London 2012 MegaThread [Part 2]

opinion guy

kfallon wrote: »

This thread is not as much fun as it used to be

Roll on the paralympics!!!!!

opinion guy

racso1975 wrote: »

the best of "downtown"

http://www.balls.ie/2012/08/16/the-best-of-timmy-mccarthys-olympic-basketball-final-commentary/

If anybody can embed it work away

Lol
Cometh the man, cometh the hour!!!!!

opinion guy

Just caught the second half of a movie called the best of men:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9461615/The-Best-of-Men-BBC-Two-Preview.html

Inspiring stuff. Gettin psyched for this now.
Anyone have any profiles on the paralympic athletes or anything to get more into this ??

The only one I've even heard of is Oscar Pistorous. Oh and the BBC presenter guy - Ade or whatever his name is, but I think he is retired from competing

racso1975

http://www.paralympics.ie/ does profile of all irish athletes. The competitions on are ran dependent upon the category that the severity of disability is related too

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/sports/

racso1975

oh i see they do basketball. Seding email to rte for downtown to be brought back

Mint Sauce

Just seen that RTE2 are going to be covering the Paralympics as well. Wonder if it will just be an evening showing or all day coverage.

LordSutch

BBC1/ BBC1 HD showed the full opening ceremony again this afternoon, ah it was great to relive it all over again (and to record it) before the DVD box set goes on sale at €24.99 or something similar ) It really was just as good the 2nd time around, maybe even better, and this time I could understand more of what was going on with Kenneth Branagh + the rest of the bearded gentry and the scenes of industrial revolution.

PS The soundtrack is awsome.

opinion guy

irish-stew wrote: »

Just seen that RTE2 are going to be covering the Paralympics as well. Wonder if it will just be an evening showing or all day coverage.

I think it will probably just be Mick Dowling, Bernard Dunne, and Kenny Egan wearing zany jackets and talking shlte about boxing for 12 hours -in between reruns of yesterdays events....interrrupted of course for re-reruns of this mornings boxing

opinion guy

Program on right now on channel 4 - Jon Snow's Paralympic Show profiling the upcoming games - I think I will be on everyday this week.

Irish paralympic presenter Daraine Mulvihill amongst the guests today
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/brave-amputee-daraine-is-going-for-gold-as-she-lands-tv-paralympics-job-3030815.html

My name is URL

150,000 condoms are going to be used in the Paralympic village during the games?! How will they have the time? :pac:

opinion guy

My name is URL wrote: »

150,000 condoms are going to be used in the Paralympic village during the games?! How will they have the time? :pac:

I think what Ade said was that was during the able bodied Olympics. He then added that was a number that dropped since he was competing :pac:

opinion guy

FYI if anyone else was wondering what the awesome tune in the awesome channel 4 paralympic trailer is it's Harder than you think by public enemy. Good article about the trailer here:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/scottharris/100065124/channel-4s-paralympics-trailer-is-a-superhuman-effort/

....and for good measure whilst I am at it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAPPeRg3Nw&feature=player_embedded

Blisterman

That's definitely one of the best ads I've seen in a long time.

opinion guy

Members of the Jordanian paralympic delegation arrested in Norn Iron:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19331779

:eek:

opinion guy

Paralympic flames lit:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19333610

opinion guy

Ok here is one to watch:

BBC wrote:

South African swimmer Achmat Hassiem, who lost a leg in a shark attack, has told the BBC he hopes to win a medal at the Paralympic Games in London.

Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19336498

Apparently he saved his brother from a shark by attracting it's attention and lost his leg in the process :eek:

Hero

Mint Sauce

opinion guy wrote: »

FYI if anyone else was wondering what the awesome tune in the awesome channel 4 paralympic trailer is it's Harder than you think by public enemy. Good article about the trailer here:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/scottharris/100065124/channel-4s-paralympics-trailer-is-a-superhuman-effort/

....and for good measure whilst I am at it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAPPeRg3Nw&feature=player_embedded

Never knew that song before I seen the ad. Great track, it also looks like C4 are going all out with their coverage.

As for RTE2 coverage, wonder how many boxers we have, and how many times could they show them.

opinion guy wrote: »

Ok here is one to watch:


Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19336498

Apparently he saved his brother from a shark by attracting it's attention and lost his leg in the process :eek:

Hero

Lets hope he can swim faster in london.

Guy:Incognito

Is there another version of the ad with a different song or am I imagining things?

srm23

i wonder will everyone be PC & pretend to be interested in this

ArmaniJeanss

srm23 wrote: »

i wonder will everyone be PC & pretend to be interested in this

I'll have no huge interest in it myself, but won't feel the need to have a sly pop at those who do.

Mint Sauce

srm23 wrote: »

i wonder will everyone be PC & pretend to be interested in this

I'm actually quite looking forward to it.

opinion guy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Is there another version of the ad with a different song or am I imagining things?

There is a creepy 'Thanks for the warm' up version where it shosw the main olympics celebration and pans down to a bunch of sinister looking paralympians waiting in the basement for no apparent reason with no music. I haven't seen it in a while though - must be too creepy.

srm23 wrote: »

i wonder will everyone be PC & pretend to be interested in this

And the Para-trolympics are started with an early entry from srm23. Could be a medal contender. We will just have to wait and see....

steve9859

srm23 wrote: »

i wonder will everyone be PC & pretend to be interested in this

opinion guy wrote: »

And the Para-trolympics are started with an early entry from srm23. Could be a medal contender. We will just have to wait and see....

