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[Dark Schala]

They should just have Paul McCartney come out and sing for three or four hours. That would be a hundred times better than this crap.

He does at the end. It's not very good.

 

[mokeyjoe]

Why did they go from the internet generation to 30 year old music?

It's pop culture. 5 decades of music. Though yeah it's a bit anachronistic although they build back up to the modern day.

 

[Delio]

Oh, guess the 80's are coming up next-

*monkey*

why

Yeah what a weird ass break point...

 

[Neffarias_Bredd]

Or just introduce the athletes and light the damn torch.

Yea I'm not quite sure what all this intro stuff has to do with the Olympics

 

[ChoklitReign]

Yes!!

I would prefer some NWOBHM. Thanks, Judas car commercial.

 

[blazeuk]

The dance/text/twitter stuff is definitely the worst part of it, which is a shame since the song selection was pretty great. Seemed more like they had to keep within their budget so had to have a cheap segment in there to fill some time.

 

[Alucard]

What's brutal about the Internet is that "instant reactions" don't give something like this a fair shake. You have to see the whole product before you can judge.

 

[Phanatic8390]

That was definitely the TARDIS at the end of Bohemian Rhapsody.

I heard that too. There's been a serious lack of Who so far

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

They cut to commercial during Pretty Vacant.

Jerks.

 

[aceface]

Soundtrack is up on Underworlds web site for you Britishers apparently.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

OK, this is freaking awesome now

 

[Delio]

MEREDITH!!!

 

[everthustodeadbeats]

Yep.

 

[Plasmid]

RELAX AND KILL THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA

 

[djplaeskool]

Ah yes.
The 80s.
My era.

 

[mokeyjoe]

Yea I'm not quite sure what all this intro stuff has to do with the Olympics

It's about the host city/country.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

shut up matt

 

[Ohwiseone]

I like the blacklight effect.

 

[outunderthestars]

Yea I'm not quite sure what all this intro stuff has to do with the Olympics

nevermind the fact that the athletes are not even in the stadium to watch...

 

[R2D4]

They'd better play Virtual Insanity.

 

[Jayayess1190]

Best opening ever.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Those seat lights are very cool. In China they just had all the people orchestrate the lights. God damn slave-drivers.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

There is no such thing as safe sex, especially with strangers.

Oh stfu you sanctimonious sexless twat. Just focus on the Opening Ceremonies.

Also, now I get it. And I've like the whole ceremony so far, except the Rowan Atkinson bit.

Wipeout XL soundtrack....opened a whole new world for me.

 

[TylerD]

Firestarter!!

 

[Delio]

DAT FIRESTARTER

 

[aceface]

Oh fuck yes!!!

 

[ColtraineGF]

Awwww yeah, PRODIGY

 

[Jamesways]

OK, this is freaking awesome now

Yeah, I'm really enjoying this whole show.

 

[friskykillface]

Firestarter

 

[purg3]

HOLY SHIT FUCK YES

FIRESTARTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR




LOL Trainspotting

 

[tfur]

"stop celebrating something your country did why don't you care about america during the london Olympics, we did the facebook"

^That's what you sound like.

Sorry, I was just correcting someones statement of him creating the Internet, since that is incorrect. I don't really know what you mean in your reference to Facebook.

 

[djplaeskool]

The Prodigy.
90s smacking that bitch up.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

I can't imagine the planning that is involved in these things.

 

[Majine]

The entire ceremony can be watched here (without commentary):

http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html

Click on "Ceremonies" and then "Opening".

I have no idea about the country limits tho.

 

[shadyspace]

Fuck yeah Trainspotting.

 

[tycoonheart]

Trainspotting?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

NBC guys do not understand Rave.....LOL


Firestarter clearly scaring them! hahaha

 

[Trigger]

FIRESTARTER

 

[MrPink93485]

DAT FIRESTARTER

 

[Alucard]

Yea I'm not quite sure what all this intro stuff has to do with the Olympics

The Olympics are also a showcase of the country they take place in as well. They depict the country's culture.

 

[zbeeb]

Yea I'm not quite sure what all this intro stuff has to do with the Olympics

Have some of you never seen an opening ceremony before? This is exactly what they're like!

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

best kiss incoming!!!

 

[mokeyjoe]

Lol. You can tell the average age of GAF by the point people perked up in the music section.

 

[scorcho]

i hope these idiots talk through the entirety of Hey Jude at the end.

NBC really is hostile with its audience. we're not idiots; not everything has to be explained, and four-plus hours of 'witty banter' between the co-hosts throughout this ceremony is absolutely grating.

 

[MThanded]

Fro Girl

hnnnnnnnnnnngggggg.jpg

Well that was a kisss

The status update ruined it.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I really don't want fro girl to be underaged.

What is WBG?

 

[djplaeskool]

[IMG ]http://i.minus.com/i1WnfOp0pzpgN.gif[/IMG ]

LOL

 

[Quikies83]

There is no such thing as safe sex, especially with strangers.

It's really difficult to listen to a 22 year old virgin lecture about safe sex...

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Yo, mixed fro girl, get at me!

 

[aceface]

Born Slippy moment of the night

Holy shit blur!

Nice music!