Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

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2008

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Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008)

Broadcast television coverage of the Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Beijing, China from 06 A... Read allBroadcast television coverage of the Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Beijing, China from 06 August 2008 through 24 August 2008.Broadcast television coverage of the Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Beijing, China from 06 August 2008 through 24 August 2008.

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- Yimou Zhang
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8.0/10

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- Yimou Zhang
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Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 3 nominations total

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In Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008), American swimmer Michael Phelps won a gold medal in all eight swimming events (he and three other American swimmers were in three relays), participating in five solo events and three team events. Michael Phelps's eight gold medals, in all eight events, surpassed Mark Spitz's record of seven. Mark Spitz was "seven for seven" at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany. Michael Phelps was "eight for eight" in 2008. All eight events and dates, in order, were: the first gold medal (solo) on Sunday, August 10, 2008, which was the 400 meter individual medley, the second gold medal (team) on Monday, August 11, 2008, which was the 4x100 freestyle relay, the third gold medal (solo) on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, which was the 200 meter freestyle race, the fourth fold medal (solo) on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, which was the 200 meter butterfly, the fifth gold medal (team) on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, which was the 4x200 freestyle relay, the sixth gold medal (solo) on Friday, August 15, 2008, which was the 200 individual medley race, the seventh gold medal (solo) on Saturday, August 16, 2008, which was the 100 meter butterfly, (his narrowest victory was won by 0.01), and the eighth gold medal (team) on Sunday, August 17, 2008, which was the 4x100 medley relay.

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4/10

Shoulda been there...

This is a review of the Opening Ceremonies DVD produced by NBC. None of the actual competition is on this DVD.

I'm sure its hard to even partially capture the monstrous spectacle of an Olympiad, still harder to condense it into bite-size segments for viewing on even a widescreen TV. Nonetheless, and unfortunately, the NBC produced DVD of the Opening Ceremonies actually does the spectacle a disservice.

Essentially, this DVD came straight from the NBC airwaves. It is not the entire ceremony, but has been edited, apparently for "American" audiences. Worse still, it has been overlaid with the banal commentary of the NBC announcers. The only saving grace is that the commercials have been removed.

We can hope that the Beijing Olympic Committee will see an opportunity to produce a complete, full length, and untainted version of the opening ceremonies. But until then this is the best we have, and it still gets only a 4, not because the ceremonies were unimpressive, but because the DVD is decidedly sub-par.