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It's Eurovision weekend. Here in Australia, that's Friday-Sunday, not Thursday-Saturday as it is for Europe itself. Which means devoted fans have to spend much of Sunday morning avoiding all internet/scrolling news-bars/social functions etc just on the off-chance someone may spoil who won, who got nil points, etc.
Thankfully, I'm not that devoted a fan. I saw the Eurovision Song Contest a couple of times in the 90s, had a streak in the mid-00s when I watched it regularly (including any and all qualifying rounds) and by the late-00s/now, I'm happily watch some but also happily tune out.
Thought experiment for today: what would Eurovision look like in the Marvel Universe.
* Doctor Doom may wish to introduce a Latverian entry into the competition. After all, Eurovision entries (and wins) have been reported by some as key moves for integration into Western/Central Europe - see, for example, entries in the early 90s from the former Soviet bloc, Serbia's 'rehabilitation' in the mid-00s, etc.
* Okay, so DD wants in. Clearly, he's going to be EVIL about it. They call him Doctor Doom after all, not Doctor Happy To Settle For Nil Points. So, there's going to be some Doom-bot robotic anarchy involved.
* Now, the Scandanavian voting bloc proved to be one of the most resilient around the turn of the century. Surely, the presence of Thor would assist this. Having a THUNDER GOD on your side has got to be good for business, people!
* and.... that's about it for me. Batroc the Leaper would undoubtedly make an appearance but no one likes France's entries anyway so who cares?
* Any Italian superheroes/villains would undoubtedly not care about Eurovision and instead focus on overthrowing the San Remo festival. Which is (for the uninitiated) like Eurovision but pretty much just Italian, and on the cheap, and goes for a week.
That's me done for now.
Thankfully, I'm not that devoted a fan. I saw the Eurovision Song Contest a couple of times in the 90s, had a streak in the mid-00s when I watched it regularly (including any and all qualifying rounds) and by the late-00s/now, I'm happily watch some but also happily tune out.
Thought experiment for today: what would Eurovision look like in the Marvel Universe.
* Doctor Doom may wish to introduce a Latverian entry into the competition. After all, Eurovision entries (and wins) have been reported by some as key moves for integration into Western/Central Europe - see, for example, entries in the early 90s from the former Soviet bloc, Serbia's 'rehabilitation' in the mid-00s, etc.
* Okay, so DD wants in. Clearly, he's going to be EVIL about it. They call him Doctor Doom after all, not Doctor Happy To Settle For Nil Points. So, there's going to be some Doom-bot robotic anarchy involved.
* Now, the Scandanavian voting bloc proved to be one of the most resilient around the turn of the century. Surely, the presence of Thor would assist this. Having a THUNDER GOD on your side has got to be good for business, people!
* and.... that's about it for me. Batroc the Leaper would undoubtedly make an appearance but no one likes France's entries anyway so who cares?
* Any Italian superheroes/villains would undoubtedly not care about Eurovision and instead focus on overthrowing the San Remo festival. Which is (for the uninitiated) like Eurovision but pretty much just Italian, and on the cheap, and goes for a week.
That's me done for now.