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[pensnest]

I've never watched the Olympics opening ceremony before, so I have no ability to make comparisons, but that one was pretty good. I imagine most of the world was a bit baffled by the Industrial Revolution stuff, so I hope you all had decent commentary going on. The BBC did well on that score. I *loved* the idea of using NHS staff and patients from Great Ormond Street for the 'children's lit' section, and the sight of Mary Poppinses flying down was quite brilliant. I can't decide quite what to make of the James Bond bit... Lots of awesomeness, and that incredible flower turning into the Olympic cauldron was fabulous.

Your thoughts?

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[iconis.livejournal.com]

Saba, Mette, Noora and I had a Skype conference call to watch it together and I think we all pretty much loved it all. Rowan Atkinson's bit was delightful and I absolutely LOVED the James Bond thing. The cauldron was probably the coolest I've seen so far, with every team bringing their piece in. And I loved the fact that young athletes lit the Olympic cauldron, I really loved the symbolism of it all. I'm superhappy I woke up at 5.30am to watch it. :D

[pensnest]

I thought they did a great job on the inclusiveness/symbolism thing. And, it was fabulous to note that *every* team included at least one woman.

[iconis.livejournal.com]

Yes! That is fabulous about the female athletes. And, I mean, an Olympic ceremony with multiculturalism, a gay kiss, Kenneth Branagh, inclusion of Real People (the NHS and the honor guard of the builders when they brought the Olympic flame into the stadium), Muhammad Ali touching the Olympic flag, Sir Tim Berners-Lee tweeting from the stage, Voldemort, JK Rowling *and* the gorgeous cauldron lit by the future generation of Olympic athletes? Well done. I actually caught bits and pieces of it again this afternoon because I loved it so much.

[pensnest]

There was a *lot* in there, plenty of obvious things but unexpected ones too - I mean, Tim Berners-Lee! And yet, in this day and age he absolutely ought to have been there.

Muhammed Ali made me so sad, though.