Eurovision Finals

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Eurovision Finals

@liss has started the show.
@imyke is now a host.
@liss6:55pm, May 14 2016
'Ello!
I don't think TalkShow supports iPad multitasking... I just realized.
So, um, my bad.
@imyke6:55pm, May 14 2016
EU EU EU
@liss6:56pm, May 14 2016
Who should I be rooting for?
@imyke6:56pm, May 14 2016
Whoever you think sounds the best
I think I'm supporting the Netherlands, if memory serves
The UK hasn't won in a long time
@liss6:57pm, May 14 2016
I hope that the broadcast is synchronized reasonably well.
Otherwise this is going to be... Difficult. :-P
@imyke6:57pm, May 14 2016
There aren't any shocking things that are likely to happen
Don't be surprised by Australia btw
@liss6:58pm, May 14 2016
NO SPOILERS
How many teams/countries are competing, roughly?
@imyke6:58pm, May 14 2016
No idea
I'm saying Australia are in it
(Australia's not in Europe)
@liss6:59pm, May 14 2016
🤔
@imyke6:59pm, May 14 2016
As a country they enjoy it. They were let in last year
And now they are back
@liss7:00pm, May 14 2016
Seems like we're about to start
"Show-Stopping Vocals" & "Pitchin' Performances"
@imyke7:00pm, May 14 2016
That's accurate
Who is narrating for you?
'Announcing'
@liss7:01pm, May 14 2016
Michelle Collins & Carson Cressley (I recognize the latter but not the former)
@imyke7:01pm, May 14 2016
No idea lol
@liss7:01pm, May 14 2016
"It's kinda like American Idol meets The Hunger Games"
@imyke7:01pm, May 14 2016
Also accurate.
@liss7:01pm, May 14 2016
Oh my
@imyke7:01pm, May 14 2016
We have graham norton. So we win
@liss7:01pm, May 14 2016
26 countries!
Holy f!
"It's very
...Miami"
"I love that they're opening with a fashion show! These Europeans know how to do entertainment!"
So all these outfits are paper?
@imyke7:02pm, May 14 2016
Errr. Maybe?
@liss7:03pm, May 14 2016
Not trying to be funny: this is live, right now?
@imyke7:03pm, May 14 2016
Yeah it is
It has to be
Because of the voting
@liss7:03pm, May 14 2016
"They call this the gay olympics, and I think I'm understanding why"
Said Carson
"Oh my goodness there was a moose knuckle!"
Holy crap this is rated R already
"[Sweden] was actually conceived in an IKEA"
@imyke7:04pm, May 14 2016
Wtf is happening
@liss7:04pm, May 14 2016
Our commentators are something else
Also, Declan is presently sitting in my lap
Mesmerized.
@imyke7:05pm, May 14 2016
Same
@liss7:05pm, May 14 2016
Declan is also in your lap?
;)
@imyke7:05pm, May 14 2016
U.K. are 25/26
@liss7:05pm, May 14 2016
That pelvic thrust was interesting
@imyke7:06pm, May 14 2016
Aren't they all?
@liss7:06pm, May 14 2016
Spain just came out
(For the purpose of telling how far apart we are)
Latvia
Ukraine?
Yeah
@imyke7:06pm, May 14 2016
Georgia
Yeah. You're significantly behind
@liss7:06pm, May 14 2016
Damn!
Yeah Georgia just came out
So maybe 30 seconds?
@imyke7:07pm, May 14 2016
Seems about that
@liss7:07pm, May 14 2016
The UKs competitors are like 12!
@imyke7:07pm, May 14 2016
Yeah they are
@liss7:07pm, May 14 2016
"Are these the two kids from CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER"
Lololol
Nailed it, Carson
(You have seen that YouTube video, right?)
@imyke7:07pm, May 14 2016
Nope
@liss7:07pm, May 14 2016
Omfg
We need to discuss it on the next show
SUSAN, TAKE A NOTE
@imyke7:08pm, May 14 2016
There is no Susan
@liss7:08pm, May 14 2016
...nor spoon
"It's like a rave at the UN"
@imyke7:08pm, May 14 2016
Or the European Union.
Silly americans
@liss7:09pm, May 14 2016
¯\(ツ)/¯
Wait we're competing???
Did you tell me that?
@imyke7:09pm, May 14 2016
Saywhat
@liss7:10pm, May 14 2016
US is competing?
