Captain... Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 Well that's simply not true. The whole pulling a disgruntled bored face whilst doing a menial task is very Mr Bean. And the sneezing into his hand and nearly messing the whole thing up, and having to find a way out of it was very Bean like too. Also getting distracted an ruining things is also a Bean trait. I'm not familiar with his Not the 9 o'clock new character, but clearly you've not watched much Bean. It could have been a reference to his more recent Johnny English character, a bond spoof that was quite popular outside the UK, but it clearly was supposed to be Bean, especially as he is one of the most globally recognisable comedy creations, regardless of nationality.
21st Century Fox Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 I didn't realise shit was kicking off in here between the Beanites and the Atkinson Separatists!!
Daggers Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 The Washington Post are pretty certain it was Mr. Bean
Parafox Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 Mr Bean or not, I thought it was funny. A bit like a character he played in The Secret Policeman's Ball but most people world-wide would say it was Bean. All in all it was very good. I was being scathingly sceptical at the start and I didn't really follow the opening 20 mins as it seemed a bit higgeldy-piggeldy. Any Johnny Foreigners watching without commentary would've been utterly bamboozled. In the paper on Saturday an englisg commentator said a Japanese TV presenter had begged him to explain what was going on! A great spectacle until (apart from the athletes procession) McCartney started up.... OHMYGOD!! He was bad enough at the Jubilee concert, no wonder HM the Queen looked pissed off.
Alexikokopops Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 A friend filmed us doing our thing on Friday night with a hidden camera. If you want to skip to the sweet spots I do some excellent walkingupstairs at 9:30 and an even better walkinguptomybuddyandcongratulatinghim at 15:45. That's what 3 months of rehearsing gets you
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 I saw you mate, genuinely felt like this was a claim to fame. My previous was meeting Ned Boulting in a Leeds bar.
Raw Dykes Posted 29 July 2012 Author Posted 29 July 2012 "Hello, Rowan. How would you like to do a comedy bit in the London Olympics opening ceremony?" "Hello. Yes, there will be an audience of millions around the globe watching - of course, I'd love to." "It would be good if you could do a bit of Mr. Bean, with it being such a famous and well-liked character around the world." "No. Forget it." "Fair enough. Blackadder then?!" "Piss off. I want to revive a character that appeared briefly in a couple of episodes of a sketch show I did thirty years ago that even most of the relatively tiny audience who ever saw it will have completely forgotten about it by now."
Bryn Posted 29 July 2012 Posted 29 July 2012 Further to previous comments the BMW they used was annoying (they were quite happy to use music was outdated, such as Hey Dirge, with performers who sounded like they were at death's door), but not as annoying as people who referred to Rowan Atkinson's performance as Mr Bean. Really? Was it? It must be, because Rowan Atkinson can only do one character! Idiots! It clearly wasn't Mr Bean, but much more like the characters he frequently portrayed in Not The Nine O'clock News. It was quite clearly Mr Bean.
Rincewind Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 He used to do similar characters for years so when he was offered a TV series he had to have a name for him. I would say it was Mr Bean in parts but I think I have seen him do the piano bit on stage. I remember him doing similar with big drums and a cymbal. The expression on his face is Mr Bean. found a link to him playing an invisible drum. I'll put it in the vid section on GC.
whoareyaaa Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 Also The lighting of the Cauldron was magnificent, was truly British too Made out of Copper from the length and breadth of the whole Country Good Ceremony overall I think they should of left the iron rings untill the end as that did look pretty amazing when they was coming together and formed. now I know why the gypo's have been going round this area nicking all the copper over the past few months.
whoareyaaa Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 Oh yes and before I forget did you all miss the 'ufo' apperantly the Blimp was grounded during the fireworks.
Guest shearfox Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 Oh yes and before I forget did you all miss the 'ufo' apperantly the Blimp was grounded during the fireworks. That is clearly a blimp...
Captain... Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 That is clearly a blimp... That's what they want you to think, what better disguise for an alien invasion force than a blimp.
Captain... Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 It was Johnny English undercover as Mr Bean. Actually it was supposed to be a return of his world famous inept spy Latham, from the Barclay cards adverts, it was a bit of subterfuge by the barclays marketing board and a fvck you to Lloyds after having their Barclay's branded Boris bikes banned by banking bigwigs:
Daggers Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 If everyone thinks it was Bean then I couldn't be more certain that it was a revival of 'the piano player' from his stand-up shows in the 80s.
Webbo Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/29/opening-cermony-trojan-horse-socialism?INTCMP=SRCH A backbench Labour MP has fuelled a row over political bias in the Olympic opening ceremony by claiming the event was used as a "Trojan horse" for socialist values. Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West, praised Danny Boyle for highlighting the NHS, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the futility of war.
21st Century Fox Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2012/9435509/Ministers-pushed-for-changes-to-opening-ceremony.html Mr Gove was also said to have objected to the absence of Winston Churchill from the ceremony. All politicians should keep their orr out.
AKCJ Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 If I were an Alien then i'd have my ship built to look like a blimp. In fact, i'd build it like a Helicopter. Actually, come to mention it. What about the chopper that dropped James and Vicky into the Olympic bowl? ****, i'm on to something
Guest Bilo Posted 30 July 2012 Posted 30 July 2012 http://www.telegraph...g-ceremony.html All politicians should keep their orr out. He didn't watch this part then.
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