Originally Posted by T_G  So what you are saying is that if these out of europe countries were not competing if would make a difference?
The competition, the songs and the whole spectacle is tacky and superficial, and nothing in the world could convince me otherwise. It has always been like it, but it is actually getting worse, in the 60ies there were some singers who had some sort of class...so you are saying that those strange horror creatures fom Finland are not to be ridiculed? Come on... |
I may have explianed myself badly. I'm in complete agreement that the show is tacky and superficial. It's the nadir of dumbed-down entertainment, so the only possible reason I can envisage for non-European countries wanting to participate must be to advance their political agenda on the basis that any publicity is good publicity. Opening the competition to more countries only increases the quantity dross; it does nothing to improve quality.
As for Wogan, it's just a personal opinion, but I find his humour facile and his manner smug. Remember the Wogan chat shows? I wish I could forget them.