Wow
I was sort of ... underwhelmed with the Olympic opening ceremony.
The SFX was amazing, and so were most of the performers. kd lang really nailed it tonight (but what was up with her neck!?!). Sarah Maclachlan was awesome as well! However the cultural aspect of the program was mish-mashy. I really didn't see the point to it, and for me, it didn't portray Canada all that well. The choreography for most of the dance routines seemed disorganized, or maybe because there weren't enough dancers to fill up the stage, imo. For such a big space, it sure was empty.
There were also a few snafu moments. There was the late arrival of the Four Nations chiefs, and also the mechanical breakdown of the Olympic Flame cauldron. These things happens, but oi, what a time for them to happen!
Apparently an American commentator (I was switching from CTV to NBC whenever one went to commercial break :D) said Canada was boring.
Sadly .... I have to agree with him on this one. =/
The SFX was amazing, and so were most of the performers. kd lang really nailed it tonight (but what was up with her neck!?!). Sarah Maclachlan was awesome as well! However the cultural aspect of the program was mish-mashy. I really didn't see the point to it, and for me, it didn't portray Canada all that well. The choreography for most of the dance routines seemed disorganized, or maybe because there weren't enough dancers to fill up the stage, imo. For such a big space, it sure was empty.
There were also a few snafu moments. There was the late arrival of the Four Nations chiefs, and also the mechanical breakdown of the Olympic Flame cauldron. These things happens, but oi, what a time for them to happen!
Apparently an American commentator (I was switching from CTV to NBC whenever one went to commercial break :D) said Canada was boring.
Sadly .... I have to agree with him on this one. =/