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Sitting on the sofa with my housemate, waiting for the Opening Ceremony to start - pretty much the only event I'm interested in (I find winter olympics much more watchable).
Until proved otherwise, I still have faith in Danny Boyle's ability to spend £27M to good effect, but the set is giving us a good laugh - a cross between Lord of the Rings and the scarecrows from Dr Who. And the (now redundant) fake clouds are smaller than I expected.
I feel kind of neutral about the Games themselves, but I am getting a little tired of all the adulation of London. It's not as if our media isn't London-centric to start with.
For the cynics, this may make you giggle.
ETA What? They have eleven-and-a-half in the countdown but not 9 3/4?
ETA 2 Blimey, it really is The Hobbit! But good on them for using 'Jerusalem' and 'Flower of Scotland'
ETA 3 Ah, Shakespeare. Feel unexpectedly emotional at Kenneth Branagh's speech - Trainspotting this isn't.
ETA 4 As expected: the scouring of the Shire.
ETA 5 Okay, forging the Rings was pretty awesome - spectacular molten steel effect. Quite a truncated view of British history though - from what was being said I thought it would have flowed from more ancient streams. But respect to Danny Boyle for showing it from the PoV of the working class.
ETA 6 Bit confused about the film bits - what's happening in the stadium now? But ROFL at James Bond's appearance.
ROFL even more at the parachutes!
ETA 7 Pyjamas?
ETA 8 Ah, that's why. Didn't dare hope for Peter Pan!
Can't help wondering what Mitt foot-in-mouth Romney makes of the homage to the NHS.
GOSH - no, it's not a celebration of online dating.
I'd have loved to see the intial stages of this.
"You're going to be in the Olympic Opening ceremony."
"Cool, what do I have to do?"
"Bounce on your bed."
I know they always have some odd demonstration sports, but bed-bouncing isn't one I'd have expected. Maybe they can include pillow fighting too?
YAY - JKR! *hearts*
ETA 9 OMG - they weren't kidding about Voldemort vs Mary Poppins! I have no words for my love for this. :)))
( And so on... )
Until proved otherwise, I still have faith in Danny Boyle's ability to spend £27M to good effect, but the set is giving us a good laugh - a cross between Lord of the Rings and the scarecrows from Dr Who. And the (now redundant) fake clouds are smaller than I expected.
I feel kind of neutral about the Games themselves, but I am getting a little tired of all the adulation of London. It's not as if our media isn't London-centric to start with.
For the cynics, this may make you giggle.
ETA What? They have eleven-and-a-half in the countdown but not 9 3/4?
ETA 2 Blimey, it really is The Hobbit! But good on them for using 'Jerusalem' and 'Flower of Scotland'
ETA 3 Ah, Shakespeare. Feel unexpectedly emotional at Kenneth Branagh's speech - Trainspotting this isn't.
ETA 4 As expected: the scouring of the Shire.
ETA 5 Okay, forging the Rings was pretty awesome - spectacular molten steel effect. Quite a truncated view of British history though - from what was being said I thought it would have flowed from more ancient streams. But respect to Danny Boyle for showing it from the PoV of the working class.
ETA 6 Bit confused about the film bits - what's happening in the stadium now? But ROFL at James Bond's appearance.
ROFL even more at the parachutes!
ETA 7 Pyjamas?
ETA 8 Ah, that's why. Didn't dare hope for Peter Pan!
Can't help wondering what Mitt foot-in-mouth Romney makes of the homage to the NHS.
GOSH - no, it's not a celebration of online dating.
I'd have loved to see the intial stages of this.
"You're going to be in the Olympic Opening ceremony."
"Cool, what do I have to do?"
"Bounce on your bed."
I know they always have some odd demonstration sports, but bed-bouncing isn't one I'd have expected. Maybe they can include pillow fighting too?
YAY - JKR! *hearts*
ETA 9 OMG - they weren't kidding about Voldemort vs Mary Poppins! I have no words for my love for this. :)))
( And so on... )
