The opening ceremony (the only good bit of the whole thing, in theory, although reality has not quite lived up to that billing)

[Silas Loom]

Tomorrow. It’s all taking place on the Seine as athletes float past in barges, while mad stuff happens on bridges and in mid-air. I hope they’ve focused on making it as spectacular as possible for telly, as Danny Boyle did.

Anyway, quite looking forward to it.

 

[Pickman's model]

I hope it's like the 1900 Paris olympics

 

[Elpenor]

never seen the point of them, though I admit I watched the London opening ceremony a few weeks after the Olympics as I was camping in the lakes the first weekend of 2012 Olympics

 

[JimW]

I find these sort of shows unbearable, like the Spring Festival telly gala here, even when spectacular just seems a tedious mishmash. Scale for scale's sake too. Bah humbug, but fill your boots if it's your thing.

 

[JimW]

Military marching band, quick chorus of Abide With Me and blow for kick-off.

 

[Silas Loom]

There will be good bits and boring bits. An ideal watch on a catch-up service.

 

[petee]

the albertville opening ceremony was one of the fuckinest things i ever saw.

 

[Aladdin]

I hope it's like the 1900 Paris olympics

Just in case.....

The pigeons have left..

 

[Pickman's model]

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Just in case.....

The pigeons have left..

1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I was very pleasantly surprised by the London one, which didn't take itself too seriously. Will Paris send itself up at all?

 

[petee]

I hope it's like the 1900 Paris olympics

which, wiki tells me, had tug-of-war and a version of jai-alai.
they ought to bring tug-of-war back.

e2a beat me to it

 

[ouirdeaux]

Team sports are degenerate and modern. They have no place in the Olympics.

(Admittedly, I'm bored by all the non-team athletics, but in theory I support that sort of thing. If only I could keep my eyes open.)

 

[Aladdin]

1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Yes..
Well the poor pigeons didn't fare well

"This was also the only Olympic Games in history to use live animals (pigeons) as targets during the shooting events."

 

[Aladdin]

Team sports are degenerate and modern. They have no place in the Olympics.

(Admittedly, I'm bored by all the non-team athletics, but in theory I support that sort of thing. If only I could keep my eyes open.)

I love watching the running events.

 

[petee]

I love watching the running events.

any favorites?

 

[Aladdin]

any favorites?

Not the hurdles.

But pretty much everything else.
I love the sprints.

 

[planetgeli]

I was very pleasantly surprised by the London one, which didn't take itself too seriously. Will Paris send itself up at all?

Spasticus Autisticus (Orbital version) takes some beating at the Paralympics.

 

[petee]

Not the hurdles.

how about steeplechase?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Spasticus Autisticus (Orbital version) takes some beating at the Paralympics.

I hadn't seen that before. It's magnificent.

 

[Aladdin]

how about steeplechase?

I would watch it but I just really like straight forward running..
I don't even know why..

 

[Elpenor]

I would watch it but I just really like straight forward running..
I don't even know why..

just be glad you were never asked to do a SC at a track meet “for the points”

 

[Aladdin]

just be glad you were never asked to do a SC at a track meet “for the points”

Oh dear... sounds crampy..

I used to be pretty good at running/ sprinting. Not great at longer distances.
Illness messed that up...am lucky to be walking now.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Oh dear... sounds crampy..

I used to be pretty good at running/ sprinting. Not great at longer distances.
Illness messed that up...am lucky to be walking now.

 

[Sweet FA]

I would watch it but I just really like straight forward running..
I don't even know why..

Have you seen Sprint, currently on Netflix?

 

[WouldBe]

Military marching band, quick chorus of Abide With Me and blow for kick-off.

Might get a bit wet. Although could play "I'm forever blowing bubbles."

 

[Aladdin]

Have you seen Sprint, currently on Netflix?

No.. worth watching?

 

[mx wcfc]

just be glad you were never asked to do a SC at a track meet “for the points”

Pfft.

I tried to get out of playing hockey once, and ended up having to do cross country "for the points".

A lake. I had to jump into, and run through, a feckin lake. It was February.

 

[Sweet FA]

No.. worth watching?

Yes, very much so.

I'm now much more interested in watching the 100m/200m.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

just be glad you were never asked to do a SC at a track meet “for the points”

I'd be fine with being asked.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Sorry Aladdin ..