Bill V
Well-Known Member
OK, first things first--Despite the poor weather, Vancouver, and Canada in general, did a great job hosting the Olympics. Well done!
That said...
Did anyone catch the closing ceremony last night--particularly that last 15-30 minutes? Was it just me, or was that the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen? It reminded me of a cross between Mel Brooks' "Springtime for Hitler" and South Park's "Blame Canada!"--except both of those were intentional farces, and this wasn't! I mean, come on--giant stick hockey players dancing with giant inflatable beavers??? Who thought this up?
And the bits before it, with William Shatner, Katherine O'Hara, and Michael J. Fox, probably looked good on paper--but they certainly seemed to bomb.
Thoughts? Like I said, I loved everything about how this Olympics was done--right up to the last half hour. I thought the bit at the beginning of the closing ceremony, with the mime mechanic "fixing" the torch, was great. But oh man, that ending was painful. It was like watching a wreck on the highway--it's simply awful, but you can't look away, for fear you might miss something even worse...
That said...
Did anyone catch the closing ceremony last night--particularly that last 15-30 minutes? Was it just me, or was that the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen? It reminded me of a cross between Mel Brooks' "Springtime for Hitler" and South Park's "Blame Canada!"--except both of those were intentional farces, and this wasn't! I mean, come on--giant stick hockey players dancing with giant inflatable beavers??? Who thought this up?
And the bits before it, with William Shatner, Katherine O'Hara, and Michael J. Fox, probably looked good on paper--but they certainly seemed to bomb.
Thoughts? Like I said, I loved everything about how this Olympics was done--right up to the last half hour. I thought the bit at the beginning of the closing ceremony, with the mime mechanic "fixing" the torch, was great. But oh man, that ending was painful. It was like watching a wreck on the highway--it's simply awful, but you can't look away, for fear you might miss something even worse...
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