strictly..... is it a fix?

It used to be when the BBC pocketed the money from loads of calls that they did not count.

It annoys me when they now take the piss when the T&C's are announced and you cannot hear them....short memories.
 
Allow me to put my two pennies in as I dabble in a spot of this stuff myself :whistle:

SCD is all about the journeyman. Look at Ore's Tango in week 1 compared to his final this weekend. The difference is night and day in 12 weeks, truly outstanding and that is the relatable thing. The thing that the public can so easily latch on to.

Danny's cha cha week 1 was already pretty brilliant and yes he's had stage school training and whilst its not directly ballroom and latin he's had a heck of a head start on posture (which his is not good) and presence and co-ordination of your body.

Louise was a mix of both and was never really going to threaten to win.

I was a little alarmed when the judges over the last 10 weeks were gearing everything up towards Danny to win and this weekend they seemed to change their tune with comments like ''Your the spirit of strictly'' to Ore which in essence is saying to everyone this man is everything the TV show is about so he should win.

We were there last week at the semi's and watched everyones performance and on dancing Claudia should of walked into the final as her quickstep was exactly that, no gimmicks just 1.45min of pure quickstep content which for even a dancer is hard but she was never going to make the final as soon as the judges commented with things like ''You can't get your emotion over, your too young, lack experience'' etc etc

Still all in all, its a great show for TV and as already mentioned, its a little bit of brightness in a real gloomy world!

Keep Dancing!
 
Not a past viewer but this series have watched a bit of strictly with the mrs, generally as I cannot stand the x factor any more. For me the fact Ore and Danny were both really good along with Claudia and Louise made the show very watchable this time. Trying to derive enjoyment from watching Ed Balls and others like him ruining a graceful dance and embarrass their professional partners is difficult, bit cringe. I ain't no dancer but some of the dances by the better celebs has made good viewing. Of the pro dancers felt sorry for Oti thought she deserved the win but still she did some of the best dances in the programme's history with Danny. Difficult trying to get a wide age range of celebs to make the show yet keep it competitive, obviously younger and fitter people are generally going to be able to do more. Will look in next year as long as they have some good celeb dancers on.
Wont miss Len though, sorry.

Almost forgot, not a fix imo.
 
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I havent read all of the posts so I may duplicate some thoughts. We watch Strictly every year as a family. I cant dance, no rythym, so I am very much an armchair judge. Strictly for me is summed up by a comment Anton made a few years ago. It is NOT a dance competition and the sooner you work that out the better. It is fun, it is entertainment, it is about personality and it has dance thrown in. Danny was a mile ahead of the rest but he was at that point in week 1. Where could he go? Ore was good in week 1 but he has improved and all three dances last night were belters. He might be an over emotional, gushing irritant but he deserved to win last night. Louise went from very good to clumpy last night. I don't know which Flashdance performance the judges saw last night but it was different to the lumpy one I saw. As I said, armchair judge.

Just to annoy the dance afficianado's, I was voting for Ed and the Judge all series. Watching the three finalists was pretty dull on the whole. Ed and the judge brought fun into it and that was missing after they left. Long after this series has finished they will be replaying Ed as the Mask or doing Gangham. Ore, and the rest will be long forgotten.

So, you will guess from my post that I will say Strictly is not a fix. People like me vote for the people they enjoy watching, those they enjoy watching improve. Best dancer is not the primer objective. Get your head around that proper dancers :D
 
This "journey" thing is a real pet hate of mine on these shows. No you haven't. You are a celebrity, being paid a not insignificant amount of cash to make a TV show and dance as well as you can. These poor people on some of these shows, but more usually a million miles from a camera lens, overcoming physical, social or mental problems to do something with their life have been on a journey
 
HomerJSimpson said:
This "journey" thing is a real pet hate of mine on these shows. No you haven't. You are a celebrity, being paid a not insignificant amount of cash to make a TV show and dance as well as you can. These poor people on some of these shows, but more usually a million miles from a camera lens, overcoming physical, social or mental problems to do something with their life have been on a journey
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sort of a agree, all the crying and talking about how they have "Grown" and the achivement ....like they had just found a cure for cancer
 
Don't know of it's a fix or not.Louise got my vote for her consistent performances, never below an 8 from the head judge over the whole series.Good entertainment and very watchable.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
This "journey" thing is a real pet hate of mine on these shows. No you haven't. You are a celebrity, being paid a not insignificant amount of cash to make a TV show and dance as well as you can. These poor people on some of these shows, but more usually a million miles from a camera lens, overcoming physical, social or mental problems to do something with their life have been on a journey
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Three Off The Tee

- a golf fanatic's journey in pursuit of a single figure handicap nir​vana.


:whistle::whistle::whistle:
 
HomerJSimpson said:
This "journey" thing is a real pet hate of mine on these shows. No you haven't. You are a celebrity, being paid a not insignificant amount of cash to make a TV show and dance as well as you can. These poor people on some of these shows, but more usually a million miles from a camera lens, overcoming physical, social or mental problems to do something with their life have been on a journey
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For me, watching Strictly is a bit of light entertainment and some craic with HID, who adores dance in any form. What I don't do is sit there trying to fit the starving millions in Ethiopia into an equation that has no relevance. Learn to compartmentalise and you'll enjoy life a whole lot more, or switch channels.
 
Of the five folks I know who have expressed an opinion on the final - all favoured the winner. And even if you can't be bothered with Strictly a peak viewing audience of 13.1m for the final is pretty impressive. That's what public TV is all about - and just what the BBC is best at. I see that The X Factor had a peak of just over half that of Strictly - and that's commercial TVs best popular TV offering - rock on the BBC - top value.
 
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