Trolls need bites....I suggest we don't give it to him.

Disappointed to have not picked up any of the 100,000 tickets that were released in the last couple of days, but have tickets for the final of the wheelchair basketball.

Great that the thread is back by the way...I've missed it. Even watched a few minutes of the EB motage last night, just to get me back in the mood!

westendgirlie

Morning fellow boardlympians

5 days and counting till the opening ceremony

kfallon

Oh we're back in business now?

Calling leahyl, come in leahyl, do you read me......

opinion guy

steve9859 wrote: »

Trolls need bites....I suggest we don't give it to him.

Disappointed to have not picked up any of the 100,000 tickets that were released in the last couple of days, but have tickets for the final of the wheelchair basketball.

Great that the thread is back by the way...I've missed it. Even watched a few minutes of the EB motage last night, just to get me back in the mood!

Weren't you hear for the olympics ? I ran a Trollympics competition throughout that thread.....it ended up with me and a couple of others pawning of the prizes and going on the lock :pac:

Mint Sauce

westendgirlie wrote: »

Morning fellow boardlympians

5 days and counting till the opening ceremony

4 now.

opinion guy

Robo-lympics:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19359372

Mint Sauce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVEPoz0UqI

Looks like fun.

Not that I'm suggesting people falling out of wheelchairs is funny.



This man does though, trying to find his advert for his Channel4 nightly paralympics show.

Did find this though....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg6PaK85qc4

Lapin

irish-stew wrote: »

Not that I'm suggesting people falling out of wheelchairs is funny.

They can be at times though.

I saw it happen to someone I know recently and PMSL .

No damage done. The only thing he wounded was his pride.

Again !

opinion guy

irish-stew wrote: »

This man does though, trying to find his advert for his Channel4 nightly paralympics show.

Saw it - funny alright.

Check this guy out:
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/videonetwork8/1782455552001/Paralympic-archer-shoots-with-teeth

Man that looks like it would hurt

westendgirlie

Just having a nosey on wiki.

Aside from Channel 4, Setanta will also be showing coverage. Wiki page states that RTE will only show highlights.

This is link to setanta wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setanta_Ireland

saiint

westendgirlie wrote: »

Just having a nosey on wiki.

Aside from Channel 4, Setanta will also be showing coverage. Wiki page states that RTE will only show highlights.

This is link to setanta wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setanta_Ireland

cant wait to watch them run

opinion guy

westendgirlie wrote: »

Wiki page states that RTE will only show highlights.

....and boxers discussing Katie Taylor in the middle of events :pac:

westendgirlie

opinion guy wrote: »

....and boxers discussing Katie Taylor in the middle of events :pac:

...... right after this short break

westendgirlie

saiint wrote: »

cant wait to watch them run

I have no doubt that all of the athletes can run faster than me!

Jesus Shaves

Roll on Wednesday, can't wait

opinion guy

Anyone watching the Jon Snow Paralympic show ?

for some reaosn Katie Price is a guest. She's start going on about how great a paralympian looked on Katie's horse :rolleyes:

Then after a video - the paralympian gold medal winner says to her - so you've done alot of riding havne't you ???? Jordan says yeah.......cue laughter all around :pac:

opinion guy

Oh wow. They just ended the show instead of showing the Stoke Mandeville flame ceremony as it was running late.

Unimpressed channel 4, unimpressed.

Mint Sauce

Flippin heck RTE2. So much for for claims for your paralympic coverage, just looking at the online listing. Tonights coverage starts after 10pm, Ceremony actually starts at 8.30. No coverage tommorrow, half an hour on friday evening, gave up after that.

:mad:

Looks like I'll have to make the most of Channel4 this evening, and give my download limit a bit of a throttling after that.

robinph

opinion guy wrote: »

Anyone watching the Jon Snow Paralympic show ?

for some reaosn Katie Price is a guest. She's start going on about how great a paralympian looked on Katie's horse :rolleyes:

Then after a video - the paralympian gold medal winner says to her - so you've done alot of riding havne't you ???? Jordan says yeah.......cue laughter all around :pac:

She does have a blind(?) son so might have a bit of an interest in disability issues.

BraziliaNZ

I'm a real lover of sport, but am I the only person who has zero interest in the Paralympics? It's really hard to avoid in London too, is it covered much in Ireland? Can't wait till all this is over.

opinion guy

robinph wrote: »

She does have a blind(?) son so might have a bit of an interest in disability issues.

Oh I know that. But still why would you invite that muppet on ?:D

Mint Sauce

Well the Paralympic Flame is running 2 hours behind schulde, but they do have a spare/splinter one.

Mint Sauce

Its starting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCx5Std7mCo

Sparks43

Lets get the beers in and get legless:D

df1985

I actually think the paralympics will be incredible, really looking forward to it. inspirational in every way.

Guy:Incognito

Ad breaks. :mad: I miss BBC.

Richard Hillman

Ad break on Channel 4 after 8 minutes. Bring back the BBC :mad:

Mint Sauce

Are C4 launching their Red Button tonight?