Comments on: Liveblogging Eurovision

By: TV Blog Coalition: May 30-June 1 | Pop Vultures

TV Blog Coalition: May 30-June 1 | Pop Vultures — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:12:32 +0000

[...] Fergus and I liveblogged Eurovision, the only music contest to feature Olympic ice skaters, knitting brides and pirates. Take that, American Idol. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: TV Blog Coalition: May 30 - June 1 : RTVW Online

TV Blog Coalition: May 30 - June 1 : RTVW Online — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:49:20 +0000

[...] Marcia and Fergus liveblogged Eurovision, the only music contest to feature Olympic ice skaters, knitting brides and pirates. Take that, American Idol. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 25 May 2008 09:29:48 +0000

Marcia, nope, none whatsoever. It seems like what the UK sends swings from ridiculous (Scooch!) to things that might be decent songs, and never does them any good. I quite enjoy watching Wogan get a little indignant about how we should be getting more points, especially if they let him at the gin.

I did have a laugh at the person announcing votes for the Czech Republic (I think it was them) saying the wrong country, just after I’d read an interview with Carrie Grant saying she was afraid of doing just that.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:28:46 +0000

Dave, I actually rather liked Norway and thought they’d do better than they did. As for the UK…well, they just don’t have a prayer with Eurovision, do they?

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:27:24 +0000

I do feel a bit bad for some of the bands that actually had decent songs — beat by a violinist and a figure skater.

And Dora, I have to believe that the Latvian pirates were taking the mick. I have to.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:09:04 +0000

I object. Seriously. That song was utter tripe.

And Terry says that every year ‘it is not a music contest’. We know that Terry.

Oh god we have to watch Russia again. I want the skater to fall.

By: Dora

Dora — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:08:27 +0000

Marcia, It doesn’t matter what he was singing! It was nice seeing someone other than Ireland taking the mick.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:59:33 +0000

I thought the Norwegian and Serbian entries might have been getting more points than they have. Looks at the moment like it’ll be Russia next year, and also like the UK is going to come joint last. Heh.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:57:48 +0000

I’m telling you, Carrie, that performance drew in the the entire teenage girl vote of Europe.

Dora, perhaps the performance would have been funny if I knew what they were saying. Maybe.

By: Dora

Dora — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:51:05 +0000

Spain = The Spanish version of Weird Al.

Scorchio.