Unsafe example on Eurovision

[PaxVobiscum]

(Compelled by family to watch this rubbish!)
Anyway, the introductory video for the first (Ukraine) entry had the singer sticking PostIt notes on the platform edge at a station.

Just thought I'd save anyone else the bother of complaining about it.

 

[SS4]

I saw that, stand behind the yellow line. If there isn't one create it!

 

[Searle]

I thought the same thing! Haha

 

[Masboroughlad]

Health and safety with common sense.

 

[Bayum]

I honestly don't think you have anything to worry about.

I'm doubting that she even wanted to stick post-it notes on the platform edge, let alone an enthusiast or someone watching.

 

[Class172]

Interesting to note that during the voting process, they showed Crimea as part of Ukraine...

 

[BestWestern]

Interesting to note that during the voting process, they showed Crimea as part of Ukraine...

Also amusing to hear the umistakeable booing when Russia were invited to offer their results.

 

[TheKnightWho]

I also noticed a lot of "peace and unity" messages whenever Russia was brought up, which made me smirk slightly.

I have to say, I was definitely glad to see Austria win. Ukraine getting more points than Russia was a bonus too.

 

[Bayum]

Also amusing to hear the umistakeable booing when Russia were invited to offer their results.

When they offered their results!?

Every time the duo got points there were boos throughout the stadium.

 

[W-on-Sea]

I think the booing of the Russian singers was despicable - that of a very ugly mob. They are hardly responsible for their Government's actions. And this thuggish, uncivilized, behaviour, if it has any effect on the wider world, will do nothing but further impede relations/ generate intensified ill-will between Russia and the West - it was both nasty and foolish. Embarrassing, too.

As for 'health and safety', well, having lived in Ukraine, I'm not really sure that such a concept really exists there - certainly not to anything like the extent it does in somewhere like the UK. There are both good and bad sides to that....

 

[TheKnightWho]

I think the booing of the Russian singers was despicable - that of a very ugly mob. They are hardly responsible for their Government's actions. And this thuggish, uncivilized, behaviour, if it has any effect on the wider world, will do nothing but further impede relations/ generate intensified ill-will between Russia and the West - it was both nasty and foolish. Embarrassing, too.

As for 'health and safety', well, having lived in Ukraine, I'm not really sure that such a concept really exists there - certainly not to anything like the extent it does in somewhere like the UK. There are both good and bad sides to that....

So what do you expect people to do? Just accept what Russia is doing for the sake of "good relations"?

 

[Techniquest]

I think the booing of the Russian singers was despicable - that of a very ugly mob. They are hardly responsible for their Government's actions. And this thuggish, uncivilized, behaviour, if it has any effect on the wider world, will do nothing but further impede relations/ generate intensified ill-will between Russia and the West - it was both nasty and foolish. Embarrassing, too.

As for 'health and safety', well, having lived in Ukraine, I'm not really sure that such a concept really exists there - certainly not to anything like the extent it does in somewhere like the UK. There are both good and bad sides to that....

Thank you, I had to endure the results bit and felt it was more than harsh for everyone to boo Russia at every opportunity, and I agree entirely with your first paragraph. I can't with the second as I've never lived abroad!

As for whoever said they were glad Austria won, no. Just a capital N, followed by an equally capital O. What awful noise that was, and since I didn't see the others acts I can't comment on them.

What did make me laugh a LOT though was the one guy representing his country (I'm sorry, I've forgotten which one) who got the razor out and said it was time to shave when he gave Austria the 12 points. Absolutely loved that, needs some shaving gel as well to go with that razor!

Thank Goodness it's all over for another year, and maybe Graham Norton won't be the narrator next time. Gets on my wick every year...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thank Goodness it's all over for another year, and maybe Graham Norton won't be the narrator next time. Gets on my wick every year...

I note from reports that all the media hype in Britain about "our chances" were firmly put in place by a finishing position of 17th.

