LatinXTC 269 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Sir Rols said: I'm a big fan of London's closing as well. It WAS my favourite... until. Whatever else one thinks about Sochi, both their opening and closing ceremonies were brilliant. Sochi's closing was boring as hell. I thought I was watching an opening ceremony all over again. London's was a proper closing ceremony, full of fun and celebration. Seriously the Russians cannot laugh at themselves, even though there's plenty there to laugh at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 269 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 I better see XuXa at the closing ceremony!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 269 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Ooh I just read that Simone Biles will be carrying the US flag for the closing ceremony! Man she'll be dwarfed by that flag, but she won't have any issues carrying it I'm sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1682 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) 20 hours ago, LatinXTC said: Sochi's closing was boring as hell. I thought I was watching an opening ceremony all over again. London's was a proper closing ceremony, full of fun and celebration. Seriously the Russians cannot laugh at themselves, even though there's plenty there to laugh at. Not at all. It was as brilliant and as fresh as the Opening. London's Closing was good but it was same cut as before--pop show and pop stars. Sochi closed still using their rich culture -- art, literature, classical music, the circus, the youth and spring brilliantly -- without having to use pop stars who have NOTHING to do with an Olympics. And yes, joshing themselves with the malfunctioning ring from the opening, was uncharacteristically Russian. That alone was a great arc PLUS, they never went into it in detail but the formation of the rings and the masses who were supposed to be mini-fish from the Black Sea was set against a long-lost score of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, by Russian-born Hollywood composer Dimitri Tiomkin. That whole saga alone behind a "missing" score and how they hunted it down to use in the Ceremony is a great story for film and Dimitri Tiomkin scholars. Edited August 21, 2016 by baron-pierreIV 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 38 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Does anyone know what time the closing ceremony will start in Rio? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMarkSnow2012 385 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 4 hours ago, zigzag said: Does anyone know what time the closing ceremony will start in Rio? BBC has it scheduled for midnight UK time, so ptesumably about 8pm Rio time. Intriguingly, the BBC broadcast is set to finish at 1:45 am, which implies a pretty brisk ceremony (here's hoping that means they'll reduce the length of the speeches). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeamBlakeUSA 24 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 NBC Is Be Broadcasting The Closing Ceremony Tomorrow At 4:00 On NBC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 I have a feeling the closing ceremony will be more interesting than the opening ceremony. I'm anxious to watch it now. Luckily, it will be at 11am here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1682 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, gamesnz said: I have a feeling the closing ceremony will be more interesting than the opening ceremony. I'm anxious to watch it now. Luckily, it will be at 11am here. Is this prediction like your OC analysis that people who were there had the best experience of ALL OTHER Opening Ceremonies?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 Just now, baron-pierreIV said: Is this prediction like your OC analysis that people who were there had the best experience of ALL OTHER Opening Ceremonies?? Have you ever been to an event in Brazil? I have. I've been to Rio 5 times. I know what I am talking about. And, last year we had the FIFA U-20 World Cup here and I attended some games. When Brazilians were on the field, the Brazilian fans made the difference on the stands. I loved watching them, their support was infectious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1682 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, gamesnz said: Have you ever been to an event in Brazil? I have. I was at one Gymnastic test event in April. There were probably about 200-300 people in the stands. Edited August 21, 2016 by baron-pierreIV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said: I was at one Gymnastic test event in April. There were probably about 200-300 people in the stands. Good for you. Shame you didn't get to experience a full stadium. It's awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1682 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 Just now, gamesnz said: Good for you. Shame you didn't get to experience a full stadium. It's awesome. A full stadium is a full stadium anywhere. Seeing how the Brasilian crowds are behaving these past 2 weeks, I don't think I'm missing anything. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 1 minute ago, baron-pierreIV said: A full stadium is a full stadium anywhere. Seeing how the Brasilian crowds are behaving these past 2 weeks, I don't think I'm missing anything. haha sure. You'll never know then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said: A full stadium is a full stadium anywhere. Seeing how the Brasilian crowds are behaving these past 2 weeks, I don't think I'm missing anything. Honestly, after seeing what happens in European stadiums, with all the racist chanting and the hooligans in the streets (do you remember UEFA Euro?) I'd say the Brazilian crowd behaviour has been quite good. I watched their game against Germany today and all I saw the Brazilians applauding the opposing side and having a good time with fans from different countries. Yeah, nothing out of the ordinary. I guess you are not missing anything... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FAAN 58 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 High chance of rain tomorrow night in Rio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryOaks 3 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 6 hours ago, gamesnz said: Honestly, after seeing what happens in European stadiums, with all the racist chanting and the hooligans in the streets (do you remember UEFA Euro?) I'd say the Brazilian crowd behaviour has been quite good. I watched their game against Germany today and all I saw the Brazilians applauding the opposing side and having a good time with fans from different countries. Yeah, nothing out of the ordinary. I guess you are not missing anything... I didn't see any hooligans and neither listened to any racist chanting in London 2012. You're talking about football, and we all know what football is and what comes with it (fanaticism and disrespectful attitudes), in Europe and in Latin America. And sometimes, it seemed that Brazilian spectators were attending a football match instead of an Olympic event. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 323 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 What are they going to do with the flame? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1682 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, yoshi said: What are they going to do with the flame? Whaddya think? THey'll need something for that other cauldron in the Port Area/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 323 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 So they can't put the Maracana cauldron back in place & relight it, like Vancouver? Is the kinetic sculpture still moving, so they at least have something in the stadium? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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JMarkSnow2012 385 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, neneu10 said: So they have managed to lay an entire stadium floor overnight- well done! 19 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: BBC has it scheduled for midnight UK time, so ptesumably about 8pm Rio time. Intriguingly, the BBC broadcast is set to finish at 1:45 am, which implies a pretty brisk ceremony (here's hoping that means they'll reduce the length of the speeches). Turns out BBC1 has booked the timeslot right through to 4 am, so I don't know where the 1:45am finish thing came from. Annoyingly, Channel 5 is showing live V Festival up to 1am, featuring RiRi. May have to record that and make the most of my day off work tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrishigh765 9 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, neneu10 said: and on the riht side of the picture it looks like chairs for the atheletes to sit in during the ceremony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
