Eurovision 2018: The year of clothes-with-a-train and interpretive dance

[OublietteBravo]

The first thread is almost full, so here is a new one.

I can't wait for tonight.

Still going with Denmark and Albania.

I really don't like Israel. I'm hoping for a technical malfunction to sabotage the gimmicks. I don't like our's either, but I don't think it deserves last.

On the basis she seemed like a good sport in her chat with Scott, I liked Cyprus, so don't mind if that wins.

I am still fairly baffled by the Irish entry, and think the whole controversy has made a fairly dull song more interesting than it deserves to be. But what do I know .

Need to go out and buy and nibbles.

Polka!! They are simply channelling AJ

I think Finland missed a trick. The acoustic version of 'Monsters' in all the Eurovision language would have had a much higher chance of winning (assuming they could get it down to the requisite 3 min).

m.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Y3AxgV1f4

If we lose out to Serbia that'll be some bad going.

Am off to Morrisons for Eurovision sweets and snacks and drinks

The 'Love Love Peace Peace' Eurovision Clichés to watch for
Make your own Points or Drinking Game

As described in 2016's Epic Interval Performance about how to win Eurovision by Mans and Petra:
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1) 'Get everyone's attention. A powerful, majestic start'
A battlehorn or alarm or loud noise right at the start of a song

2) Drums! There has to be drums!
Drummers on Stage
Extra points for topless men
Extra Extra points grandmothers

3) Show the viewers your country's ethnic background by using an old traditional folklore instrument
Ethnic instrument
Extra points if played by an old man
Extra extra points if he has a beard

4) Nothing says winner like a violin

Song with a violin

5) Adding adding a DJ who pretends to scratch
A DJ or someone who looks like they are playing some sort of electronic equipment

6) Costumes!
A costume which is somehow an essential major part of the performance

7) Love works. Peace is also a popular way to go
Song has the word love / peace in it repeatedly
Also hand gestures in the shape of a heart
Any symbolic peace gesture

8) Let the wind begin to blow
Much wind machine action

9) You can break the rules of fashion
This year its:
asymmetric dresses
man buns
men in oversized black jumpers
pink hair
Rylan Clark style veneers

10) Fill the stage with light
Pyrotechnics or over use of strobe lighting

11) As dancers will join us
Pointless interpretative dancers who don't sing

12) Old women baking bread / And a man in a hamster wheel
An appearance of any former well known previous Eurovision entry

13) Now we'll go down a notch, Our hands will touch, Pretending we're in love
The makes you want to vomit ' we are so in love' performance

14) It's you and me and when we change the key
The old classic key change

15) It begins to snow
It fake snows

16) And a burning fake piano
Any fake piano

17) And a Russian man on skates
Any motion which is not walking or running and involves equipment (eg - skates, travellator etc)

18) More tricks in a hamster wheel
Any type of stunt where Health and Safety needed to be consulted

I think tonight should very much live up to all the Eurovision essentials from the look of that...

Snacks are all bought. I might be excited.

I should print that list out

I feel I should be wearing a short dress/ hot pants with train combo to watch. That lights up/sets on fire/ turns into a volcano after song 12.

But I might just wear pyjamas. in case of premature falling asleep

OublietteBravo I THINK all but one of them will be there tonight. You could get VERY drunk with a drinking game.

(The Danish entry has no less than 3 key changes for a start!)

Is No. 12 the missing one? Or are you expecting the interval act to cover that one?

Or perhaps No. 1 - I can't immediately think of which act might incorporate that sort of start.

When does it start again?

Oubliette number 12 was just a number I plucked out of thin air

I really quite fancy a volcano dress now.

12 is covered (at the same time as 4). But I also expect 12 to appear in the intro or interval in someway.

I think 17 is the one that won't appear.

We have FOUR HOURS to go.

DH has already told me to quit it with the Eurovision tunes on youtube.

Sneaky that is impressive.

My research into Albanian 'snacks' found that really it isn't much good for someone who doesn't eat meat .

I still haven't been shopping. I might get some Danish pastries. tenuous .

Doesn't Finland's wheel of death cover #17?

GOOO NOW Raahh. Before its too late.

I have decide I want France to win (if only cos it would be a good place to visit in May next year...)

I've not only watched all the 2018 acts on YouTube - I've watched the 2017 ones too

DH is out, and DS has been bribed with £5 to spend at the corner shop

Red that's as good a reason as any for an act to win!

I haven't seen the semi finals remember!!

Yay - DH had come back from the supermarket with Eurovision snacks. Including a selection of cheeses from various Eurovision nations. I knew there was a reason I married him

I am somewhere on a trip where they are not showing Eurovision and I am bereft .

So for Eurovision 2018 I have:

• 2L of cloudy lemonade
• Bottle of Schloer
• Can of monster
• Triple chocolate cookies
• Chocolate chip cookies
• A Bakewell bun
• Pack of Cookies and Cream flavour Kit Kats
• Bar of Milka
• Frozen SFC boneless banquet bucket
• Tub of profiteroles
• Rustlers hot dog
• Mr Kipling chocolate slices
• Bag of chocolate chip brioche
• Iced raspberry finger rolls
• Custard doughnuts
• Bag of Birdseye chicken nuggets