We now have both Wimbledon and the World Cup still to take place in the future period, so I suppose the media will be dusting-off and wheeling-out their usual drivel about how their "pundits" see matters of home nation successes.

 

[Techniquest]

Sensible people could see we had no chance of winning Eurovision. Every year the media thinks we'll win it, and I take strange pleasure in noticing how wrong they are. It might have been a good act, I didn't see it, but it can't have been much cop.

That said, the winner was absolutely awful to my ears so who knows?

 

[starrymarkb]

The BBC doesn't try to win it - too expensive to host. But they get a LOT of popular TV (2x Semi + Final) for about £400k (mostly going on Satellite links). That would probably buy about 30mins of a standard TV show.


Was watching it from Exeter Pride, the booing for Russia was pretty epic there too

I loved Austria. As a Genderqueer it was great to see someone who doesn't conform to gender norms win a major international competition. Plus it's a bit up yours to certain countries that are removing LGBT rights.

 

[TheKnightWho]

Thank you, I had to endure the results bit and felt it was more than harsh for everyone to boo Russia at every opportunity, and I agree entirely with your first paragraph. I can't with the second as I've never lived abroad!

As for whoever said they were glad Austria won, no. Just a capital N, followed by an equally capital O. What awful noise that was, and since I didn't see the others acts I can't comment on them.

What did make me laugh a LOT though was the one guy representing his country (I'm sorry, I've forgotten which one) who got the razor out and said it was time to shave when he gave Austria the 12 points. Absolutely loved that, needs some shaving gel as well to go with that razor!

Thank Goodness it's all over for another year, and maybe Graham Norton won't be the narrator next time. Gets on my wick every year...

Well the reason I was glad didn't have very much to do with the song, if I'm honest It was just good to see many traditionally conservative countries vote for a trans person, really.

Oh, and I did particularly like the giant middle-finger to Graham Norton in the form of 'thanking' him, by completely filling his office with confetti and putting him on live TV when he didn't expect it.

 

[W-on-Sea]

So what do you expect people to do? Just accept what Russia is doing for the sake of "good relations"?

I certainly don't accept what Russia is doing, either in Ukraine, or in many aspects of its domestic affairs. But, in democratic states, the way to deal with that is to campaign for measures such as increasing defence expenditure or promoting energy security (or at any rate finding sources of energy that are not linked with Gazprom).

The booing, of two seventeen year olds who have zero influence over either their government's make-up or policies, was that of a vicious, ignorant, effectively racist, mob - blackshirt-esque, even, very ugly indeed. Imagine an audience at the Olympics behaving in such a vile fashion. It was disgraceful, embarrassing and shameful.

 

[HawkeyeTheNoo]

Well the reason I was glad didn't have very much to do with the song, if I'm honest It was just good to see many traditionally conservative countries vote for a trans person, really.

Oh, and I did particularly like the giant middle-finger to Graham Norton in the form of 'thanking' him, by completely filling his office with confetti and putting him on live TV when he didn't expect it.

He wasn't trans gendered, he is a drag queen! Anyhoo he won because of the novelty not the music in my view which was awful. The real winners for me were The Netherlands as their song was really, really good! At least they were second!

 

[IanXC]

Interesting to note that during the voting process, they showed Crimea as part of Ukraine...

I'm surprised Ukraine didn't give more points to Russia (4 wasn't it?) Given that the mobile phone masts in Crimea are still attached to the Ukrainian network, so depending on your point of view, Crimean viewers could vote for 'thier' Russian entry!

 

[dosxuk]

Oh, and I did particularly like the giant middle-finger to Graham Norton in the form of 'thanking' him, by completely filling his office with confetti and putting him on live TV when he didn't expect it.

If you think he didn't expect that to happen, he's a better actor than I gave him credit for. Nothing at Eurovision happens without a rehearsal, they will have been through that routine at least twice.

Furthermore, almost everyone else in Europe was watching an advert break at that point. There's only a few (three?) countries who don't take the adverts and will have seen that whole sequence.

