shadowkat | (Reply)

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Yes, the Eurovision folks did a good amount of subtle work to make it possible for the content to appear to be somewhat normal under the circumstances. And, indeed, the Song Contest final that you saw is, in my view, a good and fair representative of how they've been in recent years, glad you found it worthwhile. (Of course, long ago, participation was rather more Western, and these days I'd say the voting's more political than it once was. And, Rotterdam's in the Netherlands.) Living in the US it has typically been hard to get to see it. I wish BBC America would show more of the stuff I liked watching on the BBC in the UK, even if only at unpopular hours, instead of the rubbish it appears to favor instead, I'm sure even panel quizzes like QI and Would I Lie to You? would find an audience here, they make far more than just dramas and nature shows.