@imyke7:10pm, May 14 2016
Where did you get that?
@liss7:10pm, May 14 2016
I thought the hosts just said that?
Maybe I'm crazy
@imyke7:10pm, May 14 2016
Hmmm. That's news to me
@liss7:10pm, May 14 2016
@imyke7:11pm, May 14 2016
Haha! Cool guys
@liss7:11pm, May 14 2016
Yeah I'm crazy there's no 🇺🇸
We apparently can't vote. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
(Our hosts just cut in)
@imyke7:11pm, May 14 2016
Good!
@liss7:12pm, May 14 2016
OH THANKS
Regardless, we only get it for 4 hours, and there is no damn way 26 teams can fit in that, is there?
Actually I guess you can; 4 minutes a song is only about 2 hours. So... J/k
Performance starting...
@imyke7:13pm, May 14 2016
That's how long it runs I think
@liss7:13pm, May 14 2016
...now
@imyke7:13pm, May 14 2016
No commericals
I like this track already
@liss7:13pm, May 14 2016
So are these people actually singing or is she lip syncing
@imyke7:13pm, May 14 2016
Has to be live singing
No lip syncing
@liss7:14pm, May 14 2016
And all the songs are original compositions?
This song is pretty good. Not a bad start! I don't need booze yet!
@imyke7:14pm, May 14 2016
Yes. They are
Quick tidbit, most acts will sing in English.
@liss7:14pm, May 14 2016
Do the lyrics have to be in English?
lol
@imyke7:14pm, May 14 2016
But they don't have to
Most sing in English, otherwise it's the mother tongue
They choose English as its the most widely u detect old across the continent
@liss7:15pm, May 14 2016
Gotcha
Heavy horns in this song. I dig it.
Declan is dancing
@imyke7:15pm, May 14 2016
I just realised the sheer amount of mykechats that will happen here is astronomical
@liss7:15pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, from both of us, most likely
Who is this again?
@imyke7:16pm, May 14 2016
She's doing a disproportionately good job btw
Belgium
@liss7:16pm, May 14 2016
My goodness she's pretty.
@imyke7:16pm, May 14 2016
Czech Republic is up next
@liss7:17pm, May 14 2016
Jus tasty armed
Just started. #mykechats
@imyke7:17pm, May 14 2016
More like a Freudian slip
@liss7:17pm, May 14 2016
HAAHAHAHA
Touché
Pooh this floor lighting is pretty cool
This song is pretty good too
So far it's not living up to the hype.
But the hype was "these performances are 💩"
@imyke7:18pm, May 14 2016
Yeah. They did a fantastic job with the set
@liss7:18pm, May 14 2016
So I think it's a net win
;)
@imyke7:18pm, May 14 2016
This is another great one.
This will not remain. Very rarely are they 'bad', but some are just not good
@liss7:19pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, I like both of these songs a lot so far. I think I liked the other one a hair more, but both are great.
@imyke7:19pm, May 14 2016
Bum note
@liss7:19pm, May 14 2016
Bonus points to Belgium for the dancing though.
@imyke7:19pm, May 14 2016
(There's a lot of bum notes)
@liss7:19pm, May 14 2016
OH GOODNESS
Yeah, she missed that one
:(
Got it the second time
That was still very very good
@imyke7:20pm, May 14 2016
The Netherlands now.
@liss7:20pm, May 14 2016
What the hell is up with this tattoo
GTFO with that
@imyke7:20pm, May 14 2016
A bad choice in the 90's
This is my favourite from the semi finals
@liss7:21pm, May 14 2016
Have you ever been to the Netherlands?
Looks beautiful
I'm such a sucker for the floor display.
@imyke7:21pm, May 14 2016
Yeah. That was a nice touch this year
@liss7:21pm, May 14 2016
This is... Country-ish.
I.e., "country western"
Which I never expected.
@imyke7:21pm, May 14 2016
Yeah. Second place last year was a folk song
From the Netherlands also, I believe
@liss7:22pm, May 14 2016
So was the semi-final the exact same song?
This is not doing much for me.
@imyke7:22pm, May 14 2016
Yeah
I don't think most people like it as much as I do haha
@liss7:22pm, May 14 2016
Points for it being a full band though.
@imyke7:22pm, May 14 2016
This sounds closer to actual music than most Eurovision songs do
@liss7:22pm, May 14 2016
Also, I wish I could pull off a suit of that color
Whoa, you can bold?
