denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Love the parade of nations, good luck to all the athletes! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462843
Rinaldo August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 And they're playing the classic song "Brazil" for the home team. Love it! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462844
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Daisy said: Hi Refugees! (but I am still confused. Why is there a Refugee team - when there's an Independent Team. especially because both will be underneath the Olympic flag, and have the Olympic theme). this would be something important for Team Today to explain. The refugee athletes have fled their country, but their country still has an Olympic committee and can send athletes. The independent team is for athletes whose country does not have an IOC or it is suspended. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462845
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Just now, maraleia said: https://www.romper.com/p/whats-the-difference-between-the-olympic-refugee-team-the-independent-olympic-athletes-15885 thanks, you're a peach :) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462846
bmoore4026 August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Awww, the Brazil entrance filled my with so much joy :) 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462848
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, ExplainItAgain said: The refugee athletes have fled their country, but their country still has an Olympic committee and can send athletes. The independent team is for athletes whose country does not have an IOC or it is suspended. thanks very much :) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462852
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Aside from the parade of athletes, this is the best part of the opening ceremony--playing "Brazil." 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462854
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 That break dancer was pretty bad. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462860
Chrissytd August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Those things look like giant cheese graters. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462862
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Love the olympic rings! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462863
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, Rick Kitchen said: That break dancer was pretty bad. Yeah, I'm on the East Coast and already saw that but I remember thinking he was pretty bad. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462865
camussie August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 So far I have actually enjoyed this opening ceremony more than spectacles in both London and Beijing. I think the simplicity is more in line with the Olympic spirit. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462866
Bees52 August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) For some reason I keep hoping to hear Duran Duran's "Rio" at some point. But they're the last host country's product. Edited August 6, 2016 by Bees52 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462868
twoods August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) Loving the music. Wish I could listen to this everyday instead of the crap they play on the radio stations. Edited August 6, 2016 by twoods 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462870
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Here comes the address, and the Olympic oaths. Except for Team USA basketball, who is living on a yacht. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462873
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Right, one of the world's most polluted countries lecturing us on environmentalism. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462884
Shaynaa August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Hey NBC. Since he is talking about the refugee team, maybe you could show them instead of Team USA. Crazy idea. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462885
camussie August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 I would imagine it would be a security issue for some of the athletes who are world famous to take up residence in the village. Not just in Rio but really in any Olympics. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462887
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 NBC sucks for tape delaying this. The cauldron lightning after midnight?! I'm nodding off here... 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462889
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, ExplainItAgain said: NBC sucks for tape delaying this. The cauldron lightning after midnight?! I'm nodding off here... Same here. I'm just glad I don't have to get up and go to work in the morning. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462895
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Wow, is that Dame Judi Dench? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462896
Kromm August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Rinaldo said: Yes, but Nauru is an island (which was part of my question) a long way from anything else; doesn't it pretty much have to be self-sufficient much of the time? People in Monaco or Liechtenstein or San Marino can drive into surrounding areas to work or shop, and vice versa. It's a long way from Nauru to anything else. I mean, obviously it makes it work, I'm not disputing that, but it just reminds me what a variety of ways of life we have on the planet. Well that's the thing. I imagine it perhaps could be self-sufficient only in primitive civilization mode, but the moment you put modern obligations on it then you have to fly things in and out all of the time. If you look on a map it's about 700 miles from the Marshall Islands. Maybe half that from a few other really tiny islands to the east of it. Those are long distances in some ancient canoe, so if an island didn't have sufficient food and water, then nobody would be able to live there for long. As long as all they cared about was food and water, it worked out. Now? Well if you want metal to build something, you have to fly it in. If you want any kind of wood other than the few types that grow there, you have to fly it in. If you want manufactured products of ANY kind, you have to fly it in. Etc. etc. Balancing that out, things like refrigeration and electricity kind of help eliminate most of the stress of the primitive survival aspects though. It's a trade off. Work in places like that is likely still in primitive mode a lot of the time. The only retail work you're likely to have is servicing tourists. The only office work, likely for the government itself. Manufacturing jobs won't exist. If the island grows crops, either people work that sharecropper style for their own use, or they're organized enough that they get paid by a leader and there's exporting (thus a monetary system that goes beyond the Islanders). Or perhaps the whole Island operates for nothing BUT tourism's sake (but that's doubtful when they are about a few thousand miles from anyplace that would have a tourist base to send there (that would be Australia). Edited August 6, 2016 by Kromm 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462897
tanyak August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) Yeah, I'm sorry. But this has struggled to hold my attention. Beijing was crazy and over the top but no doubt, I was locked in. Get on with it! Edited August 6, 2016 by tanyak 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462898
