Olympic Closing Ceremony

[Buffacuse]

Is it just me--or is this way better than the Opening Ceremony--a great party/concert vice a jumbled up mess?

[Beebs52]

Is it just me--or is this way better than the Opening Ceremony--a great party/concert vice a jumbled up mess?

Eric Idle's part was AWESOME!!!

[a1mamacat]

Is it just me--or is this way better than the Opening Ceremony--a great party/concert vice a jumbled up mess?

Eric Idle's part was AWESOME!!!

That's because he always looks on the bright side of life, deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo

[Beebs52]

Is it just me--or is this way better than the Opening Ceremony--a great party/concert vice a jumbled up mess?

Eric Idle's part was AWESOME!!!

That's because he always looks on the bright side of life, deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo

Was that not fucking awesome!?

[Buffacuse]

Eric Idle's part was AWESOME!!!

That's because he always looks on the bright side of life, deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo deedoo

Was that not fucking awesome!?

Was waiting to see if they used all the lyrics--the bleep confirmed it.

[Beebs52]

I think Rio will be an "artistically interesting" games.

[christie1111]

Except it totally fizzled at the end. And WTF are they inserting a show they are promoting and the news before The Who is on?

They built up to a big cresendo with the music part, pulled it back down for the necessary ceremony part and then just barely started to ramp back up and ended with a teaser for the 12-12:35 am part.

Seriously?

[etaoin22]

Is it just me--or is this way better than the Opening Ceremony--a great party/concert vice a jumbled up mess?

everyone is entitled to their opinion, I preferred the Opening Ceremony. If you leave out the fact that the summer games entrance of the athletes essentially takes forever. Yeh, Mr. Boyle made the cultural references come thick and fast.

[Bob Juch]

Except it totally fizzled at the end. And WTF are they inserting a show they are promoting and the news before The Who is on?

They built up to a big cresendo with the music part, pulled it back down for the necessary ceremony part and then just barely started to ramp back up and ended with a teaser for the 12-12:35 am part.

Seriously?

So you'll stay up and watch all that so you can see The Who. (I didn't.)

[ghostjmf]

I am sick, I was bored, I was tired, I admit I set my tape (yeah it's still tape) then fell asleep & I find I didn't set it for long-enough. When I heard they were playing another promo for a show at the end, & since the stuff is on tape-delay anyway, having already happened, I figured they'd edit it so it would end at the, uh, end. I confirmed that by playing the gas-going-out of the Torch at what I thought was the end this morning.

And admit I was confused by the "we'll be back" stuff before the segue into the promoed program.

So I missed the Who.

I will live.

[SpacemanSpiff]

I think Rio will be an "artistically interesting" games.

I'm waiting for the first newspaper to run the obvious headline at the 2016 Rio games when describing an upset....

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(insert athlete/team name here) GETS WAXED AT BRASILIAN GAMES

BTW -- I understand that the Rio games will start in August; isn't that still wintertime there?!?!

[jarnon]

BTW -- I understand that the Rio games will start in August; isn't that still wintertime there?!?!

Winter in Rio is warmer than summer in most places. I doubt the beach volleyball girls will need their long sleeve uniforms again.

[Bob Juch]

BTW -- I understand that the Rio games will start in August; isn't that still wintertime there?!?!

Winter in Rio is warmer than summer in most places. I doubt the beach volleyball girls will need their long sleeve uniforms again.

The average temperatures in Rio in August range from 66° to 78°.

[silverscreenselect]

BTW -- I understand that the Rio games will start in August; isn't that still wintertime there?!?!

Winter in Rio is warmer than summer in most places. I doubt the beach volleyball girls will need their long sleeve uniforms again.

If they wear typical Brazilian beach wear, I'll be following that women's beach volleyball very, very closely next time.

[littlebeast13]

Finally!!!

I can get back to not having to ignore the Olympics.....

lb13

[jarnon]

BTW -- I understand that the Rio games will start in August; isn't that still wintertime there?!?!

Winter in Rio is warmer than summer in most places. I doubt the beach volleyball girls will need their long sleeve uniforms again.

