July 27, 2012
Daily Show
Just enjoy.
Even the Parade of Nations was better this year.
Meredith Vierra and Bob Costas kept marveling at the pace, saying this might be the fastest PoN ever.
Each nation's flag bearer was flanked by a creepy girl wearing a dress of faces carrying a tiara that hooked into her belt with the name of the country on it.
I wish I was making that up.
There was also some weirdo with a copper ice cream cone.
It didn't make any sense until all the flags filled Glastonbury Tor.
Oh, by the way, there's a fake hillside in the Olympic Stadium.
It's actually pretty awesome and super British.
Double win.
The copper ice cream cones each screwed onto a fuel rod...
and came together to form the Olympic Cauldron.
NBC cut 7/7 tribute
So, NBC thought an American audience wouldn't be interested in a tribute to the victims of 7/7.
Instead they ran an interview with Michael Phelps.
This might be one reason why Americans aren't very informed about issues in the rest of the world.
Sometimes, we aren't given a chance.
Opening Ceremonies
If you watched the whole thing, and listened to the announcers, it was pretty cool.
I know some people came in part way through, or didn't listen to Matt Lauer, and they were confused.
Everything you associate with Great Britain was represented.
James Bond, The Beatles, even Harry Potter all made appearances.
For a country that's been around so long, most of their best contributions have been made recently.
I know some people came in part way through, or didn't listen to Matt Lauer, and they were confused.
James Bond, The Beatles, even Harry Potter all made appearances.
For a country that's been around so long, most of their best contributions have been made recently.
Even the Parade of Nations was better this year.
Each nation's flag bearer was flanked by a creepy girl wearing a dress of faces carrying a tiara that hooked into her belt with the name of the country on it.
I wish I was making that up.
There was also some weirdo with a copper ice cream cone.
It didn't make any sense until all the flags filled Glastonbury Tor.
It's actually pretty awesome and super British.
Double win.
The copper ice cream cones each screwed onto a fuel rod...
NBC cut 7/7 tribute
So, NBC thought an American audience wouldn't be interested in a tribute to the victims of 7/7.
Instead they ran an interview with Michael Phelps.
This might be one reason why Americans aren't very informed about issues in the rest of the world.
Sometimes, we aren't given a chance.
No comments:
Post a Comment