Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE CHAT

[Ikarus360]

1 minute ago, sebastien1214 said:

Maybe we should move on to the verdict topic, no?

Already ahead of you, but I didn't bother much.

Can't believe I wasted my time on this. Get fucked, Jolly.

[Scotguy II]

2 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

When I say "we", it was more in relation to us French. It's just that I have the feeling that we can't do it, because we want to be in a kind of artistic madness and that consequently we are incapable of fulfilling the specifications of the classic ceremonies that everyone fulfills. The Seine was already a little more coherent: a crazy place for a crazy project. Even if it was imperfect, there was a coherence.

True, like i said before all of the ceremonies in a stadium that the french have done WC98, RWC2003, Euro2016, RWC2023 and now CC24 have all been crap haha

[Sir Rols]

9 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said:

It seems that Jolly and company were all spent on the OC;  and like absolutely CARED NOTHING for the Closing.  They just let the whole evening limp along.   His whole team didn't have the juice or cojones to put on a show to at least match the Opening even in ambition.  Was it all because of the river?  And without the Seine, they were reduced to blithering idiots??  

Yeah.

I think you and I both really enjoyed parts of the opening, even if other parts fell flat. There was nothing to really enjoy in the closing. The highlights for me were the opening Sous Le ciel de Paris and the closing My Way. Everything in between was excruciating.

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, Michelle said:

the average layperson doesn’t give a jot about the OC or closing ceremony

Yes and no. The most watched video on the Olympic channel is not an Olympic sport event

[baron-pierreIV]

I still don't get why the Faceless Torch bearer from the Opening showed up?  And then his female persona brought in the flag -- and they begat the hybrid mosquito who unleased the 5 golden rings?  Is that Jolly's story for the Closing?  Then why have Marchand bring in the flame as well?  It all DOESN'T compute?!?!  

[Michelle]

1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said:

Already ahead of you, but I didn't bother much.

Can't believe I wasted my time on this. Get fucked, Jolly.

You need to get out more. 

just wow. 

[Sir Rols]

2 minutes ago, Scotguy II said:

RWC2023

I quite liked that one.

[Michelle]

5 minutes ago, Nacholympic said:

Not true. The Opening Ceremony is the event that has the biggest audience in the Olympics.

Lol

yah. People watch it. But it’s not as though they judge the actual two weeks of sport on a ceremony. 

please. This is just a wasted issue. 

[Scotguy II]

Recent interview with David Atkins 

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/thefridayrevue/david-atkins/104148316

[Ikarus360]

1 minute ago, Michelle said:

When I judge an Olympic Games I don’t really consider the ceremonies. It’s about organization of the games, are they well attended. The athletes, their performances etc …

the average layperson doesn’t give a jot about the OC or closing ceremony. 

live in the real world. 

If you know how to read, you would know I never judged the entirety of Paris games as bad just because of the ceremonies. In fact, i've been watching the whole event for two weeks and I have to say it was the best backdrop and setting i've seen in a long time. Even though my country didn't performed particulary well this year, i'm going to have fond memories of many of the sport moments in these games.

 

[Ikarus360]

3 minutes ago, Michelle said:

You need to get out more. 

just wow. 

People can have opinions. Sorry if that offends you.
 

Anyway, its clear you don't have any good will so please say hello to Baron in my block/ignore list. Take care

 

 

[HenryOaks]

What surprises me the most: what's wrong with the French raising flags? Not a good one!

Anyway: OC could have been much better without rain. CC has been cheap and boring. Handover segment: a bit disappointing. Both ceremonies had the same problem: lack of organisation and bad TV realisation. 

The best of the Games: Paris itself, the venues, the crowds and the DJs. Good job!

[Michelle]

1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said:

If you know how to read, you would know I never judged the entirety of Paris games as bad just because of the ceremonies. In fact, i've been watching the whole event for two weeks and I have to say it was the best backdrop and setting i've seen in a long time. Even though my country didn't performed particulary well this year, i'm going to have fond memories of many of the sport moments in these games.

 

Good. So focus on that and sleep well. 

[Michelle]

Just now, Ikarus360 said:

People can have opinions. Sorry if that offends you.
 

Anyway, its clear you don't have any good will so please say hello to Baron in my block/ignore list. Take care

 

 

Jesus wept 🤣

[Ikarus360]

2 minutes ago, HenryOaks said:

What surprises me the most: what's wrong with the French raising flags? Not a good one!

Anyway: OC could have been much better without rain. CC has been cheap and boring. Handover segment: a bit disappointing. Both ceremonies had the same problem: lack of organisation and bad TV realisation. 

The best of the Games: Paris itself, the venues, the crowds and the DJs. Good job!

I didn't thought the OC direction was that bad. The CC, on the other hand....

[Daze]

Welcome to the post Olympic Blues everyone. 

[yoshi]

One very nice thing I should mention - Dupont handing the French flag over to the Paralympic team. That was a lovely touch. Especially as this will be France's first Paralympics. 

[Rob2012]

 

[Olympian2004]

12 minutes ago, Daze said:

Welcome to the post Olympic Blues everyone. 

Somehow this closing ceremony blew my post Olympic depression away. For now at least. It was just too bad to be too melancholic about the end of the Games now. But I am sure that after a few days, the great memories of the Games themselves will gain the upper hand again.

[mr.bernham]

42 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said:

A stadium can't be made responsible for a messy ceremonial concept. There are far too many Olympic hosts that did a much better job in a stadium.

I’m not saying that. I simply think that in the case of Paris, its urban form is so iconic that no stadium can top it. Paris is arguably the most iconic city in the world. It is the only city that it makes sense to me to not have stadium-based ceremonies. 

42 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

It's not a ceremony that will be remembered. And I don't want us to organize ceremonies in stadiums anymore. Despite its imperfections, the Seine was so much better.

I sort of disagree with this too. 

I think stadiums work for most cities. In most cities, their “iconic” sites are spaced out. Paris and perhaps DC are the only two cities I can think of whose iconic parts are all right next to each other.

This is why I think a non-stadium based ceremony for Paris can work in a way that it simply would not for most other cities. 

Though, a London ceremony down the Mall could be pretty cool. 

[Juso]

51 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

No, recent Superbowl concerts have been far more ambitious

Agreed, the LA handover was also disappointing, it feels like all ceremony work is now designed for 30 second reels on instagram and tiktok - not for a live telecast spectacular

[Juso]

2 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

The problem with the OBS system is that it produces output which is professional, but not (unless the performances are specifically designed to allow for its weaknesses) magical.

That is very fair - perhaps we have lost something in the transition from local host broadcast orgs to OBS

[ejaycat]

Well, that's one Summer Olympics for the books!

The blowing out of the flame inside of the lantern was kind of anti-climactic for me, but overall I didn't mind the closing ceremony.  I'd have thought it would have ended with the live concert and the athletes spontaneously celebrating/dancing and then the coverage ends, but it ended with a slightly melancholy song and what looked like people already leaving the stadium.  

Edited August 11, 2024 by ejaycat

[mr.bernham]

8 minutes ago, Juso said:

Agreed, the LA handover was also disappointing, it feels like all ceremony work is now designed for 30 second reels on instagram and tiktok - not for a live telecast spectacular

I think this tweet sums it up well: 

Would’ve played a lot better in the stadium itself. 

[Red Centaur]

A note perfect farewell by Paris. Loved it. 

Excited for LA.