2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony - Oh LA LA Land!

[once_upon]

We went out for anniversary dinner, I just started from the beginning. Johnny's hair is moving on its own. I expect bats to come flying out

 

[Tesla]

We went out for anniversary dinner, I just started from the beginning. Johnny's hair is moving on its own. I expect bats to come flying out

That would’ve been awesome!

 

[Karen-W]

We went out for anniversary dinner, I just started from the beginning. Johnny's hair is moving on its own. I expect bats to come flying out

That would’ve been awesome!

Would have easily been the highlight of the show.

 

[Tesla]

Would have easily been the highlight of the show.

Oh, yeah. Bats would’ve made the night.

 

[BaileyCatts]

uh, did the NBC Primetime version seriously just signoff with no retrospective reel?!?

 

[BaileyCatts]

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[Rukia]

uh, did the NBC Primetime version seriously just signoff with no retrospective reel?!?

I'm hoping they'll go back to do it after this whole LA countdown thing

 

[BaileyCatts]

hope so too. this LA countdown thing is boring as hell. what is even the point of this other than the little 3 minute thing about the 2028 venues?

 

[HeatherC]

Mike Tirico is doing the official sign off right now and I fully expect to see a music montage coming up soon too. He has done such a nice job being the host for NBC!

 

[BaileyCatts]

whew. montage reel. I guess that was worth sitting thru this dreck of a LA show.

 

[HeatherC]

I guess the Olympics are officially over now that I've seen (and cried through) the closing montage which was very well done as always and of course they ended it with Simone which was perfect IMO.

And aside from ONE thing that is still grating on my gymnastics fan nerves, these Games have been tremendous and I enjoyed watching them for the last 17 days. Kudos to Paris for hosting a wonderful Games!

 

[Tesla]

I guess the Olympics are officially over now that I've seen (and cried through) the closing montage which was very well done as always and of course they ended it with Simone which was perfect IMO.

And aside from ONE thing that is still grating on my gymnastics fan nerves, these Games have been tremendous and I enjoyed watching them for the last 17 days. Kudos to Paris for hosting a wonderful Games!

I’m going to miss chatting about the Olympics.

 

[BaileyCatts]

There is a picture of Simone holding the Olympic Flag at the Closing coming up on my Facebook feed and she looks absolutely beautiful. I don't know how to post it here from Facebook. Maybe someone smarter than me can post it. If you've seen it, you know what picture I'm referring to. Flag on the left/Simone on the right. Just beautiful.

 

[manhn]

I just found out that Scott Russell will no longer cover the Games with his semi-retirement. I always preferred him over Brian Williams (and I always found him attractive too). He was also my favourite of the Canadian figure skating non-expert commentators.

 

[skatfan]

Is there anywhere to watch the whole thing and not just the snippets on NBC?

 

[kalamalka]

I just found out that Scott Russell will no longer cover the Games with his semi-retirement. I always preferred him over Brian Williams (and I always found him attractive too). He was also my favourite of the Canadian figure skating non-expert commentators.

He had said a while ago that this would be his last big gig, and definitely last Olympics. He seems/seemed to take all sports seriously (he's covered a lot of them/hosted a lot of Saturday sports shows), and I'll miss him too. I wish CBC gave more time to the non-professional team sports, because they cover them well. They seem to have been reducing the coverage instead. It's nice to have streaming available for a lot of sports, but it's much better with Canadian commentators.

 

[CantALoop]

Johnny Weir has taken his closing ceremony look to a new high or low, depending on your perspective. My opinion: it's a bit much.

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Johnny darling, it's the Olympic Games, not the Hunger Games

Flying in from the Scientology Church and Celebrity Centre!

Not a real fan of Tom Cruise, but it would've been 1000x more entertaining if Tom Cruise was beamed up into a UFO by Lord Xenu

Tom Cruise and the Chili Peppers are all in their sixties. I think this says more about the average age of the planning committees than anything else.

So essentially a mini concert featuring two acts from the 1990s and one current one? I’m giving you a D- LA.

And they wonder why the Olympics aren't popular with the kids It's been so long past their peak, they might as well be the Dried Out Ancho Peppers. That and pornstache aside, kudos to Anthony Kiedis and Flea for being in decent shape in their 60s (but please stop gyrating).

Notes to NBC - don't let Jimmy Fallon anywhere near the Opening Ceremony commentary in 2028. Today was a very bad experiment in obnoxious fan-boying.

