London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Mars Bar

Power to the female drummers!

Colmustard

WTF

dx22

MayoForSam wrote: »

Where's Bilbo Baggins?

The tellytubbies ate him

Mint Sauce

swingking wrote: »

Why are they playing Jerusalem?

The theme is Englands Green and Pleasant Land.

My name is URL

Cienciano wrote: »

Balls, just have BBC HD!

Do you have Freesat? If you have BBC HD then you should have all of the BBC channels.

3ndahalfof6

kfallon wrote: »

Was that that tit who banging Emma Thompson years ago?

never knew she was a lesbian.

electrobanana

The locals are after sneaking in.

Guy:Incognito

Wasnt paying much attention there at the start, what was the idea of the Rugby clips?

Cienciano

"The brutal uprooting of rural britains"

Yeah, you gave us 800 years of that shite :pac:

mike65

Kurz wrote: »

Everything looks like it was done on the cheap so far. Including the stadium. Nothing compared to Beijing really.

Its deliberately been designed as the antidote to authoritarian Beijing.

Nice to get Pink Floyds pig into the intro film (and a nod to Eastenders)

ukonline

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Why is everyone dressed like Abe Lincoln?

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Witcher

Thought the lads in the top hats were gonna have a scrum there:pac:

Mars Bar

Mars Bar wrote: »

Power to the female drummers!

And she's deaf. She has my full respect.

El Guapo!

This is just weird.

Sparks43

Wonder if they are going to show the spanking we gave them in 1916:D

bwatson

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Nice of them to include a Belgian in the opening.

British success frighten you does it?

Colmustard

Danny Boyle
So hopilly there will be zonbies

Guy:Incognito

ukonline wrote: »

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Why is everyone dressed like Abe Lincoln?

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Because th eAmericans didnt invent clothes, they brought them with them when they moved from England.

mike65

ukonline wrote: »

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Why is everyone dressed like Abe Lincoln?

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Abe Lincoln was dressed like a Brit at the time you know!

mailforkev

Don't think I'll last through this for much longer. Awful self indulgent tosh, and the inane BBC commentary is not helping. Pity.

Sea Filly

kfallon wrote: »

Was that that tit who banging Emma Thompson years ago?

Yes, I KNEW that was Kenneth Branagh! The muppet.

Mr.Crinklewood

Ah..locals rolling some grass...nice of them to include that.

efb

Dammy Pls!

Polygon_window

Dean09 wrote: »

This is just weird.

as well as mental! ah cool chimneys though

3ndahalfof6

it will never beat the cube.

alastair_doom

You just know those dancing industrialists are going to be the next meme

Downlinz

Right I'm switching off, this hasn't done a good job of holding my attention for even 10 minutes.

Enjoy it, hope it gets better for you.

swingking

they're erecting their poles now

electrobanana

Fred Dinpnah would be proud

kfallon

All these opening ceremonies are a load of gash, lets just see the teams parading

Howd they get ken Branneth involved in this... only for George this would be fierce random...

Sea Filly

Colmustard wrote: »

Just heard the suffragette movement will be reflected in the opening ceremony so perhaps it will be a woman athlete, I don't think a woman athlete has ever lit the torch before, so Kelly Holmes, that was a great Olympic moment and we are not seeing much of her, so maybe.

Good suggestion!

Tinie

I think this is brilliant, a proper spectacle.

3ndahalfof6

the surfer jets, they created some shiit.

Colmustard

That was pretty Fukcen impressive and good.

Jimoslimos

Downlinz wrote: »

This is really awful, cheap and tacky to the extreme. Compared to Beijing it makes London look pathetic.

If they could pay pennies a day to workers I'm sure they might manage something more extravagant.

Alas, the last time that was possible would have been the industrial revolution - which they're trying to recreate now.

El Guapo!

Tinie wrote: »

I think this is brilliant, a proper spectacle.

Really?
It's boring tripe imo.

Hande hoche!

Wouldn't fancy wearing a wool uniform in this weather.

Polygon_window

i keep getting the impression they are rippingo off pink floyds the wall (audio wise)

kfallon

In The Name of The Father is on TV3.....now that's the real Brits :pac:

electrobanana

don't Underworld have something to do with the music for this?

Mr.Crinklewood

This really needs Terry Wogan presenting, taking the piss out of things.

Smcgie

I thought it was boring at the start, but its epic - very special

Witcher

People running everywhere...the industrialists are the only people who look like they know what they're doing:pac:

cocoshovel

Still need a stream. Ill probably never get around to watching em

RedRightHand

Where's Britain's imperial past and where did all those black peasants come from? :rolleyes:

Kurz

Dean09 wrote: »

Really?
It's boring tripe imo.

Nice avatar! :pac:

Tox56

Dean09 wrote: »

Tinie wrote: »

I think this is brilliant, a proper spectacle.

Really?
It's boring tripe imo.

They could have spent millions on lasers and fireworks and synchronised drummers, but this is interesting in a different way imo

Guy:Incognito

Sea Filly wrote: »

Good suggestion!

Surely as an answer to Muhammed Ali lighting it in Atlanta it has to be Frank Bruno?

ballsymchugh

can't wait for the section on the miner's and poll tax riots, before everything is burnt down in homage to last summers mess