TeamBlakeUSA Posted August 23, 2016 Report Posted August 23, 2016 The Opening Ceremony Is Less Than 20 Days Left.
TeamBlakeUSA Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Posted August 30, 2016 9 Days Away Wednesday On NBC.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Will this Opening Ceremony, scheduled to start at dusk in Rio (6:15 pm local time; 7:15 pm South Georgia time; 9:15 pm Iceland/Azores time; 10:15 pm British/Portuguese time) be the first live worldwide TV extravaganza in history not to be starting in the primetime 8 pm golden hour anywhere on the planet?
Sir Rols Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 24 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Will this Opening Ceremony, scheduled to start at dusk in Rio (6:15 pm local time; 7:15 pm South Georgia time; 9:15 pm Iceland/Azores time; 10:15 pm British/Portuguese time) be the first live worldwide TV extravaganza in history not to be starting in the primetime 8 pm golden hour anywhere on the planet? Actually, didm't Beijing start at 8:08pm?
yoshi Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 That's still within that hour. All the better for us on this side of the pond - but I wonder why they've decided to start so early?
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 5 hours ago, Sir Rols said: Actually, didm't Beijing start at 8:08pm? Yes, but that was within the 8-9pm hour, local time. I don't think this Rio ceremony will start within the 8-9pm hour anywhere at all, which is most unusual.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 7 hours ago, yoshi said: That's still within that hour. All the better for us on this side of the pond - but I wonder why they've decided to start so early? For a start, it's not a weekend, so a ceremony finishing at midnight local time is inadvisable- particularly if they're encouraging people to bring their kids. Also, Britain's Channel 4 is the Paralympic equivalent of NBC, and starting the live broadcast in the UK while most people are still awake is a smart move. Channel 4 has attempted to fill the remaining hole between 8pm and the ceremony start by launching the new series of The Last Leg (with Adam Hills & chums) at 8pm, then leading into the ceremony from 9pm. Against that, of course, there's the problem that it's Wednesday evening, which means BBC1's The Great British Bake Off will be utterly dominant in the golden hour, followed at 9pm by the first in a new series of the popular drama Our Girl. In that respect, Channel 4 might be better off letting people know that the Opening Ceremony doesn't really get going until half-way through the BBC1 news bulletin !
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Epic levels of silliness in Channel 4's lengthy warm-up, mostly revolving around the celebrity-studded search for a new voice of "Lexi"- their ingenious guide to the Paralympic classification system. Stephen Hawking doing his "wistful" voice was very impressive- yet somehow they rejected him.
Alexjc Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 TV showing aerial fly over of Maracanà as we wait for the OC to get underway.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Stadium has filled up a lot in the past 40 minutes or so- crowd noise now threatening to drown out the commentators.
Sir Rols Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 8 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Yes, but that was within the 8-9pm hour, local time. I don't think this Rio ceremony will start within the 8-9pm hour anywhere at all, which is most unusual. Okay, I thought you meant on the hour. And then talked about 8pm "anywhere on the planet". In that case - Sydney's 2000 OC began at 7pm local time.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Uh-oh. Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Channel 4 commentary, as in 2012- and there isn't a "no commentary" option.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Much countdown Oops- but the Vancouver-style jump was fun!
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Seriously gratuitous wheels arriving here ...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 IPC President introduced- but not Brazil's President
thorbr Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: IPC President introduced- but not Brazil's President He doesn't deserve it.
Rob2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 Now That's What I Call Elevator Music - Volume 1
Alexjc Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 They should've just hosted this on the beach!
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 1 minute ago, Rob. said: Now That's What I Call Elevator Music - Volume 1 But the last place you heard the current tune was- an Olympic ceremony
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