Paralympics opening

Chives · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:26

I want to see the athletes in the stadium, why have they gone outside

hellarda · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:28

Mr Jones said:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=e408f1bbf865fb39&id=E408F1BBF865FB39!3931

What the heck is that? I saw it on for a brief second before the Queen came out...

Commentators cue?

DB_SamX · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:29

Jon Snow and the basketball guy are much better.

Skeeter · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:32

Massive sound of a penny dropping in my flat as my GF and I just twigged that the reason why the leg impairment categories are Txx and Fxx is for an amputation through the Tibia (below knee) or Femur (above knee).

No idea what the 43 and 44 etc is all about.

Skeeter · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:37

Did that just say 'back in 60 minutes'?

This is appalling. I hope C4 get ripped apart.

DB_SamX · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:39

Yes, I think it did!

Edit- think that's when GB come in.

nst68 · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:41

all Jon Snow goes on about us war and economic stuff, C4 should have used Claire Balding to be the main presenter, she's wasted interviewing athletes in the car park

Guerrilla · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:41

Perhaps meant that commentary team'd be back in 60 min.

Art · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:44

Someone suggested that the commentary on More4 is better: I've no idea who it is, but all they do is give you a brief rundown of the country's paralympic history and then a rundown of the clothes they're wearing.

Not Channel 4's finest hour....

GJM · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:47

Can we get rid of this Gurumurphy chap and just have the Canadian bloke please?

nst68 · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:48

More4 is a lot better

DB_SamX · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:51

Thanks. Switched to more4.

Cosimo · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:52

nst68 said:
More4 is a lot better

Different commentary?

Art · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:56

simulatorman said:
Different commentary?

Yup, not sure who it is.

Guerrilla · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:58

Certainly does seem better on More4, thanks.

Westyfield2 · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:07

It's rubbish. Both the ceremony and Channel 4s coverage.

mithrandir · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:12

Westyfield2 said:
It's rubbish. Both the ceremony and Channel 4s coverage.

I have to agree. The show prior to the athletics procession was rather short but I'm guessing there will be some other things happening (though not with a big stage perhaps)

Kainz · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:15

I switched off. Couldn't handle the stream of ad-breaks.

estebanrey · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:23

The lesson that should be learned from this procession is have a war, build a bigger paralympics team. Jimmy Carr may have been blasted for his Iraq War/Paralympics joke but it sadly seems to be true from what we've seen so far.

Feek · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:29

Kainz said:
I switched off. Couldn't handle the stream of ad-breaks.

Same here.