Anyone watching Eurovision?

Eurodopers, if you’re out there watching the greatest annual celebration of kitsch in the world, let’s hear from you.

If you’re not watching, Azerbaijan has kicked off with a power ballad, Spain not only went with dancers dressed like toys but got stage-crashed by a man in a funny hat, Norway’s singer was awful and Moldova’s act was stuck in 1985.

Cyprus on now, with a bunch of performers swiped from the UK. It’s okay.

Oh God - never watch Eurovision with the lyrics on.

Bosnia-Herzegovina: “This is the time to melt the ice off our lips”

“If we start breathing together we can bring the rain down”

“Thunder and lightning holding hands”

Yes but i wish I wasn’t

I saw Moldova’s entry and the beginning of the Cyprus set. There’s not even enough comedy value any more, with Terry Wogan quitting the commentary, to bother sitting through such dreck.

Serbia: Ah finally some honest to god Eurovision weirdness.
Liked Belgium’s James van de Blunt

Yeah, Graham Norton’s alright but it’s a pity that Harry Hill is contractually tied to ITV - he’d be hilarious.

Serbia won once with a woman who looked like a man. This time they decided to send a man who looks like a woman.

A whole evening of weirdness in three minutes :eek:

I have a friend who tapes this for me and sends the DVD from Germany.
Can’t wait - biggest kitschfest on earth!

Please, everyone - don’t do any spoiler threads with titles like “Damn, Greece won Eurovision…” or whatever! I won’t get the DVD for about a week or so.

So have fun watching - and I WON’T be coming back to this thread until I have a chance to watch the drama unfold from the beginning!

Ooooh, you can watch it online at eurovision.tv! YAY! I fucking love eurovision. It’s so bad it’s…well, it’s bad. But it’s also hilarious.

Belarus: and we have the first official ‘bucks-fizz’ moment of the evening

Whoa - either I got some bad acid or they just sprouted wings.

God, this song is boring. I hope there are some strangely dressed dancers or something at some point.

…I kinda want Ms Ireland’s gown. She can keep the wind machine, though.

Are all Eurovision songs just random vaguely sentimental nonsense phrases? Ireland doesn’t even try these days.

Greece: Opa!

I suppose the floating yellow cloud graphics are supposed to be clever, but it’s not a very nice thing to do to the viewers in the middle of pollen season.

Greece is going to throw plates any second now
…and what’s with the long johns

They’ve got the Y down pretty good, I’m waiting for the M, the C, and the A.

All right! Greece understands what Eurovision is about. Opa! (I have Balkan loyalty, you understand.)

Because nothing says “love between nations” like the Balkans.

Oh yay - a Stock/Waterman song. Aaaaaaaaaaaaand there’s that beat. It’s like watching Rick Astley’s kid brother.