2008 Summer Olympics

[Xavier]

Yeah, Opening Ceremony in HD was a sight to behold, loved it. Fireworks at the end would have been fucking amazing to see in person, looked like the entire sky was on fire.

Looking forward to track, swimming and basketball.

[Slapper]

The block thing blew my mind when all those people popped out and started waving.

[Katlan]

The block thing blew my mind when all those people popped out and started waving.

when i saw all those ppl show up from under the blocked i was in awe.. that was beyond amazing

[Kuya]

Damn i missed it, and the videos of the ceremony aren't on youtube. :/

[Katlan]

hahaha
NBC spokesman is epic fail: "The "Central African Republic" is a republic in central Africa"

[Avé]

The guy running at the top of the stadium was epic. As they were lifting him up, I thought to myself, "It would be terrible/awesome if the cord snapped," and then as soon as I said that, ONE SIDE OF HIS CORD DROPPED. God damn that scared the shit out of me.

[Zhais]

FUCK YES

Semifinals for women's individual sabre: All three USA competitors and a russian


fuuuuuck yea

[Apelila]

Was anyone else pissed that NBC didn't have the opening ceremony live? I mean, I realize the time delay would have made it at some wierd ungodly hour but its not like they had to delay it the 12+ hours they did.

[Cesaria]

I sat and watched half of it thinking "God how the hell is London going to put up anything similar in 4 years" and having horrid visions of dancing Beefeaters and Pearly Queens, or something hideously politically correct like lines of dancing Muslims and Polish immigrants.

The scroll was amazing, and the footprints thing was such a simple but cute idea.

[Zalius]

the opening ceremony was like, moving

[Roranora]

Some American was just killed in Beijing.. >.>

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...der/index.html

[Lordender]

This olympic's is pretty unpopular outside of china but will end up being the most watched olympic's because of the china's rediculous population. I won't be watching the games but will check in to see how the basketball team does on ESPN.

[octopus]

This olympic's is pretty unpopular outside of china

Is it unpopular outside of China, or is it unpopular in the US?

[Bingbong]

I was really impressed by the opening ceremonies.
The Chinese showed great awareness in where to show off technology and when to just rely on their old traditions.

Very entertaining ceremony.

[kuronosan]

This olympic's is pretty unpopular outside of china but will end up being the most watched olympic's because of the china's rediculous population. I won't be watching the games but will check in to see how the basketball team does on ESPN.

You must mean Americans, both my girlfriend and I are watching the games and so is my father and his wife. We live in America, and are American citizens... and the only other people I've heard boycotting the Olympics are right-wing Christian extremists. Quit overgeneralizing.

[Akiyama]

One family doesn't mean all of America. There are a lot of people I know who aren't watching it. It has nothing to do with "boycotting" it either. It just has to do with some of us being bored to tears by a lot of the sports the Olympics bring. That and most of the time, it's only USA being shown on TV. Granted right now, there's some game going on between two other countries on MSNBC, but still. D: I just haven't been interested in them in a long time and that's the case for other people too I'm sure.

So quit assuming.

[Kang]

The American killed in that attack was the father-in-law of the coach of the U.S. Men's volleyball team. What a tragic event.

[Blackmagik]

does anyone know where u can watch recaps of the events if you missed it on tv?

[Zhais]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_on...FE/online.html

change sport to whatever you like


And fuck yea for the US sweeping women's sabre event <3 Too bad all three of them want to retire internationally after this

[Senoska]

Who knew that China selected peter pan to be the torch lighter.