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Official 2008 Olympics Thread - 1936, the Remix

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Ydahs

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I thought the torch went out a second there when they dude was being elevated. Would've been an absolute catastrophe.

Also WOOOO @ Lebanon and I agree, the Aussie outfits were nothing special...

Looks like the smog has doubled after all those fireworks. :lol :lol :lol

Man, what an awesome ceremony, made even more awesomer with it being in HD.
 
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Pezking

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Jackie Chan singing at the end really was the icing on the cake.

Who were the other girls with him on the stage?
 
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jett

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All in all this was pretty disappointing compared to the epicness of athens's opening ceremoy. Man now THAT was amazing.
 
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cilonen

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Karakand said:
THERE IS MY GOOSE STEPPING

THERE ARE MY UNIFORMED MILITARY

I AM ENTERTAINED
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They did that when they raised the Chinese flag right at the start too. Made the ceremony, as it started out as a cute little girl singing, then more kids in national dress with the flag, then suddenly military goosestepping and the director cuts to Hu Jintao grinning broadly.
 
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carnon

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jett said:
All in all this was pretty disappointing compared to the epicness of athens's opening ceremoy. Man now THAT was amazing.
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Athen is the origin of olympic， It's uncomparable
 
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cilonen

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SnowWolf said:
Oh wow, the arrow didn't go in? My life's been a lie for the past 16 years.
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No, you could see it flying out the back, the flame just about flickering as it sails out of shot. Of course - everyone's looking at the big torch that's just been lit, so they mostly got away with it.
 
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cilonen

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SnowWolf said:
I don't see any way London can top that. Bravo!
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The gf and I thought something along these lines: Stadium goes pitch black, then the floodlights all slam on, illuminating a flock of sheep on the central field, a gnarled and wizened highland borders farmer comes on with his trusty collie who then proceeds to spellbindingly herd the sheep into a pen at one end responding only to whistles and calls from the farmer. Just as the last sheep is rounded up, the farmer closes the gate and flicks the butt of his roll-up into the nearby cauldron, thus lighting the olympic flame. Job done.
 
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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
I dunno, the torch lighting in Athens reminded me of FF8 or something. Fisherman's Horizonish architecture.

Though looking at it now it looks like a giant cigar and/or penis.

I always think the torch extinguishing is like the saddest international event for the next 4 years.

edit: Man, Atlanta was such a fuckfest. How did we screw that up so badly?
 
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xabre

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jett said:
All in all this was pretty disappointing compared to the epicness of athens's opening ceremoy. Man now THAT was amazing.
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Swap epicness for meh and amazing for mediocre and you're on the money about Athens. There's nothing memorable that they did. Beijing kills Athens in every conceivable way.
 
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Aruarian Reflection

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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
So what did they spend on this?

BTW the stadium is so ugly. Athens' stadium had a simple elegance to it. This looks like someone tangled butthair.
 
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Tarazet

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Gary Whitta said:
What are the events worth watching this weekend?
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Men's cycling road race is tomorrow, it's supposed to be one of the hardest courses ever used in the Olympics so you'll see a lot of well-paid athletes suffering like dogs.
 
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captscience

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Gary Whitta said:
What are the events worth watching this weekend?
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Men's road cycling should have some nice sights whizzing by at the very least.

There are also a bunch of swimming events including the men's 400m medley which is where Michael Phelps is arguably most vulnerable.
 
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DrM

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sonarrat said:
Men's cycling road race is tomorrow, it's supposed to be one of the hardest courses ever used in the Olympics so you'll see a lot of well-paid athletes suffering like dogs.
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Yes, it is very diverse course with one nasty, 10 kilometer long climb. Multiply that with seven (seven laps), add not so healthy air and you have a hell course :)
 
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Dali

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sonarrat said:
Men's cycling road race is tomorrow, it's supposed to be one of the hardest courses ever used in the Olympics so you'll see a lot of well-paid athletes suffering like dogs.
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Are we talking about because of the smog or other factors? There were some cyclists complaining after the an Olympic trail in September that the air was the reason they didn't finish.
 
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Wes

venison crêpe
Nolan. said:
Well over here they were expecting 4billion...
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Someone just said to me a billion at work (missed the torch lighting as I was working, watching replay now). Sheesh 4 billion people with nothing better to do.... heh
 
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Wes

venison crêpe
The Spanish looked cool in the athletes parade.

Good to hear such cheers for Chinese Taipei and Iraq.
 
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chickensoup

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cilonen said:
The gf and I thought something along these lines: Stadium goes pitch black, then the floodlights all slam on, illuminating a flock of sheep on the central field, a gnarled and wizened highland borders farmer comes on with his trusty collie who then proceeds to spellbindingly herd the sheep into a pen at one end responding only to whistles and calls from the farmer. Just as the last sheep is rounded up, the farmer closes the gate and flicks the butt of his roll-up into the nearby cauldron, thus lighting the olympic flame. Job done.
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Or we could get some of the local chavs to steal a few cars, joyride them into the centre of the stadium, then set fire to them before being chased away by the police. We can be the first (and only!) nation to use a wrecked Ford Escort to hold the Olympic Flame. :D
 
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cilonen

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chickensoup said:
Or we could get some of the local chavs to steal a few cars, joyride them into the centre of the stadium, then set fire to them before being chased away by the police. We can be the first (and only!) nation to use a wrecked Ford Escort to hold the Olympic Flame. :D
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Hahaha. As the climax to a round Britain all-joyriding torch relay that is awesome.

I don't see how we're going to portray our history unless we fire cannons at the spanish as they enter the arena before firebombing the crap out of the germans.
 
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skybaby

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It wasn't live in the US TV? WTF? Here in Brazil 2 different OTA channels had it live AND in HD. Plus another one in cable also in HD. What the hell?
 
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