If they wear typical Brazilian beach wear, I'll be following that women's beach volleyball very, very closely next time.

You shouldn't be disappointed.

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[Nenê!]

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I love being from Brasil!

[Buffacuse]

Except it totally fizzled at the end. And WTF are they inserting a show they are promoting and the news before The Who is on?

They built up to a big cresendo with the music part, pulled it back down for the necessary ceremony part and then just barely started to ramp back up and ended with a teaser for the 12-12:35 am part.

Seriously?

Forbes this AM is already asking the question: "Is Animal Practice the Most Hated Show on Television?"

You gotta wonder what they were thinking--particularly since I didn't get anywhere near one solid laugh out of Animal Practice--if that was supposed to draw folks in--it didn't work.

Six weeks max and gonzo...

[MarkBarrett]

Except it totally fizzled at the end. And WTF are they inserting a show they are promoting and the news before The Who is on?

They built up to a big cresendo with the music part, pulled it back down for the necessary ceremony part and then just barely started to ramp back up and ended with a teaser for the 12-12:35 am part.

Seriously?

Forbes this AM is already asking the question: "Is Animal Practice the Most Hated Show on Television?"

You gotta wonder what they were thinking--particularly since I didn't get anywhere near one solid laugh out of Animal Practice--if that was supposed to draw folks in--it didn't work.

Six weeks max and gonzo...

Animal Practice was horrible although I did laugh at throwing in Arbor Day with Columbus Day in negotiating days off. Through the whole show I knew the doctor's ex looked familiar, but I could not place her. Ah, JoAnna Garcia Swisher (MLB Nick) who was on the ABC show that didn't see season 2, Better With You.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Animal Practice was horrible although I did laugh at throwing in Arbor Day with Columbus Day in negotiating days off. Through the whole show I knew the doctor's ex looked familiar, but I could not place her. Ah, JoAnna Garcia Swisher (MLB Nick) who was on the ABC show that didn't see season 2, Better With You.

She was best known for her role as the older (blonde) daughter in Reba.

I do remember reading somewhere that one columnists pointed out that this show had not one but two folks who are "serial killers" (that is, tend to be on short-lived series); Ms. Garcia Swisher is one of the two.

The best thing I've read about the show is that the monkey doctor was originally to be called Dr. Zaius, but they couldn't agree with Fox on how much to pay for using the name.

The critics haven't been kind to last night's episode/pilot. And the network needed to check with the ghost of Ted Bessell to see how well TV shows featuring non-human primates work out.

[MarkBarrett]

Animal Practice was horrible although I did laugh at throwing in Arbor Day with Columbus Day in negotiating days off. Through the whole show I knew the doctor's ex looked familiar, but I could not place her. Ah, JoAnna Garcia Swisher (MLB Nick) who was on the ABC show that didn't see season 2, Better With You.

She was best known for her role as the older (blonde) daughter in Reba.

I do remember reading somewhere that one columnists pointed out that this show had not one but two folks who are "serial killers" (that is, tend to be on short-lived series); Ms. Garcia Swisher is one of the two.

The best thing I've read about the show is that the monkey doctor was originally to be called Dr. Zaius, but they couldn't agree with Fox on how much to pay for using the name.

The critics haven't been kind to last night's episode/pilot. And the network needed to check with the ghost of Ted Bessell to see how well TV shows featuring non-human primates work out.

Tyler Labine I knew: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479527/

He could be the "serial killer" based on the short shelf life of Invasion, Reaper, and Sons of Tucson.

[jarnon]

Winter in Rio is warmer than summer in most places. I doubt the beach volleyball girls will need their long sleeve uniforms again.

If they wear typical Brazilian beach wear, I'll be following that women's beach volleyball very, very closely next time.

You shouldn't be disappointed.

Spoiler

I dug up another 4-year-old post (sheesh!) because the winter nights in Rio are chillier than I thought. The beach volleyball girls have pulled out their uniforms (though the Americans are still wearing bikini bottoms).

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