The opening ceremony was as idiosyncratic as its creator-director Danny Boyle. It included curious British humor (Mr. Bean), pompous British drama (Kenneth Branagh), and long-in-the-walrus-tooth British music (Paul McCartney). The storyline was laborious and borderline Ken Russell ludicrous at times. The light-card sections in the stands were fun: whatever happened to student card sections at football games? The highlight? The pre-recorded music soundtrack perhaps inadvertently began playing the old BeeGees' classic "Staying Alive" as the athletic delegation from Ethiopia entered the stadium.
Swimming, indoor volleyball, and skeet shooting have been the highlights so far. Swimming pleasures include Michael Phelps' epic fails.
Men's basketball: an NBA all-star team playing middle school junior varsities. Unwatchable. Women's basketball: 11-4 after one quarter. Unwatchable.
Soccer/ world football, field hockey, and water polo: watchable. Fencing and rowing: unwatchable. Synchronized diving: seriously?
Events to look forward to next week: everything in track and field/athletics.
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