Ocean11 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Mercifully I only got to see the lowlights of the ceremony on NHK news, but it had me squirming in my seat with the snide commentator function working almost unconsciously. The squidgy bird thing was ridiculous and all the people moving around to make crude images was just like a cheap Western imitation of North Korean mass games. Starve those Italians a bit and they might learn some very sharp synchronization. Then they wheeled out a strange North Korean lady who started dropping names so that everybody would know who she was. I nearly squirmed off my seat at that point. I find the NHK reporting quite gripping. The Olympics allows me to overdose on Schadenfreude - the 'medal rush' that never meets expectations. The old pro who doesn't quite weigh enough. The boy wonder who turns out to be insane. Link to post Share on other sites
silly-sausage 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Nice. Peter Gabriel was a bit of a (grim) surprise. I usually like him as well. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 That was a bit grim wasn't it. Those commentators though are just totally totally annoying. Quote: The boy wonder who turns out to be insane. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 "Nihon no senshu, ato ippo" they shout this evening! Well maybe a few more.... Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Looks like there's a fair bit of interest in this forum Link to post Share on other sites
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