China's Olympic Impression

Van Hellseek · 13 Aug 2008 at 08:35

Doohickey said:
Yeah I already thought she was miming when I was watching it live anyway!

Same. Very obvious she was miming. Although I didn't imagine for a second she was miming to somebody else's voice.

Nitefly · 13 Aug 2008 at 08:38

I just noticed how much whinging there was towards the 2012 games. How typically British of us to slam something which is four years away and we have no idea about. Moan moan moan moan....

I don't think we should be hosting, but to say it will be rubbish is a bit silly. We could make it excellent, no one knows.

gillywibble · 13 Aug 2008 at 08:43

The 2012 olympics should be opened by Her Majesty giving a speech and then lighting the flame with a humongous fart.

yermum · 13 Aug 2008 at 08:48

Very interesting to hear yesterday that the Chinese even managed to 'fake' the weather for the opening ceremony.

They seeded the clouds so that they would drop the rain upwind of the stadium so that the ceremony itself would be dry. Very clever, but not something I would like to see done a regular basis.

daz · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:25

The self deprecating thing is a defence mechanism - everyone can say "I told you so" and feel good about themselves.

Based on the fireworks displays on the Thames for New Years recently, I'm sure we'll put on a good show.

platypus · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:31

Nitefly said:
I just noticed how much whinging there was towards the 2012 games. How typically British of us to slam something which is four years away and we have no idea about. Moan moan moan moan....

Given how much money is being spent on it, and specifically London, we have a pretty good cause for complaint.

Van Hellseek · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:33

Getting a little off-topic here...

Nitefly · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:34

platypus said:
Given how much money is being spent on it, and specifically London, we have a pretty good cause for complaint.

Indeed that is a good cause. But this is about the opening ceremony.

seek said:
Getting a little off-topic here...

I was just following the flow of the thread, but I shall resist any further meanderings.

platypus · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:35

Nitefly said:
Indeed that is a good cause. But this is about the opening ceremony.

Indeed, and how many millions will be spent on it? Given the current progress, people are right to be a tad worried about how the opening ceremony will go.

Van Hellseek · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:37

platypus said:
Indeed, and how many millions will be spent on it? Given the current progress, people are right to be a tad worried about how the opening ceremony will go.

I have complete faith that our opening ceremony will be as successful as the millenium dome.

platypus · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:42

seek said:
I have complete faith that our opening ceremony will be as successful as the millenium dome.

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daz · 13 Aug 2008 at 10:07

Architectually The Dome was a success. In economic terms it was a failure.

Burnsy2023 · 13 Aug 2008 at 10:19

daz said:
Architectually The Dome was a success. In economic terms it was a failure.

In any project management terms it was a faliure. But that's half our problem, we can't properly manage projects.

In which case I think we should just import some Germans.

Burnsy

Strife212 · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:09

They're putting on a good show which is the entire point.

This constant anti chinese reporting is getting old.

Slinwagh · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:14

Burnsy2023 said:
In any project management terms it was a faliure. But that's half our problem, we can't properly manage projects.

In which case I think we should just import some Germans.

Burnsy

Not wanting to harp on about it but I think it is safe to say the Commonwealth Games was delivered successfully.

Burnsy2023 · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:15

Strife212 said:
They're putting on a good show which is the entire point.

But shouldn't the show be live? Is it a good show if we're being decieved?

Burnsy

scorza · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:19

Strife212 said:
They're putting on a good show which is the entire point.

They're faking a good show really. Hell it would almost certainly have been a good show without the faked fireworks, singing and crowds, but by trying to save face, they've ended up making themselves look very silly. But like I said it's all about the sport right?

platypus · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:25

Burnsy2023 said:
But shouldn't the show be live? Is it a good show if we're being decieved?

Why should it? What part of the IOC constitution says that the opening ceremony must all be one live extravaganza?

Slinwagh · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:26

There is a story of an ITV journalist being restrained today Chinese officials for being in the vicinity of a Pro Tibet protest.

To me it is becoming more apparent that the Chinese's first concern is the perception of them as a nation and the sport second.

SteveOBHave · 13 Aug 2008 at 11:27

I thought the entire production was epic and loved every minute of it. Just because some small minded English reporter feels the need to put the production down doesn't make it any less and event. As a production it was amazing and really I don't care if they were clever enough to prepare properly for eventualities like bad weather - to me that just tells me that they were clever. It's all about image and they knew that and delivered.

The simple fact is that London will be hard pushed to compare as will any subsequent games. The English are born whingers and the fact that they already are merely compounds the fact. It's pathetic.

EDIT: and don't bring politics into it - it's the Olympics not a Free Tibet demonstration forum.