TIL..
@imyke7:23pm, May 14 2016
You could.
@liss7:23pm, May 14 2016
What the hell just happened
He moved to the mini stage and mouthed "I Love you" to the camera?
ಠ_ಠ
@imyke7:24pm, May 14 2016
Follow up: twitter.com/nuclearsquid/statu...
I think you're getting further behind hhaha
@liss7:24pm, May 14 2016
Wat
(Re: that FU)
Next song starts...
Now.
@imyke7:25pm, May 14 2016
Oh. Maybe not then
@liss7:25pm, May 14 2016
Also I've never heard of this country
#murica
oh that fire effect is fucking cool
(Not kidding)
This song is good too
Did she miss that first "gonna take a miracle" note? Hard to hear over Declan at that moment
Actually is she still missing it?
@imyke7:26pm, May 14 2016
I just said to Adina that it's annoying me they've all be good so far
@liss7:26pm, May 14 2016
Lol
@imyke7:26pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, I think she is missing them
@liss7:26pm, May 14 2016
I still like the song. And I'm all over those fire effects. But the performance is ★★★☆☆
@imyke7:27pm, May 14 2016
Too many
@liss7:27pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, you're right. The pyro was a bit much. BUt the electronic effects were cooL
This is reminiscent of a pop song that's popular here, but I can't put my finger on which one
That was definitely good, but not great.
"I was worried about the safety of the backup dancers when they were being rained with fire"
And now I'm hungry
That looked good
"He likes to make pasta" LOOK IT'S TICCI
@imyke7:28pm, May 14 2016
Apparently there's a Tibetan monk on stage during this
@liss7:28pm, May 14 2016
The commentators were just making a big deal about whistling that will happen/
Very airy voice
@imyke7:29pm, May 14 2016
To you Americans all europeans look the same
@liss7:29pm, May 14 2016
I was kidding. He looks nothing like TICCI
Just trying to be funny about paste
Pasta
I feel like this song is checking the check boxes I tend to like, but it isn't coming together for me
@imyke7:30pm, May 14 2016
I would call this 'gravelly'
I don't like this one
@liss7:30pm, May 14 2016
It's okay
We're definitely on a downward trend.
Yeah, you're right. Gravelly is a better description.
@imyke7:31pm, May 14 2016
Yeah. Not a fan
@liss7:31pm, May 14 2016
Though he did nail the big note to my ears.
Concur that the song is meh though.
★★☆☆☆
@imyke7:32pm, May 14 2016
Italy up next
First of the 'big five'
These are the five countries that don't have to qualify
@liss7:32pm, May 14 2016
🤔
@imyke7:32pm, May 14 2016
They pay the biggest contributions
@liss7:32pm, May 14 2016
Jokes aside, does Federico get into this at all?
Oh it's Italian!
Man, Italian is such a damn beautiful language
Ain't fair.
Song is okay. Better than the last.
@imyke7:33pm, May 14 2016
I don't think so. He knows what it is though
@liss7:34pm, May 14 2016
Is she missing notes here and there?
I feel terrible being such a critic; I can't sing to save my life.
@imyke7:34pm, May 14 2016
That's what it's all about!
@liss7:35pm, May 14 2016
Totally, but still.
¯\(ツ)/¯
Wait did she just go English?
I'm not digging on the post-processing effects
These dancing circles and fireworks
@imyke7:35pm, May 14 2016
I find this one a bit boring
@liss7:35pm, May 14 2016
Agree
IT'S SPROUT
Those sunglasses in the segue are... Loud
@imyke7:36pm, May 14 2016
Apparently this one is very popular
@liss7:37pm, May 14 2016
A lot of people in that venue
@imyke7:37pm, May 14 2016
Yeah. The tickets sell out incredibly fast
@liss7:37pm, May 14 2016
Israel is a pretty loose definition of "Europe", no?
(To say nothing of Australia)
@imyke7:37pm, May 14 2016
'European Union'
@liss7:37pm, May 14 2016
This has a Frozen feel to it
Which makes sense as he apparently does voiceover work as per the 🇺🇸 commentators
What the hell is happening
HOLD ON TIGHT YOU TWO
I keep waiting for this to get kicked up a notch
It's good, but I feel like I'm anticipating something that may not come
(There's a terrible joke here)
@imyke7:38pm, May 14 2016
Apparently that ring is supposed to light up, but apparently it only works sometimes
(It just kicked up)
@liss7:39pm, May 14 2016
Ah, word.
