Not sure what I make of that. On the face of it he was pretty successful last year (he won a heap of awards, voted by the public) but on the other hand he was very disliked by the majority of Melfest fans and the Swedish tabloids. The tabloids were scathing of him, particularly after that show where he went about the green room licking people’s faces. Likewise the Swedish media were universal in saying the shows had lost their sparkle, with the writing poorer and the skits being unfunny. Even the interval songs were poor. Hasse Andersson was dreadful last year however I thought Clara was excellent and I would have preferred her to come back. This article from SVT talks about the perceived problems with last year and the fine line between being popular with the public and the hard core fans.
Not sure what I make of that. On the face of it he was pretty successful last year (he won a heap of awards, voted by the public) but on the other hand he was very disliked by the majority of Melfest fans and the Swedish tabloids.
The tabloids love to hate Mello. They are best ignored... Just like the red tops here.
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The tabloids were scathing of him, particularly after that show where he went about the green room licking people’s faces.
I thought that was actually quite a funny subverting of the show. Made me laugh - a lot. I think it may have been too ironic for some.
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Likewise the Swedish media were universal in saying the shows had lost their sparkle, with the writing poorer and the skits being unfunny. Even the interval songs were poor.
Yes - the production and writing have been a bit variable in recent years. However last year was nowhere near as bad as the Nour and Anders year.
I think the show is in danger of taking itself too seriously, and people taking it too seriously. Hopefully David will help with that. Gina did that effectively IMO.
Not sure what I make of that. On the face of it he was pretty successful last year (he won a heap of awards, voted by the public) but on the other hand he was very disliked by the majority of Melfest fans and the Swedish tabloids. The tabloids were scathing of him, particularly after that show where he went about the green room licking people’s faces. Likewise the Swedish media were universal in saying the shows had lost their sparkle, with the writing poorer and the skits being unfunny. Even the interval songs were poor. Hasse Andersson was dreadful last year however I thought Clara was excellent and I would have preferred her to come back. This article from SVT talks about the perceived problems with last year and the fine line between being popular with the public and the hard core fans.
I attended the show in Malmo. Personally, I loved Hasse. He was like a loveable Grandad. It did lack some sparkle of previous years, but was generally a great show. As noggin said, the tabloids love being critical.
