[Zenon]

I can't believe the ESC is next Saturday, only seems yesterday that Wogan was rambling about how bad last year's voting went.

[Munki Bhoy]

I'm sure this year will be just as bad.

[TIAL]

I love Eurovision but I'm not sure how it'll be without Wogan. Norton should be a good laugh, but apparently due to his recent accident he's not allowed to drink, which might make things a bit less fun.

[SAV1OUR]

Apparently he said this, according to the scum:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... 415986.ece

The BBC should stop taking the foolish spectacle seriously, I agree with that.

[S4B]

Wogan>anyone else who does Eurovision. For that reason I won't be watching this year. Mr Norton no longer makes me laugh.

[Zenon]

I think Norton will come good but not as good as Wogan was.

[MK Chris]

Why do people still watch this garbage? I know we don't take it seriously, but why do we even entertain it?

[Ed Pummelon]

why do we even entertain it?

More to the point, why does we keep paying for it? I read somewhere that the whole thing is almost wholly subsidised by four of the large western European countries, with everyone else just chipping in what they can.

I also heard someone talking about how seriously a lot of the emerging countries take it, as a way of promoting their new national identities on an international stage. Fair enough, but they'd do a lot better if they developed a sense of irony to go with the ham and the cheese.

[Zenon]

The show's kicked off!

[MK Chris]

If it had been kicked off the BBC, that may have warranted a post.

[S4B]

If it had been kicked off the BBC, that may have warranted a post.

That's another actual Lol from me!

[Johnny 1989]

If it had been kicked off the BBC, that may have warranted a post.

Dump it on ITV 1 I say, no one watches that shite channel anymore anyway so dump it over there

[Ed Pummelon]

I was trying to work out if ITV is getting worse or if I'm just getting older and turning into my dad. Both I think.

[MK Chris]

I can't think of anything I watch on ITV at all, which is probably why, when I'm around people that are watching ITV, they're amazed that I haven't seen various adverts yet.

[Bonanzoid]

Is it done yet? Have the UK put in another terrible entry? If it's as bad as it's been in the past, I might be forced to root for Spain...

[Johnny 1989]

Is it done yet? Have the UK put in another terrible entry? If it's as bad as it's been in the past, I might be forced to root for Spain...

We came 5th apparently, that's a turn around compared to the last few years

[Yudster]

I liked the Maltese entry best - but it wouldnt have mattered how brilliant it was, a fat bird is never going to win Eurovision, not these days. I have to say that I thought our entry was definitely among the best, and Jade's vocal performance was THE best of the night by a hell of a long way.

I didn't see any of the voting because we watched Match of the Day - was there a noticeable improvement to the neighbourly voting patterns of previous years?

[Nicola_Red]

Not really, most of the votes were pretty obvious (Cyprus giving top marks to Greece, etc). But I guess Norway won just on the strength of their song regardless of tactical voting. That said, I didn't like Norway's song. The one I liked best was Germany and they came near the bottom! I suspect Germany's song just wasn't a "Eurovision song", which is probably the main reason I liked it (Dita Von Teese being the other one).

I didn't like the UK's entry either, and I thought Jade looked too skinny and very unsure going down the steps in the heels they'd put her in, which didn't come over well. There was also a hilarious moment where she got too close to one of the violinists and as he drew his arm out he clunked her in the side. That made me chuckle.

I probably wouldn't have watched it myself if I hadn't been at my parents' house with nothing better to do (God knows my flatmate wouldn't have put up with it), but I did quite enjoy tweeting about it with my gay friends as it progressed. Jonathan Ross was tweeting throughout as well, which was amusing.

[Johnny 1989]

I think the voting this year was half members of the public & half from a "professional panel" that may explain why the UK was higher than normal, that being said Germany & Spain (two of the big paying nations) still ended up at the bottom

[TIAL]

I thought it was good last night, Norton did a great job. Granted he was never going to be Wogan but he did a good job and will grow into it.

I guess I'm alone on this forum in calling myself a Eurovision fan. I think basing the show on the quality of the songs is missing the point. They may be shit but its a very entertaining show and pretty much the only thing my family watch together, so it's all good fun.

[Yudster]

I thought Graham was miles better than Wogan. An I liked the German entry too, Dita von Teese looked amazing, as always. That corset must have HURT!

[Nicola_Red]

Nah, she tightlaces every day, it won't hurt her at all now. Actually I like the feeling of a corset and from reading her book I'm pretty sure she does too, altho it is very restrictive.

[Zoot]

Dita Von Teese is naturally stunning, she really is. Unlike people like Katie Price etc. I can't work out how people can say Jordan is one of the most attractive women in the Uk, she's so plain!

[Yudster]

Dita von Teese just looks so different to - well to anyone really. She has a look from another era altogether - and she does it to perfection.

[Nicola_Red]

Very true. and all her own work too - she's been putting it together herself since she was a teenager, and doesn't employ a stylist.