JB
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So... the olympic opening ceremony...Having just watched this (and jolly impressive it was too) I have a couple of questions
Do you reckon the french are now grateful they don't have to follow that and do you think that Sebastian Coe is currently looking for twenty thousand synchonised morris dancers? 
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tahir
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I'll give him uncle Del's number
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jema
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It did make us wonder how embarrassingly bad London might be  and yes the topic of Morris Dancers did come up
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Becki
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I think we should admit that we can't follow it and just get on with doing our own thing.
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Green Rosie
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I think London should go for something really stylish and simple and distance itself well away from the ridiculous waste of money that was Beijing.
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Brownbear
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If people have these absurd contests, why not make it just about the sport rather than into a subdivision of showbusiness with a bit of athleticism thrown in?
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orangepippin
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| Green Rosie wrote: | | I think London should go for something really stylish and simple and distance itself well away from the ridiculous waste of money that was Beijing. |
At least it was their money, not ours!
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Soapnutter
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See I'd be making a point about cultural diversity in Britain and poking a tongue at China's human rights issues ......
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LynneA
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I was thinking of this the other day. Maybe a complete downgrade of the ceremony - something like Chas & Dave having a Cockernee singalong in a mock up of the Queen Vic set, and to add a bit of class, Leslie Garrett doing a Marie Lloyd medley.
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Soapnutter
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Well, as it's Great Britain we'd need Bryn Terfel, The Proclaimers and Daniel O'Donnel - or Ronan Keating.....
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Chez
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Leo was transfixed by the drumming. I reckon a gathering of the nation's Morris Dancers in a similar synchronised spectacle would be the way forward.
Leslie Garrett, I'd shoot, as part of the opening ceremony.
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LynneA
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I was thinking about having the flame lit by Amy Winehouse lighting a ciggie from the torch, then dropping fag ash onto a stream of meths leading to the flame.
Then I realised she's unlikely to last to 2012.
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Chez
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| LynneA wrote: | I was thinking about having the flame lit by Amy Winehouse lighting a ciggie from the torch, then dropping fag ash onto a stream of meths leading to the flame.
Then I realised she's unlikely to last to 2012. |
Classy though. I like it.
What about a Strictly Ballroom -type display from the cast of Coronation Street accompanied by the cast of the Big Brother House playing themes from well-known soaps?
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ksia
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How about Monty Don in the middle of the stadium simply potting up some plants to the sound of Charlotte Green reading out that day's shipping forecast. Then everyone present to have a nice cup of tea.
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Green Rosie
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| ksia wrote: | | How about Monty Don in the middle of the stadium simply potting up some plants to the sound of Charlotte Green reading out that day's shipping forecast. Then everyone present to have a nice cup of tea. |
Brilliant
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Brownbear
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Depends on whether they go for traditional or modern - if modern, it would have to be a bloke in a shellsuit and burning Burberry cap, climbing up scaffolding to light a beacon in the shape of a giant hamburger.
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