Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Anonymous wrote:Hoda interviewing Simone Biles’s parents was very cringe

That etwork and anchor who was the one greeting U.S. athletes when they arrived in 'America experience village' seem obsessed with Biles. Of course she is an amazing athlete but their focus on her on their news segments is much. Was Biles asked to carry torch on the boat but because she wasn't coming to opening ceremony, they asked Coco who was youngest American to carry torch (along with elder statesman Lebron James)?

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This was the worst Olympics ceremony. Celine Dion and the air show was great. Everything else not. The nbc commentary was horrible.

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Some great moments. What worked well was parade of boats and makeshift stadium centered around the Eiffel tower. Overall though ceremony as shown on t.v did not flow.

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Anonymous wrote:This was the worst Olympics ceremony. Celine Dion and the air show was great. Everything else not. The nbc commentary was horrible.

Yet they each earned millions for covering the O!

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Anonymous wrote:How did the outraged PP make it so far into the opening ceremony before turning it off? Was the decapitation ok? Ménage a trois also fine? So many things that would distress my grandmother in the first hour - I’m impressed they stuck it out.

I thought it was interesting and different. And stop blaming your own small mindedness on some strawman elderly people. It’s on you. My 85-year old, Fox-news watching Republican mother called me up to tell me how exciting and great the opening ceremonies were.

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NBC has paid billions to have Olympics on NBC until 2032. They better get different anchors to cover the events. Hottest day on record ever this last week. Move Olympics to spring or fall depending on where host country is located/weather. Apparently, NBC didn't want Olympics conflicting with NFL season (games on NBC) starting in Aug/Sept.

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I didn't have a problem with any of it and found it well done. The drag show also wasn't really appropriate, but not a bother. But the mockery of the Last Supper was totally unnecessary and offensive.

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Anonymous wrote:Just vpn and watch coverage from another country. There’s no way I would tolerate watching nbc. This is the worst ceremony I’ve ever seen though. Not sure what’s up with the freak show.

Thank god I was able to watch the BBC coverage through my vpn.

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Why is everyone saying the reinterpretation is mocking The Last Supper?

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Anonymous wrote:I posted what seems a million pages ago that we are in Paris, amd were watching live. It sucked being in the rain, but the excitement of being in the crowds is amazing. We too were watching a lot on screens (each one of the dance segments was on a different bridge across the Seine, we were located in one area).

The security was strict, hundreds of police everywhere, with pistols (holstered guns), and what looks to me like rapid fire machine guns. No one got through without a thorough inspection (inside bags, individually wanded - my empty pockets somehow beeped, and I had to turn my pockets inside out to show there was nothing there).

It was a long, crowded ride home on the subway, but worth it and fun being with the happy crowds.

Unfortunately, still raining hard this morning, and will continue all day. Happily, we are attending indoor events today (Saturday).

Thanks for sharing your experience!

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Anonymous wrote:The can can dancers were sooo bad!

Right? What was going on? Did they just grab them off the street?

That was the joke at our house….

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Anonymous wrote:Doing the catwalk part to show lgbtq diversity and inclusion was perfectly fine and good, and so was the segment with the three people at the library.

None of that needed to be in there. It was not a pride event. Contrary to some people’s opinion, not everything is a pride event.

The message of inclusion is not offensive to most good people.

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Anonymous wrote:Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson were absolutely terrible choices for commentary

They sent Colin Jost to Tahiti for the surfing competitions…

No!!! NBC spent so much to cover Olympics they didn't have $ to hire anchors who knows things or know how to comment??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doing the catwalk part to show lgbtq diversity and inclusion was perfectly fine and good, and so was the segment with the three people at the library.

None of that needed to be in there. It was not a pride event. Contrary to some people’s opinion, not everything is a pride event.

Exactly - keep your debauchery inside the bedroom. This is about sports and athletic achievement, not a fashion show

It was not America’s turn to host the games. Shut up and absorb a new perspective. You might actually grow as a human.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is everyone saying the reinterpretation is mocking The Last Supper?

Well for one thing, the sexual innuendo combined with the wardrobe "malfunction" makes one suspicious of the performers' intentions.