London Olympics 2012

Soon · 07-27-2012, 06:25 PM

OMG, That Bond/Queen bit was awesome!

hahahaha!

The_Lady_Snow · 07-27-2012, 06:28 PM

I dislike that Camilla...

Love Kate!

The_Lady_Snow · 07-27-2012, 06:32 PM

A WAL MART steak commercial!?? WTF is going on!!

Sparkle · 07-27-2012, 06:33 PM

It's made me a bit weepy.

I miss London. A lot.

Soon · 07-27-2012, 06:36 PM

I fucking LOVE that they are paying homage to the National Health Service!!

Sparkle · 07-27-2012, 06:38 PM

Especially since Cameron's government just axed an extraordinary number of jobs from the NHS.

I think the staging is brilliant and I love the cinematic live action style.

The_Lady_Snow · 07-27-2012, 06:41 PM

Mary Poppins!!!!!

Soon · 07-27-2012, 06:41 PM

I'm getting goosebumps at this Children's Lit part!

way cool

Sparkle · 07-27-2012, 06:44 PM

the baby part was a little weird

Lady_Di · 07-27-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

I'm getting goosebumps at this Children's Lit part!

way cool

My sweetie says you should check your thermostat, cause those goosebumps can't be from this!

My mother called to tell me how awful it was and both she and my sweetie are waxing poetical about Bejing's opening ceremonies.

Not everyone's cup of tea, dats for sures. But I do love Mr Bean and looking forward to the musical parts which are just starting here now.

Wish I could have watched it live, streamed it. Oh well, such is life in a back water rural area, no? We are lucky to have electricity! Much less tv...

Run Forrest Run!

Soon · 07-29-2012, 06:28 PM

NBC Cut Terror Victims Tribute Because It Wasn’t ‘Tailored for the U.S. Audience’

/snip/

That may not have been NBC's intention, but without a more thorough explanation, it doesn't look good. USA Today suggests that NBC "didn't see lingering on that as helping its overall marketing effort." That's only slightly less offensive than the conclusion Daily Kos draws, as articulated in this analogy:

Can you imagine the BBC opting to cut out a tribute to 9-11 at a future Olympics held in the States because it wasn't "tailored for a UK audience"? If that happened, suffice to say the switchboards at BBC Broadcasting House would have blown a fuse.

Again, it's unlikely NBC had that much foresight, but the ignorance is just as damning.

Soon · 07-30-2012, 01:00 PM

While I was on Jezebel reading the comments about the Wieber controversy, a reader mentioned that there is a 37 year old female gymnast (vaulter) from Germany competing in the games! This is her sixth Olympic games!

Oksana Chusovitina

London 2012, Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992

07-27-2012, 06:28 PM	#2
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07-27-2012, 06:41 PM	#7
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07-27-2012, 06:25 PM	#1
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07-29-2012, 06:28 PM	#11
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	NBC Cut Terror Victims Tribute Because It Wasn’t ‘Tailored for the U.S. Audience’ /snip/ That may not have been NBC's intention, but without a more thorough explanation, it doesn't look good. USA Today suggests that NBC "didn't see lingering on that as helping its overall marketing effort." That's only slightly less offensive than the conclusion Daily Kos draws, as articulated in this analogy: Can you imagine the BBC opting to cut out a tribute to 9-11 at a future Olympics held in the States because it wasn't "tailored for a UK audience"? If that happened, suffice to say the switchboards at BBC Broadcasting House would have blown a fuse. Again, it's unlikely NBC had that much foresight, but the ignorance is just as damning.

07-30-2012, 01:00 PM	#12
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	37 year old gymnast in the games--cool, eh? While I was on Jezebel reading the comments about the Wieber controversy, a reader mentioned that there is a 37 year old female gymnast (vaulter) from Germany competing in the games! This is her sixth Olympic games! Oksana Chusovitina London 2012, Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992