 PM Blame it on the rain Not much rain here - I'd blame it on the smog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted August 12, 2008 at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 06:32 PM Anything about the closing ceremony - is it also planned by Zhang Yimou too and when will it be on tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted August 12, 2008 at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 06:57 PM George Bush is enjoying himself. Not sure about the closing ceremony - they'll do a handover of the torch and flag to UK representatives (who are probably going to now outsource the entire event to the Chinese anyway) and presumably they'll have to hoist Li Ning back up to blow the torch out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alewife Posted August 12, 2008 at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 at 07:06 PM The footsteps were digital???? Nooo... I'm crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted August 13, 2008 at 03:21 AM Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 at 03:21 AM The footsteps were digital??Apparently the firework footsteps actually existed, it's just that the organisers thought it would be too dangerous to have a helicopter film them live, and so what was seen on TV was computer generated footage, except for the last footstep outside the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Elf Piper Posted August 13, 2008 at 01:03 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 at 01:03 PM I think the US announcers even said that they were added but they sort of brushed over it, and it was so cool I didn't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoWai Posted August 13, 2008 at 07:50 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 at 07:50 PM I missed the opening ceremony here in Hawaii due to program time shifting by NBC. Is there any link to archived on-line video footage of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigedeguoren Posted August 14, 2008 at 05:49 PM Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 at 05:49 PM Apparently, I wasn't the only one who found the German commentating awful. When they replayed the opening ceremony the next day, they replaced the commentators. Lots of negative comments, apparently. No, you weren't. I can't remember worse commentating. I really don't why she got the job... Thankfully I watched together with a few Chinese guys and had my personal commentators all around me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Elf Piper Posted August 15, 2008 at 02:09 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 at 02:09 PM Ooh, looky here: http://www.studychineseculture.com/book.asp?id=4658 I can only read one or two words though. What is included? 2 DVDs sounds promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted August 15, 2008 at 04:09 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 at 04:09 PM I prefer HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted August 23, 2008 at 10:34 AM Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 at 10:34 AM Closing ceremony tomorrow - I'm looking forward to London's 8 minute slot, but if you can't wait the papers have basically written it down for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted August 23, 2008 at 11:20 AM Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 at 11:20 AM minor spoiler coming up!!! As the duet climaxes, Beckham rises up on a third platform clutching the football flanked by a cellist and violinist in Team GB kit, and kicks the ball into the athletes packed in the centre field of the stadium. The bus departs, transformed into an ersatz carnival float. ... and then the killer last line: Stephen Powell, the creative director, said the intention was to create a quintessentially British moment. It's true, there are times you can barely squeeze onto London buses for all the professional footballers chatting with classically trained musicians. Any other quintessentially British moments they might have considered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted August 23, 2008 at 12:29 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 at 12:29 PM But they are going to play the "Tops of the Pops" theme tune. Is there anything from this century? (A Chinese friend asked me today what Beckham is going to do.I said that, according to the reports I had read, he is scheduled to kick a ball. She answered, "Can he still do that? I was so worried he would sing.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowdh Posted August 23, 2008 at 09:59 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 at 09:59 PM Any other quintessentially British moments they might have considered? probably a group of chavs board the bus and begin stabbing random nerdy classical music players gaily talking with football players... doesnt quite make the same impact I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:32 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:32 AM Live on the BBC in half an hour - anyone else watching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM i am trying to. but the pre-show looks boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM Poor you, we've got an interview with . . . David Beckham. He's not sure how he'd have coped with the heat, and he thinks Team GB has done very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM great countdown fireworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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