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, camussie said: I would imagine it would be a security issue for some of the athletes who are world famous to take up residence in the village. Not just in Rio but really in any Olympics. in the winter Olympics, the NHL players stay in the Village (and have since 1998) and I know some tennis players are there too. the NBA players as far as i know - have never stayed in the Village since they were allowed (1992) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462899
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Who is this dude? Will he light the cauldron? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462901
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 is the Flame even in the stadium yet? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462905
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Love it when the Olympic Flag arrives! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462906
Browncoat August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Shut up, Matt Lauer. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462907
chitowngirl August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 In real time, yes. In NBC time, no. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462908
KenyaJ August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, camussie said: I would imagine it would be a security issue for some of the athletes who are world famous to take up residence in the village. Not just in Rio but really in any Olympics. Yep. Not to mention that the players can't fit in the beds in the village. All things considered, it's probably best for everyone that they're not staying in the village. Edited August 6, 2016 by KenyaJ 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462909
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Uh, a gymnastic promo in the middle of the Opening Ceremony? ffs, NBC. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462912
mightysparrow August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 The late great Jim McKay called Kip Kanoh 'Kip Kanoh, the cop from Kenya'. In the 1970s, the Africans dominated distance running and so many of them had stories like Kip Kanoh. They were from poor countries but they managed to train the best they could. It wasn't like it is today with all the big money and sponsors. Back then it was about love of sport. It's good to see Mr. Kanoh keeps that spirit alive. I don't know why NBC decided to air an hour behind. CBC has been over for ages. And NBC cut the speech of the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee. He was shaking like a leaf, probably from both nerves and emotion. It was fun chatting with all of you but I'm out. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462913
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Is it just me, or are all of those athletes holding up phones getting annoying? 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462915
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 I admit that I've never thought that much about Brazil other than things like it being the largest country in South America and "The Girl from Ipanema," Rio, bossa nova, favelas. I've had this notion of it being a laid back country with a lot of poverty. I think the laid backness is reflected in the opening ceremony. It just didn't "pop" with me, whereas I still remember those Chinese drummers. Matt just mentioned a samba party so hopefully things will liven up at the end. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462921
Browncoat August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 If they show it on tape delay (which we know they did), they certainly could have made it fit the time slot so that it would be over by midnight. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462922
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, KenyaJ said: Yep. Not to mention that the players can't fit in the beds in the village. All things considered, it's probably best for everyone that they're not staying in the village. i suppose so. I think though - again just using the NHL players as a clear cut example - while some aren't 7'0 tall - there were a lot of players who couldn't fit in the beds (Zedeno Chara comes to mind automatically) - and just as popular, but they've never not stayed in the village. even in Sochi while some players cited concerns (for their families) they felt that the village was the safest place for them to be. And that's been the case since 98. I guess it just.. I don't know. everyone wants to go we're all together, global village, etc, not being apart - and some choose to be. I get it, i understand it, but it's still like, "insert eyebrow raise here." especially when the Olympic President, (and chef d'missions etc) talk about it throughout the olympics. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462926
chitowngirl August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Then people would be peeved that we didn't get the whole Ceremony, just an edited version. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462928
Browncoat August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 They could have made it fit without editing. Cut down on ads (yeah, I know, not gonna happen) and all the extraneous bits (gymnastics promo, etc.), and it would have been a lot shorter. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462931
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Are they driving tractors with the country names on them? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462933
Bees52 August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Samba time!! Oh, that little boy is so cute and talented! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462935
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 That one chick in the red getup has got some thunder thighs. Sexy though. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462936
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Those are some small bikini bottoms on the dancers. Now we know why they invented the Brazilian wax... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462940
camussie August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 I would disagree that the hockey players are just as popular worldwide. A few here and there (Gretsky to name one) but on the whole, it isn't even close. Like that article linked to said, they get mobbed. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462941
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 The Olympic Flame! Finally! I'm nodding off! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462943
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Man, my mother, who is hard of hearing, has a problem hearing the country names that the stadium announcers are saying, and the NBC announcers are not announcing all of the countries. Also, didn't they used to tell us who each of the flag bearers are? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462944
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Guga! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462946
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Yeah, the Today show crew wasn't good about saying who the flag bearers were. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462947
Browncoat August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Okay, the cauldron thing is pretty cool. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462949
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 okay that is very pretty. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462950
Browncoat August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Jinx, Daisy! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/7/#findComment-2462951
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