Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Some famous New Zealanders, and some apologising for not being there lol I'm on Prime Matty, refuse to pay for SKY I am only tolerating this because of Ritchie and wanting to see the fireworks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I wish Richie was on my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I wish Ritchie was on me That cricket match segment was awkward, just didnt work. Prob looked amazing on paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I've decided I liked this show. It was never really trying to be a traditional opening ceremony, and I think it worked well for where it was staged. It may not have been flashy, but it was a good community event full of heart that worked for a city still suffering and rebuilding. As darkness often does, it also turned out to be visually half decent. The shots at the end with the towers, the stages and the crowd all lit up actually looked quite stunning . A good backyard themed friendly show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Now Lorde impersonator is back with another parade of nations For Christchurch, yeah probably appropriate, but for an nternational Sporting event Opening Ceremony watched by 1 Billion people - pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ohhh do you not know who that is? It's Ginny Blackmore. She's actually pretty famous. Duet with Stan Walker, sang Bones, writes music for Chistina Aguilera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Never heard of her. John Key, ever the statesman and as eloquent as always and slightly intoxicated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 The army band are now playing Did anyone declare the tournament open? Ceremonies rating = 2.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 erm where is the fierworks display? not televised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I don't think it was. I had the stuff live commentary up at the same time, and they were all *getting near to the fireworks* but the feed had already stopped. Seems very very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Yeah, considering that on the news they were going crazy about the biggest fireworks display in Christchurch since the Millennium. Major letdown there, i reduce my mark to 2/10 based on no fireworks. Where Kim DotCom when you need him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Well I don't suppose it was their fault they didn't screen them. Is this still ESPN India in control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just watched...Thanks to My Sky...errghh...Glad I missed it! What a crappy TV event that was. Apologies to the rest of the world...As we mentioned a few years ago, the OC should've been in Auckland or Melbourne, but hey. 5/10 for me...and that's pushing it pretty much like that mash up in Glasgow by their local Natives last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I think that's a little bit of a silly analogy don't you? That was a couple of speeches in a conference hall. This is infront of thousands outside featuring cultural performances, sporting celebrities, music and dance (including popular music acts) and fireworks. More like a Christmas in the Park/ Symphony Under the Stars I'd say. And Granada didn't have him Damn who are these 3??? They are quite tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hold on, so they did the opening ceremony two days before any actual sport happens. Why was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hold on, so they did the opening ceremony two days before any actual sport happens. Why was that? TV...Night Spectacle. And most of the NZ based teams were present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Damn who are these 3??? They are quite tasty! Martyn Guptill (NZ Cricket), Richie McCaw (All Blacks Captain), Ross Taylor (NZ Cricket) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Martyn Guptill (NZ Cricket), Richie McCaw (All Blacks Captain), Ross Taylor (NZ Cricket) Oh Richie McCaw! I didn't recognize him without his bloody nose lol. Last I saw him was in 2011 during the World Cup finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Interesting to know if anyone saw the Australian opening ceremony from Melbourne. I just watched it from mysky Now of course with the backdrop of the skyline it had that added x factor, but for those who didn't see it, it was exactly the same format to the Christchurch opening. It was concert based, a few led screens and a stage, and a bunch of singers. Brief cultural performances from each participating nation, and a few Aussie singers. Oh, and a welcome from a native (just for Scotguy) by the name of Aunty Joy. The one different item would be a puppet of the cwc logo. To be honest, it actually looked less impressive than the Chch one, with far less people by the looks of it. Of course, fireworks over Melbourne are always gonna look lush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hagley Park: Christchurch Opening Ceremony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 The full spectacular extravaganza http://youtu.be/V9F63f7rnmA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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