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08-09-2008, 04:41 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | So I missed the Opening Ceremonies
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I was at our annual Rookie Lifeguard Party, which is a party that our first year guards throw for everyone. It's a long tradition. Anyway, it was a Mardi Gras theme with lots of naked chicks running around and needless to say it was a beautiful thing. In the process, however, I missed the opening ceremonies in China. Is there a way I can see it? Will it be rebroadcast? I want to see it in HD? |
08-09-2008, 05:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Socorro, NM | | | I also missed it due to lack of TV. Is there a way to see it online somewhere?
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08-09-2008, 05:53 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | I think it's avaliable on bbc iplayer, somewhere on the bbc website. Not sure if you can access it from over the pond though, |
08-09-2008, 07:24 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal | | | it was replayed this afternoon - just check the NBC networks (NBC MSNBC CNBC and for our amigos south of the border Telemundo) frequently
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08-09-2008, 09:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dallas-ish Texas | | | Yeah, it said NBC's website should have HD streams for the whole Olympics.
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08-09-2008, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar I was at our annual Rookie Lifeguard Party, which is a party that our first year guards throw for everyone. It's a long tradition. Anyway, it was a Mardi Gras theme with lots of naked chicks running around and needless to say it was a beautiful thing. In the process, however, I missed the opening ceremonies in China. Is there a way I can see it? Will it be rebroadcast? I want to see it in HD? | So sorry you missed it!!!! Matt Lauer looked absolutely gorgeous!!! Maki. My man. I love you, but uh...... Get some friends to put on tights and run around with those streamer-on-a-stick things.
paul
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08-10-2008, 08:54 AM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mike_v_s So sorry you missed it!!!! Matt Lauer looked absolutely gorgeous!!! Maki. My man. I love you, but uh...... Get some friends to put on tights and run around with those streamer-on-a-stick things.
paul | Well, as you could imagine, my interpretation of an Olympic Opening Ceremony in China might deviate from the original script a little bit. I don't even think they have pork and beans in china. |
08-10-2008, 12:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tyneside, UK | | | Trust me, you didn't miss much!
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08-10-2008, 02:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | Don't bother, they're just going to have another one in four years. 
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08-10-2008, 02:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston | | | I thought it was actually the best opening ceremony I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous.
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08-10-2008, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Fassa Albrecht Trust me, you didn't miss much! | How would you know?
Go ahead and treat that as a rhetorical question, I don't actually care what the answer is.
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08-10-2008, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by hbarcat Don't bother, they're just going to have another one in four years. | No one no where ever will have an opening ceremony / show like that ever again. It was the most expensive, technological & impressive show I have seen in my life. You just can't describe how amazing it was in every detail. If you missed it, you missed one of the greatest performances EVER, on Earth!!!
Hopefully it will be on DVD.
I can't even start to describe it. |
08-10-2008, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigO How would you know?
Go ahead and treat that as a rhetorical question, I don't actually care what the answer is. |
Errrrrr....try newspaper pictures?
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08-10-2008, 02:36 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Well, you reinforced my notion that I didn't care what the answer was. But obviously a newspaper picture is the perfect medium for capturing that event.
On a completely unrelated note, if you block someone on TB, do threads they create not show up too? I hope so. |
08-10-2008, 02:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tyneside, UK | | | OK I'll come clean and admit I actually watched the actual ceremony on TV.....there, happy?
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08-10-2008, 03:57 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkless Dog No one no where ever will have an opening ceremony / show like that ever again. It was the most expensive, technological & impressive show I have seen in my life. You just can't describe how amazing it was in every detail. If you missed it, you missed one of the greatest performances EVER, on Earth!!!
Hopefully it will be on DVD.
I can't even start to describe it. | I've heard it described this way from someone else too. Kind of bummed I missed it. |
08-10-2008, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog No one no where ever will have an opening ceremony / show like that ever again. It was the most expensive, technological & impressive show I have seen in my life. You just can't describe how amazing it was in every detail. If you missed it, you missed one of the greatest performances EVER, on Earth!!!
Hopefully it will be on DVD.
I can't even start to describe it. | My wife Tivo'd it and I saw it today and I agree. About the only way to top that would be to have Elvis return in an alien craft. In a Borat style swimsuit. It was flat out amazing.
Then again I didn't see it in a newspaper.
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08-11-2008, 06:13 AM
| | | | It was like taking Blue Man Group, 'Cirque du Solei, Stomp, All of Las Vegas & Time Squares LED computerized light screens, that fly around and unroll and combine them with 2008 performers in complete synchronization of every body part choreographed that gave the appearance of a sea of robots or computerized LED 2008 human performers, for each of about 10-15 individual completely different performances, then add to that the Bird's Nest stadium huge wrap around screens, the complete stadium lighting in brilliant colors, along with enormous fireworks displays. |
08-17-2008, 02:17 AM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkless Dog It was like taking Blue Man Group, 'Cirque du Solei, Stomp, All of Las Vegas & Time Squares LED computerized light screens, that fly around and unroll and combine them with 2008 performers in complete synchronization of every body part choreographed that gave the appearance of a sea of robots or computerized LED 2008 human performers, for each of about 10-15 individual completely different performances, then add to that the Bird's Nest stadium huge wrap around screens, the complete stadium lighting in brilliant colors, along with enormous fireworks displays. | LMAO. So it was pretty good?  |
08-17-2008, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar LMAO. So it was pretty good? | yes. very very good! incredible!
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