Page 1 of 4
China faked awesome Olympic opening ceremony
Posted: August 11, 2008 12:00 pm
by ph4ever
Some of the most spectacular moments of Olympics opening ceremony, which was watched by three billion people, were faked, it has been revealed
The global television audience watched as a series of giant footprints, lit up by fireworks, proceeded through the night sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird's Nest stadium - except they were watching a computer animation.
Even the giant television screens within the stadium itself broadcast the fake images.
The fireworks were real outside the stadium, but those shown in the stadium and on television had been filmed months in advance.
MORE
Posted: August 11, 2008 12:32 pm
by Snowparrot
I saw that in this morning's paper and started feeling really confused.
The CBC carried the ceremonies live, and were commenting on the "footprint" in a strightforward, this-is-happening manner.
But later that day, when we watched the rebroadcast on NBC, they were talking about the cinematic qualities, and all sorts of other references that didn't make sense. Did they already know, by then, that it was fake?
I know there was a lot of tech ological magic involved, but that is just wrong!
Posted: August 11, 2008 12:46 pm
by Skibo
Never trust a communist.
Posted: August 11, 2008 12:59 pm
by GumboPirate
Posted: August 11, 2008 2:07 pm
by East Texas Parrothead
Posted: August 11, 2008 2:13 pm
by springparrot
damn
Posted: August 11, 2008 5:07 pm
by creeky
China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:06 pm
by flipflopgirl
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:07 pm
by Dutch Harbor PH
creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
Which landing????
That's more like China 1 USA 6.......
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:10 pm
by SharkOnLand
creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
China 1
USA 1
Women 3,496,823,391
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:16 pm
by Dutch Harbor PH
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:30 pm
by ph4ever
that is just one woman, right?
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:33 pm
by Joetown Parrothead
SharkOnLand wrote:creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
China 1
USA 1
Women 3,496,823,391
Thats funny
Posted: August 11, 2008 6:37 pm
by UpstateNYPH
LOL at the women part.
totally true on the moon part:
http://www.moonmovie.com/afthft.htm
"A funny thing happened on the way to the moon" has footage of the Apollo 11 crew faking their (failed) mission to the moon. I was pretty shocked when I saw it.
Posted: August 11, 2008 7:33 pm
by LarryTheCableGuy
Posted: August 11, 2008 7:33 pm
by Dutch Harbor PH
ph4ever wrote:
that is just one woman, right?
Yeah AND that was just last night!!!!!!
Posted: August 11, 2008 8:09 pm
by nutmeg
SharkOnLand wrote:creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
China 1
USA 1
Women 3,496,823,391
Posted: August 11, 2008 8:11 pm
by Tequila Revenge
SharkOnLand wrote:creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
China 1
USA 1
Women 3,496,823,391
That's just for last year, right?
Posted: August 11, 2008 8:19 pm
by TropicalTroubador
SharkOnLand wrote:creeky wrote:China 1 USA 1
(you apparently faked landing on the moon)
China 1
USA 1
Women 3,496,823,391
Uploading several well-deserved points. Real, not faked.
Posted: August 12, 2008 4:19 am
by creeky