With standout performances come hardcore fans clearly, Dobkin had his work cut out for him.
I don’t want to make fun of it.
I’m not interested, that doesn’t work for me.'"
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“I fell in love with Eurovision,” says Dobkin.
It’s the highest end of production.
There is nothing on television in America that is put on at this level."
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“All of a sudden I was like, ‘I need to bring cameras.
Eurovision performances are dynamic and unexpected.
The scale is huge and the crowd unique.”
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“I knew Dan would nail the Russian accent,” says Dobkin.
“But he also brought all kinds of strange language things to the role.
Lines like, ‘Fact of truth,’ was all Dan.
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Dobkin brought in repeat collaborator Anna B. Sheppard to add some extra color and craziness.
“I brought her to Eurovision in Tel Aviv to watch,” says Dobkin.
“She just kept looking at me, and she goes, ‘This is so fun.
This is so crazy.’
She’s a genius.”
“Their costumes did take a long time to nail down,” he says.
“Will had his big ideas, Rachel had big ideas.
Luckily, when it came to the performance costumes, more is always more on that stage.
You cant out-Eurovision Eurovision!
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Sagais available to stream on Netflix, June 26.
