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66. Ceremony was good!

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:48 AM

Jul 2012

Just wish NBCrap hadn't hacked it to death to make themselves another fast buck.

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London Olympics: The Most Embarrassing Opening Ceremony? [View all] itsrobert Jul 2012 OP

Not at all. boxman15 Jul 2012 #1

Forbes covering Romneys ass trumad Jul 2012 #3

More likely fear of the NHS message. DURHAM D Jul 2012 #5

Hahahaha, Forbes? Really? NHS, Volunteers, Union Workers were not your thing? Really? LOL Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #28

Ding, ding, ding.... we have a winner! Scuba Jul 2012 #38

+1,000 malaise Jul 2012 #39

This. nc4bo Jul 2012 #54

NHS, children's lit, and The Queen and James Bond! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #51

OLYMPICS Lilitharia Jul 2012 #62

Never been a fan of Danny Boyle, so I gave the opening event a big miss Siwsan Jul 2012 #65

Not to mention the Mary Poppins! vanlassie Jul 2012 #2

Oh horse piss... DURHAM D Jul 2012 #4

No, it was about like all the others I've seen. Maybe Lex Jul 2012 #6

Not as good as the Beijing opening ceremony, begin_within Jul 2012 #7

If someone messed up in London, at least they wouldn't be imprisoned obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #52

The Chinese display was a Riefenstahl wet dream. Codeine Jul 2012 #111

and here I thought it was spectacular. . . B Calm Jul 2012 #8

My sentiments, exactly! Suich Jul 2012 #13

As was I.... FarPoint Jul 2012 #63

Same here, I loved it! Healthcare is a right and they are proud of their healthcare, the rest was NotThisTime Jul 2012 #110

When they praised their socialist health care B Calm Jul 2012 #112

Sounds like someone's doing a little "whistling past the graveyard" jounalism. chalky Jul 2012 #9

goodness, no fishwax Jul 2012 #10

Here's where the conservative media adjusts reality to fit their needs. Marr Jul 2012 #11

! Berlum Jul 2012 #37

The constant commentary was unbearable, however, MagickMuffin Jul 2012 #12

God I'm glad I watched it here in Canada laundry_queen Jul 2012 #19

I don't know which was worse edhopper Jul 2012 #59

Me, too. Ednahilda Jul 2012 #64

Agreed - and the commentary was their excuse for the impossibility of karynnj Jul 2012 #79

You have to understand. The NBC staff think the tsuki Jul 2012 #86

+1000 Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #107

I despise people who throw cold water on my good feelings bluestateguy Jul 2012 #14

My partner and I loved it. The Brits threw one hell of a party and I don't see any reason to deny it Rowdyboy Jul 2012 #24

It feels like it didn't start from a coherent place XemaSab Jul 2012 #15

It was uniquely British,for the most part, the lack of understanding by non-Brits HipChick Jul 2012 #18

So tell me how Mary Poppins XemaSab Jul 2012 #25

But the Olympics are supposed to be about the world coming together, wickerwoman Jul 2012 #29

opening ceremonies are often about host countries showing how great they are JI7 Jul 2012 #35

I didn't think it did a good job of showing the better qualities of Britain XemaSab Jul 2012 #56

Actually every olympics celebrates the home country nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #85

Except for the absence of Roger Waters I've loved every minute of it. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #16

He was all I thought about as the giant inflatable Cruella DeVil and Queen of Hearts appeared n/t sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #20

with the blow voldemarte d_r Jul 2012 #30

Voldemort looked more like Eddie from Iron Maiden shows n/t sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #90

While he wasn't there personally, they did use 'Eclipse' for the music during the last fireworks muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #31

He's been busy doing a tour here in the US Marrah_G Jul 2012 #114

like most off the others. nowhere near as good as Beijing but played Sea-Dog Jul 2012 #17

Beijing was about precision and timing, London was about theatre and drama, so comparisons HipChick Jul 2012 #22

low expectations, built up from the daily mess ups Sea-Dog Jul 2012 #32

in some ways one can say each show represented life in those nations JI7 Jul 2012 #36

Completely agree. smitra Jul 2012 #44

Screw Forbes! By the way Forbes it's the world wide web not the internet. Lint Head Jul 2012 #21

