Eurovision Rewatch: Oslo, 1996 - 20.00 GMT tonight (01/04)

[Tisch]

I didn't realise Europe was so DOUR in the mid 90s

 

[Soldi]

Surely that’s rigged? How could they even remember Austria

 

[ButterTart]

Malta just flicking through a Woman's Weekly in between dishing out points.

 

[ButterTart]

What arseholes have given Iceland points?

 

[Tisch]

You're missing a 6 points.

Thank you!

12 United Kingdom
10 Norway
08Sweden
07 France
06 Ireland
05 Austria
04 Portugal
03 Iceland
02 Croatia
01 Switzerland

 

[Tisch]

Where are all these points for Malta coming from??

 

[AGinAg (37)]

The developing tragedy that is Gina G flopping is giving me PTSD.

 

[Penelope]

OPEN THE PURSE A BIT FOR GINA ladies!

 

[Soldi]

Only 2 for Elaine & Karen..

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Oh Malta was Janine.

 

[ButterTart]

Fucking Hell, Austria's been at the speed. Racing through this lot.

 

[dmlaw]

I'm confident that Moopyvision 1997 will be coming live from Harrogate, at least.

 

[win_the_game]

What's with the random NUTS, BOLTS and CHAINS floating across the stage?

 

[Tisch]

The developing tragedy that is Gina G flopping is giving me PTSD.

She's getting points from everyone just 3's and 2's!

 

[Madison]

I'm confident that Moopyvision 1997 will be coming live from Harrogate, at least.

And you would be right. Moopy's votes (excluding Suomi's point for Germany) are:

1. United Kingdom (114)
2. Sweden (83)
3. Norway (75)
4. Croatia (37)
=5. Belgium (35)
=5. Ireland (35)
7. Portugal (31)
8. Slovenia (25)
9. Estonia (20)
10. France (18)
11. Finland (14)
=12. Greece (13)
=12. Poland (13)
=14. Austria (11)
=14. Netherlands (11)
=16. Slovakia (10)
=16. Malta (10)
18. Switzerland (9)
=19. Bosnia & Herzegovina (6)
=19. Turkey (6)
21. Iceland (3)
=22. Cyprus (0)
=22. Spain (0)

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It was around this point in the show that I suspected the future was Irish and Ireland would just win forever now.

 

[Penelope]

HOW is Cyprus doing so well?!?! WHY ARE WE WATCHING THIS!

 

[Madison]

What's with the random NUTS, BOLTS and CHAINS floating across the stage?

It's symbolic of Norway's oil industry.

 

[Penelope]

Is this the only time the points have come from live onstage?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I may have to stop this. Fuck you @VoR

 

[Madison]

Is this the only time the points have come from live onstage?

Give 1973 a watch sometime.

 

[Penelope]

This is SCARRING TELEVISION

 

[Tisch]

Give 1973 a watch sometime.

No way, we agreed a more recent one for Saturday !

 

[Penelope]

This is SCARRING TELEVISION

Like watching the results of 2008, but if it had been Charlotte Perrelli - Hero versus ALL THE THRILL OF JUST STANDING THERE

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Give 1973 a watch sometime.

Was that one of the old/ young flipboard juries?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Was that Gina G on a large mobile in the background?

 

[Madison]

Was that one of the old/ young flipboard juries?

Yes. I think 1972 is the same.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Yes. I think 1972 is the same.

I think 1972 was in a separate room. A very grand hall in Edinburgh. The following year I think on stage. Odd but quite compelling.

 

[ButterTart]

The crushing inevitability of watching Ireland's points creep every further upwards. It's like the drive to the hospital for the results of your biopsy. You try to hang on to a shred of hope but you clocked the secretary's tone when she rang you and you just KNOW.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

What's with the cartoon children?

 

[Tisch]

The crushing inevitability of watching Ireland's points creep every further upwards. It's like the drive to the hospital for the results of your biopsy. You try to hang on to a shred of hope but you clocked the secretary's tone when she rang you and you just KNOW.

11 Buttertart

 

[win_the_game]

The crushing inevitability of watching Ireland's points creep every further upwards. It's like the drive to the hospital for the results of your biopsy. You try to hang on to a shred of hope but you clocked the secretary's tone when she rang you and you just KNOW.

Your analogies are becoming more SINISTER with each passing day of lockdown.

 

[Tisch]

What's with the cartoon children?

Goodnight Oslo

 

[win_the_game]

What's with the cartoon children?

It's Belgium - land of nonces.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It's Belgium - land of nonces.

True.

 

[Penelope]

So many countries that are pretending they can even remember how Portugal went.

 

[dmlaw]

3 points for Gina, a completely undeserved lead and now 10 for that disgusting Icelandic thing. Fuck you, Ireland.

 

[Soldi]

No wonder they ditched the juries, what a load of shite

 

[ButterTart]

Your analogies are becoming more SINISTER with each passing day of lockdown.

I'm noticing a similar trend. I'm already halfway through the essay I was writing for the 2011 rewatch, 'Kati Wolf: The Maxine Carr of Eurovision'.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

3 points for Gina, a completely undeserved lead and now 10 for that disgusting Icelandic thing. Fuck you, Ireland.

If there was any justice the Troubles would have spilt over the border. But NO even that got SORTED. What a BORING TROUBLE FREE DECADE.