He's doing well working the camera.
Payoff wasn't worth the wait. ★★☆☆☆
(I'm being a jerk; this is good. But I don't see why it is so popular)
@imyke7:39pm, May 14 2016
Same here actually
I didn't like it really
@liss7:40pm, May 14 2016
Oh the thing is lit up
@imyke7:40pm, May 14 2016
Adina likes this next song
@liss7:40pm, May 14 2016
I'm not sure I care for the one-liners after the song. Coincidentally the 🇺🇸 presenters just said they love it
"She's wearing the most expensive outfit in Bulgarian history"
You know how I know I'm old?
I really don't get this shave-one-side-of-your-head thing
I'm like 10 seconds in
And I can tell this sounds like American pop
@imyke7:41pm, May 14 2016
I think it's a cool look
When done right
@liss7:41pm, May 14 2016
¯\(ツ)/¯
SOLID DROP
A+++++ would drop again
;)
@imyke7:42pm, May 14 2016
LOL
@liss7:42pm, May 14 2016
This is good though.
@imyke7:42pm, May 14 2016
this stage is really elevating everything
@liss7:42pm, May 14 2016
Tell Adina I'm with her
Far be it for me to criticize lyrics, but...
"If love was a crime, we would be criminals"
That's the best you can do?
@imyke7:42pm, May 14 2016
Wait for it apparently
Is what I'm told
I think the key word in the chorus is not in English. I cannot work it out
@liss7:43pm, May 14 2016
Oh the light-up pants are a neat touch
Oh and coat
@imyke7:43pm, May 14 2016
Hahaha. Adina thinks it's ridiculous. I'm with her. Kinda pointless.
@liss7:44pm, May 14 2016
"I don't know what she was saying. I thought it was 'buy me a loofa'... But I love it!"
I thought that was really good. Also liked that there was enough dancing to be interesting but not so much the poor girl was panting
Sweden's dude is only 17‽
Interesting; he has a bit of an accent
@imyke7:45pm, May 14 2016
Very popular there naturally lol
@liss7:45pm, May 14 2016
So rarely do I hear that when people sing in English. Be it your accent, or a completely foreign one
This is too mellow for my taste.
@imyke7:46pm, May 14 2016
I don't like it
@liss7:46pm, May 14 2016
Agree.
RTFU: twitter.com/dashorst/status/73...
@imyke7:46pm, May 14 2016
He's putting an affectation in to his voice that I don't like
@liss7:47pm, May 14 2016
Seems like such an understated performance/song from the host country
Maybe this is the American in me coming out, but if we were hosting, we'd go all out.
Turn it up to 11.
@imyke7:47pm, May 14 2016
👎🏻
@liss7:47pm, May 14 2016
I mean, the song is fine, I guess. But it seems to me that the point of this is to be extravagant, no?
@imyke7:47pm, May 14 2016
You go all out for EVERYTHING
@liss7:48pm, May 14 2016
All that said, for a 17 year old, holy shit did he do a great job.
Brb, diaper change. FOR THE BABY before you ask questions
@imyke7:49pm, May 14 2016
WHATEVES
@liss7:50pm, May 14 2016
k, back, sorry
@imyke7:50pm, May 14 2016
twitter.com/unlockthedoc/statu...
@liss7:50pm, May 14 2016
This song is good. This outfit is very muc not
@imyke7:51pm, May 14 2016
I like the song a lot
@liss7:51pm, May 14 2016
That is a magnificent idea from unlock theor
Unlockthedoc
@imyke7:51pm, May 14 2016
She has a great voice
@liss7:51pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, this is really good
Also, I just now realized you can tap on a message to see who likes it.
She was all over on that big note, no?
@imyke7:52pm, May 14 2016
Oh interesting
ALL OVER IT
LIKE WHITE ON RICE
@liss7:52pm, May 14 2016
I meant it as being a not-good thing
But yes, that too, I suppose.
Holy shit our commentators are now being casually racist
"I wanted to get bangs so I could look more Asian so I could find a Jewish husband"
ಠ_ಠ
@imyke7:53pm, May 14 2016
Wow
That's just weirdly obscure
@liss7:54pm, May 14 2016
No surprise the Frenchman is singing in French.
