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Opening Ceremony - My 2 Cents (8 Dirhams?)
It's not about how it looks on the ground. It's ALL about how it looks on TV.
And if you asked me, it looked pretty spectacular on TV. One of the best opening ceremonies I've ever seen. i.e. tecnically brilliant, spectacular effects and pyrotechnics.
Didn't get the jist of the show though. Too bad, there was no English broadcast. The English narration was drowned by the Arab commentary on Al Jazeera.
I loved the bit when the Arab bloke rode his horse up the steep ramp to light the flame. He almost didn't make it with the mare slipping and sliding.
The Indian chick who sang was awesome IMHO. So was the Spanish bloke (Jose) and his hot Lebanese counterpart.
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Terramax said
On TV they can make even ...On TV they can make even Jennifer Lopez look hot. There were good parts, but on the ground - we spent almost 1 hour listening to stupid jokes of 2 lebanese TV stars, and watching the ugly Orry running arounf the arena. Pre-opening entertainment was supposed to start at 4pm, and the actual opening at 6. Instead they started almost at 7:30.
I probably should have watched it on TV, because on the ground it was ups and downs.
alicat said
Well Done Qatar ...The Opening of The Asian Games was fantastic.
It was a brilliant show to be part of and the atmosphere in the stadium was very moving.
The whole show was a success - the rain in the pre-show did not dampen the people around me, everyone was getting into the show and participating with the various toys we were given to use.
Everything was excellent and the effects, models, dancers, lights, fireworks - infact everything was amazing and I am glad I was able to witness it in person
han19 said
was it very cold there? ...i enjoyed watching it on tv.....with kids and the rains it wud have been a nightmare for me.they just recoverd from the virals a few days back....but i wud have loved to have been there.
was it very cold over there?
i too liked the arab guy on the horse to light the torch...was wondering how they were going to do the flame.....but it was great.didnt expect that.
some times it got a bit boring but overall felt very proud of it having taken place here.
did u see the entire party representing qatar....are they all going to compete?
happy heart
drive safe cos someone is waiting for u at home
novita77 said
horse ...The guy who doing the horse with the torch is one of Emir's son. I think the horse nearly fall after few step, but in the end he managed to ride all the way to the top.
Mister said
Awesome ...Though I usually get so bored watching opening ceremonies, that I try to skip them at all, I enjoyed this one. The organizers did a great job.
The only part where I got really really bored was when Al Fahad, head of the Asian Olympic Committee, read his speech in English. Dude, if you can't speak English, for the love of God DON'T.
The part of Sheikh Mohamed and the horse was so dramatic. I was almost holding tight to horse and trying to control it with him. I'm not exactly the horseman, but I assume he did a good job controlling the horse. It would've been a shameful ending to a spectacular show if they did fall.
ditto said
Impressive ...Hey Pothole Research, FYI the broadcast on Qatar TV channel was without the arabic commentary unlike Al Jazeera which was pretty annoying since u couldn't follow neither English nor Arabic... i was glad to find no arabic commentary on Qatar TV.
Loved the torch lighting part with Sheikh Mohamed, although i felt sorry for the poor horse who almost couldn't make it... must've been cuz of the rain and the stairs were slippery.
All in all, it was fun to watch on TV, although it got boring at some parts but the show and the costumes and music were excellent.
spoerry said
it was sooooooo cold !! ...and to my mind it was more for TV than for the ppl on the ground ... the images I've seen on TV looked far better than it looked in the stadium.
Pothole Research said
"Hey Pothole Research, FYI ..."Hey Pothole Research, FYI the broadcast on Qatar TV channel was without the arabic commentary unlike Al Jazeera which was pretty annoying....."
Damn!
Anyway I'll wait for the DVD. All ceremonies volunteers are getting one on the 15th, and I happen to know a few.
Diana said
Qatar TV broadcast was OK ...But the real thing was much better. :)
tracycici said
Wonderful openning ceremony! ...The horse looks great! I think it is smart!Hmm...really like the horse and the guy who doing the horse with a torch...haha... wonderful! brilliant!
Worried about the 2010 Asian Games cuz it wud be held in they city where I live... Where is the money from? Can we have an impressive gamew? I doubt...
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Plz tell me...since I'm new here...it might be matter to email me at tracycici/-a-t-/yahoo.com.cn Thanx!!!
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han19 said
the volunteers for opening ...the volunteers for opening and closing ceremony told me that sheikh mohammad used to do the horse bit without a single flaw during the rehearsals..........it was a piece of cake for him............but i guess the rains made it a bit difficult...........bcos the horse was alomost slipping............but it was awesome.
glad he got it through.
where do u live tracycici?dont worry if you counrtry has taken up the responsibility then they will deliver the results too.
happy heart
drive safe cos someone is waiting for u at home
porcupine said
WHERE WAS ORRY?? ...Although the Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games was indeed a feast for the eyes, I was a bit disappointed not to see Orry anywhere around. Being the mascot of the Games, he should have been present and should have been given a prominent place in the stadium. Given the fact that he had become a common sight in Doha in the run-up to the Games, I think many would share this view with me.
:) :(
tracycici said
Orry? ...Orry? What's that?
I really love that horse!That guy is so great!I dreamed of it yesterday!Hmm...
Well, I'm from China. The city where I live is called Guangzhou, Canton.We are not rich enough to first held the 2008 Olympics and the 2010 Asian Games I'm afraid.By then, I'll be graduated and maybe we need to pay higher tax...Anyway, I hope we can do it sucessfully!:))
Don said
I liked it. For TV of ...I liked it. For TV of course the benefit was that the cameras were positioned to take advantage of every angle. For those of us in the stands there was certainly excitement (in spite of the rain).
bindu said
QATAR TV WILL TELECAST(LIVE) ...QATAR TV WILL TELECAST(LIVE) THE CLOSING CEREMONY TOO???? OR WHICH CHANNEL WILL GIVE LIVE TELECAST OF CLOSING CEREMONY/............??
Miss Canada said
Al Kass and Al Jazeera ...Both local broadcasters Al Kass and Al Jazeera have the rights to broadcast the games (also if you have satellite, you can see games coverage on CCTV). You'll just have to do some surfing .... :-)
Poppy said
Orry was there!!! ...Orry took part in the ceremony, he did a piece with the Aspire kids. He was there........Did you not join in the Orry shout, we chanted his name for ages (how sad am I??) He also helped explain the audience participation boxes.
tracycici said
CCTV-5 ...I think CCTV-5 will telecast (live) the closing ceremony, otherwise, we have no other ways to watch these on TV in China...
bigmama said
Disappointed ...Sorry folks, I was a little disappointed in the opening ceremony. It seemed to be missing something. Couldn't put my finger on it. I am told that on the night we missed the best part due to the poor weather. Unfortunately that can't be controlled and I fully understand that. It would be great if we could see the missing parts but I guess the budget has already been blown. My housemate managed to be lucky enough to see the rehearsal and told me what I missed.
I enjoyed the passion of the Qataris. Boy can they cheer and clapp and shout. lol. I think they almost burst my eardrum.
Does anyone know if there will be a DVD of the rehearsals and opening night as we were told we were not allowed to take any form of photographic equipment; what a joke; subsequently we did the right thing as we were advised and missed many shots for our memories.
bindu said
any body please give me the ...any body please give me the settings(frequency,symbol rate etc) of the channel where asian games closing ceremony is going to telecast lively