PE
There was far too much spinning going on with the cranes.
It’s as if the people who owned them just got the roll feature built on hour before hand and must use it.
Then again it looks like they just got it, as using the roll option is a mighty achievement when your using pan and tilt is a mild achievement, and lets face it, some of it was all over the place!
peterrocket
Founding member
B B C posted:
I wish the cameramen would tighten the screws up on those crane cameras - the picture is swaying about all over the place! I'm beginning to feel
very
nauseous. 
There was far too much spinning going on with the cranes.
It’s as if the people who owned them just got the roll feature built on hour before hand and must use it.
Then again it looks like they just got it, as using the roll option is a mighty achievement when your using pan and tilt is a mild achievement, and lets face it, some of it was all over the place!
SE
Well never quite as bad as it is now, with all these other countries coming on board and voting for their nearest neighbours and allies.
Not that I'm bothered but can you ever see the UK winning ever again under this format ? Time for us to bow out I think, it's become a closed shop, t's had it's day.
Square Eyes
Founding member
Hymagumba posted:
I don't see why everyone always gets so shocked. It's always been political voting in Eurovision.
Well never quite as bad as it is now, with all these other countries coming on board and voting for their nearest neighbours and allies.
Not that I'm bothered but can you ever see the UK winning ever again under this format ? Time for us to bow out I think, it's become a closed shop, t's had it's day.
NE
newsjunkie
Founding member
No I don't think you would ring and vote for your nearest neighbours, but if you watched all the 24 songs, you would forget an awful lot, but you would remember the countries that are relevent to you, therefore you will be more likely to vote for them!!
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
Well what does the BBC contribute to the EBU ? Financially I mean, I'd be interested to know.
I see no reason why we should continue to entertain a so called "song contest" that is so politically skewed against us that we have no chance of ever performing on a level playing field, let alone win the thing.
If I were the BBC I'd be requesting fundamental change or the withdrawal of what must be substantial funding for the contest. Either that or let the Americans enter, that'd be a few votes for us.
I see no reason why we should continue to entertain a so called "song contest" that is so politically skewed against us that we have no chance of ever performing on a level playing field, let alone win the thing.
If I were the BBC I'd be requesting fundamental change or the withdrawal of what must be substantial funding for the contest. Either that or let the Americans enter, that'd be a few votes for us.
PE
I used my scorecard from Radio 2's site and I still couldn't remember half of them.
I felt the snippets just before the vote were a bit short though, I would have given them another few seconds.
Pete
Founding member
newsjunkie posted:
No I don't think you would ring and vote for your nearest neighbours, but if you watched all the 24 songs, you would forget an awful lot, but you would remember the countries that are relevent to you, therefore you will be more likely to vote for them!!
I used my scorecard from Radio 2's site and I still couldn't remember half of them.
I felt the snippets just before the vote were a bit short though, I would have given them another few seconds.
RU
russnet
Founding member
Last years UK entry, Gemini were interviewed on Sky News this morning and they were still banging away that the reason why they didn't get anything was they couldn't hear the start of the song and the political voting.
Yep, one year on and still going on about it. Still at least you were able to make a good comeback from it... Umm.. did they realise a second single or are they still at Butlins?
Yep, one year on and still going on about it. Still at least you were able to make a good comeback from it... Umm.. did they realise a second single or are they still at Butlins?