Watching the opening ceremonies

[Texasgal]

in Tokyo is so weird without a crowd in the stands.

[dhol82]

1. I watched this morning and thought the whole thing was pretty lame.

Sorry.

[Texasgal]

2. Great...

I might as well change the the channel.

[malaise]

4. I loved the drones, Imagine and Naomi Osaka lighting the Olympic Flame

but I still wish the Olympics had been cancelled

[Lulu Latech]

3. It seems rather joyless and drab

It's always something I look forward to. I guess given the current situation with Covid that excitement can be overlooked given the context of the time.

[hlthe2b]

8. Life right now is rather joyless and drab. The tone is digified but befits the moment.

[hlthe2b]

5. Honestly, I feel sorry for the Japanese. They were damned if they do and damned if they didn't...

from the start.

That said, what I've seen thus far is dignified and I have to say I cringe when others here talk about how "lame" they are. What the hell? Never before has anyone had to do this during a pandemic. We'll see if their choice not to postpone (again) or cancel will have horrible repercussions, but I do think they deserve some respect for what they have accomplished under the worst possible setting.

[Politicub]

7. +1 for the Japanese. They are doing a great job.

It’s quite a feat that the games are happening at all.

[Texasgal]

9. I agree

I think this could have been pushed back.

It's all very sad.

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. +1

[Politicub]

6. I am embracing the weirdness.

It’s a different time. I realized while watching footage from 2016 in Rio how free it was before the pandemic.

The athletes have trained for years. Simone Biles will be a joy to watch. There will be stories out of the Olympics that no one will anticipate. The event is a product of its time.

[betsuni]

10. My TV died last night. Ten years old. Maybe it's protesting the Olympics.

Normally I wouldn't care very much, not going to replace it, but I did want to see the Olympics, especially gymnastics.

[ms liberty]

11. My husband and I conclude every Olympics that there will never be a torch lighting

As memorable as this:

[MerryHolidays]

13. Except for this

[ms liberty]

18. Yes, I considered mentioning it too, but I was thinking in terms

Of the spectacle of the how rather than the who. That was emotionally the most memorable torch lighting definitely, even more than the flaming arrow. .

[tavernier]

12. Did anyone tell Ukraine that they are supposed to

wear the masks over their noses?
Arghhhhhhh!!!!!

[underpants]

14. Love love love the Olympics.

I’ll watch no matter what. With Peacock it looks like I can watch whatever I want to. Going to the beach tomorrow so we’ll be at the mercy of the network telecast probably.

[GulfCoast66]

16. All things considered I liked it.

The Japanese seem to be making the best of a bad situation.

I was disappointed to hear over 100 of the US athletes are not vaccinated.

[Greybnk48]

17. I did too. I loved the enactment of the emoji's they created

back in the 60's to overcome the language barrier. We've become so accustomed to seeing them all over the world, I'd forgotten where they came from!

I thought it was beautiful and unique, and I feel sorry for Japan getting the dirty end of the stick on this one, due to a natural disaster (covid-19). I plan on watching everything I can this next 2+ weeks!