 

[Bayum]

It might be worth noting, since Conchita won, that when in drag she uses female pronouns - she, her etc.

'She' is a drag queen, not transgendered, etc.

 

[Deerfold]

I was happy with the Result. Whilst I can see the song would not be to everyone's taste I'm surprised by those who think it was dreadful.

My favourites were Iceland who didn't do so well whilst my other half rather liked Latvia's cake bakers (who didn't get past the semifinal).

Having seen the 1st semi final jury show in Copenhagen on Monday night (having booked tickets two days before) we enjoyed it enough to be considering going to Austria for Eurovision week next year.

I think it's fair to say Eurovision can be enjoyed by those with varied musical tastes (I'm off to see Nine Inch Nails twice next week).

 

[Greenback]

He wasn't trans gendered, he is a drag queen! Anyhoo he won because of the novelty not the music in my view which was awful. The real winners for me were The Netherlands as their song was really, really good! At least they were second!

I agree that the Austrian entry won because of the novelty factor. It was all Mrs Greenback was interested in seeing. I wasn't interested in seeing any of it, but I watched it in the interest of cordial relations.

I thought the song itself was quite poor. But then musical tastes are very personal things, and I am a bit of a philistine in such matters at the best of times! I did like the Dutch song, and I was surprised it did so well as when I heard it I didn't think it was a Eurovision type song. Like I say, though, what do I know?!

I certainly didn't think the contest was as amusing as in some other years. Even with the assistance of several bottles of real ale.

I was happy with the Result. Whilst I can see the song would not be to everyone's taste I'm surprised by those who think it was dreadful.

My favourites were Iceland who didn't do so well whilst my other half rather liked Latvia's cake bakers (who didn't get past the semifinal).

I loved the Icelandic entry! I knew it wouldn't win, but I was glad to see it did better than the UK rubbish. I wouldn't see Austria was dreadful, but it wasn't my sort of thing at all.

I think it's fair to say Eurovision can be enjoyed by those with varied musical tastes (I'm off to see Nine Inch Nails twice next week).

A lot of people seem to enjoy it, so I won't knock it too much! Suffice to say I didn't enjoy it as much this year as on previous occasions.

 

[jon0844]

I don't think the UK entry was that bad.

I don't think the Austrian song was great (it wasn't bad, but not great or winning material) but a lot of people it would seem from the social networking conversations were going to vote for Austria anyway.

Ultimately it doesn't matter. The whole event is good fun. I watch it every year, and don't really give a damn about who wins or loses. At most you're wondering who will stage it next year, and how they might do things.

 

[Greenback]

I've forgotten what the UK song sounded like already, but I do recall being unimpressed when I heard it!

 

[Deerfold]

I've forgotten what the UK song sounded like already, but I do recall being unimpressed when I heard it!

The thing that most suprised me about it was that the bookies had it as 5th favourite.

 

[Greenback]

Did they? Wow!

 

[ExRes]

What makes me feel really happy is that I've not a clue what any of you are on about, last time I watched the Eurovision trash I was waiting on puberty arriving which, IMHO, is the optimum viewing age for anything that Graham Norton is associated with

 

[Deerfold]

What makes me feel really happy is that I've not a clue what any of you are on about, last time I watched the Eurovision trash I was waiting on puberty arriving which, IMHO, is the optimum viewing age for anything that Graham Norton is associated with

But you feel quite happy insulting something you've not seen for years (and everyone in this thread)?

Given over the years there have been songs in most genres in Eurovision from one country or another that's quite a sweeping criticism.

Cheers. I'll quite happily indulge in a bit of fun every now and then though. If you want to miss out that's your choice.

Personally I've little interest in the sporting championships that take up so much TV time - but I'm not going to insult the maturity of anyone who might enjoy them.

 

[Emyr]

I enjoyed Apocalyptica's "interlude" performance when Finland hosted the contest. I don't remember the rest of that year's performances because we were only watching ti as the basis for some alcohol-based shenanigans.