🙄
@imyke7:54pm, May 14 2016
BURRRRN
@liss7:54pm, May 14 2016
Wait, he's throwing some English now
THANKS FOR MAKING ME LOOK LIKE AN ASSHOLE, FRENCHIE
First TalkShow crash of the afternoon/evening.
@imyke7:55pm, May 14 2016
He showed you
@liss7:55pm, May 14 2016
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED AMIRITE
@imyke7:55pm, May 14 2016
JE SUIS!
@liss7:55pm, May 14 2016
Lolol
This song is pretty good though.
How did they get that camera shot; closeup to WAY WAY back?
Reminds me of the camera-suspended-on-cables they use in (🇺🇸) football games
@imyke7:56pm, May 14 2016
Reverse zoom?
Or drone?
@liss7:57pm, May 14 2016
That was pretty good, all told.
This Talkshow has just been featured!
@liss7:57pm, May 14 2016
Actually now we have Viticci.
;)
@imyke7:57pm, May 14 2016
Oh no.
@liss7:58pm, May 14 2016
This outfit is ★☆☆☆☆
Song isn't bad though
Also, thanks for sending rain our way so I feel like I'm sitting next to you
@imyke7:58pm, May 14 2016
If you're not a member of The Libertines, there's no pint
@liss7:58pm, May 14 2016
:troll:
@imyke7:58pm, May 14 2016
*point
(Google is Casey)
Weather is nice here still
@liss7:59pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, I don't know who they are, but I've heard of them.
@imyke7:59pm, May 14 2016
Although the temperature has dropped 10 degrees as a result of Lowe pressure system Zooey
@liss7:59pm, May 14 2016
It was gorgeous here earlier today, but now it's raining like hell
@imyke7:59pm, May 14 2016
*low pressure
@liss8:00pm, May 14 2016
I don't care for the lyrics in the background.d
Someone else did it too.
@imyke8:00pm, May 14 2016
I didn't enjoy that one
@liss8:00pm, May 14 2016
I also think the lyrics on this one are a bit ha foisted
Wow
Hamfisted
@imyke8:00pm, May 14 2016
Half way through!
@liss8:01pm, May 14 2016
Is there a halftime or anything?
Holy shit if I was drinking I'd be really struggling not to break the seal
@imyke8:01pm, May 14 2016
This is it.
@liss8:02pm, May 14 2016
How pissed would you be if you were literally next door to the real deal, watching a big screen?
Oh SNAP
He cut that poor girl off so hard
@imyke8:03pm, May 14 2016
They are having a great time!
That was funny
Australia next!!
I really want Australia to win
I haven't heard the song, I just want them to win
So usually it's a relative nobody who enters this competition
This lady won Aussie X Factor last year
They are trying to win
@liss8:04pm, May 14 2016
Oh most people have won some sort of X-Factor thing as per our commentator
S
@imyke8:04pm, May 14 2016
Huh
@liss8:05pm, May 14 2016
That first big note was so/so
Song is good though.
Why are there random faces on the stage?
@imyke8:05pm, May 14 2016
Not sure
@liss8:05pm, May 14 2016
This post-processing/VR stuff is not working for me at all
@imyke8:06pm, May 14 2016
Killer note a mo ago
@liss8:06pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, I thought she lost it but if she did it was only for a split second
@imyke8:06pm, May 14 2016
That's non post processing
It's all a part of the staging
Last years winner did this, so this year everyone is doing it
Using the stage in some clever way
@liss8:07pm, May 14 2016
Missed the note on "calling" though
@imyke8:07pm, May 14 2016
Russia are totally ripping it off
@liss8:07pm, May 14 2016
I actually think she fell apart a bit toward the end.
Still really good all told though
@imyke8:07pm, May 14 2016
Apparently this one is bad
@liss8:07pm, May 14 2016
Our commentators began with "this is a bit of change in pace..."
@imyke8:08pm, May 14 2016
Oh wow
Here we go
@liss8:08pm, May 14 2016
"He reminds me of Xerxes for 300..."
Starting
Oh, we're in the metal portion of the show?
It's not bad.
Wait, it's metal... Pop‽
TIL that's a thing
@imyke8:09pm, May 14 2016
'From the night to the morning light' is one of the laziest rhymes in music
@liss8:09pm, May 14 2016
Hahahahaha
"Life is a miracle I saw it in your eyes" 🙄
@imyke8:10pm, May 14 2016
GUHHH
@liss8:10pm, May 14 2016
I like when the bassist gets all into it and does the pluck... Thing... Rather than the strum thing
DID YOU REALLY JUST HOWL GET OFF THE STAGE RIGHT NOW
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Also the random flashes of dogs/wolves is stupid.
