Author Topic: Strictly Come Dancing  (Read 26715 times)

Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #100 on: 18 December, 2010, 11:16:56 pm »
Oh please no! I can't fucking stand Wogan.

I think Ant and Dec should take over  :P
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #101 on: 19 December, 2010, 09:32:01 am »
Pamela should have won

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #102 on: 19 December, 2010, 11:33:17 am »
Boring boring boring Kara is hot boring boring boring.
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #103 on: 19 December, 2010, 01:16:23 pm »
Had to miss it last night due to a prior engagement at Glasgow's Barrowlands  :thumbsup:  Just caught up with it on i-player.  Very sad to see Pamela exit but Kara & Artem were such a sweet couple that I've no complaints really. 

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #104 on: 19 December, 2010, 02:51:21 pm »
See, a part of me agrees with Len that it seems a little odd to spend a quarter of the year learning ballroom/latin then finishing it off with a disco-esque boogy.  But then, I think I would have really liked Kara and Artem's AS as a showdance.  I also think she looked hotter (by a very very large margin) in the rhumba outfit than in the jumpsuit - bobb may disagree, of course!

So, for next year, I want them to get rid of Bruce, get rid of Bruno (he annoys me and talks too much).  Natalie and Katia either need to go or have a 'seen and not heard' clause inserted in their contracts - I don't mind them until they start talking.  Anton can help to present it, and Erin can be a judge or - if not - both of them should get proper really good could win it dance partners.  Erin has more than done her penance for stuffing it up with the puppet dance, and I don't think Anton has ever had a partner that was actually any good.  Darren and Lilia back (admit it bobb, it's not the same without a weekly dose of Lilia wearing 3 sequins and a bit of string and not a lot else).  Robin can stay if he wants to because he was atually quite engaging and seemed better than most in group dances, and Artem (but only if he gets paired up with one of the absolute no-hopers, because you shouldn't be allowed 2 of the pretty young likely to win things in a row) but that other new american teenager was a bit dull, so he can go.  I'd quite like to see the return of Ian Waite, and wouldn't hate Matt Cutler coming back.  Brendan can stay if and only if he has to teach the daft old bat contestant - I'm a  bit bored fo him being paired off with the leggy lovelies.  More Claudia 'mad as a box of frogs' W on the main show.  The 'Strictly Show Dancers' should either do all of the pro dances or get binned as they didn't add anything.  I think I approve of the fact that they got rid of the dance-off, but I think they should have had two dances to prepare from a bit earlier on as that's always the stage that sorts the sheep from the goats.  The 'swingathon' was pants, although I used to like the competitive VW when they did that - not sure why one worked and the other didn't.  And they should sort the final out properly, cos this one was a rubbish format. 

Now I can turn the telly off (apart from the Christmas Special of course) until next Autumn :)

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #105 on: 19 December, 2010, 02:57:41 pm »
Oh - and all those guest artists who are too up themselves to share the stage with a pro dance should get stuffed.  If they can't deal with a pair of ballroom dancers (who, until a few years back were complete unknowns outside their very specialised field and who probably earn less for the entire season than the 'famous' singer does for that solitary taped 5 minutes performance) getting a bigger cheer than them then they should piss off over to the X factor.  And that includes you Ms Annie 'fill the entire sodding stage with candles' Lennox.

Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #106 on: 19 December, 2010, 03:06:35 pm »
Come now, Crinkles, don't hold back, say what you mean....   ;)

I can't really comment on the pro dancers - I could only really pick Anton and perhaps Brendan out of a crowd... And having not been into it before this year, can't really compare formats.

I could do without Brucie though.  Someone put him down. 

With my complete lack of dancing expertise, I'd still have liked to see Matt win, but that's as much due to my dislike of Kara as my like of Matt. At least the right people made the final.

