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re: Why a sellout????

Posted by:
Pudding 11:17 pm UTC 10/19/08
In reply to: re: Why a sellout???? - AndrewG 09:42 pm UTC 10/19/08

The TV idea seems the best way to get people interested again.

And to correct you, it would be his 4th TV talent show after, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, I'd Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do.


> I made the sellout comment as this will be the 3rd TV show
> in such a format he will be doing (also with Graham Norton
> who is hardly a Eurovision expert). Though the goal is
> more relevant to the UK as a whole with this I do think
> the TV talent hunt show style process is a tired format
> now, but who knows it might work.
>
> > We all know the Eurovision has turned into a giant pile of
> > shite and Britains entries has been for many years a
> > nugget of that pile. If they want to get Britain
> > interested in it again then they're going to have to try
> > something different.
> >
> > We don't know if ALW's song is going to be any worse than
> > the shit that's gone before it, but it's worth a try if
> > nothing else.
> >
> > > This is such a load of shit in my opinion. Just another
> > > excuse to do yet another talent hunt show, that goes on
> > > forever, forever and forever on TV. Graham Norton as
> > > presentor.....such a fucking awful person. I take it Lloyd
> > > Webber will be sitting on his golden throne again as
> > > judge. Enough with these programs already. Bring back the
> > > family game shows where the goal is not a million pounds
> > > but just an hour full of fun. Even X Factor is losing its
> > > appeal in my opinion. The acts this year have mostly been
> > > mediocre.
> > >
> > > Why doesn't Lloyd Webber go back to making musicals or is
> > > there just not enough money in that anymore?
> > >
> > > There is no way this is a guarantee for a succesful entry.
> > > We and other countries have had decent entries in the
> > > Eurovision which have done badly as well. Sweden two years
> > > ago springs to mind. That was a dead cert to win according
> > > to the bookies and it lost out to Lordi's "Rock n Roll
> > > Hallelujah", which fair enough was original and good but
> > > is hardly Lloyd Webber's style either.
> > >
> > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUGgK7R6EA
> > >
> > > Doubt Lloyd Webber will be penning a better song than
> > > Invincible and doubt we will have a better singer than
> > > Carola.
> > >
> > > > Has accepted the challenge to write Englands entry for the
> > > > 2009 Eurovision Song contest.
> > > > That means, i think, he'll write 12 tunes and the public
> > > > get to choose.


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