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Old 12-08-2012, 21:03
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OK, I take it back, the stage looks good lit up, especially from aerial shots.
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Old 12-08-2012, 21:55
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No live Kate bush then
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:01
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No live Kate bush then
No

But we do seem to have 200 pole dancers in sparkly red leather outfits to make up for it...
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:28
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Hello from Croatia! Had a Eurovision moment today, turned on the tv in our room and Aysel & Arash were on!

Hope you all enjoyed the closing ceremony, looking forward to seeing it when I get home
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:42
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Have I drunk too much, or have we just switched from Ed Sheeran killing Pink Floyd to Russell Brand killing The Beatles?

Why is there never anyone with a sharpened javelin handy when you need one?


Edit: The audience pixel effect is amazing though!
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:43
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How Eurovision-ish did that Russell Brand performance look?
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:49
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How Eurovision-ish did that Russell Brand performance look?
Very, in a "novelty crap that doesn't even deserve to get out of the NF" kind of way
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:54
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And now the Spice Girls...
Even Boris is dancing to them!
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Old 12-08-2012, 22:58
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Spicegirls for 2013 please
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:10
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Oh my word.
And to think I accused Danny Boyle of being on drugs for coming up with the Opening Ceremony. I don't believe there can be a single ounce of narcotic left in London after David Arnold and Kim Gavin finished writing this hideous mess of a concert.

Edit: Even Muse are painful to watch, and they're normally good live
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:13
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Oh my word.
And to think I accused Danny Boyle of being on drugs for coming up with the Opening Ceremony. I don't believe there can be a single ounce of narcotic left in London after David Arnold and Kim Gavin finished writing this hideous mess of a concert.

Edit: Even Muse are painful to watch, and they're normally good live
Well I think its superb
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:24
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Well I think its superb
Totally! It's great fun, just a celebration of our country if nothing else.
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:38
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Totally! It's great fun, just a celebration of our country if nothing else.
How is letting Emeli Sande, Suggs and Ray Davis sing out of tune, while George Michael, Annie Lennox and Russell Brand mime a celebration? And that's before we consider wheeling out Fat Boy Slim in an inflatible octopus, or hiding supermodels in the back of a truck, or letting Ed Sheeran anywhere near a Pink Floyd song, or the whole ELO / Eric Idle bit?

There were some very good bits (Queen, Jessie J + all, Freedom, Kate Bush, etc) mixed in with some very bad bits (see above), and it took far too long for it to start feeling like any kind of party or celebration.

And it seems Brazil know how to put on a good handover show, unlike our "Beckham on a Bus" from Beijing!
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:41
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I think you're still in a bit of a bad mood following your last place earlier this evening globbits.
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:45
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im loving every second of this really.
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Old 12-08-2012, 23:46
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I think you're still in a bit of a bad mood following your last place earlier this evening globbits.
Nah, I'm blaming it on the beer
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:03
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How is letting Emeli Sande, Suggs and Ray Davis sing out of tune, while George Michael, Annie Lennox and Russell Brand mime a celebration? And that's before we consider wheeling out Fat Boy Slim in an inflatible octopus, or hiding supermodels in the back of a truck, or letting Ed Sheeran anywhere near a Pink Floyd song, or the whole ELO / Eric Idle bit?

There were some very good bits (Queen, Jessie J + all, Freedom, Kate Bush, etc) mixed in with some very bad bits (see above), and it took far too long for it to start feeling like any kind of party or celebration.

And it seems Brazil know how to put on a good handover show, unlike our "Beckham on a Bus" from Beijing!
Jessie J was the worst of the lot!!

Really sad it's all over. What a few weeks it's been
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:03
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OK, the whole bit with Take That, the pheonix dancing with Darcey and extinguishing the flame was excellent.

The Who are sounding surprisingly good doing the Greatest Hits of CSI as well!
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:13
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Jess is totally adorable:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/...180033575.html
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:21
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I watched that earlier and did this face: when Jess started jumping around.



Ah, it's all over. Feels like Boxing Day.


Spice Girls > Take That.
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:23
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enjoyed annie lennox, russell brand and eric idle.. it went on too long
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:24
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I felt sad watching the torch gradually fade out, what a fantastic fortnight that was.

7 years of built up and now it's all over.
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:32
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enjoyed annie lennox, russell brand and eric idle.. bit went on too long
That was just Seb Coe and Jacques Rogge.


Loved Russell Brand taking on Peter Hitchens earlier in the week on Newsnight but he's no Gene Wilder/John Lennon!



(I loved the Jean Grey cameo.)
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Old 13-08-2012, 00:40
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I really enjoyed it. Wasn't a patch on the opening but still very fun and memorable. Would have liked a few more surprises like we did in the opening and less One Direction like we had in the opening.

It is quite sad to see it all end but at least the Paralympics aren't too far away. Once that's done it really is going to be quite strange living in a world without the games. For the last seven years it's been really hard to get away from the games, there'd be logos on food packaging and constant countdowns to the opening but now that's all going to be gone. It's going to be so weird. I'm actually going to miss that hideous logo.
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Old 13-08-2012, 09:25
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I think Modern Pentathlon is a great sport, it's nice seeing the athletes cope with such a wide variety of disciplines that don't just involve jumping a bit high, throwing something, or running quick.

And gottago: You're still wrong, the green colour is great and the Lithuanians have some cute athletes who wear it well

Apparently, this might be the last Olympics with Modern Pentathlon...
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