So, what's the next Saturday blockbuster series?  Graham Norton presents 'Waiting for Godot', in which Andrew Lloyd Webber searches for a couple of up and coming stars to play tramps in a new musical based on Beckett....
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #107 on: 19 December, 2010, 03:14:19 pm »
I was sad to see Pamela leave. She was my favourite: consistent, very accurate, graceful (and a pleasure to listen to when interviewed unlike the other babblers).

Kara was evidently in pain in her last two dances after injuring her arm in the show dance, and it really made me wince to watch her. I think the Beeb must have introduced a new policy of no sympathy for injuries, as it was hardly mentioned. Overall, I'm quite happy that she won. Her Rumba was magical to watch.

Did anyone see Artem and James Jordan dancing the Rumba, btw? It made me laugh.  Lots. ;D

As for the pro dancers, they really should choose those who can choreograph a good routine so the playing field is a little more even. Poor Matt did struggle with some terrible choreography (the gross lunging in that Salsa routine, for example?). I think the best choreographers of this series were James, Natalie, Artem and Anton.

I agree, Bruce needs to go. What a mess he made last night. I wouldn't mind seeing Matt Baker in that role. Or what about Billy Connolly?  :D

Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #108 on: 19 December, 2010, 03:30:00 pm »
admit it bobb, it's not the same without a weekly dose of Lilia wearing 3 sequins and a bit of string and not a lot else

Oh absolutely!! Lilia is my favourite female pro of all time. Fit as you like with a smile to die for. Lovely  :)

My fave male pro would be Brendan. Great dancer and a total gobshite!
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #109 on: 19 December, 2010, 03:33:11 pm »
So you probably thought all your birthdays had come at once when she had the "wardrobe malfunction" when dancing with Gough  ;)

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #110 on: 19 December, 2010, 03:45:08 pm »
I was sad to see Pamela leave. She was my favourite: consistent, very accurate, graceful (and a pleasure to listen to when interviewed unlike the other babblers).

Kara was evidently in pain in her last two dances after injuring her arm in the show dance, and it really made me wince to watch her. I think the Beeb must have introduced a new policy of no sympathy for injuries, as it was hardly mentioned. Overall, I'm quite happy that she won. Her Rumba was magical to watch.

Did anyone see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SiX0bSspyQs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/SiX0bSspyQs&rel=1</a>, btw? It made me laugh.  Lots. ;D

As for the pro dancers, they really should choose those who can choreograph a good routine so the playing field is a little more even. Poor Matt did struggle with some terrible choreography (the gross lunging in that Salsa routine, for example?). I think the best choreographers of this series were James, Natalie, Artem and Anton.

I agree, Bruce needs to go. What a mess he made last night. I wouldn't mind seeing Matt Baker in that role. Or what about Billy Connolly?  :D

Artem and James doing the rumba was one of the funniest things to happen on Strictly this year. As was Miranda, Katy Brand and the mad as a bag of squirrels Claude.

Bruce has got to go. Its really funny, but in interviews he is extremely sharp, he has probably got one of the most driest sense of humours from an entertainer. But on the show its very wearying.

What I thought was absolutely unbelievable was not having Flavia and Vincent do their Argentine Tango. For me, its the best thing on Strictly and its utterly breathtaking to watch.

Great comments CL - and yes bring back Darren, Lilya, Matthew Cutler and Ian Waite. The new kids are OK.

Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #111 on: 19 December, 2010, 04:21:54 pm »
Did anyone see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SiX0bSspyQs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/SiX0bSspyQs&rel=1</a>, btw? It made me laugh.  Lots. ;D

That was funny! Maybe there should be a special man dancing episode  ;D

Edit: Artem must be incredibly strong to lift James like that. He can't be a light man.

I guess that would be my downfall in the hypothetical situation that I was on Strictly. I don't think I'd have the strength to do the lifts. I reckon I could strut my stuff though  :P
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #112 on: 19 December, 2010, 05:17:27 pm »
  Anton can help to present it, and Erin can be a judge or - if not - both of them should get proper really good could win it dance partners.  Erin has more than done her penance for stuffing it up with the puppet dance, and I don't think Anton has ever had a partner that was actually any good. 

