Eurovision Song Contest Review

Good Points
It breaks up the television schedule.

Bad Points
The poor song acts and tactical voting.

General Comments
Throw away the thin fascade of a singing competition and open the doors to the EU and the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes its that time again when Irish crooner Terry Wogan travels to any part of Europe except England and subjects us to large amounts of what has to be perceived as a form of sarcasm.



So let's give it a chance I think. It does save humanity from another distressing episode of Any Dream will do. Past this it barely does anything. The monotonous stream of songs then begin. All share two things between them. One: they are all really optimistic, two: they are all really bad.



So after the songs we have to endure the 'love affair' of the two presenters. This is both predictable and manufactured to an extent at which you would rather listen to the songs again. Then begins the voting. The agonisingly, painful process which is made all the more easier by use of a globe.



Pointless and blandly average, its all hope and no glory.