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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOlympics - you won't believe how bizarre the opening ceremony is.
I couldn't care less about the games, but this is fucking weird!
No spoilers but trust me, it's a laugh.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I can think of a million different bizarre scenarios.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)I expect Danny Boyle's production here to suck,
sibelian
(7,804 posts)Stuffed with weird dark theatrical imagery... Never seen one like it.
I have to say I'm fairly impressed, but it's not at all what I expected... I actually feel oddly patriotic. (UK res)
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)sibelian
(7,804 posts)Loved the final torchlighting bit... VERY nice
tridim
(45,358 posts)I guess it is pretty late over there.
malaise
(269,254 posts)It's fabulous - it's beautiful, deep, profound, brave and quite political.
I'll discuss after the US DUers see it later
sibelian
(7,804 posts)As a Brit I was ready for it to suck, but, actually... I feel quite proud!!!
malaise
(269,254 posts)and I never thought I say that. Love the music for the athletes as well - I'm freaking lovin' it.
BanzaiBonnie
(3,621 posts)My husband and I went to a presentation of Frankenstein directed at the National Theater by Danny Boyle. It was one of the most stunning performances I've EVER seen.
malaise
(269,254 posts)I never expected anything this good.
Graybeard
(6,996 posts)This was posted earlier and it is interesting:
http://summergames.ap.org/article/anglophiles-delight-opening-ceremony-explainer
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malaise
(269,254 posts)DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Only Danny Boyle...
cali
(114,904 posts)It's Danny Boyle. Of course it's "weird".
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)He goes right over the edge this time. I never thought he'd do this. I love it.
malaise
(269,254 posts)He threw the RWs of the planet over the edge - fabufugginglous!
The collaboration on this must have been out of this world.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)What station?
grantcart
(53,061 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Oh wait, natural gas leak... where? Got the Scanner on
zappaman
(20,606 posts)Can someone translate this please?
I know it must be important, but for the life of me I can't figure it out!!!
Robb
(39,665 posts)The place? To watch -- oh, wait. Natural gas!
Leak... where, Got?!? The scanner on!!
zappaman
(20,606 posts)However, I'm pretty sure the dialect is "gibberish" which is a very hard one to translate...
GoCubsGo
(32,099 posts)Last edited Fri Jul 27, 2012, 06:39 PM - Edit history (1)
Or, at least parts of them are. I recall at least some weirdness at Barcelona, Atlanta, Beijing...
mr blur
(7,753 posts)REP
(21,691 posts)LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)it cracks me up!
zappaman
(20,606 posts)jannyk
(4,810 posts)Danny Boyle you made me really, really proud to be a Londoner!
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)I love the story telling, custom, music, the children singing.
Love it.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)The ginormous baby was really strange, but the kids looked like they were having a BLAST.
Had to laugh with Rowan Atkinson. We send them our homegrown Mr Bean, and they feature their own.
GoCubsGo
(32,099 posts)The Pythons always had weird stuff like that.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Tim Berners-Lee? NICE touch!!