Please no - can you imagine all the mindless fluff segments with Jimmy Fallon's insipid blandness permeating everything NBC, swing by The Abbey and back the drag queens for LA

 

[MsZem]

The water looks pretty, that’s all I have as I hate RHCP.

I kept trying to figure out which Real Housewives this acronym refers to

They are not my cup of tea either.

 

[Frau Muller]

It’s over…sigh. Glad to have enjoyed so much Artistic (Synchro) Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics this past week!

I missed most else but had a big laugh seeing Australia’s B-girl RayGun on YouTube. Especially the Kangeroo Step. ROTFL!
(I still think highly of Australia. )

Back for the JrGPs in late August!

 

[Private Citizen]

IMO it was a genius idea to use spaces within the city as venues. I don't remember another Olympics where the beauty of the city was the main character. The space in front of the Invalides, the Concorde Square, Champ de Mars (in front of the Eiffel Tower), the Alexandre III Bridge, the Grand Palace and the Versailles Palace were all transformed into venues. The view from the stands (and of course on TV) were breathtaking!

I agree, akin to “Sex in the City,” Paris became the main character in the storyline. The idea was genius. The execution was so-so. Too many ideas in need of editing, too drawn out and with too many pauses, too obviously made for TV, and the disastrous washout of an opening ceremony with no contingency plan. Points for originality, but the entire games walked the line between different and just plain weird. The closing ceremony was entirely forgettable. My overall grade: B at best.

 

[MsZem]

I agree, akin to “Sex in the City,” Paris became the main character in the storyline. The idea was genius. The execution was so-so. Too many ideas in need of editing, too drawn out and with too many pauses, too obviously made for TV, and the disastrous washout of an opening ceremony with no contingency plan. Points for originality, but the entire games walked the line between different and just plain weird. The closing ceremony was entirely forgettable. My overall grade: B at best.

The rain would have affected the opening ceremony if it had been in the stadium, too, though - unless it has a retractable roof?

 

[Nmsis]

okay - I remember some of the story behind this.

Comme d'habitude was co-composed by Paul Revaux and Claude François in 1967.
It's about a couple who is together but where the singer realizes his partner's feelings are gone and that only habits have survived.
It was in reference to France Gall (who won Eurovision 1965), his ex girlfriend.
Since all the participants involved were pretty much all french music royalties whose lives have left a trace in popular memory, that song holds a pretty special place.

Some brit editors wanted to release an english version. So they found an young unknown singer who did the re-writing job and wanted to record it. But the french editors refused as he was too obskure. His name was David Bowie, who would later use the song as a basis to create Life on Mars ?

In the meantime, Paul Anka bought the rights for an english version of Comme d'habitude, rewrote different lyrics and brought it to Sinatra.

So that song has a history.

 

[allezfred]

Comme d'habitude was co-composed by Paul Revaux and Claude François in 1967.
It's about a couple who is together but where the singer realizes his partner's feelings are gone and that only habits have survived.
It was in reference to France Gall (who won Eurovision 1965), his ex girlfriend.

Thanks for the background info. Interesting to note that France Gall’s winning Eurovision song “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” was written by Serge Gainsbourg and even recorded in Japanese.

France Gall - Poupée De Cire Poupée De Son (Japanese Language Version)

Audio ripped from Made in France: France Gall's Baby Pop (2012)

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[Garden Kitty]

Comme d'habitude was co-composed by Paul Revaux and Claude François in 1967.
It's about a couple who is together but where the singer realizes his partner's feelings are gone and that only habits have survived.
It was in reference to France Gall (who won Eurovision 1965), his ex girlfriend.
Since all the participants involved were pretty much all french music royalties whose lives have left a trace in popular memory, that song holds a pretty special place.

Some brit editors wanted to release an english version. So they found an young unknown singer who did the re-writing job and wanted to record it. But the french editors refused as he was too obskure. His name was David Bowie, who would later use the song as a basis to create Life on Mars ?

In the meantime, Paul Anka bought the rights for an english version of Comme d'habitude, rewrote different lyrics and brought it to Sinatra.

So that song has a history.

The things I learn on FSU! Thanks

 

[CantALoop]

When did Tom Cruise start going so heavy on the Botox?

And fillers - didn’t recognize him at first. He was looking more like Temu Cruise than Tom Cruise

The difference was really obvious when it transitioned from him live in the arena to the pre-recorded footage of him with the Hollywoooood sign

 

[allezfred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823341574236852720

 

[millyskate]

Love the digs at Bach!!