If ever there is an advert for NOT getting closer to Europe then this is it. Over 3 hours of total cringeworthy shite at primetime on a Saturday night - it's completely embarrassing!
[cite]Posted By: aliwibble[/cite]Off_it, you made the mistake of trying to watch it sober, didn't you?
BIG mistake!
You need to stock-up on beers and nibbles - then it's a right laugh!
Luckilly I never actually saw much of it. Switched over and saw a fat Christopher Biggins lookalike in drag and then again for all of the eastern bloc countries voting for each other. I don't think I missed much. Saw the extra from Prisoner Cell Block H who won it - oooh what a looker!
Try watching it with the sound switched off...its much better. The voting is the exciting part! I cant wait not to hear the winner....And why were British Airways representing the UK or was it Captain Scarlet?
The mad thing about it all is that the UK, Germany, Spain and France put more money into Eurovision than all the other countries combined, yet we all get nowhere.
If the "Big" 4 pull out (as is rumoured) the whole thing will collapse.
As I've said for years, We are the Millwall of Eurovision - No one likes us!
Ha ha - I knew I'd started a thread on this last year.
A joke's a joke but this is just too much. Not another penny of licence fee money should be spent on this drivel. I'd rather watch a whole evening of Steven Segal films than that dross.
[cite]Posted By: BDL[/cite]The mad thing about it all is that the UK, Germany, Spain and France put more money into Eurovision than all the other countries combined, yet we all get nowhere.
If the "Big" 4 pull out (as is rumoured) the whole thing will collapse.
As I've said for years, We are the Millwall of Eurovision - No one likes us!
Spot on Davey mate. At the risk of sounding like I take it seriously, it has all become about making political statements, I feel sorry for the artists from the big countries (although no-one forces them into it), and though it's not my type of music, I thought the UK entry was a fair effort, and without childish gimmicks.
As Sir Tel's commentary is the only thing that makes it worth watching, I would not be surprised if UK withdrawl coincides with his retirement...
'The mad thing about it all is that the UK, Germany, Spain and France put more money into Eurovision than all the other countries combined, yet we all get nowhere.
If the "Big" 4 pull out (as is rumoured) the whole thing will collapse.
As I've said for years, We are the Millwall of Eurovision - No one likes us! '
Lets hope we not only come out of Eurovision we come out of the European Union. Which provides all the politians in the EU a nice little gravy train whilst the hard working people of the European continenent are paying for these thieves.
I can't stand it, but did turn over just as a load of pirates were singing and dancing. Pretty funny, even though im sure they were very serious about it.
Brilliantly funny TV - we had Pirates, a young Jimmy Saville ice skating, some unbelievable facial hair and side burns, a golf cart and a man with an axe - what more could you want?!
Unfortunately, though ours was quite good, I wonder why nobody realised that even in this day and age nobody from Eastern Europe (three quarters of the entrants) are going to vote for a black person.
[cite]Posted By: ISawLeaburnScore[/cite] Unfortunately, though ours was quite good, I wonder why nobody realised that even in this day and age nobody from Eastern Europe (three quarters of the entrants) are going to vote for a black person.
I thought the point was, no one in eastern europe votes for uk, no matter white, black or animal.
Living in France of course I was firmly behind the "Geezer with the Golf Cart and The Bearded Ladies" having given up any expectation of a Brit win years ago. I think France have also realised what's what and are also going down the road of just taking the pee out of it these days too. BTW how anyone can NOT enjoy a spectacle involving singing pirates, kniting brides, 1980's naff rockers and 80 year old rappers??? What do you want on a dull Saturday night???
[cite]Posted By: aliwibble[/cite]And the spanish entry with the dodgy bearded bloke and the apparently pissed backing singers - how the hell did that get more than 50 points?
[cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]If eurovision was a football club.. Which one would it be ? Tacky, Camp, boring, trashy, outdated.....Must be Palace
[cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]If eurovision was a football club.. Which one would it be ? Tacky, Camp, boring, trashy, outdated.....Must be Palace
And limp.
Not forgetting "The Programme of the Eighties" ; )
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Mind you, those Russian girls...! Phwoar!
Did anyone else think AFKA Bartram was performing Turkey's song?
You need to stock-up on beers and nibbles - then it's a right laugh!
Luckilly I never actually saw much of it. Switched over and saw a fat Christopher Biggins lookalike in drag and then again for all of the eastern bloc countries voting for each other. I don't think I missed much. Saw the extra from Prisoner Cell Block H who won it - oooh what a looker!
Was that the one that Wogan described as looking like "Chris Moyle's younger brother"?
Talking of laughs, just saw Ukraine's entry, LOL
You recorded it! And people make jokes about WSS and his love of musicals ;-)
If the "Big" 4 pull out (as is rumoured) the whole thing will collapse.
As I've said for years, We are the Millwall of Eurovision - No one likes us!
A joke's a joke but this is just too much. Not another penny of licence fee money should be spent on this drivel. I'd rather watch a whole evening of Steven Segal films than that dross.
Spot on Davey mate. At the risk of sounding like I take it seriously, it has all become about making political statements, I feel sorry for the artists from the big countries (although no-one forces them into it), and though it's not my type of music, I thought the UK entry was a fair effort, and without childish gimmicks.
As Sir Tel's commentary is the only thing that makes it worth watching, I would not be surprised if UK withdrawl coincides with his retirement...
If the "Big" 4 pull out (as is rumoured) the whole thing will collapse.
As I've said for years, We are the Millwall of Eurovision - No one likes us! '
Lets hope we not only come out of Eurovision we come out of the European Union. Which provides all the politians in the EU a nice little gravy train whilst the hard working people of the European continenent are paying for these thieves.
Unfortunately, though ours was quite good, I wonder why nobody realised that even in this day and age nobody from Eastern Europe (three quarters of the entrants) are going to vote for a black person.
I thought the point was, no one in eastern europe votes for uk, no matter white, black or animal.
They got 10 of those points from us!
And limp.
Not forgetting "The Programme of the Eighties" ; )
time to get out of it