The all new Olympic Opening Ceremony live commentary thread

[Miss Demeanour]

Yep they did us proud  .

Flame was amazing   

[Uncle Mort]

 

[Miss Demeanour]

Highlights in my opinion - deaf/mute choir, volunteer cheer, whole thing with youths and torch, final flame design amazing - oh and James bond and stunt woman queenie of course.

Not too sure about the NHS slant - especially given the current politics over it all  ...but enjoyed the music and the surrealness of it all

[Uncle Mort]

Loved the plethora of Isambard Kingdom Brunels.

[Uncle Mort]

All in all a triumph.

Well done Danny Boyle.

[Just One More]

I was watching it one hour later than you guys on the $kybox. As a light-show it was superb, loved the industrial revolution stuf, particularly the making and lifting of the Olympic rings, the Daniel Craig/Queen thing was very good, the seven kids lighting the flame rather than a sporting superstar/celebrity was a masterstoke, and the flame itself was incredible. Danny Boyle, take your hat off sir 

I use to love being taught about the industrial revolution at school, but don't remember Sgt Peppers being part of it though 

Two downsides for me, please please please stop wheeling out (literally) Muhammad Ali for these events, it's so sad to see him like that.... and Macca, FFS give it up, your use-by date expired a long time back

[Nick]

I fell asleep and missed it all 

[Barman]

I fell asleep and missed it all 

 

[Nick]

[Just One More]

 

[Miss Demeanour]

Macca was poor and if they wanted a sing along at the end they could have chosen far better.

Agree about Muhammed Ali. I know he has been inspirational' ( A word I think by the end of the Olympics will have been the most overused) - but if I was a young   sportsperson and saw him I'm sorry to say that I think it would put me off a career in the sport   - but he is not there to act as a deterrent. A confused message .

His 'health worker' seemed to be struggling a fair bit too 

[Barman]

Macca was poor and if they wanted a sing along at the end they could have chosen far better.

Agree about Muhammed Ali. I know he has been inspirational' ( A word I think by the end of the Olympics will have been the most overused) - but if I was a young   sportsperson and saw him I'm sorry to say that I think it would put me off a career in the sport   - but he is not there to act as a deterrent. A confused message .

His 'health worker' seemed to be struggling a fair bit too 

He was the right colour for the show tho.... 

[Just One More]

Good to see the Germans finally got their wish and marched through London 

[GROWLER]

I was watching it one hour later than you guys on the $kybox. As a light-show it was superb, loved the industrial revolution stuf, particularly the making and lifting of the Olympic rings, the Daniel Craig/Queen thing was very good, the seven kids lighting the flame rather than a sporting superstar/celebrity was a masterstoke, and the flame itself was incredible. Danny Boyle, take your hat off sir 

I use to love being taught about the industrial revolution at school, but don't remember Sgt Peppers being part of it though 

Two downsides for me, please please please stop wheeling out (literally) Muhammad Ali for these events, it's so sad to see him like that.... and Macca, FFS give it up, your use-by date expired a long time back

 

 

Harsh, BUT true.

[Just One More]

Bangladesh, a country of 164 million sent a team of five 

Is that cos they're all over here, or all got GB passports