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08-11-2008, 01:01 PM #1Unix Ninja
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Olympic Opening Ceremony Fireworks Were (Partly) Faked
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08-11-2008, 02:35 PM #2Moderator
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oh, now I am just heart broken.......... not!
I don't mind they were computer generated. It is a big performance and you can't risk injuries if things get too out of hand. Fireworks are a bit unpredictable.The Free Spirit Saver who walks the path with Greebo.
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08-11-2008, 02:40 PM #3Super Moderator
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and considering the smog issues they have it was probably a really good idea.
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The fireworks were still set off, according to the article. They just couldn't film them from the helicopter, so they apparently simulated the fireworks with cg so the at home viewers could see. Non-issue for me, and i don't see that as being necessarily 'faked'.
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08-11-2008, 03:30 PM #5Unix Ninja
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I agree with everyone here.
They should have used a different term than Faked. Maybe Simulated?
I thought the picture was awesome! (even if it was simulated)Follow us on Twitter:
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08-11-2008, 03:52 PM #6Moderator
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Well then I say "Kudos on making it all appear so amazing!!"
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08-11-2008, 04:04 PM #7Registered User
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Simulated or not, they still made us go "Ooooh" and "Aaaahhh."
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It seemed pretty obvious to me that they were 'simulated'. (HDTV) I thought I even heard the announcer say it. ??
I thought it was really neat anyway. The whole opening show.
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Ah, this is just sad.
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08-12-2008, 11:39 AM #10Registered User
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I don't think they should have even had fireworks in the first place, given the amount of pollution in that area. It's just another example of how careless people can be.
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Isn't that messed up? That poor little girl. "Sorry, sweetheart, you're just too darn ugly to represent us!"
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08-12-2008, 12:30 PM #12Rude and Vile Master
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So to China, appearances > reality."The main consideration was the national interest," he said. "The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression. In the matter of her voice, Yang Peiyi was flawless, in the unanimous opinion of all the members of the team."
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I don't care about the fireworks thing but this is just sad. That poor child will only remember she was "too ugly" to be seen on TV. If I was her parent I would have not let them use my child's voice. I would have told them either she sings on the camera or she doesn't sing. Originally Posted by Nishu
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Originally Posted by Greebo
I corrected it for you. I wonder how much this information was really disseminated throughout China?The Free Spirit Saver who walks the path with Greebo.
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08-12-2008, 12:53 PM #15Unix Ninja
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I thought the girl on the right was cute. Buck teeth?
Give me a break.
Goes to show you how much influence Chinese politics have on liberty and censorship.
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