London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Sundae · 07-30-2012, 12:49 PM

Our commentators identified the child-catcher, don't you worry Wolf.
'Cept the silly woman identified him as "the character which haunted all our nightmares as children"

Errr - no. Watched the film as far as the child-catcher about 10 years ago. A bit too old by then. Still haven't managed to make it past Benny Hill... The only childhood character to feature in my nightmares was Heidi. And they were really fever dreams when I had mumps; Mum had been reading me the story.

During the opening ceremony, Mum went to the loo, came back and asked what had happened to the tree.
"Kenneth Branagh killed it" I said.

Re Mr Bean, I read an American reviewer who said they switched off after that segment as British potty humor is not as appreciated as we think it is (or something like that). A fart. One fart in a couple of hours of magic. And not even a real fart! A machine-generated-mistake! I am no fan of Mr Bean but apparently I am a potty humourist.

I was also puzzled by the overseas reviewers concern about "in-jokes". So I watched it again. Yes all of it (except the parade of athletes which doesn't count). Yes, I suppose there were some Brit-centric jokes. But nothing very obscure. Nothing intentional I suspect. I've learned from being here how easy it is to be surprised by an international break in communication. But I am willing to concede. After all the Shipping Forecast is not a joke as such, but it's pretty insular.

I swear I heard the Tardis once or twice. But no-one I've spoken to has backed me up. Perhaps the Doctor really was in my garden with the hedgehogs and I just carried on regardless.

footfootfoot · 07-30-2012, 01:46 PM

I loved the Mr. Bean bit. I think to single out the potty joke either as hilarious or offensive indicates some deep seated issues.

Seriously, his whole bit was genius and the potty bit was far from the weakest link.

glatt · 07-30-2012, 02:05 PM

I thought it was neat how they built that hill in the middle of the stadium and grew weeds on it that looked like they were real and in need of mowing.

07-30-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	*Our* commentators identified the child-catcher, don't you worry Wolf. 'Cept the silly woman identified him as "the character which haunted all our nightmares as children" Errr - no. Watched the film as far as the child-catcher about 10 years ago. A bit too old by then. Still haven't managed to make it past Benny Hill... The only childhood character to feature in my nightmares was Heidi. And they were really fever dreams when I had mumps; Mum had been reading me the story. During the opening ceremony, Mum went to the loo, came back and asked what had happened to the tree. "Kenneth Branagh killed it" I said. Re Mr Bean, I read an American reviewer who said they switched off after that segment as British potty humor is not as appreciated as we think it is (or something like that). A fart. One fart in a couple of hours of magic. And not even a real fart! A machine-generated-mistake! I am no fan of Mr Bean but apparently I am a potty humourist. I was also puzzled by the overseas reviewers concern about "in-jokes". So I watched it again. Yes all of it (except the parade of athletes which doesn't count). Yes, I suppose there were some Brit-centric jokes. But nothing very obscure. Nothing intentional I suspect. I've learned from being here how easy it is to be surprised by an international break in communication. But I am willing to concede. After all the Shipping Forecast is not a joke as such, but it's pretty insular. I swear I heard the Tardis once or twice. But no-one I've spoken to has backed me up. Perhaps the Doctor really was in my garden with the hedgehogs and I just carried on regardless. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-30-2012, 01:46 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I loved the Mr. Bean bit. I think to single out the potty joke either as hilarious or offensive indicates some deep seated issues. Seriously, his whole bit was genius and the potty bit was far from the weakest link. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-30-2012, 02:05 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I thought it was neat how they built that hill in the middle of the stadium and grew weeds on it that looked like they were real and in need of mowing.

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