How good was the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic games? It’s always exciting to go through the evening and watch all the national teams come out, flags waving, trying to spot out the big stars and get extra emotional when you see your own flag (usually when you come from a less than dominant nation) coming out of the tunnel.
But this one was probably a bit better. Danny Boyle made an extra long feature film kind of production from the whole thing, that’ll be hard to beat in terms of impressiveness and memorability, although that’s what we say every time after an Olympic opening ceremony.
Before it begins – Bringing in the clouds
Red Arrows Fly Over
London Rain, as Usual
Some fun for the fans
Fake Ancient Times Cricket
That Game no one knows how it’s called
Bradley Wiggins Ringing the Bell
The Fake Industrial Revolution
The Fire Ring
Golden Rings
The Lord Voldemort Puppet
Rowan Atkinson / Mr. Bean Cameo
Australia in the house
Tower Bridge Fireworks
Brazil Team Walk
Independent Athletes not Attached
Usain Bolt making an appearance
Haircut of the Night
Chris Hoy Leading Out Great Britain
