Eurovision Song Contest.
Mar 19th 2013, 9:53 pm
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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
Just reminded me of my favourite Euro song in years:
She should have won!
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
Just reminded me of my favourite Euro song in years:
She should have won!
Mar 19th 2013, 10:25 pm
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Awful ... mmm - well I will leave it there. There are so many layers to Eurovision and some of the songs are awful, but some are pretty amazing. Also culturally it very entertaining. Those Russian Grannies last year - wow.
Mar 19th 2013, 10:26 pm
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Mar 19th 2013, 10:28 pm
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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.
Mar 20th 2013, 3:27 am
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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.
Mar 20th 2013, 3:58 am
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Re: Eurovision Song Contest.
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.
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.
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
Mar 20th 2013, 4:12 am
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Am I having a complete "woosh" moment here with this thread going completely over my head 
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
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
Mar 20th 2013, 8:13 am
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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
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
Its not just about our participating - it is so much more, so we don't win these days, hardly surprising when you have many of the eastern European countries voting for each other.
As I said earlier - you either get it or you don't.
Mar 20th 2013, 8:17 am
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Am I having a complete "woosh" moment here with this thread going completely over my head
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
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
Also Eurovision does not destroy people in the same way X Factor does.
Long Live Eurovision !
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Mar 20th 2013, 8:37 am
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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 !
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Also Eurovision does not destroy people in the same way X Factor does.
Long Live Eurovision !
Sure you could never look like a ....
Post #20 was a complaint to the BBC unless I misread it
Mar 20th 2013, 8:41 am
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Mar 20th 2013, 12:52 pm
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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 ....
Also Eurovision does not destroy people in the same way X Factor does.
Long Live Eurovision !
Sure you could never look like a ....
Mar 20th 2013, 12:59 pm
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