Eurovision isn't about the talent, st least not for most of the people I know who love it. We watch Eurovision precisely because it is total cheese with pop on top.
Lordi winning is kind of cool because it shows that the cheese factor can win out over the pop idol factor. Which is what makes it worth setting aside those 3 or 4 hours in a year to drink some [beverage of choice] and eat some [food of choice] with [preferred company].
Hell, as shown on SBS, the voice-over guy spends the entire show *taking the piss out of it*. The whole excercise is tongue firmly planted in cheek (unless you're in the crowd actually at the event who seemed to take it seriously. Of course, they might have just been playing it straight :)
My advice is treat Eurovision just like you treat a terrible B-grade movie and other people's passion for it will make a lot more sense.
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Lordi winning is kind of cool because it shows that the cheese factor can win out over the pop idol factor. Which is what makes it worth setting aside those 3 or 4 hours in a year to drink some [beverage of choice] and eat some [food of choice] with [preferred company].
Hell, as shown on SBS, the voice-over guy spends the entire show *taking the piss out of it*. The whole excercise is tongue firmly planted in cheek (unless you're in the crowd actually at the event who seemed to take it seriously. Of course, they might have just been playing it straight :)
My advice is treat Eurovision just like you treat a terrible B-grade movie and other people's passion for it will make a lot more sense.