KenMacLeod

KenMacLeod

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14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - My Insta-Reaction To t... · 0 replies · +1 points

I think that with the exception of the initial comedy, the Russian contribution, and some of the speeches, the closing ceremonies were a major embarrassment. Very lame and poor taste. Remember Norway's finale or the Calgary Winter Olympics. Does anybody think that Shatner or O'Hara were actually funny? We went to friends for dinner and to watch the ceremonies and ended up putting them on mute until it looked like something worthwhile was on. And those dumb hats! I guess they should have brought back Bob and Doug McKenzie, who could have done a much better job of "making fun of Canadians" or the Royal Canadian Air Farce, Dave Broadfoot, or Rick Mercer. How about having Stompin' Tom singing "The Hockey Song." It would have brought the house down. Perhaps they should have featured some real stirring local entertainment like the six-time World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. That would really have stirred the soul and added to the patriotic fervour. After such a build up of hype and hysteria over the Olympics and Canada's overtime victory in hockey, the Closing Ceremonies were a big bust. The only thing I'm sorry for is that they hired Atkins to produce them. Who else would try to change a country's National Anthem, something that was sung thousands of times during the games from official ceremonies to bars to streets to public transport.