Everything about the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night was spectacular – even the fake fireworks used during the ceremony. That’s right – fake fireworks, in the form of computer animation, were employed to make the Beijing Olympics opening even more amazing.

Billions of viewers worldwide caught a glimpse of CGI effects to create part of the fireworks, according to the Beijing Times newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a lot of buzz about the Olympics, but also some scandalous buzz – French Olympic swimmer Laure Manaudo naked pictures are circulating online. The swimmer, who is sometimes searched for as Laurie or Laura Manaudou, can be seen in nude photos for her ex-boyfriend, Italian swimmer Luca Marin. More NSFW pictures after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening night ceremony in Beijing turned out to be a ratings winner – 34.2 million people tuned in to watch the ceremony, including the torch lighting spectacle (see video above).

This makes the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics the biggest TV event since the Super Bowl – and the biggest viewership fro an Olympic opening ceremony not held in the U.S.