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allegorical oracle

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25. I still relished what I got to see. Every moment of it. Just happy I lived long

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:48 PM

Jul 2024

enough to see a new generation of gorgeous athletes able to show their years of training for the world to see.

Be glad to just be.

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Just finished watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony from Paris ... [View all] aggiesal Jul 2024 OP

one suspects most countries are favoring their own athletes in broadcast terms nt msongs Jul 2024 #1

Yep! jimfields33 Jul 2024 #2

Not at all. I listened to the EuroSport1 audio feed (English is UK based), ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #6

I grew up with an ability to watch Canadian TV dsc Jul 2024 #20

I did, too. July Jul 2024 #26

I watched it on Peacock. madaboutharry Jul 2024 #3

Was Tirico, Clarkson & Peyton on Peacock? ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #8

I have a plan with no commercials, but there were breaks. madaboutharry Jul 2024 #18

I agree bdamomma Jul 2024 #27

Lots of gqp hit-jobs on Kamala and others. Vicious but foolish. lindysalsagal Jul 2024 #4

During the Olympic commercial breaks? n/t aggiesal Jul 2024 #9

I was only so so on the Opening Ceremony ITAL Jul 2024 #5

Beijing was off the hook! The magnitude of the entertainment was breathtaking. I actually bought the video FlyingPiggy Jul 2024 #10

I remember thinking London did a good job actually ITAL Jul 2024 #12

I thought London did a good job too w the Industrial Revolution FlyingPiggy Jul 2024 #15

I liked the IDEA of the boats ITAL Jul 2024 #17

We watched it on peacock and it was way better than what you described on nbc FlyingPiggy Jul 2024 #7

At least it wasn't full screen commercials, but I find NBC just money grubbers ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #11

Watched in on France2 - No commercials, no breaks, full coverage - And Celine's performance? GoneOffShore Jul 2024 #13

Good for you! I can't get France2, I think everything was brilliant ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #14

We were at a party in Aix-en-Provence, so saw the entire thing GoneOffShore Jul 2024 #16

I recorded the live.broadcast on NBC and watching it now. There are no commercials, just a "commercial free brought Raftergirl Jul 2024 #19

I was watching NBC-New York. They had plenty. n/t aggiesal Jul 2024 #23

NBC has ALWAYS sucked alarimer Jul 2024 #21

Oh, just saw first commercials (split screen) I'm an hour in and this is the first ones. 😔 Raftergirl Jul 2024 #22

Thought the ceremony was pretty spectacular Deminpenn Jul 2024 #24

I still relished what I got to see. Every moment of it. Just happy I lived long allegorical oracle Jul 2024 #25

I actively seek out non-US coverage of international sporting events Tarc Jul 2024 #28

Just watched the Prime Time Opening Ceremonies ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #29

I watch Canadian coverage - far superior than NBC tenderfoot Jul 2024 #30

Was it LIVE? And what Channel? I looked for a channel in Canada ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #31

If you have VPN - watch on CBC - yes it's live. tenderfoot Jul 2024 #32