The Olympics started 8/8/08 at 8:08 in Beijing. I was able to catch the opening ceremony on NBC.
Zhang Yimou was the man behind the China portion of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece closing ceremonies. Zhang Yimou is the man behind the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
I'll be honest, it was a little overwhelming. I didn't exactly know what to expect. I had heard of the sheer number of people being used. The colorful outfits. The secrecy behind it all. After it was done, I was a little awestruck. I wish I could have been there. But I think visually, the best view was from the TV.
The parade of nations was very tiring, but I wanted to see USA athletes and many of the Asian countries. Most notibaly, Taiwan and China.
Day 1-3 have been pretty interesting. China is currently leading the medals count and leads in the Gold metal count, doubling the nearest country. Taiwan is on the boards too! The spirit of the Olympics.
I have been vary impressed with nbcolympics.com. I've been able to watch Badmintion, volleyball, shooting, judo, archery, etc. However, Day 2 and 3 have had very little matches in "rewind" mode. They're suppose to show 2,600 hours of footage. Some of it is just a camera pointed at the field or court or stage. You can hear the ppl around the camera talking it up. The convos are weird and whacky sometimes.
I hope they have more matches up soon. I wanted to watch more volleyball from Day 3, but its all just photos.
As normal, all the Olympics footage were promptly removed from Youtube within hours, if not minutes.
But while there, I came across "Where the hell is Matt?" videos. Crazy stuff. I want his job. My wife and daughter wouldn't.
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