Paris 2024 - Day 0 - The Opening Ceremony (Fri 26 July)

[supermassive]

Only thing that can save this is Celine Dion floating down the river tied to a flaming stake on a platform in a tribute to Joan of Arc lip syncing to a French version of I’m Alive.

 

[Suedehead]

edit !!

 

[Finn]

I think the mechanical horse is quite cool actually.

Agreed. Though I can't remember a time when we weren't fucking watching it

 

[Alex]

What is the song in the background I know it and is annoying me !!

 

[Finn]

FINALLY an ACTUAL FLAG PARADE

 

[Joseph]

I hope Dannii shows up to do "Est-ce que tu m'aimes encore?"

 

[ZenGiraffe]

A second flag parade has hit the Eiffel Tower

 

[Suedehead]

in summary all of this could have been condensed to 45 minutes

 

[PercyPig]

Can we cancel the Seine please?

 

[Madison]

This is like that weird dream sequence from Terry Gilliam’s Brazil but much much much much longer.

 

[PercyPig]

OMG WE’RE ONLY AT THE WIVES

 

[Finn]

I do love all the archive footage

 

[supermassive]

This feels a bit like something out of an Adam Curtis documentary.

 

[Marina Salty]

The montage is giving me nausea

 

[Eddie]

Ok enough with the horse now!

 

[Madison]

Wait what, they skipped 2012?!

 

[PercyPig]

Who’s doing these cutaways! Seriously!

 

[Suedehead]

It became a real horse
Wow I’m just so shocked
That was so
Unexpected

!!!

 

[D5K]

Ok enough with the horse now!

Don’t worry it’ll be served up in the athletes’ village soon

 

[Madison]

Why did they spent half an hour on this montage and stop at 2008?

 

[Marina Salty]

You can tell the horse is feeling ashamed to be part of this

 

[Suedehead]

Wait what, they skipped 2012?!

Of course they did
Jealousy is a disease
To which I say
Get well soon

 

[Ellie]

Wait what, they skipped 2012?!

JELUSY

 

[Eddie]

You can tell the horse is feeling ashamed to be part of this

It does look very coy.

 

[Ellie]

If this isn’t Celine Dion I’m going to cut a bitch.

 

[Eddie]

It does look very coy.

Probably been whipped into shape by Charlotte DuJardin.

 

[Suedehead]

what’s with all the empty space on the right hand side of the catwalk

 

[AGinAg (38)]

I dunno, the Eiffel Tower backdrop looked very pretty.

 

[Suedehead]

And the left

 

[Suedehead]

I mean you think they could have got some punters / athletes’ families to fill that empty space !!

 

[Kate]

Alright I’ve switched to live. Hi tinfoil person.

 

[supermassive]

Hope this lady’s Amazon knight bodysuit costume becomes DLC in Assasins Creed Unity.

 

[Suedehead]

I dunno, the Eiffel Tower backdrop looked very pretty.

The first effortlessly iconic moment of the night

 

[PercyPig]

Where’s all the athletes?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Could have got a wind machine, surely?

 

[Kate]

Oh yes lovely Eiffel Tower and soggy people.

 

[win_the_game]

Was that an ambulance playing over the Olympic anthem?

 

[Marina Salty]

This is a gorgeous interpretation though

 

[D5K]

Hang on is this the Holy and the Ivy?

 

[Suedehead]

Not more choral and opera stuff.. jeez Louise.
Not exactly spice girls in London black cabs is it !
God now I sound like inner smile