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Basil Exposition
Basil Exposition Reader
7/27/12 10:08 p.m.

Bean and dropping Liz out of a helicopter were good. Beyond that, a little too much running in place. FF'd through most of the second half. Thank baby Jesus for DVRs!!

Cole_Trickle
Cole_Trickle HalfDork
7/27/12 10:55 p.m.

Sir Paul is doing great. Overall, I didnt get that "thrill" that I did watching the last one, but this was still pretty good.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/29/12 12:14 a.m.

We caught the last 2 or so hours of the opening ceremonies. McCartney did well, but I'm still lobbying for Maiden.

I'm sure every news outlet is working to put a local spin on things. The other day I learned that the reigning beach volleyball player comes from here in Ormond Beach: http://www.news-journalonline.com/sports/local-sports/2012/07/27/olympic-volleyball-star-from-ormond-keeps-low-profile.html

The things you learn. Who knows, maybe we have been side-by-side at a red light or been at the same checkout line at Publix. Either way, good luck to the local guy.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/29/12 12:20 a.m.

Oh, and Ryan Lochte, who just won another gold, is from Port Orange. That's like 20 minutes away. I guess that makes him local, too--same area code but different exit off I-95.

The0retical
The0retical Reader
7/29/12 12:31 a.m.

Did anyone else feel like the British dressed their athletes like they were going to perform an Aryan version of Triller?

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
7/29/12 7:40 a.m.

If I was gonna try to celebrate 4 decades of culture in ANY country, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't choose the '70's, 80's, '90's, and '00's. And I certainly woulnd't make it look like a high tech electronically aided LSD trip.

I had a REALLY hard time hearing the name "Bob Costas" so many times. I kept substituting the word I plug in when I read it on this forum!

It was awful.

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
7/29/12 7:47 a.m.

I was trying to figure out the overall theme.

It was kind of like Frodo Baggins meets the evils of industrialization, but somehow managed to include a bunch of nurses jumping up and down on enormously oversized electrified beds.

Oh, and I was so glad to see they didn't overlook including something about a hundred Mary Poppinses (Poppinsii?) fighting off a 100' tall Voldemort.

Yep. Definitely a bad dose of LSD.

Toyman01
Toyman01 PowerDork
7/29/12 7:53 a.m.

The parts I watched were too PC, too many news people and singers that are old and failing at looking young. Too much fluff. All image and no substance.

It was like watching a 5yo with a new pair of shoes. "Look at me!!! Look how fast I can go!!!"

neon4891
neon4891 UltimaDork
7/29/12 11:30 a.m.

The should have let Clarkson do it. Flaming Jags doing powerslides.

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