GamesBids' Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Live Chat (Paralympics edition)

[Palette86]

Current temperature is 29 degrees and the humidity is 70%. The weather in Tokyo is cloudy.I went to Tokyo in the daytime and it was quite uncomfortable.People in national stadium,please don't fall down to the ground !A month ago I was so disappointed with the opening ceremony of our game and now I would like to have little hope for OC of the Paralympics.

I think @yoshifrom the UK in this forum is still expecting for something of Nintendo character to appear.

[WD96]

1 hour ago, Scotguy II said:

I have been mega busy at work due to New Zealands current total lockdown so i am pretty exhausted. Ceremony starts at 11pm and i don't think i can do another stay awake until 3am and up again at 6am......

If i thought it was going to be good would be worth it but due to the olympic opening being a pile of **** i think il just wait and see what the damage is tomorrow.

You may watched the sneak preview of the Paralympics ceremony.

[PikyoK]

41 minutes ago, Palette86 said:

something of Nintendo character to appear.

me too

[Palette86]

https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020jp/status/1430100066900008962

[PikyoK]

obs stream has started

[yoshi]

32 minutes ago, Rob. said:

Paralympic Taskmaster.

Now, I'd watch that! Yes please Channel 4!

I laughed more than I should . I'm surprised they haven't had Johnnie Peacock on it, he always seems game for anything and would probably be a very good contestant. @Palette86 has this had more stability than the Olympic opening chaos?

[Palette86]

2 minutes ago, yoshi said:

@Palette86 has this had more stability than the Olympic opening chaos?

I think so.

[zigzag]

And we're off

[Palette86]

Haruna Ai,lol.

[zigzag]

Straight into #WeThe15 action eh?

[PikyoK]

That opening was nice. Very Mikiko

[WD96]

I'm going to watch all four ceremonies once the Paralympics was over because I felt like these four are somehow connected.

[JMarkSnow2012]

"Kimigayo" is the perfect length for a flag-raising!

[JMarkSnow2012]

Oh dear. Channel 4 commentators attempting banter.

Hush!

[JMarkSnow2012]

Bit of a Barcelona 1992 vibe so far

[zigzag]

Agitos parts can be looked like Nike swoosh if its separated

[JMarkSnow2012]

IIRC, Channel 4 didn't have commercial breaks during the 2016 Para OC. Evidently they've learned more financial sense by 2021.

[Scotguy II]

i am off to bed.... NZ TV have commercials and they are not picking up again where they left off so missing bits of it - disgusting.

Enjoy 

[PikyoK]

I feel as though this OC was more happier than the Olympic one. I'm convinced MIKIKO was part of the team because the video and the introduction was very much her. I liked that. Also there seems to be more people on the stage than the Olympic OC.

[JMarkSnow2012]

5 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

IIRC, Channel 4 didn't have commercial breaks during the 2016 Para OC. Evidently they've learned more financial sense by 2021.

- but TBF, their break did coincide with the clearance of the arena in preparation for the Parade

[yoshi]

1 minute ago, PikyoK said:

I feel as though this OC was more happier than the Olympic one. I'm convinced MIKIKO was part of the team because the video and the introduction was very much her. I liked that. Also there seems to be more people on the stage than the Olympic OC.

Wait...like I say I can't watch it atm but is this actually the MIKIKO proposal?! Was she moved to the Paralympic team after Dentsu forced her out of the Olympic one?Guess that confirms that the problem with the Olympics wasn't Covid but really was all about the reactionaries at Dentsu...good on TOCOG for keeping her on for this then  

[JMarkSnow2012]

Using two entrances in the parade speeds things up a bit. If there had been a stadium audience, that listing of all athletes on the ticker would have been a nice touch (and as I typed those words, the Channel 4 commentator said them ...)

[Palette86]

yoshi,your country.

[PikyoK]

If that's the case, damn you Dentsu. We could've had a greater Olympics OC. I hope the petition reaches its goal and there is an event at the stadium where MIKIKO's Olympic OC plans can come to life.

[JMarkSnow2012]

"RPC" for Russia, and more Tchaikovsky for medal-winners