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First it starts with a comedy video which turns into this weird creepy thing about kids running through the Paris sewers, encountering an alligator, then getting rowed out and into the Seine by a ghost and it cuts to reality and all the nations are going down the river on boats past a bunch of water jets because they're not doing this in a stadium.

This looks awful and ridiculous. Compare this to the spectacle of London 2012.

Now they're doing some weird old Hollywood movie musical style musical number with Lady Gaga and she's on a staircase, which is... somewhere in Paris?

I am so fucking confused.

Edit: They just cut to Macron and he looks as confused as I am.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I've never understood the spectacle of the opening ceremonies, especially as they got more and more elaborate. Not for me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

You’ll never make it as a dictator. You’ve got to love the spectacles to make it as a dictator. Or so I’m told.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'm mostly scare-watching after the attack on the train this morning. Thankfully, nothing bad has happened so far.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

so far I think you ment yet because apparently the French are running out of food and one whole team had to be sent back home. But France is keeping a tight lip about all things.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago

Lovely. I hadn't heard that yet.