• 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
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Im sorry to say it, but I found the opening very boring. It was so loud with the tap dancers, fiddlers, LED lights, mountains, suspended skiers, etc etc. Highlights would be the breaking ice part, whales, and We Are The World 25 for Haiti.
yes because a little girly boy flying around making patches of gold on the ground with his feet is TOTALLY not gay
[QUOTE=Corporal Yippie;20184281]yes because a little girly boy flying around making patches of gold on the ground with his feet is TOTALLY not gay[/QUOTE] You posted the same childish homophobic drivel in the other thread - we get it, you don't like him
Man that last speech was patriotic. Though, I thought the Olympics were about the world, not just one nation saying how awesome it is. (Also, I am Canadian.)
[QUOTE=Machk;20184333]Man that last speech was patriotic. Though I thought the Olympics were about the world, not just one nation saying how awesome it is. (Also, I am Canadian.)[/QUOTE] Yeah, I am surprised at how patriotic it was but I guess they're trying to make up for our past Olympics which didn't make much of a bang on the rest of the world as they would have liked.
Hockey will be the only part worth watching, as usual. Go Russia!
Damnit, any cover of this song gets on my nerves, so overused [QUOTE=Dank Dave;20184350]Hockey will be the only part worth watching, as usual. Go Russia![/QUOTE] :nyd: :canada::respek::ussr:
I absolutely loved the opening ceremonies. So beautiful. Go USA!! :D
[QUOTE=Wonky;20178545]Screw the fact this event is pumping millions, if not billions, of dollars into the Canadian economy.[/QUOTE] That's such a load of crap. First off, this event [U][B]cost 6 billion dollars.[/B][/U] The most it is expected to pump into the economy is 3 billion dollars. So, basically 3 billion dollars will just come out of the taxpayers pockets, and go into the bank accounts of many already-wealthy people. For what? A two week party that only rich people can attend? What a colossal waste of money. For 6 billion dollars, the city's overwhelming homelessness problem could have been put to a complete end. Not that this upcoming example would be a good use of money, but for the sake of the argument, every homeless person in Vancouver could have been bought a two million dollar home for the money that was spent on the Olympics. Obviously you wouldn't do that, but good low income housing could have been established in downtown east side. East side could have been cleaned up, and had all the heritage houses renovated for far less than 6 billion dollars. The Olympics is going to do jack shit for the Vancouver and BC economy.
Oh god.. this woman's a glass breaker. I hope she doesn't hit a High C.
Wow, the dead guy wanted to be in the olympics all his life and now the entire stadium is standing for him.
Olympic Flame in three minutes!
Fuck yeah Canada :canada:
Sheesh, there are so many ads on NBC you miss lots. The ENTIRE Garou performance was blocked by advertisements (I'm flipping between both CTV and NBC).
The torch is now to Wayne Gretzky. [B]EDIT:[/B] Looks like all of the torch-bearers might light it up, although the cauldron's jammed. [b]EDIT 2:[/b] It's working now.
A mechanical failure at the most important moment?! Goddamn. they seem to be going on anyway..
[QUOTE=trainman1337;20184678]The torch is now to Wayne Gretzky. [B]EDIT:[/B] Looks like all of the torch-bearers might light it up, although the cauldron's jammed.[/QUOTE] They will, ESPN revealed it in an article a few minutes ago.
And they're off, fucking finally!
Let the games BEGIN!
A couple of the arms are still down. Nice job guys.
Now Gretzky's gonna light up the OFFICIAL flame outdoors. [B]EDIT:[/B] Did anyone notice the meme-packed Vizio Web Apps commercial earlier on the NBC feed? Found it slightly funny. :v:
What the hell is wrong with NBC? The external flame is being lit and I see a Listerine commercial.
[QUOTE=laval;20184781]What the hell is wrong with NBC? The external flame is being lit and I see a Listerine commercial.[/QUOTE] Now they're talking to fucking Biden. :argh: [B]LOL EDIT:[/B] Now they break for local commercials, NBC claims that the torch is gonna be lit after this break. (They better be speaking the truth!) [B]ANOTHER EDIT:[/B] Gretzky's getting swarmed by rabid fans. :laffo: How far away is this torch anyways?
[QUOTE=trainman1337;20184817]Now they're talking to fucking Biden. :argh: [B]LOL EDIT:[/B] Now they break for local commercials, NBC claims that the torch is gonna be lit after this break. (They better be speaking the truth!) [B]ANOTHER EDIT:[/B] Gretzky's getting swarmed by rabid fans. :laffo: How far away is this torch anyways?[/QUOTE] He's there now.
Now it's OFFICIAL. Let the games COMMENCE!
That opening ceremony dragged on forever. At first it was awesome, with the Mounties carrying the flag and stuff, then it just got uninteresting. Also, go US hockey team, even though my favorite player is playing for the damn ruskies.
Lol, when Gretzky was driving the crowd control was awful. People could've knocked him off, ran in front of the car, anything. There was one fucking cop next to the car...
Well, I can safely say, there are a shit-ton of sirens going off as people leave BC Place
[QUOTE=dArKnEsS_2;20185075]Lol, when Gretzky was driving the crowd control was awful. People could've knocked him off, ran in front of the car, anything. There was one fucking cop next to the car...[/QUOTE] Eh, a billion dollars buys alotta security. I'm sure they have people planted in the crowd as well as on roofs.
Yeah. Snipers were planted. :biggrin:
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