Should have taken the full Celtics quadro imo. Have them as your 2nd unit with AD, Bam, or Embiid.
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Should have taken the full Celtics quadro imo. Have them as your 2nd unit with AD, Bam, or Embiid.
The opening ceremony was fine. It was a nice departure from the usual stadium bombast and it showcased the city itself. Some of the ideas were really neat. Celine Dion was incredible, and I’m not even a fan.
I’d contend I was nicest to those 3, and those 3 play supporting roles on this team.
EDIT: The best player on the team which won “a ring” is not on the Olympic team.
Hey…if they win the thing, I’ll be the first on here saying I was wrong.
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Opera and heavy metal with a headless Marie Antoinette. Thank you, France.
I appreciate their ambition, but the whole thing is falling a little flat. This has to be a nightmare to shoot and it's just not great on tv. The cloudy rainy weather is not helping.
Agreed. I think the boats thing is cool, but they take a while so rather than doing a continuous ceremony performance, they’re breaking it up.
it’s obviously setup to make it easier for locals to be a part of it vs limited numbers in stadium. Not the best for TV but I think it’s really cool how accessible it is for everyone instead of only those that can afford tickets.
Agreed. Give me the usual big event in the Olympic Stadium. This just doesn't have the gravitas that the traditional ceremonies have.
Watched earlier today and outside of the team/countries on the boats and Celine Dion at the end, it was pretty much this.
Lady Gaga is super talented but her performances imo often seem so awkward and are deep in the 'trying to hard' column.
They cut out a ton of the shots of the metal horse on the water (maybe 15 minutes or so?) and sped up a major portion of the program. Wonder if they’ll cut out the speeches too?