Anton and Erin have been pro partners since 1997 and would make a great presenter pairing.   His best year was with Lesley garret when they finished 3rd.  All been down hill since then.

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #113 on: 19 December, 2010, 09:22:47 pm »
To take over from Bruce - how about Eddie Izzard ?
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #114 on: 20 December, 2010, 07:49:27 am »
I thought the best dancer on the night was Pamela but overall there wasn't much to tell the three couples apart; each had there good and bad points/dances throughout the series. Apart from Pam, I felt the standard of dancing was below the standard of the semi-final and the show dances dull.

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #115 on: 20 December, 2010, 11:29:14 am »
See, I wasn't that fussed on Pamela's performance on the night, but that's probably because I found her VW deeply underwhelming and slightly irritatingly emotive, not emotional.  Danced really well, but I just would have liked it twice as much without the pratting about at the beginning and the end.  Whereas Kara did basically the only pro-celeb rhumba I've seen since Erin and Colin that I didn't find mildly embarassing at some point and Matt did possibly the only samba that I can remember being decent by a male celeb.  And none of the showdances were showstoppers. 

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that the whole thing felt flat because of the format.  The 'new' dances sort of disappeared into the black hole that appeared in the programme when Pamela and James left without doing a farewell dance.  I can't see the improvement of four dances, with 2 not being performed by one couple, instead of the classic 'one really good latin, one really good ballroom, one something new as a filler (judge's choice, competitive VW) because we accidentally lost a competitor and needed to make you dance more to fill the time because there's only two finalists, and a showdance.  When they reprised one from each discipline it meant that they were refining and improving something that wasn't dreadful to start off with and had enough time to get the showdances looking properly good so even Julian Clary managed something not bad (although, and I know it's strictly sacrilege to say it out loud, I actually didn't like Darren Gough and Lilia's showdance all that much) - I'm discounting the first series as I've only seen it on Youtube!

At least this year they actually planned it such that they had a (unnecessary in the end) contingency plan to avoid a 2 couple final.  It'll be interesting to see what they change and what they keep for next year.

Btw, who else thinks that we should start a campaign for bobb as a competitor next year?  Partnered with Lilia, naturally  ;D

Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #116 on: 20 December, 2010, 06:09:39 pm »
Btw, who else thinks that we should start a campaign for bobb as a competitor next year?  Partnered with Lilia, naturally  ;D

Me!  :P
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #117 on: 20 December, 2010, 07:44:38 pm »
Btw, who else thinks that we should start a campaign for bobb as a competitor next year?  Partnered with Lilia, naturally  ;D

Me!  :P

Can I join you ?  I'd be happy with either Ola or Flavia  :)
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #118 on: 20 December, 2010, 07:49:18 pm »
And another thought on the Brucie role - David Walliams and Matt Lucas ? In drag, they could take it in turns  :)
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #119 on: 26 January, 2011, 07:40:16 pm »
I don't watch Strictly voluntarily, but I have seen it when I've been at other people's houses. I'd make it more interesting by having a goth shoegazing week and a dance like Bez week.
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #120 on: 26 January, 2011, 10:02:32 pm »
Getting there...

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #121 on: 27 January, 2011, 10:35:30 am »
dance like Bez week.

Winner.

This :thumbsup:

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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #122 on: 27 January, 2011, 10:44:33 am »
Not sure Bez can do that.  Not sure he's ever been straight enough to try.

Butterfly wasn't sure how Bez danced.  Having showed her some youchoob vids, she agrees this is an excellent plan.
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #123 on: 01 June, 2013, 11:00:17 pm »
Some of the dancers are leaving http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22742257
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Re: Strictly Come Dancing
« Reply #124 on: 07 September, 2013, 07:52:23 pm »
I'm sure Rod Stewart once said that he'll pack it all in when his hair won't stand up anymore. Having just seen him singing a terrible song on Strictly, with the worst hair in the world, I think the time has come.
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