This was better than I expected, but still, meh.
@imyke8:11pm, May 14 2016
Lol yup
@liss8:12pm, May 14 2016
So the only non-English songs so far were Italy and France?
IIRC
(Though they both had English portions)
@imyke8:12pm, May 14 2016
Our announcer just said that this act has backing dancers who are more 'lurking' than dancing LOL
@liss8:12pm, May 14 2016
Hahahaha
So far, accurate.
What the hell is on her head
@imyke8:13pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, it is usually strange to hear non English
@liss8:13pm, May 14 2016
RELAX DUDEMAN
THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW
She's channeling her inner Xena, Warrior Princess.
This isn't doing much for me.
"I lick my wounds / so I can keep on fighting"
Sigh.
@imyke8:14pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, this isn't my cup of tea
Oh wow. Bad note
@liss8:15pm, May 14 2016
OH WOW
I just got it
Yeah.
She's no Amy Lee of Evanescence.
Though it looks like she's trying to be
Did Evanescence ever really make it to the UK? This was early 2000s
@imyke8:16pm, May 14 2016
WAKE ME UP
@liss8:16pm, May 14 2016
So this guy apparently won a "popular television dancing show"
@imyke8:16pm, May 14 2016
WAKE ME UP INSIDE
@liss8:16pm, May 14 2016
Haha, so they did.
Just making sure.
(Also, well done)
@imyke8:16pm, May 14 2016
This is also his second Eurovision performance
He was in 2012 too
@liss8:16pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, our commentators said the same.
How can this guy move this much while still singing? A few of the women have done so as well.
I'd be panting
@imyke8:17pm, May 14 2016
I've been sent to make cocktails. So now I only have audio
@liss8:17pm, May 14 2016
Hahahahah
Atta boy
The lyrics on all these songs are pretty bad. And this is coming from someone who rarely pays any attention to lyrics.
Stage effects still slaying me. The spin with the blue flying off was cool.
@imyke8:19pm, May 14 2016
Didn't like that one
@liss8:19pm, May 14 2016
Second crash of the day.
It was okay.
Honestly I don't have the faintest idea what my favorite is
"She's a... [other host] treehugger!"
What the hell is this dress
@imyke8:20pm, May 14 2016
Just saw it
That's a thing
@liss8:21pm, May 14 2016
It looks like she can't move
Or she's going to back up and it will stay still
@imyke8:21pm, May 14 2016
Netherlands so far for me
@liss8:21pm, May 14 2016
j/k
Oh that was kinda neat when the dress separated
I like the strings in the background on this.
@imyke8:21pm, May 14 2016
It did?
@liss8:22pm, May 14 2016
Yeah, there was a second layer on top that two people ripped off to reveal what's there now
I feel like she's lightly missing many of these nots
Notes
@imyke8:22pm, May 14 2016
Yeah...
@liss8:22pm, May 14 2016
They're not cringe-inducing
But I keep going 🤔
Well, generally.
twitter.com/joonaspuuppo/statu...
@imyke8:24pm, May 14 2016
Took a break from cocktail making
This is the favourite and is heavily visual
@liss8:24pm, May 14 2016
Glad you said so I was catching up on Twitter mentions
Oh that's pretty cool
I like that it's on a screen so it doesn't seem as cheesy to my eye
@imyke8:25pm, May 14 2016
It would be more impressive if it wasn't a total rip off
@liss8:25pm, May 14 2016
Which actually sounds backwards, but ¯\(ツ)/¯
This is pretty good
So what is it ripping off?
@imyke8:25pm, May 14 2016
Last years winner did this
@liss8:25pm, May 14 2016
I'm really liking this a lot tbh
Ahh, gotcha
WHOA
@imyke8:26pm, May 14 2016
He danced to a screen that was doing things in the background
@liss8:26pm, May 14 2016
Those steps popping out are pretty fucking cool
@imyke8:26pm, May 14 2016
Admittedly they took it a step further
@liss8:26pm, May 14 2016
Oh damn, this is visually impressive
Man I wonder if he's just doing a leap of faith Indiana Jones style
Or if it's easy to see
(For him)
Because to my eye I can't tell where the hell the steps are
@imyke8:27pm, May 14 2016
Someone flew all the from Russia just to catch that light at the end?
