I didn't really watch this year's contest, although it was clearly the most political yet, with real news stories about Russia's reaction to it coming out of the competition.
The thing to know is that different people treat it very differently. In the UK, it's seen as a bit of a joke, albeit one everyone can get together to enjoy. For the last few years, none of the UK's entrants have even been heard of before. I believe the same is true in Germany. On top of that, heavily politicised and factionalised voting means that it would need someone like Adele to perform for the UK to win. But in other countries it's treated much more seriously and something of an honour. Some countries use famous performers in their region, with an acknowledged fanbase. It's always amusing that Russia is so serious about trying to win the single most LGBT-friendly global event imaginable. It's very strange that Logo didn't have the rights to Justin Timberlake, as I'd have thought that all rights would have been granted to any country that takes the show as you would expect with an Olympic opening ceremony or whatever. I reckon that Eurovision would love the US to enter a song. Australia's entry seems to have been a big hit - and that's despite the time difference meaning that the show airs early on a Sunday morning. Adam On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:16 AM, David Lynch <djly...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wherever Carson and Michelle were broadcasting from, it had all the > accoustics of a cardboard box. > > There was also the great moment during the break between the performances > and the results when Justin Timberlake showed up, only to have Carson and > Michelle announce that they didn't have the rights to air JT's performance > so instead we were going to get a film about the history of Swedish pop and > an interpretive dance about the refugee crisis. > > I have my suspicions that Logo getting the rights this year is MTV > Networks sticking its toe in the water to try to sell the idea of a future > US entry to both the American public and the Eurovision committee. > (Apparently, Justin Timberlake said something that gave other people that > impression, but I was not paying attention at that precise moment.) > > On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 2:16 PM Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> For the first time ever in the U.S.--including live streaming if you >> don't have cable: >> >> >> http://www.logotv.com/shows/eurovision-song-contest-2016/live-stream/live.html >> >> No, we aren't hearing Graham Norton's BBC hosting--Carson Kressley and >> Michele Collins ("Best Week Ever") are hosting the Logo version >> commercial-free from what seems like New York instead of actually being in >> Stockholm. And of course, you can't vote for anyone, although I assume >> that Adam will vote for us (excepting the UK). :) >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
