baron-pierreIV Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Saw that new, but short-lived British TV series (3 episodes only) set in modern-day Rome, called ZEN, with Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen, last night. Interesting series. Funny, but most of the characters speak with nearly perfect British accents. Goes to show what a crowded, congested city Rome is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 ^^ Yes, it is. Could the Olympics help drive the city into a post-motor era. Certainly the river park brings good points at this regard. Anyway, it seems that tv/movie producers can't stay away from Rome nowadays. Many series/movies set there lately. @Citius You mean the Palazzetto dello sport designed by Luigi Nervi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Saw that new, but short-lived British TV series (3 episodes only) set in modern-day Rome, called ZEN, with Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen, last night. Interesting series. Funny, but most of the characters speak with nearly perfect British accents. Goes to show what a crowded, congested city Rome is. No different then all of the British/Aussie actors who play Americans in TV and movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 @Citius You mean the Palazzetto dello sport designed by Luigi Nervi? yes - I couldn't find it in the venue list for 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 No different then all of the British/Aussie actors who play Americans in TV and movies. No; but Brit/Aussie actors just change their accents to portray Yanks, using the same, common to all, MOTHER tongue. What makes ZEN odd is that they are, for the most part, Italian characters but, at least consistently, they all speak in the clipped British accent. So, you'd think they would find a lot of Italian actors who speak the King's English...or they found a lot of British actors vacationing in Italy for the shoot. But then again, that would be odd because I am sure the Italian unions -- like their counterparts the world over -- would require the majority of the roles use Local talent. But we digress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 yes - I couldn't find it in the venue list for 2020 Apparently they take it off. I assume because it's old fashioned and also that area does not conmplate indoor sports. Btw, this is the Palazzetto dello sport designed by Nervi for the 1960 Olympics. and this is the Palasport EUR (also named Palalottomatica) in the EUR district. This is included in the 2020 plan, though. I pointed this out because many mix them up as they had very similar names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 London calling Italian athletes to wear Armani at London 2012 July 18 - The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has announced that native fashion designer Giorgio Armani will outfit the Azzurri for the Games next year in London. Armani has a strong presence in the world of sport, having designed the Italian flag bearers' outfits at the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, as well as designing suits for the players of London club Chelsea since 2007 and twice for the English national football team. He is renowned for hiring the likes of David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal as models in recent years, and launched a brand - EA7 - inspired by Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko, who at the time played for AC Milan, wearing the number seven jersey. The Italian designer, who's most recent high-profile stage of his work was when he dressed Charlene Wittstock for her wedding to Prince Albert of Monaco earlier this month, is also the President of the Olimpia Milano basketball team. The Italian national team wore sportswear brand Freddy at the 2008 Beijing Games. Armani has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday (July 20) where he will reveal further details of the project in Rome at the CONI Hall of Honour. insidethegames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatixxx Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I did check the 26 previous pages but the video beneath was not published here on gb (this topic) yet. I had also the opportunity to read a lot of the Roma2020 bid. As usual GB is a treasure full with spontanious information and commenting. Learning a lot .. the video impressed me .. The norhtern-roma cluster (foro italico region) regards fatih Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 So I was watching the news tonight and they were talking about how bad Italy's economy is and it just keeps getting worse. Looks like Italy and Spain are the next to get a bailout. Do you think this will significantly effect the public support of Rome's bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 That's not the sort of video you can win a bid with these days. Perhaps back in 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not a very convincing video. What's with the helicopters? And obviously, it's doing the "Thames thing" with the Tiber. Needs quite a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure facts Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 It's a video almost 1,5 year old that was made for the domestic bid. Don't you worry you will have your multi-million dollars sexy videos in due time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Yip, I watched back then too. Reminds me of some of those Madrid 2012 videos indicating designated "zones" while the city on the ground level is the real attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Lol that video is not their actually olympic bid video Relax they'll give you a better one in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olimpik Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I'm sure they're gonna make a new fancy video. But the main point is if this is their masterplan Rome is clear favourite definitely. That would be the MOST compact games ever, it is like there is only walking distance between every zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm sure they're gonna make a new fancy video. But the main point is if this is their masterplan Rome is clear favourite definitely. That would be the MOST compact games ever, it is like there is only walking distance between every zone. Only the northern zone bordering the Tiber Park can be fairly considered as walking distance. The rest is all spread out through the suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 any international bets or odds about 2020 race? which city is favorite for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 And obviously, it's doing the "Thames thing" with the Tiber. As you can see the Tiber simply boards that zone. It's pretty natural that it's going to be part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deawebo Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 any international bets or odds about 2020 race? which city is favorite for now? Istanbul and Madrid!!! hell yeah! I hope the "candidate" video will be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosim-o Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hello, I'm looking for information about "Olymplog" software, I found some informations in IOC webpage, anyone can help me to find some more informations? Thank you very much C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 10 Septemebr 2011, Rome celebrates Abele Bikila with a special night marathon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 just saw that... and i have to give ceasars right to ceaser its BEAUTIFUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke nako Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rome, Tokyo, Spain, Remitting 2020 SOG In view of the fact that virtually all countries nowadays have reached an acceptable level of Global development and have the capacity to stage the Olympic Games, gone is the time of only few countries being able to stage the Olympic Games. In this check, Rome, Tokyo, Spain, should by all means remitt the 2020 SOG. If the Olympic Games are so treasured by the Global audience, then it would be nice to give the world a chance to show a new host of the Olympic Games every time they are held. In a period of 70-seventy years the world witnesses about 15-fifteen OG's of each kind. Let us be considerate for the number of countries in the world and how many years it would take for all of them to be granted the opportunity to host the world's largest sporting event. Others have not staged the OG's, however had the privilege of presenting other prestigious sporting events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Rome, Tokyo, Spain, Remitting 2020 SOG In view of the fact that virtually all countries nowadays have reached an acceptable level of Global development and have the capacity to stage the Olympic Games, gone is the time of only few countries being able to stage the Olympic Games. In this check, Rome, Tokyo, Spain, should by all means remitt the 2020 SOG. If the Olympic Games are so treasured by the Global audience, then it would be nice to give the world a chance to show a new host of the Olympic Games every time they are held. In a period of 70-seventy years the world witnesses about 15-fifteen OG's of each kind. Let us be considerate for the number of countries in the world and how many years it would take for all of them to be granted the opportunity to host the world's largest sporting event. Others have not staged the OG's, however had the privilege of presenting other prestigious sporting events. And? What is your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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