Seems a little excessive
@liss8:27pm, May 14 2016
I missed the end b/c Declan was getting whiny
@imyke8:27pm, May 14 2016
Lol
@liss8:27pm, May 14 2016
But all told that's my favorite so far
"'Yaaaaaaay'... It's very fun to say"
Our commentators are... Something.
@imyke8:28pm, May 14 2016
Hmm
@liss8:28pm, May 14 2016
Sorry that's my favorite. It seemed the way you were talking before that I probably shouldn't think so.
:-P
@imyke8:28pm, May 14 2016
It was very good
I can see how it's the overall fave
But it annoys me
@liss8:29pm, May 14 2016
Fair enough
This is decent so far
That dance move is interesting
@imyke8:29pm, May 14 2016
I am out of the room again
@liss8:30pm, May 14 2016
The drummer is doing a good job.
(Not on stage)
I like this one.
The first person holding the CD was staring into space so awkwardly
Actually same with the one holding the hat for a minute there
(They're merchandising. Or, to quote Yogurt, "moichandising")
@imyke8:33pm, May 14 2016
I still cannot see it btw
@liss8:33pm, May 14 2016
K
This sounds slightly like that Bieber song
@imyke8:33pm, May 14 2016
It does
@liss8:34pm, May 14 2016
Meh
Actually once he got a little angry I liked it more
@imyke8:35pm, May 14 2016
Me too
@liss8:35pm, May 14 2016
This is good, but as with the last one or two still not great.
"I need a lozenge after listening to him!"
Our commentators are pumping the brakes on this poor girl before she starts
1944? Is this a World War 2 song?
Yikes
Is she talking about everyone dying?
This escalated quickly
@imyke8:38pm, May 14 2016
This one is pretty boring so far
@liss8:38pm, May 14 2016
Yeah not digging it
In retrospect that would have been the time for a bathroom break.
That big note was all over
The tree was kinda neat though
Oh wow that high note was on point though
What the he'll is this
That was odd
@imyke8:41pm, May 14 2016
Back in front of the TV now
N \[][=\]/
Whoops
@liss8:42pm, May 14 2016
Lol
@imyke8:42pm, May 14 2016
I was brushing my keyboard
@liss8:42pm, May 14 2016
This sounds like American pop
@imyke8:42pm, May 14 2016
It does
I agree
I heard this in the Semi finals
@liss8:43pm, May 14 2016
It's odd to me they do the same songs between semis and the finals
Seems like if you watch the semis this would be really boring
@imyke8:43pm, May 14 2016
They are judged on the song technically
So there's no other way you could do it
@liss8:43pm, May 14 2016
I guess to me I'm used to the performance being judged, but from the sound of it this is more about judging the song?
@imyke8:44pm, May 14 2016
Exactly
@liss8:44pm, May 14 2016
🤔
Wait, is she pregnant?
Is that what that belly rub was about
Oh, apparently s
"Next up we have Goergia. Not the state of Georgia!"
#🇺🇸
@imyke8:45pm, May 14 2016
Yeah she is
@liss8:45pm, May 14 2016
"They have an Oasis vibe"
SHOTS FIRED
This does not have an Oasis vibe
@imyke8:45pm, May 14 2016
In look only
@liss8:45pm, May 14 2016
Wow this is really not good.
@imyke8:46pm, May 14 2016
That one guy has an oasis look
@liss8:46pm, May 14 2016
Also the camera work is making me dizzy
And that never happens to me
@imyke8:46pm, May 14 2016
Yeah I don't like it
@liss8:46pm, May 14 2016
The bassist does look like one of the Gallaghers
@imyke8:46pm, May 14 2016
Terrible pyrotechnic
@liss8:46pm, May 14 2016
Lol
That was so lame
@imyke8:47pm, May 14 2016
'Pfft'
@liss8:47pm, May 14 2016
This is pretty rough imho
@imyke8:47pm, May 14 2016
Lol
Yeah. So bad
@liss8:47pm, May 14 2016
So how does one get to be in the contest?
Like, how does the UK pick?
Is there a contest or is it just decided by committe?
@imyke8:47pm, May 14 2016
In the UK there is a live show with voting
A committee puts forward a selection of people that are decided by public vote
No idea elsewhere
@liss8:48pm, May 14 2016
That makes sense.
This is... Okay.
