Getting wet on a river, Olympic Opening Ceremony thread deux

[Theremedy]

Will it get awesome?

Who is roof guy?

Will the cauldron be in the Eiffel Tower?

Lady Gaga was an hour ago.

They must have done some kind of Dunkirk style appeal to acquire this random mixture of boats.

Oh, they've got a giant conveyor belt setup like you get with the Hook-a-Duck stall at the Fair, obviously.

A mash up of Titanic with a dash of Emily in Paris and great big shark will be the stuff of Olympic legends.

Come on Paris, you can do it!

Yeah me too! 😃

@the80sweregreat I actually find the boats more exciting than just watching them walk around a stadium!

I’m thoroughly enjoying it now in - I’m in total admiration at the sheer bonkersness of it.

Who can actually see the catwalk people live? Are they just dancing at no one?

It's Tchad in French - the order is alphabetical by French name.

Are they all getting off the boats when they get to wherever they are taking them? And then where do they go?

Alcaraz?
spain were just before Estonia….espagne

I think Chad is spelled Tchad is French.

I just can't understand why they have based the whole event around the boring bit of the ceremony - aka the teams marching in with the flags - and decided to totally overlook that the good bit of the opening ceremony is the show segment. The little random bits of show are not working.

She wouldn't have got through the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Yes!!!

It's Tchad.

I am really hoping for a shark like that Netflix movie about a shark under Paris.

Pub
Well, I would.

I'm with scottishheather86 - really enjoying it. French keeping it real, bless. Bouncy boats, lots of rain, lots of French cultural pride, and why not.

Anyone else struck by how many of the athletes have mobile phones out? Is this usual? (I'm not sporty.)

Stena Line sent apologies.

DH just said he's starting to get distinct Jeux Sans Frontieres vibes.

Yay Justice!

Where's the bloke with the flame gone?
Haven't seen him in a while.

Me too. I normally switch off then. I'm loving tonight. Can't wait for them to light up the Eiffle Tower....which .ust be the encore surely.