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57. Beautiful ceremony! I posted some additional info about the flame lighter upthread.

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 04:34 PM

Aug 2016

Such an inspiration.

Not as many commercials on CBC.

Glad I watched opening ceremonies on there.

I will flip back and forth between CBC and NBC for the games, depending on what each is showing.

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I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for a great Olympic Opening Ceremony. Spoilers! [View all] suffragette Aug 2016 OP

For as screwy as the Olympics are... jberryhill Aug 2016 #1

I'm watching a Canadian channel suffragette Aug 2016 #2

SPOILER ALERT Takket Aug 2016 #4

"Look at that rain forest!" (As obvious rain forest forms) Oneironaut Aug 2016 #32

Yeah, the babblers always make me shut the sound off Warpy Aug 2016 #7

i'm watching on CBC. they started at 7PM Takket Aug 2016 #3

YEP - as usual NBC malaise Aug 2016 #6

we always watch olympics on CBC Takket Aug 2016 #9

Thankfully we use their feed malaise Aug 2016 #11

If I lived in North Dakota, as far north as, say, Minot, mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 #24

They have to delay it Warpy Aug 2016 #10

Matt Lauer is a national treasure FrodosPet Aug 2016 #56

Me, too :) suffragette Aug 2016 #8

CBC is way better. roamer65 Aug 2016 #17

Yes, it's an entirely different experience. suffragette Aug 2016 #21

I just turned on CBC and they're already on the parade of nations maryellen99 Aug 2016 #31

Yep malaise Aug 2016 #5

Hey, sis! suffragette Aug 2016 #13

Hi there malaise Aug 2016 #15

Love how Aruba danced on in! suffragette Aug 2016 #18

LOL malaise Aug 2016 #46

Where are the refugees? brer cat Aug 2016 #33

Hope you saw them malaise Aug 2016 #47

uh oh, they are talknig about global warming Takket Aug 2016 #12

Multicultural start probably chased some away, then acknowledgement of global suffragette Aug 2016 #16

artistry, global warming, acknowledgement of slave labor building the country Takket Aug 2016 #20

I did not know Brazil had the largest Japanese community outside Japan. suffragette Aug 2016 #25

I said the same thing!!! I had no idea either. Takket Aug 2016 #29

Brazil imported more slaves than anyone else Motley13 Aug 2016 #52

I will not be watching..... chillfactor Aug 2016 #14

I get that. There clearly are many problems. suffragette Aug 2016 #19

because hosting international sports malaise Aug 2016 #48

Yet, disasters have happened in those countries. Flame lighter is reminder of that. suffragette Aug 2016 #53

Precisely malaise Aug 2016 #54

Exactly so. suffragette Aug 2016 #55

YES AND THEN THEY CUT TO COMMERCIALS........WHAT THE F*CK. a kennedy Aug 2016 #22

Always too many commercials suffragette Aug 2016 #23

Yes - screamed at the tv. BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #27

That's the point jberryhill Aug 2016 #35

NBC needs to shut up and stop cutting off the ceremony. Oneironaut Aug 2016 #26

I like the info from CBC suffragette Aug 2016 #30

Well it's way better then watching the don of the orange read from a peice of paper kydo Aug 2016 #28

His version of the Friday news dump, maybe? suffragette Aug 2016 #38

Nice tribute to Brazilian Wax! jberryhill Aug 2016 #34

Oh my, now that is just wrong......ha ha ha. eom a kennedy Aug 2016 #36

??? suffragette Aug 2016 #37

Samba time! suffragette Aug 2016 #39

I love watching the Olympics too. And I am happy to see more cultural AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #40

Walking Ralph Lauren ads. Show country identity through branding? suffragette Aug 2016 #42

I agree. They need to give someone else a shot at this. It looks stagnant and lame AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #44

One of the announcers called Brazil a la izquierda Aug 2016 #41

WTF? Was that on NBC? suffragette Aug 2016 #43

Yep. a la izquierda Aug 2016 #45

That is vile. Looked for more info and she not only missed the meaning of the opening suffragette Aug 2016 #50

I didn't see it, but I did see the clip... Adrahil Aug 2016 #49

Me too!!! I love them, I watched last night on NBC. redstatebluegirl Aug 2016 #51

Beautiful ceremony! I posted some additional info about the flame lighter upthread. suffragette Aug 2016 #57