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Post by Bogatan on May 17, 2009 18:39:44 GMT
Enjoyed it too. Norton was quite entertaining. The UK song was dull, but at least it wasn't bad in the way the last few years have been.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on May 18, 2009 12:06:26 GMT
I think Norton was a worthy successor to Wogan, entertaining and gently sarcastic. We did well to come fifth! Mind you, I think they changed the way the voting counts this year, so it's more about the music and less about what one country reads about another in the tabloids.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 20:11:24 GMT
Scandinavia now holds the two highest scores in the contest. First it was Finland in 2006 and now Norway. What next? Sweden blitzing the opposition next year?
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Post by The Doctor on May 18, 2009 20:38:55 GMT
For the first time ever, I did not stay in to watch Eurovision. I just can't stand Graham Norton and avoid his programmes like the plague. Nowt personal, his presenting style just rubs me up the wrong way!
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 18:59:51 GMT
I was considering not watching it because I'm also not too fond of Norton's presenting style but he seemed to drop his more well known style and go for a more Terry Wogan-ish style for the contest.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2010 17:55:31 GMT
Europe's premier comedy event of the year The Eurovision Song Contest is on tonight. I'll be watching it along with a few beers. Is anybody else here going to watch it also?
Interestingly, the radio station that plays at my workplace announced that, according to some bookies the UK entry is a 150/1 outsider to win the contest tonight. It doesn't look good for blighty ... again!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2010 19:42:21 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on May 29, 2010 22:19:37 GMT
That was oddly enjoyable.
Apricot Stones though?
Andy
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2010 9:55:48 GMT
I thought the silliest entry this year (you get at least one every year) was the Spanish entry but then they also had a silly entry either last year or the year before. I quite liked the Belarus song but was shocked that hardly anybody voted for it. The UK entry however deserved to finish last. Last year they got Andrew Lloyd Webber to write a song that got us many votes but this year they got rid of him in favour of Pete Waterman who not only chose a singer who was more renowned for his looks than his talent but also he gave him a song that sounded like an old Jason Donovan b-side from the 80's! This was the UK's worst showing in the contest since Gemini about eight or nine years ago and maybe it will convince the people who choose the UK entry to bring back Lloyd Webber for next year.
The other entries from a few catchy rock songs to the standard slow ballads. France entered a song that a cross between Peter Andre and the Lambada while Germany came up with a song that I knew was going to win when I first heard a bit of it played in the Semi Finals earlier in the week. I'll have to check up but I think that this is the first time that Germany has won the contest since 1982.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2010 11:18:53 GMT
so is anyone here gunna buy either the dvd or cd?
I migth get the cd personally
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2010 15:45:58 GMT
I might consider getting both. I enjoyed the 2006 contest so much that I brought both the CD and DVD when they were first released but the following three contests did nothing for me so I didn't bother getting either the CD or DVD for those ones. The 2010 one is different however and there were a few songs I liked on it.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 3, 2010 19:13:59 GMT
SEX GOBLIN FOR 2011!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 4, 2010 10:07:58 GMT
Indeed!!!!
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on May 14, 2011 20:18:08 GMT
I just worked out why I love Eurovision. It's like watching a so rubbish film with an excellent commentary track on thats informative while taking the piss.
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2011 18:32:07 GMT
This year's event was the first one I have ever missed, due to being chickenpoxed. Even though I have heard it was under-par, I am still sad.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 26, 2012 20:04:39 GMT
Most of the forum's on Twitter passing comment on Eurovision. Come and join us!
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Post by Jaymz on May 26, 2012 22:41:12 GMT
No.
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2012 15:12:50 GMT
It is a crime against humanity that the Batmen of Turkey did not win.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 27, 2012 22:18:07 GMT
Poor Englebert.
Still at least we didn't come bottom.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 28, 2012 10:39:59 GMT
It is a crime against humanity that the Batmen of Turkey did not win. -Ralph Two horse race for me between them and the Russian Grannies |
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Post by The Doctor on May 28, 2012 18:19:48 GMT
Grannies were not unexpected for this kind of thing. The Batmen were more original.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on May 28, 2012 20:52:20 GMT
That was the first UK entry I have liked for so long, possibly ever. Guess it depends on if I really like Gina G or just feel nostalgic for the 90s when I hear it.
Is it my imagination or is the standard of the entries improving?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 7, 2013 8:48:16 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 7, 2013 19:18:25 GMT
Good times.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 8, 2013 16:21:07 GMT
Hmmmm.
Not overwhelmed by this choice. We had the nostalgia act already with Humperdinck and it tanked. Can't see BT doing much better.
I was hoping for camp.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Mar 8, 2013 16:25:27 GMT
Hmmmm. Not overwhelmed by this choice. We had the nostalgia act already with Humperdinck and it tanked. Can't see BT doing much better. I was hoping for camp. Andy I really liked Humperdink's song, but it took a good few listens for it to really click. Not what you want in Eurovision. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 8, 2013 16:29:29 GMT
As did I and you are right.
Also being so early in the running order didn't help him.
That and being the UK entry.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2013 20:56:17 GMT
Steps should do an entry for us, damn it.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Mar 8, 2013 21:14:11 GMT
Steps should do an entry for us, damn it. -Ralph Or S-Club-7! They're still about! Or uh, three of them are, as S-Club-7. And uh.... Well, watch this. Trust me. My goodness. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2013 21:21:55 GMT
This isn't your father's S-Club-7!
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