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Can't really watch the stuff I want since I don't have cable tv and NBC are assholes.

So proud to be British at the moment.

Say what you want about the previous stuff, but the Olympic cauldron was excellent.

Paul, flat. Old age must be shit.

I loved that yeah.

I though it was really fun, you're never gonna like everything in a ceremony when it's trying to represent so many different things, I wasn't loving it at the start but when it got to the industrial part and beyond than I really enjoyed it.

I loved that country who only had three challengers with them xD

If nothing else, I expect the Mens, and womens basketball teams to win gold.

My sister actually said "This is boring, Mr.Bean should come on".

Right at that moment, *camera pans upwards* Rowan Atkinson. Best part of the whole thing.

Canada to win gold in every event. You heard it here first.



Obviously, lol. I personally have no interest in watching basketball at the olympics, it's just the US show.

Basketball shouldn't really be at the Olympics...to be frank.

Why not? Football, which already had its euro is on there and to me is really boring and stupid (men's football at least.) Basketball doesn't have that much international attention so its nice seeing countries playing, although if you were talking about the one-sided part, yeah that'll get boring.

It's all about involvement. Almost every country that I know of boasts a passable football team, but basketball? It's like women's hockey (which they are discussing removing from the winter olympics), where Canada, the US, and Russia just murder everyone else 20-0, lol. I don't mean the same countries, but you get the idea.

Loved the opening ceremony! I'm a sucker for these kind of things, would have loved to be there. Maybe in a few years we will have the Olympic games here in Portugal. eheh

No harm in dreaming I guess. :)

True, but that is there for more events from what I know the women's cycling has been dominated by Marianne Vos for the last years, so no surprise there and you never know when something will change, US will most likely win the basketball event, but there isn't any guarantee and nothing is more entertaining than an underdog beating a favourite.

Because Basketball isn't competitive.

For a second I thought you meant that it isn't a competitive sport in general lol. Though if you mean because the US more than likely win then I understand. However I don't believe that means it shouldn't be allowed. Other countries are getting better and better. Most notably Spain, and it's not like the US is absolutely guaranteed to win. I mean look at 2004, Greece took home the gold then.

Man the ceremony was full of British old fashioned crap... so freaking retro :D

I loved how they didn't call anyone famous to light the final torch, just 7 normal kids. :) awesome, full of meaning!

And acrobatic routines are?

Watching it right now. The opening ceremonies are kinda... ehhh...