Originally Posted by Dave n Ailsa (Post 10612822)

We are big fans of Eurovision!

Love the sarcasm from Graham Norton and Terry Wogan before him, lol.

We usually print out big score sheets and comment on them all as they "perform".

I'll need to look into how we are going to watch it this year. It's a lot of fun, don't knock it till you've tried it :thumbsup:

Just reminded me of my favourite Euro song in years:


She should have won!

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10613285)

I thought people only watched Eurovision because it is so awful, it's a revelation to me that the music is even considered.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10613419)

You do this sober?

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 10613312)

Never really liked Eurovision, made worse by the banal commentary of Wogan (thankfully now put out to pastur) but, it seems even less relevant now that there are so many reality talent contests on television and so many awards show. Indeed television in general is highly highly overrated.

Originally Posted by London-England-Lads (Post 10612464)

I also wondered how you get your Eurovision fix if you live in the Tdot area. I am looking to but one of those Sat boxes.

Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 10613863)

I always watch the Eurovision every year, with my parents on Skype and we discuss the song etc. it's a lot of fun, though the fact it's on "earlier" due to the time difference definitely makes the mood a bit different!



It still surprises me that no Canadian channels have picked it up - in fact I emailed BBC Canada telling them they should show it, but they never even bothered to reply to my email. This year I'll probably be using Tunlr with the live BBC1 feed, since that seems like a decent free solution. In previous years I just used the my-private-network VPN.

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10613891)

Cos its shit, thats why no Canadian channels carry it;)

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10613891)

Cos its shit, thats why no Canadian channels carry it;)
There again we could have a Canadian version and each Province & Territory enters a song if we are feeling left out of this.
Are the UK now insisting on that our participants now have to be over 55 or something? What happened to the good old days with Bucks Fizz, Lulu, Clodagh Rogers and Cliff Richard.
For those interested here is the UKs record at Eurovision since 1957.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...n_Song_Contest

Originally Posted by nldfc (Post 10613900)

Am I having a complete "woosh" moment here with this thread going completely over my head :confused:

Please tell me this is all thoroughly tongue in cheek and I am looking like a twat for thinking that there are grown adults waving pretend scorecards and complaining because it isnt on telly in Canada :eek:

Originally Posted by London-England-Lads (Post 10614131)

Whose complaining - it was a polite question. Also Eurovision knocks spots off every reality singing contest that tv channels across the world seem to stream all the time.

Also Eurovision does not destroy people in the same way X Factor does.

Long Live Eurovision !

Sure you could never look like a ....

Originally Posted by nldfc (Post 10614146)

Each to their own :thumbup:

Post #20 was a complaint to the BBC unless I misread it :)

Originally Posted by London-England-Lads (Post 10614131)

Whose complaining - it was a polite question. Also Eurovision knocks spots off every reality singing contest that tv channels across the world seem to stream all the time.

Also Eurovision does not destroy people in the same way X Factor does.

Long Live Eurovision !

Sure you could never look like a ....

Originally Posted by London-England-Lads (Post 10614151)

Don't think it was a complaint, more of a surprise that the poster did not get a reply from CBC.

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10614509)

BBC not CBC ;)