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Real artistry spoiled by TV hackery

Source: China Daily | 08-22-2008 11:08

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

By 9:15 pm on August 8, I had already received a dozen text messages complaining about the "poor quality" of the performances at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, which had ended less than five minutes earlier.

"Why are my friends all so picky?" I asked myself.

As a matter of fact, what my friends and a billion others, including me, saw on the screen that night was a pale imitation of the real thing. For those of you who thought highly of the show, I can only say what really happened inside the Bird's Nest was much more spectacular.

The torch of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is lit at the National stadium in Beijing during the opening ceremony of the Games on August 8, 2008.
The torch of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is lit at the 
National stadium in Beijing during the opening ceremony of 
the Games on August 8, 2008.

I was not inside the stadium that evening but I saw one of the dress rehearsals.