General Chat

Barbra, same here in Oz :-(

Channel 7, the owner of the Broadcast Rights in Australia, have the broadcast going on from now (or earlier) until after midnight :-|

Every Channel 7 show over the last two weeks has had a 'Rio' theme.

Even before the Games began, I was suffering an overload of Olympics, whether it was the opening spectacular or the events :-|

And for months we've had some participants on the TV adverts spruiking their particular sports :-|

I'm suffering an overload already :-P

Thank you GL, I'm sure we will :-D
I was nodding off at 10.30 so knew I wouldn't stay the pace before it had even started.

I watched some of of it Island and I really enjoyed it.

By 1.30 am I couldn't stay awake any longer but I think you will enjoy it.


:-D :-D

No Thank you .fed up of BBC moving programmes .or cancelling .Casualty not on till end of August :-| I enjoy Red Rock lunch time its been moved to BBC two Good job an all , The BBC must spend a fortune on sending Staff to cover the Games .why so many .??

Rose asked if anyone would be staying up to watch the OPENING CEREMONY and got a load of negative comments about how much you lot hate sport.

We recorded the opening ceremony to watch this evening. A lot of effort goes into it and a lot of people are involved - not just the competitors. How anyone can 'hate' such a spectacular event is beyond me.

Nope,,,,,,,and nope. :-D.dislike sport/matches of any kind.

Out of interest, was it ever said what the overall economic benefit (or deficit) was for the London Games?

Princess Ann resigned from the IOC because of the corruption. It's likely that's still going on. Before London, IOC members were demanding high class hotels and chauffeur driven cars at London's expense. Established food outlets within a certain perimeter were forced to close.

That aside, the summer Olympics might inspire more young people to pursue a sport. The Winter sports are less achievable for British youngsters because of our climate. One school skiing holiday or even an annual family holiday isn't enough.

Sat up till about two but not the same has London I shall watch some of it but fed up with them going on about the doping and everything else that their are bring up

I'm old enough to remember when the Olympics were purely for amateurs.

Any sportsperson who had received money for participating in a sport was not allowed to enter; now it's just a money grubbing extravaganza strenuously supported by all the IOC officials with their snouts in the trough :-|

Edit. If that makes me a misery, I'll wear the Gold Medal with pride :-D :-D

I could compete in that one island ,without the doping
:-D

What a bunch of miseries - should be a new Olympic sport.

Nope ,didn't bother :-(

With all the doping that has gone on I am even more not sure of some of the winning times in some of the events
Puts me off even more that it's not true sports

Not interested, as aren't the majority of the population. But no doubt the Beeb will still want to disrupt normal viewing for the benefit of a tiny minority who want to watch it.

Nope!

The Olympic ideal died the day they gave the games to China, haven't watched any of it since.

NO! I hope by now that it's well and truly over :-|

Also, fed up with all the whingeing from the Aussie squad.

I hate sport with a vengeance

He's turned it off and gone to bed. Wonder if my kindle has charged up yet??

That's a good Idea Stray
Get some Paint

and we will paint :-D :-D

Might do - depends if there is anything better on. Its the only part of any Olympic meeting that has any attraction.

The TV schedules have been dire since that European football tournament a couple of months ago.
Even the channels who don't schedule major sporting events are mainly airing repeats.

Not me, id rather watch paint dry

:-D

Not me
I will be poking my eyes out with a pin ;-) ;-)


Sport (spits) :-( :-(