LOVE it except NBC too many commericials. nt Raine Jul 2012 #23

I liked Canada's better... grasswire Jul 2012 #26

Thank you....I loved the winter Canadian olympics riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #103

that was insightful of you to move to Canada before Bush! grasswire Jul 2012 #106

The ceremony was great, NBC was the problem! Way to go Great Britain! nt Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #27

Anyone who works for Forbes is an ass...No, it was ok...too lon like they all are... joeybee12 Jul 2012 #33

I think a proud display of their NHS, Woman's Suffrage and Labor myrna minx Jul 2012 #34

OLYMPIC OPENING EVENT CRINGE Lilitharia Jul 2012 #40

Obvious troll is obvious nt mr blur Jul 2012 #43

I agree with you riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #104

Concern.......Check. nt nc4bo Jul 2012 #46

Thanks for stopping in, Mitt. RagAss Jul 2012 #47

They did reference the Beatles, David Bowie CJCRANE Jul 2012 #48

Duran Duran and River Dance...... Paladin Jul 2012 #58

ROFL @ Adam Ant alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #61

Wasn't he from Ohio? And Kristy McColl died about 5 years ago. FSogol Jul 2012 #92

You joined DU to say this? It must mean a lot to you flamingdem Jul 2012 #73

Ah, another self-loathing Brit. sibelian Jul 2012 #74

To go through your list: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #100

The way it highlighted their healthcare, Riley18 Jul 2012 #41

I loved that! Honoring healthcare and the construction workers Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #80

The only thing missing from that article was "Romney was right." DCBob Jul 2012 #42

I liked the bit with the Queen and James Bond ibegurpard Jul 2012 #45

that was really her with Daniel Craig at Buckingham Palace obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #55

According to Danny Boyle DURHAM D Jul 2012 #77

That makes it even better, the corgis being hers! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #87

I am so weary of the righteous intolerance of Americans. Avalux Jul 2012 #49

+! (n/t) William Seger Jul 2012 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #83

It was my favorite one ever obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #50

Overall, I thought they were quite nice, MadHound Jul 2012 #53

Most of the references seem so obvious to me too. Withywindle Jul 2012 #91

bwahahahahahaaa.... who reads forbes? spanone Jul 2012 #57

I thought they were pathetically weak edhopper Jul 2012 #60

Ceremony was good! ThatsMyBarack Jul 2012 #66

I thought it was amazing Marrah_G Jul 2012 #67

Forbes: "Blow more stuff up, British dudes!!" Robb Jul 2012 #68

What a lame-ass commentary... Spazito Jul 2012 #69

It was fantasic and uniquely British if you ask me. Theatrical, dynamic and not stuck on cloying Bluenorthwest Jul 2012 #70

I really liked it. redwitch Jul 2012 #71

Who gave this ass the right to diss such a wonderful event? flamingdem Jul 2012 #72

Why does someone have to give him the "right" to express an opinion onenote Jul 2012 #96

The opening ceremony was awesome! Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera, Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #75

Your Opinion Is Spot On HangOnKids Jul 2012 #82

I watched most of it via BBC streaming obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #88

The only thing that made me cringe marlakay Jul 2012 #78

Lauer and Costas love hearing themselves talk. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #99

I enjoyed it immensely and LOVED the NHS focus. Posted on my fb wall mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #81

I liked it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #84

it was mostly bad BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #89

Didn't watch it, but I understand it had the proper political bent for DU viewers... cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #93

This is not my views itsrobert Jul 2012 #94

Fair enough. I still think it's too highly politicized though. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #97

Forbes = Rich fucks who hate socialized healthcare. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #95

It wasn't too embarrassing for Kenneth Branaugh to participate in... undeterred Jul 2012 #98

Would have been good if NBC's commentary didn't suck. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #101

Loved it, except for GE's coverage of it nichomachus Jul 2012 #102

I thought my stepfather was going to choke to death Nevernose Jul 2012 #105

Nope, not at all DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #108

Fail thread WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #109

I loved it and it looked like all the performers loved what they were doing too Marrah_G Jul 2012 #113

It was a real work of art! B Calm Jul 2012 #115

It was ! Marrah_G Jul 2012 #116