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

[Favelado]

Fuck me, they're going to state the Eiffel Tower on fire, aren't they?

Aren't they?

Blackpool Tower is next to the sea and is loads better. Feel like the Paris one is rubbish on comparison.

 

[Mation]

They've got to replace the horses with something...

Sharks. There are definitely going to be sharks. I watched a documentary about it

I am disappointed thus far, though.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Do it, Zizooouuu!

Aw, he didn't do it

 

[Favelado]

Zidane is going to headbutt a grenade to light the torch.

 

[tommers]

So many unresolved plot strands.

 

[Aladdin]

Yay torch bearer...

 

[Mation]

Ooh. I've put my glasses back on for Zinedine Zidane

 

[Lord Camomile]

Have rewound to the golden statues. Do they come to life and battle the bacofoil lady?

In the closing ceremony.

As an homage to both Ghostbusters films.

 

[Aladdin]

Ooh the Eilfel tower is going to be the torch.. ....flame!

 

[Elpenor]

Blackpool Tower is next to the sea and is loads better.

It’s a hologram as danny la rouge will tell you

 

[Favelado]

FUCK YES

 

[QueenOfGoths]

This is good. I like this!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Wot is this, a ruddy Coldplay concert

 

[Elpenor]

Pink Floyd must have reformed

 

[May Kasahara]

Some quality Jean Michel Jarre lasers there.

 

[brogdale]

Have we had Magic Fly by Space yet?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Oh, what's that, the Olympic flame being transported down the capital's river, eh..?

Oh, bloody hell, Hazel, yeah, ok, you noticed too

 

[magneze]

This is how the Deathstar fires its weapon.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bit off that DOUBLE OLYMPIC TENNIS CHAMPION Andy Murray isn't involved in this

 

[tommers]

Hang on, aren't there more han 5 continents?

N America
S America
Europe
Asia
Africa

Whatever Australia is part of. Oceania or Australasia or something.

Antarctica probably.
The Arctic?

 

[Indeliblelink]

Have we had Magic Fly by Space yet?

Yes, they played it earlier.

 

[Favelado]

Is that Mick Hucknall with the torch now?

 

[Aladdin]

Some quality Jean Michel Jarre lasers there.

Yes..... but performed by orchestra... ish..

 

[brogdale]

Yes, they played it earlier.

Ah, shame, I missed that bit (asleep)

 

[Favelado]

Hang on, aren't there more han 5 continents?

N America
S America
Europe
Asia
Africa

Whatever Australia is part of. Oceania or Australasia or something.

Antarctica probably.
The Arctic?

America is one continent

 

[Aladdin]

Is that Mick Hucknall with the torch now?

Serena Williams..

 

[Favelado]

Serena Williams..

No the other person

 

[Aladdin]

This is great

 

[Aladdin]

No the other person

The one in the hat?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bit of a tough gig to try and keep everyone's attention as the sole dancer on stage while the Eiffel Tower goes full Elton John behind you.