The Opening Ceremony

[A.H.Black]

http://stream.nbcolympics.com/2018-winter-olympics-primetime-show-feb-9-standard

I realize now that I should have directed to you the Olympics page rather than the regular NBC page, my fault.

Thank you. I was hoping to find a stream of the original World feed as opposed to the NBC broadcast. Maybe someone will put it up later

 

[Heleng]

I loved the concept and execution of the OC, and it stirred a lot of emotion in me because of my family background. I thought NBC did a nice job covering it, although I giggled every time I heard Katie Couric pronounce *hambok* with a long *o* vowel (like *hamboke*).

 

[moonvine]

Thank you. I was hoping to find a stream of the original World feed as opposed to the NBC broadcast. Maybe someone will put it up later

There is supposed to be a version on NBC olympics.com with no commentary. It should be up by now. They said it would be up this am.

OK I found it after a little digging "Opening Ceremony Natural Sound Only." http://stream.nbcolympics.com/pyeongchang-opening-ceremony

 

[Gotlev]

Olympics is not about the show, it's about unity. Two Koreans marching together as a unified country alone tops any "performances" throughout the ages especially how much politics have affected their separation. Olympics is about bringing countries together. You're forgetting the core values of the Olympics. If you want a show, go watch a circus

1. Two Koreas marching together: YESSSSSSYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES

2.Olympics being about bringing countries together: dream on. If politics were not to play a part in Olympics, it was the most absurd decision to take NATIONS as a base unit.
Btw, there is no non-Western country anywhere near a medal in Olympics. (Sure, there will have been some extreme exception once in a blue moon...) This is not about bringing countries together, but about celebrating the supremacy of the West over the world. If you don't like our sports, you don't count. We let the world applaud us while we give medals to ourselves, yay!

3.The core values of Olympics in 2018: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, and MONEY. Oh, and MONEY.

 

[Gotlev]

I think the two Koreans marching together got a lot of western viewers scratching their head when all their media outlets were building to some massive riot or disaster between the two countries. I think it shows the media aren't showing the actual picture. The two countries were only separated due to Russia and America after WW2.

From what I've read, the history is a bit different: Japan had invaded Korea long before WWII, China was the only hope for the Koreans of getting their independence back, the US didn't like that but wanted Korea for its own, divided the country in 2 (since Japan couldn't keep control of the whole country), took over the command of the South from Japan and here we are.

I really hope the Koreans will take their country back from the outer influences and re-unite!

 

[A.H.Black]

There is supposed to be a version on NBC olympics.com with no commentary. It should be up by now. They said it would be up this am.

OK I found it after a little digging "Opening Ceremony Natural Sound Only." http://stream.nbcolympics.com/pyeongchang-opening-ceremony

Thank you so much. Sometimes they really hide this stuff.

 

[breadstal]

Yes, full Opening Ceremony is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIy7odd4BvM

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Yes, full Opening Ceremony is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIy7odd4BvM

Geo-blocked, I'm afraid.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Corwin]

After Sochi it's hard to do something unusual, but this OC is quite good.

 

[breadstal]

Geo-blocked, I'm afraid.

CaroLiza_fan

Ugh, I was lucky enough to watch it :/