POLL: What Did YOU Think of the Opening Ceremonies?

Friday night’s much-anticipated Olympic Opening Ceremonies were certainly something to talk about.  The multi-sensory extravaganza -- a dreamlike romp through Britain’s history that included everything from the industrial revolution to the UK healthcare system – was alternately whimsical, bizarre and hilarious, in a British kind of way.

Surprise celebrity appearances included Paul McCartney, David Beckham, JK Rowling, James Bond, (Daniel Craig), Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) and even the Queen herself.  Whether jumping out of helicopters, goofing off in orchestras or reading excerpts from Peter Pan, there was never a dull moment.

Entitled Pandemonium, the production was the brainchild of film director Danny Boyle (Slum Dog Millionaire, 127 Hours and Trainspotting) – a man known for taking artistic chances.  The Olympic Opening ceremony on Friday night was no exception.  By Saturday morning, reaction to the show went from awe to outrage as evidenced by viewers’ Tweets:

Favorite Tweets from the 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony:  

“The Opening Ceremonies are the Super Bowl halftime show meets the UN meets Cirque du Soleil.” -- #OpeningCeremonies awful announcing @awfulannouncing

“The opening ceremonies have won me over. Any show that combines pyrotechnics, top hats, The Beatles and sheep is okay in my book.” -- #OpeningCeremonies  Conan O'Brien ‏@ConanOBrien

“Loved the "industrial revolution piece of the opening ceremonies. Glad they cut the black lung ballet.” -- #OpeningCeremonies Michael McKean ‏@MJMcKean

“JK Rowling owned the #OpeningCeremonies” --  Bellatrix Lestrange ‏@UndeadBellatrix

“That awkward moment when it took Harry Potter 7 long books to beat Voldemort... and Mary Poppins did it in 2 minutes.”  --#OpeningCeremonies That Awkward Moment ‏@SoVeryAwkward

“The Queen is NOT amused.” --  #openingceremonies #olympics http://instagr.am/p/NnX8q4sm7B/   Trent Vanegas ‏@trentvanegas

“The Queen, James Bond, Mr Bean, David Beckham and A Beatle.  Bloody well done Danny Boyle!” -- #OpeningCeremonies  afdhel aziz ‏@afdhelaziz

“Mr Bean = the strangest and yet best thing I have ever seen during an opening ceremony for the Olympics.” -- #OpeningCeremonies TylerBaldwin ‏@tylerbaldwin

“No way the people that thought this up were sober at any point during the development process.” -- #OpeningCeremonies  Brent Dougherty ‏@brentdougherty

“Really, shouldn't everything in life end with a sing-along to "Hey Jude"? -- #olympicsceremony  Devin Fuller ‏@DevFull

“Dear British People, You COULD NOT make this night any better! You impressed the whole world. Thank you.” -- #OlympicCeremony  Sadek ‏@Hazem_Sadek

“The Queen is sitting there saying mine, used to be own, wouldn’t want it, mine, mine, got rid of it, mine.” -- #2012LondonOlympics  Andrew Wallis ‏@CllrAWallis

“London, I’m really happy for you, imma let you finish. But China had one of the best #OpeningCeremonies of all time! - Kanye West.” -- #OpeningCeremonies Corey Cialeo ‏@CoreyCialeo

“Somewhere Simon Cowell is sitting in a black V-neck drinking bourbon from a coca-cola cup, saying, "this is dreadful"#OpeningCeremonies Rory Albanese ‏@RoryAlbanese