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  1. Citizen-Seth
    Nope, it happened. Was one of the highlights of the ceremony...you can read it about it my book "Even More and More Secretive Secrets of the Olympic Ceremonies" available soon on Amazon.
  2. Citizen-Seth
    Hit the post button too quickly... I think there's a clear evolution here from the experimentation that LOCOG attempted, and the different As are perfect for the modern everyone-is-a-content-creator times. I especially love the primary A with the CMY gradient. The usage of the 1984 look is also very well done.
  3. Citizen-Seth
    I really love this
  4. Citizen-Seth
    I thought the closing was actually quite nice - short and to the point. I'm rarely a fan of closing ceremonies, with Sochi being the only truly enjoyable one that comes to mind. I hope we'll see floor projections being retired for a few cycles. Have to say, I think the K-Pop segment with the kid on the guitar is one of my favorite Olympic music moments. I have no idea what was going on, but I was really into it.
  5. Citizen-Seth
    What happened to all of the "Olympic Channel" banners in the indoor venues? I saw them before the Games but haven't seen a single once since?
  6. Citizen-Seth
    The design of it, the sort of industrial spiral just seemed too incongruous with the elegance of the cauldron. Just a total miss for me. I'm hoping that when I watch NBC's coverage tonight they'll shed some light on the meaning of it (assuming there is a meaning). It sort of reminds me of the ugliness of Atlanta's cauldron, but at least with Atlanta, there was kind of a story behind it.
  7. Citizen-Seth
    I think there were some nice visual images and some great concepts, but nothing really came together to me. There was too much jumping between live action stuff in the stadium and prerecorded videos. I think that this show was absolutely created with TV audiences in mind (with commentary). Watching NBC's live stream it all felt so disjointed, but I expect tonight's tape delay broadcast to be much more cohesive for those who are lucky enough to watch it. One giant positive: the parade of nations was the least annoying it's ever been!
  8. Citizen-Seth
    That was thoroughly underwhelming. Great parade of nations, though!
  9. Citizen-Seth
    Hey guys, did you know Bach was a fencing champion? I had no idea
  10. Citizen-Seth
    I'm kind of glad I can rewatch this with the NBC commentary and direction tonight....I'm sure there's a lot of meaning that isn't coming through in the livestream
  11. Citizen-Seth
    Lanterns
  12. Citizen-Seth
    I always wonder when I see Puerto Rico march in if it will be the last time they march in as their own country
  13. Citizen-Seth
    I really enjoy hearing how similar/different each country's name is compared to the English and French name
  14. Citizen-Seth
    Did the athletes from Russia get a placard bearer or just the Olympic flag?
  15. Citizen-Seth
    Why was the US' placard bearer's dress yellow? Are they all different and I'm not noticing?
  16. Citizen-Seth
    Love it - probably my favorite tied with Torino
  17. Citizen-Seth
    Absolutely loving the dresses of the placard bearers
  18. Citizen-Seth
    Finally got the NBC Livestream to work - looks good so far!
  19. Citizen-Seth
    I think this has more to do with sponsorship than anything else...Vancouver had an official floral provider (official provider is a level down from the lowest level of "sponsor") and the VIK value was in the range of $150,000-200,000 CAN. If an OCOG doesn't have that relationship, then going with cheaply made stuffed animals is a huge cost saver.
  20. Citizen-Seth
    This looks like a mid-90's candidate logo. *yawn*
  21. Citizen-Seth
    I'm not sure I understand the difference in sport and entertainment? I think, especially as far as consumptive media is concerned, they're the same thing.
  22. Citizen-Seth
    This is the first Olympics I've watched since 2006 - was there in person in 2008, 2010, and 2012 and was too busy with life in 2014. I love the coverage. I can watch whatever I want to live online and then when I'm unwinding at the end of the day, I get the highlights at night. If NBC actually showed everything live on its network, would anyone watch? I wouldn't with the possible aside of the ceremonies. The market for all live Olympic coverage is far smaller than I think this message board leaves one to believe.
  23. Citizen-Seth
    All of this lime green and orange is making my eyes hurt. Can we just got back to purple/pink and blue/oranger for two more games in a row?
  24. Citizen-Seth
    Perhaps this has been discussed elsewhere, but why aren't the medalists given flowers?
  25. Citizen-Seth
    I've started to look at this option as well. I forgot how small a country Korea was, and I'm hoping that Seoul doesn't suffer the same hotel price increases Alpensia and the coastal city will.
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