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

[Aladdin]

Yes, very much so.

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

I'll have a look..

 

[Sweet FA]

I'll have a look..

Top tip: unless you're Jamaican or fluent in patois, I'd watch with subtitles

 

[Aladdin]

Top tip: unless you're Jamaican or fluent in patois, I'd watch with subtitles

Ok.. will do..

 

[pbsmooth]

pissing it down right now...

 

[stavros]

I'm listening to Fuck Buttons at the moment, remembering how they had three tracks in the London ceremony (OK, one was Blanck Mass, but near enough).

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I'm watching! I shamelessly love it

 

[Silas Loom]

I thought it doesn’t start until 18:30?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I thought it doesn’t start until 18:30?

It's the pre-match build up!

 

[Silas Loom]

It's the pre-match build up!

That’s taking it a bit far.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

That’s taking it a bit far.

Oh shush!!

 

[Silas Loom]

Wish the commentators would stfu.

 

[Lord Camomile]

C'est Monsieur Micmacs et Zizou!

 

[Lord Camomile]

That open flame on the Metro has to be against all kinds of H&S regulations.

 

[Silas Loom]

Catacombs! Bless them.

 

[Bingoman]

The start had phantom of the opera vibes

 

[Lord Camomile]

At work yesterday we were trying to work out whether they'd feature the Revolution at all, and if so how it'd be depicted, given all the heads of state in attendance, including, presumably, some royalty.

 

[skyscraper101]

Is something supposed to be happening. All I see is a river.

Oh wait, there's a boat with some Greeks on it. Great.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Accordion angel getting absolutely drenched

Looking suitably fully of gallic cheer about it.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

God this is gonna be tedious without the stadium atmosphere

 

[Silas Loom]

yeah, not a patch on 2012 so far.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Uh, the camera boats look a bit...

 

[QueenOfGoths]

This seems very early for the athletes parade

 

[Silas Loom]

This seems very early for the athletes parade

Brave move to do the boring bit first.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Brave move to do the boring bit first.

Yeah, not sure if I approve yet. Partly 'cos I was hoping it would be later so I could miss it and go and sit in the garden with a beer

 

[Lord Camomile]

I feel like maybe they did quite early in either Rio or Tokyo, too?

Though maybe not this early?

At a guess, it's to do with the light, either/both so we can see the athletes and/or so all the sparkly bits look fancier in the dark.

 

[Aladdin]

God this is gonna be tedious without the stadium atmosphere

I like it.
They're moving through quite quickly..
And they're happy and wet

 

[pbsmooth]

Not sure about this. Whatever the next bit is better be good.

 

[Spymaster]

This is shit!

Floating teams down the Seine on boats and a bloke playing an accordion on a bridge.

They hardly broke the bank did they?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I like Aruba's hats

 

[Lord Camomile]

Weeeeell, a certain Beach Boys song is gonna be stuck in my head for a while.