Where can I re-watch the 2012 Opening Ceremonies again?

July 29, 2012 4:36 PM

Where can I watch the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremonies online?

My sister and brother-in-law missed the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics. We watched them live and thought they were terrific. I went to Google and NBColympics.com to find a replay. No dice.

What's the deal? Is there a place where I can find the entire Opening Ceremony online to watch again?

posted by zooropa to Computers & Internet (9 answers total)

I've been trying to find them, too, without any luck at all. I hope someone else can help out.
posted by cooker girl at 4:50 PM on July 29, 2012

I'm not sure about the legality of it (it's not so black and white when it's footage from public broadcasters such as CBC or The Beeb), but you can easily find bittorrent feeds of anything and everything related to the Olympics, including the opening ceremonies.
posted by wutangclan at 4:52 PM on July 29, 2012

You may be SOL if you're looking for a legal way to watch it in the US. If you get a VPN terminating in the UK you can watch it on BBC's iPlayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01l4ldk/Olympic_Ceremonies_London_2012_Opening_Ceremony/ ). Or you can get it via p2p (usenet, torrents).
posted by birdherder at 4:56 PM on July 29, 2012 [2 favorites]

I have been watching on BBC One and a site called thefirstrow.eu and trying free cast.com. Sometimes fuzzy. I am in MN.
posted by Kazimirovna at 5:15 PM on July 29, 2012

There are definitely torrents of the opening ceremonies in avi format. I've sent you a memail.
posted by surenoproblem at 5:46 PM on July 29, 2012

I was about to post an associated question, but maybe someone here knows - is there any replaying of sports events without backwards looking commentary?

is it possible in Australia to watch the swimming races that were held at 4.30 am at a reasonable hour without being told multiple times just who won?
posted by wilful at 6:52 PM on July 29, 2012

Aussies are a bit screwed too: it's a choice between subscribing to Foxtel or alternative means.
posted by holgate at 8:09 PM on July 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

Foxy Proxy with a UK IP

bbc.co.uk
posted by wandering_not_lost at 10:58 PM on July 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/2012/nbc-replay-london-2012-opening-ceremony.html
posted by JOSH, GET OFF METAFILTER AND WORK at 2:00 AM on August 2, 2012