NOT NOW APPLE WATCH
UGGGGH
SO INCONSIDERATE
@imyke8:50pm, May 14 2016
I just got mine
Event though I was just on my feet
Apple Watch is dumb
@liss8:51pm, May 14 2016
🙄
This isn't doing much for me at all
@imyke8:51pm, May 14 2016
Na not really
UK next
@liss8:52pm, May 14 2016
Ooh man
@imyke8:52pm, May 14 2016
I'm so concerned
@liss8:53pm, May 14 2016
It'll be okay
@imyke8:53pm, May 14 2016
This isn't terrible yet
@liss8:53pm, May 14 2016
Wait, was this alphabetical order?
I honestly didn't notice
This isn't bad at all.
@imyke8:53pm, May 14 2016
I don't think so
I think it's random
@liss8:54pm, May 14 2016
This is pretty good!
I like the harmony actually.
Shouldn't that appeal to your love of the Beach Boys?
(Not trying for be snarky)
@imyke8:54pm, May 14 2016
I tend to live male harmony
*like
@liss8:55pm, May 14 2016
This isn't my favorite by any means, but it's solid.
@imyke8:55pm, May 14 2016
Same
@liss8:55pm, May 14 2016
Although I just now noticed there are two drummers.
@imyke8:55pm, May 14 2016
This so much better than what we usually put forward
@liss8:55pm, May 14 2016
At least one demerit for that indulgence.
@imyke8:55pm, May 14 2016
Phew! That was fine
@liss8:55pm, May 14 2016
Tasteful pyro earns you a point though, so you're even up
;)
This chorus is super catchy. Perhaps the catchiest of them all
@imyke8:56pm, May 14 2016
This is the final song
@liss8:56pm, May 14 2016
That was really well done.
Definitely not alphabetical
Lol
Erin joined us...
@imyke8:57pm, May 14 2016
Weird start here
Hi Erin!
@liss8:57pm, May 14 2016
Commentators: "She's a singer, songwriter, actress model"
Erin: "This is like a dating show!"
@imyke8:57pm, May 14 2016
Hahaha
Errrrm
@liss8:58pm, May 14 2016
This better be worth it
@imyke8:58pm, May 14 2016
This is really weird. But she has a great voice
@liss8:58pm, May 14 2016
It wasn't.
I completely agree. Weird.
But she has one of the better voices of the night
@imyke8:58pm, May 14 2016
Totes
@liss8:58pm, May 14 2016
Well, that missed note excepted
@imyke8:59pm, May 14 2016
All-in-all there were no disasters this year
You got let off easy
@liss8:59pm, May 14 2016
What's the obsession with her hands?
That's super awkward
Also, I'm learning today that Im' a total sucker for the violin
The ghost dancers were a good idea, but not the best execution
Oh that note was awful too
@imyke9:00pm, May 14 2016
Okay
VOTING TIMMMMEEEEEE
@liss9:00pm, May 14 2016
I gotta run in a second, give me the 30 second version of where this goes from here
Everyone from all these countries calls in to vote?
HOLY SHIT IT'S MAGNETO
@imyke9:01pm, May 14 2016
Well Justin Timberlake is performing
Which doesn't usually happen
@liss9:01pm, May 14 2016
The comedy acts are... Not good.
Even though Ian MacEllan (sp?) can do no wrong
@imyke9:01pm, May 14 2016
Then it's basically a long, long process of people giving out votes
But this year there's also a public vote component too
@liss9:02pm, May 14 2016
Ah, okay.
@imyke9:02pm, May 14 2016
There are committees from each country
@liss9:02pm, May 14 2016
This was surprisingly fun. I didn't think it would be bad, but I've really enjoyed the TalkShow with you :-D
Time for dinner for us.
I think I stand by my favorite being Russia.
Sorry.
:-P
Thanks to everyone who watched with us!
@imyke9:03pm, May 14 2016
That's fine
Enjoy man!
<3 <3
@liss9:03pm, May 14 2016
Oh wait
I'm going to stick around through the recap
I'm getting into this. I just got so angry they used that terrible note from the Czech Republic
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME
@imyke9:03pm, May 14 2016
FINE
You're in now
@liss9:05pm, May 14 2016
I really liked Belgium and Azjeriban
Actually I gotta run now
Go Russia!
Thanks for chatting with me! Thanks everyone!
✌🏻
@imyke9:05pm, May 14 2016
Peace out!
Show ended.