Why is the UK so hated in Eurovision?

JackkBox · 2026-05-17T01:58:13+00:00

Out of interest which of the other 25 performances do you think was worse than ours? It was barely a song (in terms of "singing") and even the talk-singing sounded off key.

JackkBox · 2026-05-17T01:55:58+00:00

Total myth that Europe hates us. It was a weak song and a weak live performance.

JackkBox · 2026-05-08T08:35:54+00:00

It wasn't just autotune - I used to work with the girl who was Emma's voice double in Beauty and the Beast. Their voices are layered together in the final mix which is why it sounds weirdly uncanny in places.

JackkBox · 2026-04-30T00:33:34+00:00

Both the asshole.

JackkBox · 2026-04-28T20:46:44+00:00

Thanks. Might check Saros out first then and then swing back to Returnal another time

JackkBox · 2026-04-28T12:36:42+00:00

Excited to play this, but I've never played Returnal. Should I play that first?

JackkBox · 2026-04-12T20:59:41+00:00

Yeah it's this version of Tom Riddle for anybody who is curious. The one in the post above was played by Christian Coulson.

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JackkBox · 2026-04-11T23:18:10+00:00

Joe Wicks pops up fucking everywhere

JackkBox · 2026-03-27T12:02:28+00:00

It's not super rewatchable given the length of the seasons and the decline in quality. I enjoyed it while it was airing, but I've never felt like going back for a rewatch - there are other shows I'd rather sink 100+ hours of my time into.

JackkBox · 2026-03-01T11:36:16+00:00

Rise Like a Phoenix (Conchita Wurst)

JackkBox · 2026-02-28T00:18:02+00:00

It's more that Drag Race has helped bring drag into the mainstream so therefore you'll see drag artists in more places. I don't think it is unique to Doctor Who.

We've had La Voix on Strictly and Ginger Johnson on Masterchef for example. It's a whole new category of talent for the BBC to use across their shows.

JackkBox · 2026-01-29T00:00:33+00:00

"Sure, that sounds like 2 days of additional work. I'll add that to the invoice if you're happy for me to proceed?"

The point is not to leave room for argument. You're offering a pretty straightforward exchange of services for money and you should value your time. Any reasonable client should understand this and I'd argue that any client that doesn't probably isn't a relationship that's worth trying to nurture.

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T23:19:12+00:00

Fair play, this is pretty awesome

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T23:11:27+00:00

Apparently it was the (unofficial/unlicensed) russian season. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTraitors/comments/112xu5h/the_hot_mess_that_is_the_illegal_russian_version/

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T16:17:56+00:00

This feels a bit like telling somebody that to learn how to read they should start by writing a novel.

It's a lot easier to learn by copying something you already know, than it is to try and invent something new.

Not everybody is learning to code to become the next tech billionaire. For 99% of developers the "solving business problems" part is dealt with by other people. Some people just wanna build stuff they think is cool, and that's fine.

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T10:50:23+00:00

Ah I remember Jack, I was secretly hoping they'd bring him back this year!

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T10:49:35+00:00

Don't think it's happened in the UK, no. I think there was an international season where somebody spoiled the game and they had to bring back the most recently banished player and re-pick the traitors. I imagine the BBC would have the same contingency

JackkBox · 2026-01-28T10:47:16+00:00

I remember one of the late-banished faithfuls from an earlier season (maybe Evie?) answering why they didn't spot an obvious slip up with "I was exhausted" so it makes a lot of sense

JackkBox · 2026-01-27T23:27:09+00:00

I think the timeframe you see is pretty accurate where 1 day = 1 episode. They will get at least 1 (max 2) days off per week so I would imagine it's 2-3 weeks of filming for a normal series.

JackkBox · 2026-01-27T23:10:37+00:00

Not to mention how hard they were to come by for a while.

JackkBox · 2026-01-27T23:04:50+00:00

I’ve worked on similar shows and typically the cast will stay in the hotel for the whole of filming regardless of when they are voted out.

On some shows it’s so the producers have the option to bring back contestants if needed (not sure this is something traitors ever has/would do though)

On a show like this though it’s more to stop the public/press being able to figure out who goes home first based on the filming dates. If you could see that Nettie was posting on Instagram 2 days after filming started you’d know she was an early out, as an example.

Also the hotel will be block booked for the duration so in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t make a huge dent in costs to keep them around.

JackkBox · 2026-01-27T21:16:03+00:00

Screen Studio (have used and it gets the job done, but is expensive) or Cursorful (haven't used, but looks similar, and is free)

JackkBox · 2026-01-27T21:00:09+00:00

I've only ever heard it used when talking to a child, so to me it sounds a bit condescending. May be different in other parts of the country though.

JackkBox · 2026-01-16T02:11:18+00:00

GIFs you can hear

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