Olympic Opening Ceremony

[Hatsumomo]

This is one of my favorite parts of the Olympics so I'll be watching live (12?pm EDT). Though I still haven't watched Tokyo's; I was having surgery when it was going on and I never got around to watching.

 

[irichluck21]

I'll be watching the Prime Time coverage as Hubby likes it and doesn't really watch anything else Olympics except Curling and occasional Gymnastics that he sometimes follows.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Huh, they have a red carpet entrance going on. And Jamal Debbouze starts things off; he's an actor in one of my favorite movies (Amélie).

Commercial-free for the first hour

 

[KathySantoni]

He just passed the torch to that one guy that head butted an Italian!

 

[Hatsumomo]

Nice Phantom of the Opera shoutout. Right now I'm just reminded of the horror movie As Above, So Below.

 

[Hatsumomo]

I really like that Paris is doing something very different. Incorporating the Seine instead of doing the whole shebang in a stadium, having the March of the Nations be by boat and being done first instead of last. I think when Beijing, London, and Rio really outdid stadium shows, another city has to make themselves stand out in a different way.

 

[RedBirdie]

Digging the boat parade so far.

 

[makam]

Just tuned in to see Lady Gaga. Cute.

 

[Hatsumomo]

I know the USA funds a lot of the Olympics, but I would prefer French singers because this is supposed to be showcasing France after all.

 

[Hatsumomo]

I wonder how many boats they'll need to fit nearly 600 USA athletes...

 

[Hatsumomo]

Rebeca Andrade getting a shoutout by the NBC commentators as Brazil's boat comes in noting that she's nipping at Simone's heels

 

[Hatsumomo]

The Biles fam being interviewed by Snoop and Hoda

 

[makam]

Not loving Kelly and Peyton as commentators. And we are doing an in-show Louis Vouitton commercial? Yeah...

 

[RedBirdie]

Okay, totally got goosebumps when the Notre Dame bells rang

 

[Hatsumomo]

Okay we just went into some heavy metal shizz. I dig it. I wonder how many parents are going to complain about the headless Marie Antoinettes.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Okay, totally got goosebumps when the Notre Dame bells rang

Same. Especially when they said they haven't rung since the fire.

 

[RedBirdie]

Headless Marie Antoinettes is a thing.

 

[Passion]

I’m really annoyed we seem to be missing most of the parade of nations.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Agreed. Are the boats still coming in or did they stop the flow for performances?

 

[Caledi]

I’m really annoyed we seem to be missing most of the parade of nations.

I think they're doing it little by little, interspersed with the shows. I'm watching a non-NBC version and we're only on Dominica.