2012-07-27 (Friday)
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London 2012: Beware billions bollocks. Ceremony to be huge TV hit, but not that huge « Sporting Intelligence
This is needed for every major TV event. And this doesn’t even take into account that NBC in the US isn’t showing the opening ceremony live.
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Pulp. Doing 'Common People'. Instead. Imagine.
My favourite bit was the other bits.
Oh god.
Brilliant: lots of people standing on Barbican balconies cheering and clapping :)
If I ever need any symbolism explained to death, I know who to call.
Sshhh: I do still wish David Tennant as Dr Who had run in with the torch.
Brian Blessed should have done that opening.
There is no chance of the energy in this speech going up unless there's a woman behind that podium a la Police Academy.
Clapping.
I so wish we could hear the music loud. It’s so knocked back compared to the wittering. Sorry, I’m a broken record, but really.
@kerryb I knew I’d forgotten a TLA!
@rex3000 Sleep well!
@Zoonie To be fair, they did add a correction a few seconds later.
Subtitles translate Trevor Nelson’s gibberish into even worse gibberish: “Notably they’re all over 6mm tall!”
@antimega Nearly all added to the playlist on June 22nd…! I think there might be spoilers…
NHS, CND, OMD, ELO.
I looked up when I heard "the flag bearer from The Fall". Oh, oh well: "Nepal".
Re-living the best tweets on Stellar.io while the hot people do the walking.
@harikunzru They don't like it up 'em!
If you're watching #2012OlympicCeremony & you love the #NHS RETWEET #welovetheNHS pic.twitter.com/iWh6yChw #Olympics #2012OlympicOpeningCeremony
I continued this celebration of British culture by complaining (about the BBC commentary). You can join in! bbc.co.uk/complaints/com…
@suegyford @tomskitomski I retuned especially, just before the ceremony!
@harikunzru *Everyone* else I'm following appears to disagree with you :)
@tobybarnes @tomskitomski On red button I only have the option of audio commentary, which is the opposite of what I want :)
Shocked, *shocked* that cyclists who jump all the lights have got arrested. That never usually happens!
@tomskitomski Apparently on the red button. I can't see it :(
@edwardhorsford @tobybarnes A retweet of @christhetech by @rex3000 which linked to the now-corrected current version.
Briefly, Trevor Nelson's Wikipedia page began with the truth: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti… #openingceremony #bbc
Here come the athletes. Time to upgrade to Mountain Lion.
Wrong logos airbrushed out of the torch montage. #openingceremony
WWW!
Man/ape kiss! Equality!
@Zoonie Inevitable!
Fuck off Trevor Nelson! #openingceremony #bbc
Jetpack!
@secretbean Jesus, no pressure! :)
Apparently the red button has commentary-free coverage. Buggered if I can find it. #openingceremony #bbc
Huw Edwards, Hazel Irving, Trevor Nelson: ruining events everywhere. #openingceremony #bbc
@suegyford brilliant!
Searching 'NBC' on twitter right now shows many unhappy Americans.
@suegyford You've made it?!
Do the Blue Peter theme!
@AnnieFeighery Oh... Huge private security co who got the contract to do Olympic security and screwed it up...
@macintosh Well done, awesome!
There was going to be a G4S guy holding the flag too but he didn't turn up.
Go on, give us a smile your Maj!
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@memespring Good job it's not a history lesson then :)
@edwardhorsford Awesome! If only I could work out how to use it....
Huw Edwards on the spoilers there. #openingceremony #bbc
God, someone tell these people who keep talking during the show to go outside. #openingceremony #bbc
Huw: shut up!
Sitting extra close.
:)
@paulpod Yeahhh... But I almost feel that in 2012 that's the right-on equivalent of wanting Annie Lennox to be playing.
@Zoonie Yeahhh... But I almost feel that in 2012 that's the right-on equivalent of wanting Annie Lennox to be playing.
That would only have been better if he'd sung 'Thatcher Fucked the Kids'.
@wonderlandblog I don't care much about the sport but this ceremony looks like it'll be nuts :)
Brilliant. Frank Turner. Happy.
@rex3000 Wassup!?
Red Arrows out the back window!
Helicopters in the sky, Critical Mass cheering their way down Beech Street.
@irvinebrown *waves Britishly*
@suegyford Mary's not back until tomorrow so she might not have seen it either, if that's any consolation.
@suegyford Oh poo :( I will record it!
Recharging the Olympic iPad, retuning the Olympic Freeview, wondering which Olympic pizza to heat up, wishing @alexbalfour2012 the best.
@designswarm I just realised the time. GO!
@blech I was on board until “most Londoners know there’s really only one place to do their shopping: Paris.”
Ages ago I got a few anonymous emails containing only of maps and mystical images. Now I’ve received one full of dozens of photos of frogs.
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Mark it well, the moment the world split into two - those who need tv commentary Vs those who get it off twitter
my shopping list: light-up duvet, glowing bike wings, underworld CDs, LEDs next to sofa, gold armpit patches
There is no chance of the energy in this speech going up unless there's a woman behind that podium a la Police Academy.
Can't help but think Ovett would have done this bit quicker
In fairness, a celebration of everything British wouldn't really be complete without a Tory MP publicly disgracing himself.
i have to say, twitter is great this evening. it's nice when we all sit and watch the same thing. <3
This is great - @NME has put out a Spotify playlist of the #olympicceremony soundtrack so far spoti.fi/OVg11g
Since Nurse Kate had her account suspended, her picture, should it disappear: #nhs
Beckham — I'm on a BOAT!
our ceremony: the NHS. lesbian kisses. punk. grime. CND. the inventor of the world wide web. humour. GREAT GREAT BRITAIN.
This could only get better if Pirate Wogan came on. HOLD TIGHT
We invented Grime and the Internet! Is there nothing we can't do?
I think this might be the last episode of The Invisibles
I would love to cut to a family, open mouthed , in Lithuania right now
Apparently we invented everything, including montages, megamixes, laughter, music, thumbs, jam, The Jam, girls, tramps
The world right now is thinking, “What? What the fuck?” and Britian says, “This! This the fuck!”
@mala I’m thinking Jerry Cornelius at this point
Judi Dench has let herself go.
London is becoming a fortress; an army of volunteer observers now cover the city, scanning the skies for enemy aircraft
Tube platform announcer just cut off Boris recording with a "Yeah, thanks Boris." Huge cheer all along the platform.