Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

Full of tired choreography and tiresome speeches, there is little entertainment value left and viewers are reminded of a time when they believed in the binding power of such displays

Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

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Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

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Olympic opening ceremonies used to be fun. Now, we're lucky to get

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